- 12 strong, an Alcon Entertainment, Black Label Media and Jerry Bruckheimer Films presentation ; a Jerry Bruckheimer, Black Label Media production ; in association with Torridon Films ; written by Ted Tally and Peter Craig ; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill ; directed by Nicolai Fuglsig
- Spotlight, Open Road Films presents ; an Anonymous Content and Rocklin/Faust production ; produced by Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagon Faust ; written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy ; directed by Tom McCarthy
- Crusade in the Pacific, [presented by] Madacy Entertainment Group ; producer, Arthur B. Tourtellot
- Where the crawdads sing, 3000 Pictures presents ; in association with HarperCollins Publishers ; a Hello Sunshine production ; produced by Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter ; screenplay by Lucy Alibar ; directed by Olivia Newman
- Downton Abbey, Focus Features presents ; in association with Perfect World Pictures ; a Carnival Films production ; screenplay by Julian Fellowes ; produced by Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge ; directed by Michael Engler
- The Post, Twentieth Century Fox, Dreamworks Pictures, and Reliance Entertainment present ; an Amblin Entertainment production ; produced by Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger ; written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer ; directed by Steven Spielberg
- The ten commandments, Paramount presents, a Cecil B. DeMille Production ; produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc. ; a Paramount Picture ; written for the screen by Aeneas Mackenzie, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Jack Gariss, Fredric M. Frank ; produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- Son of God, Twentieth Century Fox and Lightworkers Media ; directed by Christopher Spencer
- 12 mighty orphans, Sony Pictures Classics presents ; screenplay by Lane Garrison, Ty Roberts, Kevin Meyer ; directed by Ty Roberts
- Victoria & Abdul, Focus Features presents ; screenplay by Lee Hall ; produced by Tim Bevan [and 3 others] ; directed by Stephen Frears
- The book thief, Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; a Sunswept Entertainment production ; produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Ken Blancato ; screenplay by Michael Petroni ; directed by Brian Percival
- 300, Warner Bros. Pictures ; Hollywood Gang Productions ; Atmosphere Entertainment ; Legendary Pictures ; Virtual Studios ; produced by Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Gianni Nunnari, Jeffrey Silver ; screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon ; directed by Zack Snyder
- World Trade Center, Paramount Pictures ; Double Feature Films ; Intermedia Films ; produced by Moritz Borman, Debra Hill, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Oliver Stone ; written by Andrea Berloff ; directed by Oliver Stone
- The chosen, VidAngel Studios presents ; a Loaves and Fishes production ; produced by Chad Gunderson, Justin Tolley ; screenplay by Ryan Swanson, Dallas Jenkins, Tyler Thompson ; directed by Dallas Jenkins ; created by Dallas Jenkins ; produced in association with Out of Order Studios, Season one
- The big short, Paramount Pictures and Regency Enterprises present ; a Plan B Entertainment production ; an Adam McKay film ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan ; screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay ; directed by Adam McKay
- Shock and awe, Acacia Entertainment presents ; written by Joey Hartstone ; produced by Elizabeth A. Bell [and 3 others] ; directed by Rob Reiner
- Charlie Wilson's war, Good Time Charlie Productions ; Universal Pictures ; Playtone ; Participant Productions ; Relativity Media ; produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks ; screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Mike Nichols
- In search of Easter, a Filmroos, Inc. production for the National Geographic Channel ; executive director, Martha Conboy
- Lincoln, DreamWorks Pictures ; producers, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy ; screenplay, Tony Kushner ; director, Steven Spielberg
- Atonement, Focus Features presents in association with Studiocanal and Relativity Media a Working Title production
- Midway, Lionsgate presents in association with Shanghai Ruyi Entertainment a Roland Emmerich film ; written by Wes Tooke ; produced by Roland Emmerich, Harold Kloser ; directed by Roland Emmerich
- Dunkirk, Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Syncopy production ; produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan ; written and directed by Christopher Nolan
- Jesus revolution, produced by Kevin Downes, Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Daryl Lefever [and others] ; written by Jon Gunn, Jon Erwin ; directed by Jon Erwin, Brent McCorkle
- 300, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures present ; a Cruel and Unusual Films, Mark Canton, Gianni Nunnari production ; screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad ; produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Bernie Goldmann ; directed by Noam Murro
- The lighthouse, A24 and Regency Enterprises present ; written by Robert Eggers, Max Eggers ; produced by Rodrigo Teixeira [and 4 others] ; directed by Robert Eggers
