A purely personal opinion as it is every year. Yours might be different. I would hope that it is, in fact. Just press play and let it do the rest. Some choices may surprise you. They surprised me too.
The shortlist also included some honourable mentions not in the main list, but are still worth of note and worth seeing;
Finch
King Richard
Don't Look Up
House of Gucci
The Tender Bar
CODA
Nightmare Alley
Licorice Pizza
West Side Story