- Giant little ones, written and directed by Keith Behrman
- Moonlight, A24 and Plan B Entertainment ; producers, Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Sarah Esberg ; written & directed by Barry Jenkins
- Minari, A24 presents a Plan B Production ; producers, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christina Oh ; written & directed by Lee Isaac Chung
- Bless me, Ultima, Tenaja Productions, producers, Jesse Beaton, Sarah DiLeo, Mark Johnson ; screenplay, Carl Franklin ; director, Carl Franklin
- Mid90s, directed and written by Jonah Hill ; producers, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Ken Kao, Jonah Hill, Lila Yacoub
- Words on bathroom walls, LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions ; producers, MIckey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Thor Freudenthal ; screenwriter, Nick Naveda ; director, Thor Freudenthal
- Get a job, CBS Films presents a Double Feature Films production ; writers, Kyle Pennekamp, Scott Turpel ; producers, Tracy McGrath, Josh Rothstein, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher ; director, Dylan Kidd
- 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
- Wadjda, a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Razor Film in co-production with High Look Group and Rotana Studios, in cooperation with Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Bayerischer Rundfunk ; co-producer, Amr Alkahtani ; produced by Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner ; written and directed by Haifaa Al Mansour
- Charm City kings, HBO Max presents ; in association with Sony Pictures Entertainment ; an Overbrook Entertainment/WarnerMax production ; screenplay by Sherman Payne ; story by Chris Boyd & Kirk Sullivan and Barry Jenkins ; produced by Caleeb Pinkett, Clarence Hammond, Marc Bienstock ; directed by Angel Manuel Solo
- 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
- 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
- Wadjda, a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Razor Film in co-production with High Look Group and Rotana Studios, in cooperation with Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Bayerischer Rundfunk ; co-producer, Amr Alkahtani ; produced by Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner ; written and directed by Haifaa Al Mansour
- Luca, Disney presents ; a Pixar Animation Studios film ; directed by Enrico Casarosa ; produced by Andrea Warren ; story by Enrico Casarosa, Jesse Andrews, Simon Stephenson ; screenplay by Jesse Andrews, Mike Jones
- God save our farm, Phase 4 Films, Wholehearted Productions and Thousand Hills Productions present ; produced by Steve Bowes ; directed by Mary Allison Wilmarth
- 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
- Love, Simon, Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; a Temple Hill production ; produced by Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Pouya Shahbazian, Isaac Klausner ; screenplay by Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker ; directed by Greg Berlanti
- Shithouse, IFC Films presents ; a CMR production ; written & directed by Cooper Raiff ; produced by Divi Crockett, Will Youmans, Cooper Raiff
- Boogie, Focus Features presents ; an Immersive Pictures production ; producers, Josh Bratman, Josh McLaughlin, Michael Tadross ; written and directed by Eddie Huang
- Midnight sun, Global Road Entertainment presents ; in association with BSFG Films ; a Wrigley Pictures and BSFG production ; directed by Scott Speer ; screenplay by Eric Kirsten ; produced by John Rickard, Zack Schiller, Jen Gatien
- 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
- 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
- The current, ii Films ; produced by Diane L. Peterson and Scott A. Peterson ; directed by Nikita Zubarev
- The Starling girl, Bleeker Street presents ; a 2AM production ; in association with Pinky Promise and Sons of Rigor Films ; a film by Laurel Parmet ; produced by Kevin Rowe, Kara Durrett ; written and directed by Laurel Parmet
- 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
- 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
- Hot summer nights, directed and written by Elijah Bynum ; produced by Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Ryan Friedkin
- Love, Simon, Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; a Temple Hill production ; produced by Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Pouya Shahbazian, Isaac Klausner ; screenplay by Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker ; directed by Greg Berlanti
- 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