- Phantom thread, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson ; produced by Joanne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, Daniel Lupi ; a Focus Features and Annapurna Pictures presentation ; in association with Perfect World Pictures ; a Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company production
- Phantom thread, Focus Features and Annapurna Pictures present ; produced by Joanne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, Daniel Lupi ; written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
- J. Edgar, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; an Imagine Entertainment production ; a Malpaso production ; written by Dustin Lance Black ; produced by Brian Grazer, Robert Lorenz ; produced and directed by Clint Eastwood
- Ben-Hur, Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures ; produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey ; screenplay by Keith Clarke and John Ridley ; director, Timur Bekmambetov
- Ashes in the snow, Vertical Entertainment presents ; a Sorrento Productions and Tauras Films production ; in association with Unanimous Entertainment/Super Crispy Entertainment/Twilight Merengue Studios ; produced by Marius Markevicius, Zilvinas Naujokas, Chris Coen, Prithvi Chavan ; written by Ruta Sepetys ; screenplay by Ben York Jones ; directed by Marius A. Markevicius
- Babylon, Paramount Pictures presents in association with C2 Motion Picture Group ; a Marc Platt, Wild Chickens, Organism Pictures production ; a Damien Chazelle film ; produced by Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe, Olivia Hamilton; written & directed by Damien Chazelle
- Lonesome Dove Church, Nasser Group North production ; a director, Terry Miles ; writer, Bob Thielke ; producers, Jack Nasser [and others]
- Unforgiven, Warner Bros. presents a Malpaso production
- News of the world, Universal Pictures presents ; a Playtone/Pretty Pictures production ; directed by Paul Greengrass ; screenplay by Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies ; produced by Gary Goetzman, Gail Mutrux, Gregory Goodman ; a Paul Greengrass film
- The last duel, 20th Century Studios presents ; a Scott Free/Pearl Street production ; a Ridley Scott film ; producers, Ridley Scott, Kevin J. Walsh, Jennifer Fox, Nicole Holofcener, Matt Damon, Ben Afflect ; screenplay by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Afleck, Matt Damon ; directed by, Ridley Scott
- Pearl Harbor, Jerry Bruckheimer Films ; Touchstone Pictures ; producers, Michael Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer ; writer, Randall Wallace ; director, Michael Bay
- Paul, apostle of Christ, Affirm Films presents in association with Giving Films an ODB Films production in association with Mandalay Pictures ; produced by T.J. Berden, David Zelon ; written & directed by Andrew Hyatt
- Les misérables, Universal Pictures ; producers, Tim Bevan ... [et al.] ; screenplay, William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer ; director, Tom Hooper
- Platoon, Hemdale Film Corporation ; produced by Arnold Kopelson ; written and directed by Oliver Stone
- Zero dark thirty, Columbia Pictures presents ; First Light ; Annapurna Pictures ; producers, Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison ; screenplay, Mark Boal ; director, Kathryn Bigelow
- The finest hours, Disney presents ; a Whitaker Entertainment/Red Hawk Entertainment production ; produced by Jim Whitaker, Dorothy Aufiero ; screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson ; directed by Craig Gillespie
- The Vikings, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, a United Artists release ; a Kirk Douglas production ; produced by Jerry Bresler ; screenplay by Calder Willingham ; adaptation by Dale Wasserman ; directed by Richard Fleischer
- Letters from Iwo Jima, Warner Bros. Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures present a Malpaso/Amblin Entertainment production ; produced by Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Iris Yamashita ; directed by Clint Eastwood
- Dark waters, Participant presents ; a Willi Hill/Killer Content production ; a Todd Haynes film ; produced by Mark Ruffalo, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler ; screenplay by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan ; directed by Todd Haynes
- Munich, Universal Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures present an Amblin Entertainment-Kennedy/Marshall-Barry Mendel production in association with Alliance Atlantis Communications
- Woman in gold, The Weinstein Company and BBC Films present an Origin Pictures production ; produced by David M. Thompson, Kris Thykier ; written by Alexi Kaye Campbell ; directed by Simon Curtis
- Downton Abbey, a new era, Focus Features presents a Carnival Films production ; screenplay by Julian Fellowes ; producers, Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge ; directed by Simon Curtis
- King Arthur, Touchstone Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films present an Antoine Fuqua film ; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer ; written by David Franzoni ; directed by Antoine Fuqua
- Valkyrie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and United Artists present a Bad Hat Harry production ; an Achte Babelsberg film co-production
- Green book, Participant Media, Dreamworks Pictures present ; screenwriters, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly ; directed by Peter Farrelly