- Minari, A24 presents a Plan B Production ; producers, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christina Oh ; written & directed by Lee Isaac Chung
- Turning red, Disney presents ; a Pixar Animation Studios film ; produced by Lindsey Collins ; executive producers, Dan Scanlon, Pete Docter ; story by Domee Shi, Julia Cho, Sarah Streicher ; screenplay by Julia Cho, Domee Shi ; directed by Domee Shi
- Giants being lonely, director, Grear Patterson
- Boyhood, IFC Films and IFC Productions ; written and directed by Richard Linklater
- The perks of being a wallflower, director: Stephen Chbosky ; screenplay by Stephen Chbosky ; producers: Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith and John Malkovich
- Midnight sun, Global Road Entertainment presents ; in association with Boies/Schiller Films ; a Wrigley Pictures and Boies/Schiller Film Group production ; produced by John Rickard, Zack Schiller, Jen Gatien ; screenplay by Eric Kirsten ; directed by Scott Speer
- Around the block, Screen Australia presents ; a Rosen Armstrong production ; produced by Su Armstrong & Brian Rosen ; written & directed by Sarah Spillane
- Moonrise kingdom, written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola ; directed by Wes Anderson
- Booksmart, Annapurna Pictures presents ; in association with Gloria Sanchez Productions ; produced by Megan Ellison, Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfeld, Jessica Elbaum, Katie Silberman ; written by Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman ; directed by Olivia Wilde
- Are you there God? It's me, Margaret, Lionsgate presents ; a Gracie Films production ; directed by Kelly Fremon Craig ; screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig ; produced by James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Kelly Fremon Craig, Judy Blume, Amy Lorraine Brooks, Aldric La'auli Porter
- Queen & country, IFB and BFI present in association with Le Pacte ; a Merlin Films production ; produced by Kieran Corrigan and John Boorman ; written and directed by John Boorman
- The grocer's son, Le fils de l'épicier, TS Productions presenté ; en coproduction avec Rhône-Alpes cinéma avec lka participation de Canal + ; director, Eric Guirado ; writers, Eric Guirado, Florence Vignon
- Mud, Lionsgate and Everest Entertainment present a Brace Cove/Filmation production ; producers, Lisa Maria Falcone, Sarah Green, Aaron Ryder ; writer/director, Jeff Nichols
- Moonlight, A24 and Plan B Entertainment ; producers, Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Sarah Esberg ; written & directed by Barry Jenkins
- Words on bathroom walls, LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions ; producers, MIckey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Thor Freudenthal ; screenwriter, Nick Naveda ; director, Thor Freudenthal
- Boogie, Focus Features presents ; an Immersive Pictures production ; producers, Josh Bratman, Josh McLaughlin, Michael Tadross ; written and directed by Eddie Huang
- Licorice pizza, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Focus Features present in association with Bron Creative ; a Ghoulardi Film Company production ; produced by Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner ; written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
- Boy, Whenua Films and the New Zealand Film Production Fund, Unison, in asscoiation with The New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand on Air, Te Mangai Paho present a film by Taika Waititi ; written and directed by Taika Waititi ; produced by Ainsley Gardiner, Cliff Curtis, Emanuel Michael
- The Fabelmans, Amblin Entertainment and Reliance Entertainment present ; a Steven Spielberg film ; produced by Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner ; written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner ; directed by Steven Spielberg
- Ithaca, Momentum Pictures presents ; a Co-op Entertainment production with Apple Lane Productions and Pilothouse Pictures in association with Shy Moon Productions ; produced by Janet Brenner, Laura Ivey, Erik Jendresen ; screenplay by Erik Jendresen ; directed by Meg Ryan
- The edge of seventeen, STX Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Pictures present ; a Gracie Films production ; produced by James L. Brooks ; produced by Richard Sakai, Julie Ansell ; written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
- Mack & Rita, Hercules Film Fund and Rhea Films present ; producers, Alex Saks [and others] ; writers, Madeline Walter and Paul Welsh ; director, Katie Astelton
- Dear Evan Hansen, a Universal Pictures presentation ; in association with Perfect World Pictures ; a Marc Platt production ; produced by Marc Platt, Adam Siegel ; screenplay by Steven Levenson ; directed by Stephen Chbosky