- Nightmare alley, Searchlight Pictures presents ; screenwriters, Guillermo Toro, Kim Morgan ; producers, Guillermo Toro, J. Dale ; director, Guillermo Toro
- Lion, The Weinstein Company ; screenplay, Luke Davies ; directed by Garth Davis
- Don't worry, he won't get far on foot, Amazon Studios presents ; producers, Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Mourad Belkeddr, Steve Golin, Nicolas Lhermitte ; written & directed by Gus Van Sant
- Kubo and the two strings, Laika Entertainment ; directed and produced by Travis Knight
- Pan, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Paul Webster ; written by Jason Fuchs ; directed by Joe Wright
- Carol, The Weinstein Company and Film4 present ; in assocation with Studio Canal, HanWay, Goldcrest, Dirty Films, and Infilm Productions ; produced by Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Christine Vachon ; screenplay by Phyllis Nagy ; directed by Todd Haynes
- Ain't them bodies saints, IFC Films, Evolution Independent, Paradox Entertainment, Lagniappe Films present ; in association with The Weinstein Company ; a Salior Bear, Primary Productions and Parts & Labor film ; produced by Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Amy Kaufman, Cassian Elwes ; written and directed by David Lowery
- Her, a Spike Jonze love story, Warner Bros. Pictures presents an Annapurna Pictures production ; produced by Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay ; written and directed by Spike Jonze
- Women talking, Orion Pictures presents a Plan B Entertainment production ; produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand ; written & directed by Sarah Polley