- Lincoln, DreamWorks Pictures ; producers, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy ; screenplay, Tony Kushner ; director, Steven Spielberg
- There will be blood, Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films present a Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company ; produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar ; written & directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
- The color purple, Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Harpo Films production ; produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, Quincy Jones ; screenplay by Marcus Gardley ; directed by Blitz Bazawule
- Midway, Lionsgate presents in association with Shanghai Ruyi Entertainment a Roland Emmerich film ; written by Wes Tooke ; produced by Roland Emmerich, Harold Kloser ; directed by Roland Emmerich
- Dunkirk, Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Syncopy production ; produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan ; written and directed by Christopher Nolan
- Nuremberg, An Alliance Films/Productions ; La Fete production in association with TNT and British American Entertainment and Cypress Films ; produced by Ian McDougal, Mychèle Boudrais ; written for television by David W. Rintels ; directed by Yves Simoneau
- Jesus revolution, produced by Kevin Downes, Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Daryl Lefever [and others] ; written by Jon Gunn, Jon Erwin ; directed by Jon Erwin, Brent McCorkle
- Mandela, long walk to freedom, Weinstein Company ; writer, William Nicholson ; director, Justin Chadwick
- The lighthouse, A24 and Regency Enterprises present ; written by Robert Eggers, Max Eggers ; produced by Rodrigo Teixeira [and 4 others] ; directed by Robert Eggers
- She said, Universal Pictures presents an Annapurna & Plan B production; produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner ; screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz ; directed by Maria Schrader
- Indian horse, Elevation Pictures presents a Screen Siren Pictures, Terminal City Pictures & Devonshire Productions production, in association with Telefilm Canada ; produced by Christine Haebler, Trish Dolman, Paula Devonshire ; executive producer, Clint Eastwood ; screenplay by Dennis Foon ; directed by Stephen S. Campanelli
- Air, Amazon Studios and Skydance Sports present ; an Artists Equity and Mandalay Pictures production ; produced by David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Madison Ainley, Jeff Robinov, Peter Guber, Jason Michael Berman ; written by Alex Convery ; directed by Ben Affleck
- The beguiled, Focus Features presents an American Zoetrope production ; produced by Youree Henley, Sofia Coppola ; written and directed by Sofia Coppola
- Mutiny on the Bounty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents an Aaron Rosenberg production ; screen play by Charles Lederer ; directed by Lewis Milestone
- Mary Poppins returns, Disney presents ; a Lucamar/Marc Platt production ; a Rob Marshall film ; produced by John DeLuca, Rob Marshall, Marc Platt ; screen story by David Magee & Rob Marshall & John DeLuca ; screenplay by David MaGee ; directed by Rob Marshall
- Les misérables, Universal Pictures ; producers, Tim Bevan ... [et al.] ; screenplay, William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer ; director, Tom Hooper
- The Ottoman lieutenant, Paladin and Y Production in association with Eastern Sunrise Films ; produced by Stephen Joel Brown, Alinur Velidedeoğlu, Güneș C̦elikcan, Merve Zorlu, Yusuf Esenkal, Serdar Öğretici ; written by Jeff Stockwell ; directed by Joseph Ruben
- Robin Hood, men in tights, a Brooksfilms production ; in association with Gaumont ; story by J. David Shapiro & Evan Chandler ; screenplay by Mel Brooks & Evan Chandler & J. David Shapiro ; produced and directed by Mel Brooks ; released by Twentieth Century Fox
- The finest hours, Disney presents ; a Whitaker Entertainment/Red Hawk Entertainment production ; produced by Jim Whitaker, Dorothy Aufiero ; screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson ; directed by Craig Gillespie
- Letters from Iwo Jima, Warner Bros. Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures present a Malpaso/Amblin Entertainment production ; produced by Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Iris Yamashita ; directed by Clint Eastwood
- Emily, Bleecker Street and Ingenious Media present a Frances O'Connor film ; written and directed by Frances O'Connor
- Pompeii, Constantin Film International, Impact Pictures production ; writers, Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler, Michael Robert Johnson ; director, Paul W.S. Anderson
- Woman in gold, The Weinstein Company and BBC Films present an Origin Pictures production ; produced by David M. Thompson, Kris Thykier ; written by Alexi Kaye Campbell ; directed by Simon Curtis
- Rising free, directed and produced by Christian Johannesson ; screenplay and produced by H. B. Johannesson
- Cold Mountain, Miramax Films presents a Mirage Enterprises/Bona Fide Productions, an Anthony Minghella film ; produced by Sydney Pollack, William Horberg, Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa ; screenplay by Anthony Minghella ; directed by Anthony Minghella
