- Lincoln, DreamWorks Pictures ; producers, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy ; screenplay, Tony Kushner ; director, Steven Spielberg
- 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
- Stoned, Screen Media Films and Intendem Films present an Audley Films production in association with Number 9 Films and Finola Dwyer Productions ; directed by Stephen Woolley
- Denzel Washington spotlight collection, Universal
- Unplanned, based on a true story, Pure Flix presents in association with Soli Deo Gloria Releasing ; produced by Daryl Lefever, Cary Solomon, Chuck Konzelman ; producers, Chris Jones, Joe Knopp ; written and directed by Cary Solomon & Chuck Konzelman
- The last ride, Live Bait Entertainment and Mozark Productions present ; produced by Douglas Jackson, Benjamin Gaither ; directed by Harry Thomason ; written by Howie Klausner, Dub Cornett
- World Trade Center, Paramount Pictures presents ; Intermedia Films ; produced by Moritz Borman ... [et al.] ; written by Andrea Berloff ; directed by Oliver Stone
- I can only imagine, Lionsgate presents in association with Erwin Brothers Entertainment, South West Film Group, Mission Pictures International, LD Entertainment, and City on a Hill ; story by Jon Erwin & Brent McCorkle and Alex Cramer ; screenplay by Jon Erwin & Brent McCorkle ; produced by Kevin Downes, Cindy Bond, Daryl Lefever, Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon ; directed by the Erwin brothers
- Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros. presents a TIG Productions/Kasdan Pictures production ; produced by Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner, Lawrence Kasdan ; written by Dan Gordon and Lawrence Kasdan ; directed by Lawrence Kasdan
- The seven little Foys, a Paramount release ; written for the screen by Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose ; produced by Jack Rose ; directed by Melville Shavelson
- Black mass, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Cross Creek Pictures and Ratpac-Dune Entertainment ; a Cross Creek Pictures production ; in association with Le Grisbi productions, Free State Pictures, and Head Gear Films ; screenplay by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth ; produced by John Lesher, Brian Oliver, Scott Cooper, Patrick McCormick, Tyler Thompson ; directed by Scott Cooper
- Julie & Julia, Columbia Pictures presents an Easy There Tiger/Amy Robinson production, a Laurence Mark production, a film by Nora Ephron
- Glory road, Walt Disney Pictures presents in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Films
- World Trade Center, Paramount Pictures ; Double Feature Films ; Intermedia Films ; produced by Moritz Borman, Debra Hill, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Oliver Stone ; written by Andrea Berloff ; directed by Oliver Stone
- Free state of Jones, Stx Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Pictures present ; in association with IM Global/Route One Entertainment/Union Investment Partners/Vendian Entertainment ; a Blue Grass Films/Rahway Road/Larger Than Life production ; produced by Scott Stuber, Jon Kilik, Gary Ross ; screenplay by Gary Ross ; directed by Gary Ross
- Bohemian rhapsody, Twentieth Century Fox and Regency Enterprises present ; a GK Films production ; co-producer, Richard Hewitt ; produced by Graham King, Jim Beach ; story by Anthony McCarten and Peter Morgan ; screenplay by Anthony McCarten ; directed by Bryan Singer
- The Miles Davis story, a Dibb Directions production for Channel 4 Television ; produced, directed by Mike Dibb
- Paul, apostle of Christ, Affirm Films presents in association with Giving Films an ODB Films production in association with Mandalay Pictures ; produced by T.J. Berden, David Zelon ; written & directed by Andrew Hyatt
- The Jolson story, Columbia Pictures ; produced by Sidney Skolsky ; screenplay by Stephen Longstreet ; adaption by Harry Chandlee & Andrew Solt ; directed by Alfred E. Green
- Tolkien, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with TSG Entertainment ; a Chernin Entertainment production ; directed by Dome Karukoski ; written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford ; produced by Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David Ready, Kris Thykier
- I still believe, Lionsgate presents ; a Kingdom Story Company production ; an Erwin Brothers film ; produced by Kevin Downes, Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin ; screenplay by Jon Erwin, Jon Gunn ; directed by the Edwin Brothers
- Stagecoach, the Texas Jack story, Nasser Group presents a Nasser Group North production ; produced by Jack Nasser ; written by Matt Williams and Dan Benamour ; directed by Terry Miles
- Green book, Participant Media/Dreamworks Pictures presentation of a Charles B. Wessler/Innisfree Pictures production in association with Cinetic Media ; produced by Jim Burke, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Charles B. Wessler ; written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly ; directed by Peter Farrelly
- Tolkien, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with TSG Entertainment ; a Chernin Entertainment production ; written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford ; produced by Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David Ready, Kris Thykier ; directed by Dome Karukoski
- Trumbo, Bleecker Street presents ; S.H. Pictures presents ; a Groundswell production ; produced by Michael London [and six others] ; written by John McNamara ; directed by Jay Roach
