- The holdovers, Focus Features presents a Miramax and Gran Via prodution ; written by David Hemingson ; produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, David Hemingson ; directed by Alexander Payne
- Cinderella Man, Universal Pictures, Miramax Films [&] Imagine Entertainment present ; directed by Ron Howard ; screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman ; story by Cliff Hollingsworth ; produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Penny Marshall ; a Brian Grazer production, in association with Parkway Productions
- Saving Mr. Banks, director, John Lee Hancock ; story by Sue Smith and Kelly Marcel ; screenplay by Kelly Marcel
- Jungle cruise, Disney presents ; a Davis Entertainment Company production ; a Seven Bucks, Flynn Picture Co. production ; producers, John Davis, John Fox, Beau Flynn, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia; screenwriters, Michael Green and Glenn Ficarra & John Requa ; screen story by John Norville & Josh Goldstein and Glenn Ficarra & John Requa; directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
- Love & mercy, writer, Oren Moverman ; producers, Bill Pohland, Claire Rudnick Polstein, John Wells, Brian Wilson, director, Bill Pohlad
- The catcher was a spy, IFC and Palmstar Media present ; an Animus Films/Serena Films and Palmstar Media production ; in association with Finch Entertainment, Windy Hill Pictures and FilmNation Entertainment ; produced by Kevin Frakes, Tatiana Kelly, Buddy Patrick, Jim Young ; written by Robert Rodat ; directed by Ben Lewin
- 12 years a slave, Regency Enterprises and River Road Entertainment present ; a River Road, Plan B, and New Regency production ; in association with Film4 ; a film by Steve McQueen ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner ; produced by Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas ; executive producers, Tessa Ross, John Ridley ; screenplay by John Ridley ; directed by Steve McQueen