- Downton Abbey, a new era, Focus Features presents a Carnival Films production ; screenplay by Julian Fellowes ; producers, Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge ; directed by Simon Curtis
- Robin Hood, Summit Entertainment presents ; in association with TIK Films (Hong Kong) Limited ; an Appian Way production ; a Safehouse Pictures production ; in association with Thunder Road Films ; produced by Jennifer Davisson, Leonardo DiCaprio ; story by Ben Chandler ; screenplay by Ben Chandler and David James Kelly ; directed by Otto Bathurst
- Dallas buyers club, Focus Features and Truth Entertainment present ; a Voltage Pictures/Rb2s Films/Evolution Independent production ; produced by Robbie Brenner, Rachel Winter ; written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack ; directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
- Valkyrie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and United Artists present a Bad Hat Harry production ; an Achte Babelsberg film co-production
- Priscilla, A24 and The Apartment Pictures present ; a The Apartment Pictures production with American Zoetrope ; produced by Sofia Coppola, Lorenzo Mieli, Youree Henley ; written and directed by Sofia Coppola
- Green book, Participant Media, Dreamworks Pictures present ; screenwriters, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly ; directed by Peter Farrelly
- Where the crawdads sing, 3000 Pictures presents ; in association with HarperCollins Publishers ; a Hello Sunshine production ; produced by Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter ; screenplay by Lucy Alibar ; directed by Olivia Newman
- Big eyes, The Weinstein Company presents ; a Time Burton/Electric City Entertainment production ; a Tim Burton film ; produced by Lynette Howelle, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Tim Burton ; written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski ; directed by Tim Burton
- The warrior queen of Jhansi, Cayenne Pepper Productions ; producer/writer/director, Swati Bhise ; writers, Devika Bhise, Oliva Emden
- Once upon a time... in Hollywood, Columbia Pictures presents in association with Bona Film Group a Heyday Films production ; a film by Quentin Tarantino ; produced by David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Quentin Tarantino ; written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
- Joseph & Mary, written by Kariné Marwood & Julie Kim ; producer, Lief Bristow ; directed by Roger Christian
- The other Boleyn girl, BBC Films ; Focus Features ; Relativity Media ; Ruby Films ; Scott Rudin Productions
- Jojo Rabbit, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; a Defender and Piki Films production ; written & directed by Taika Waititi
- Belfast, Focus Features presents a TKBC production in association with Northern Ireland Screen ; produced by Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik & Tamar Thomas ; written and directed by Kenneth Branagh
- Reds, Paramount Pictures ; written by Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths ; produced and directed by Warren Beatty
- J. Edgar, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; an Imagine Entertainment production, a Malpaso production ; directed and produced by Clint Eastwood ; written by Dustin Lance Black ; produced by Brian Grazer, Robert Lorenz
- King solomon's mines, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; producer, Sam Zimbalist ; directors, Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton
- Midway, Universal ; Mirisch Corporation presents ; a Walter Mirisch production ; written by Donald S. Sanford ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Jack Smight
- The jade pendant, L.P. Leung presents a Lotus Entertainment production ; co-producer, Paloma Bilson ; produced by Thomas Leong, Scott Rosenfelt ; screenplay by David Assael and Scott Rosenfelt ; directed by Po-Chih Leong
- Sisu, Lionsgate presents ; in association with Stage 6 Films ; a Subzero Film Entertainment production ; in association with Good Chaos ; produced by Petri Jokiranta ; written & directed by Jalmari Helander
- Ben-Hur, Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures ; produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey ; screenplay by Keith Clarke and John Ridley ; director, Timur Bekmambetov
- All quiet on the western front, Im Westen nichts Neues, Netflix presents ; a Amusement Park Film production ; in coproduction with Gunpowder Films ; a film by Edward Berger ; screenwriters, Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell ; producers, Malte Grunert, Daniel Dreifuss, Edward Berger ; directed by Edward Berger
- Sweet country, Samuel Goldwyn Films ; Screen Australia and South Australian Film Corporation and Create NSW in association with Screen Territory, Memento Films International and Adelaide Film Festival present ; a Bunya production ; a Warwick Thornton film ; directed by Warwick Thornton ; produced by Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey ; screenplay by David Tranter and Steven McGregor
- The last samurai, Warner Bros. ; The Bedford Falls Company ; Cruise-Wagner Productions ; Radar Pictures, Inc. ; producers, Tom Cruise, Marshall Herskovitz, Scott Kroopf, Paula Wagner, Edward Zwick ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick
- United 93, a Universal Pictures and StudioCanal presentation in association with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment a Working Title production