10 best of the decade

Best in film

1. No Country for Old Men
   Coen Brothers (2007)

2. Amélie
   Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2001)

3. Memento
   Christopher Nolan (2000)

4. City of God
   Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund (2002)

5. Eternal Sunshine of the
   Spotless Mind
   Michel Gondry (2004)

6. Wall-E
   Andrew Stanton (2008)

7. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
   Peter Jackson (2003)

8. Kill Bill
   Quentin Tarantino (2003)

9. The Royal Tenenbaums
   Wes Anderson (2001)

10. Dark Knight
    Christopher Nolan (2008)

Worst in film

1. Glitter
   Vondi Curtis-Hall (2001)

2. Gigli
   Martin Brest (2003)

3. Swept Away
   Guy Ritchie (2002)

4. The Island
   Michael Bay (2005)

5. The Adventures of Pluto Nash
   Ron Underwood (2002)

6. Spider-Man 3
   Swam Raimi (2007)

7. Transformers I and II
   Michael Bay (2007 and 2009)

8. X-Men 3
   Brett Ratner (2006)

9. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
   Steven Spielberg (2008)

10. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
    George Lucas (2002)

Best in TV

1. Arrested Development
   Mitchell Hurwitz (2003-6)

2. The Wire
   David Simon (2002-8)

3. The Sopranos
   David Chase (1999-2007)

4. Six Feet Under
   Alan Ball (2001-5)

5. Freaks and Geeks
   Paul Feig (1999-2000)

6. The West Wing
   Aaron Sorkin (1999-2006)

7. Mad Men
   Matthew Weiner (2007-current)

8. 30 Rock
   Tina Fey (2006–current)

9. The Office (U.K.)/Extras
   Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (2001–3/2005-7)

10. The Daily Show
    Madeleine Smithberg (1996–current)

Best albums

1. Is This It?
   The Strokes (2001)

2. Funeral
   Arcade Fire (2004)

3. Up the Bracket
   The Libertines (2002)

4. Figure 8
   Elliot Smith (2000)

5. Sound of Silver
   LCD Soundsystem (2007)

6. The Black Album/ College Dropout*
   Jay-Z (2003)/ Kanye West (2004)
   *The two have been joined together as both artists collaborated heavily on each other’s projects

7. In Rainbows
   Radiohead (2007)

8. Guero
   Beck (2005)

9. Stankonia
   Outkast (2000)

10. The Reminder
    Feist (2007)