Editor's top picks of the year:\nAlbums:\n1. Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective\n2. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix\n3. Fantasy Black Channel - Late of the Pier
Honorable Mentions:\n-Jay Stay Paid - J Dilla aka Jay Dee\n-Yesterday & Today - The Field\n-The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Dubious Honor:\nInvaders Must Die - The Prodigy
Films*:\n1. Katyn - Andrzej Wajda\n2. The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow\n3. Ponyo - Hayao Miyazaki
Honorable Mentions:\n-Star Trek - J.J. Abrams\n-Up - Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
*Let it be noted that I did not see many films this year, much less ones I enjoyed. This is why Katyn, a 2007 Polish film that just this year got a limited release in the United States, is my top choice.\nVideo Games:\n1. Street Fighter IV - Capcom\n2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward\n3. Resident Evil 5 - Capcom
Honorable Mentions:\n-'Splosion Man - Twisted Pixel\n-Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned - Rockstar Games\n-Halo 3: ODST - Bungie
Dubious Honor:\nScribblenauts - 5th Cell
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