- Frost/Nixon, Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Working Title Films present in association with StudioCanal and Relativity Media, a Brian Orazer/Working Title production, a Ron Howard film
- Snowden, Open Road Films and Endgame present ; in association with Wild Bunch, Vendian Entertainment, TG Media ; produced by Moritz Borman, Fernando Sulchin, Philip Schulz-Deyle and Eric Kopeloff ; screenplay by Kieran Fitzgerald & Oliver Stone ; directed by Oliver Stone
- 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
- The current war, 101 Studios presents ; a Sunnymarch production ; a Filmrights production ; a Thunder Road Film production ; a Bazelevs production ; written by Michael Mitnick ; produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Basil Iwanyk ; directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- Hickok, Cinedigm presents ; a Status Media & Entertainment production ; in association with Vision Tree Media ; in association with Peterson Enterprises, Avery Productions, Pay It Forward Entertainment ; a Timothy Woodward Jr. film ; produced by Henry Penzi, Chris Nicoletti, Timothy Woodward Jr., Lauren De Normandie ; written by Michael Lanahan ; directed by Timothy Woodward Jr
- The killing of John Lennon, IFC Films presents a Picture Players production ; produced by Rakha Singh ; written and directed by Andrew Piddington
- Mark Felt, the man who brought down the White House, Sony Pictures Classics, Mandalay/Endurance Media Ventures and Torridon Films present in association with Riverstone Pictures, a Madriver Pictures, Scott Free/ Cara Films production ; produced by Ridley Scott [and 6 others] ; written and directed by Peter Landesman
- The front runner, Columbia Pictures and Stage 6 Films present a Bron Studio/Right of Way production ; producers, Helen Estabrook, Aaron L. Gilbert ; written by Matt Bai, Jay Carson, Jason Reitman ; directed by Jason Reitman
- Stronger, Lionsgate presents ; written by Jeff Bauman, Bret Witter, John Pollono ; produced by Jake Gyllenhaal [and 4 others] ; directed by David Gordon Green
- Miracles from Heaven, Columbia Pictures presents ; screenplay by Randy Brown ; directed by Patricia Riggen
- Sound of freedom, Angel Studios presents ; a Santa Fe Films production ; an Eduardo Verástegui production ; written by Rod Barr & Alejandro Monteverde ; produced by Eduardo Verástegui ; directed by Alejandro Monteverde
- The blind, Tread Lively presents ; screenplay by Stephanie Katz, Andrew Hyatt ; directed by Andrew Hyatt
- Unbroken, Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures present ; a Jolie Pas production and 3 Arts Entertainment production ; produced by Angelina Jolie, Clayton Townsend, Matthew Baer, Erwin Stoff; screenwriters, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson ; directed by Angelina Jolie
- Elvis, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; producers, Baz Luhrman, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss ; screenwriters, Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, Jeremy Doner ; directed by Baz Luhrman
- Unbroken, path to redemption, Univeral 1440 Entertainment in association with The WTA Group and Pure Flix present ; produced by Matthew Baer, Mike Elliott ; screenplay by Richard Friedenberg and Ken Hixon ; directed by Harold Cronk
- Hidden figures, Fox 2000 Pictures presents a Chernin Entertainment/Levantine Films production ; screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi ; directed by Theodore Melfi
- Rocketman, Paramount Pictures presents in association with New Republic Pictures ; a Marv Films/Rocket Pictures production ; produced by Matthew Vaughn, David Furnish, Adam Bohling, David Reid ; written by Lee Hall ; directed by Dexter Fletcher
- Good night, and good luck, Warner Independent Pictures and 2929 Productions and Participant Productions present in association with Davis Films, Redbus Pictures and Tohokushinsha a Section Eight production ; distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cinderella man, Universal Pictures, Miramax Films, Imagine Entertainment present in association with Parkway Productions ; executive producer, Todd Hallowell ; producers, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Penny Marshall ; screenplay, Cliff Hollingsworth, Akiva Goldsman ; director, Ron Howard
- Bridge of spies, Dreamworks Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present ; written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen ; directed by Steven Spielberg
- The current war, produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Basil Iwanyk ; written by Michael Mitnick ; directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- Darkest hour, Focus Features presents ; in association with Perfect World Pictures ; a Working Title production ; a Joe Wright film ; directed by Joe Wright ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten, Douglas Urbanski ; written by Anthony McCarten
- Papillon, Warner Bros. Pictures ; Allied Artists presents ; directed by Franklin J. Schaffner ; screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Lorenzo Semple, Jr. ; produced by Robert Dorfmann and Franklin J. Schaffner
- La bamba, Columbia Pictures presents a New Visions production ; written & directed by Luis Valdez
- Molly's game, STX Films [and others] present ; produced by Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, Matt Jackson ; written and directed by Aaron Sorkin