Sight & Sound critics' poll
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decennial poll
edition of Sight & Sound critics' poll
film magazine
film organization
film poll
greatest films of all time list
The Sight & Sound critics' poll is a prestigious, once-a-decade survey conducted by the British Film Institute’s magazine to determine the greatest films of all time according to international film critics.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T440468 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sight & Sound critics' poll Context triple: [Citizen Kane, recognizedBy, Sight & Sound critics' poll]
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A.
FIPRESCI Prize
The FIPRESCI Prize is an international film critics’ award presented by the International Federation of Film Critics to recognize outstanding achievements in cinema at festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival.
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National Board of Review Award for Best Film
The National Board of Review Award for Best Film is an annual honor presented by the National Board of Review to recognize the most outstanding motion picture of the year.
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Palme d’Or
The Palme d’Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, recognizing the best feature film in the festival’s official selection.
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Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast
The Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast is an annual honor recognizing the most outstanding collective performance by a film’s cast as chosen by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
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E.
Camera d’Or
The Caméra d’Or is a prestigious Cannes Film Festival prize awarded to the best first feature film presented across the festival’s selections.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sight & Sound critics' poll Target entity description: The Sight & Sound critics' poll is a prestigious, once-a-decade survey conducted by the British Film Institute’s magazine to determine the greatest films of all time according to international film critics.
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A.
FIPRESCI Prize
The FIPRESCI Prize is an international film critics’ award presented by the International Federation of Film Critics to recognize outstanding achievements in cinema at festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival.
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B.
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
The National Board of Review Award for Best Film is an annual honor presented by the National Board of Review to recognize the most outstanding motion picture of the year.
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C.
Palme d’Or
The Palme d’Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, recognizing the best feature film in the festival’s official selection.
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D.
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast
The Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast is an annual honor recognizing the most outstanding collective performance by a film’s cast as chosen by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
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E.
Camera d’Or
The Caméra d’Or is a prestigious Cannes Film Festival prize awarded to the best first feature film presented across the festival’s selections.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
decennial poll
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edition of Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ edition of Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ edition of Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ edition of Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ edition of Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ edition of Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ edition of Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ edition of Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ film magazine ⓘ film organization ⓘ film poll ⓘ film poll ⓘ greatest films of all time list ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sight & Sound greatest films poll
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Sight & Sound critics' poll
Sight & Sound top ten poll ⓘ
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Sight & Sound critics' poll
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| ballotType | top 10 films list per voter ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
Sight & Sound
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Sight & Sound critics' poll
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| edition |
1952 Sight & Sound critics' poll
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1962 Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ
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Sight & Sound critics' poll
1972 Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ 1982 Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ 1992 Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ
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Sight & Sound critics' poll
2002 Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ
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Sight & Sound critics' poll
2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ
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Sight & Sound critics' poll
2022 Sight & Sound critics' poll ⓘ
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Sight & Sound critics' poll
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| field | cinema ⓘ |
| firstEdition | 1952 ⓘ |
| frequency | every 10 years ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
online
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on film canon formation
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prestige among cinephiles ⓘ |
| organisedBy | British Film Institute ⓘ |
| participants |
curators
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film critics ⓘ film scholars ⓘ programmers ⓘ |
| publishedBy | British Film Institute ⓘ |
| publisher | Sight & Sound magazine ⓘ |
| resultType | ranked list of films ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | individual ballots from invited participants ⓘ |
| separateFrom |
Sight & Sound directors' poll
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linked to:
Sight & Sound critics' poll
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| startYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| subject | greatest films of all time ⓘ |
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Subject: Sight & Sound critics' poll Description of subject: The Sight & Sound critics' poll is a prestigious, once-a-decade survey conducted by the British Film Institute’s magazine to determine the greatest films of all time according to international film critics.
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