- Lady Bird, A24 and IAC Films present ; producers, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Evvelyn O'Neill ; written & directed by Greta Gerwig
- Boyhood, IFC Films and IFC Productions ; written and directed by Richard Linklater
- 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
- 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
- Moondance Alexander
- The perks of being a wallflower, director: Stephen Chbosky ; screenplay by Stephen Chbosky ; producers: Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith and John Malkovich
- 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
- 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
- Call me by your name, Sony Pictures Classics presents ; A Frenesy Film la Cinéfacture ; produced by Peter Spears [and six others] ; screenplay by James Ivory ; directed by Luca Guadagnino
- 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
- Never let me go, Fox Searchlight Pictures, DNA Films and Film4 present ; directed by Mark Romanek ; screenplay by Alex Garland ; produced by Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
- 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