- The interpreter, Universal ; producers, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kevin Misher ; screenplay, Charles Randolph and Scott Frank and Steven Zaillian ; directed by Sydney Pollack
- The Croods., 20th Century Fox ; Dreamworks Animation ; directed by Chris Sanders & Kirk DeMicco ; produced by Kristine Belson, Jane Hartwell ; screenplay by Kirk DeMicco & Chris Sanders ; story by John Cleese, Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders, DVD/Widescreen
- Where the wild things are., directed by Spike Jonze ; screenplay by Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers ; produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, John Carls, Maurice Sendak, Vincent Landay ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Scott Mednick and Bruce Berman ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in association with Legendary Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures ; a Playtone/Wild Things production ; a Spike Jonze film, DVD/Widescreen
- Into the wild., Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment present a Square One C.I.H./Linson Film production ; produced by Art Linson, Sean Penn, William Pohlad ; screenplay and directed by Sean Penn, Widescreen
- The soloist., DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures present in association with StudioCanal and Participant Media, a Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment production in association with Working Title Films ; produced by Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff ; screenplay by Susannah Grant ; directed by Joe Wright, Widescreen
- Friends with money, This Is That Productions ; produced by Anthony Bregman ; written and directed by Nicole Holofcener
- Being John Malkovich / [videorecording], Gramercy Pictures presents a Propaganda Films/Single Cell Pictures production ; directed by Spike Jonze ; written by Charlie Kaufman ; produced by Michael Stipe and Sandy Stern, Steve Golin, Vincent Landay
- Synecdoche, New York., Sidney Kimmel Entertainment presents a Likely Story ; Projective Testing Service ; Russia, Inc. ; produced by Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Sidney Kimmel ; written by Charlie Kaufman ; directed by Charlie Kaufman, Widescreen
- Sicario., Columbia Pictures presents a Black Label Media presentation ; produced by Basil Iwanyk [and four others] ; written by Taylor Sheridan ; directed by Stefano Sollima, Widescreen
- Get out., Universal Pictures presents ; a Blumhouse / QC Entertainment production ; in association with Monkeypaw Productions ; a Jordan Peele film ; produced by Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr., Jordan Peele ; written and directed by Jordan Peele, Widescreen
- Hamlet 2., Bona Fide Production ; L.E. Productions ; produced by Eric Eisner, Leonid Rozhetskin, Aaron Ryder ; written by Pam Brady & Andrew Fleming ; directed by Andrew Fleming, Widescreen
- The 40-year-old virgin, Universal Pictures ; Apatow Productions ; produced by Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson, Clayton Townsend ; written by Judd Apatow & Steve Carell ; directed by Judd Apatow
- Tell them anything you want., a portrait of Maurice Sendak, director, Lance Bangs, Spike Jonze, Widescreen
- Capote, United Artists and Sony Pictures Classics present an A-Line Pictures/Cooper's Town Productions/Infinity Media production ; produced by Caroline Baron, Michael Ohoven, William Vince ; screenplay by Dan Futterman ; directed by Bennett Miller
- Trust., Millennium Films ; written by Andy Bellin and Robert Festinger ; directed by David Schwimmer, Widescreen
- Enough said., Fox Searchlight Pictures presents a Likely Story production ; produced by Anthony Bregman ; written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, Widescreen