- Pennies from heaven, Turner Entertainment Co. and SLM Entertainment ; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Herbert Ross production ; produced by Nora Kaye & Herbert Ross ; written for the screen and based on original material by Dennis Potter ; directed by Herbert Ross
- Sophie's choice, ITC Films, Inc. ; screenplay, Alan J. Pakula ; producers, Alan J. Pakula, Keith Barish ; director, Alan J. Pakula
- Marvin Hamlisch, what he did for love, a production of Dramatic Forces, LLC and Thirteen's American masters in association with WNET ; writer & director, Dori Berinstein ; producer, Dori Berinstein
- A chorus line--the movie, original motion picture soundtrack, music by Marvin Hamlisch ; lyrics by Edward Kleban
- A chorus line, Columbia Pictures presents ; Embassy Films Associates and PolyGram Pictures ; a Feuer and Martin production ; Richard Attenborough's film ; screenplay by Arnold Schulman ; produced by Cy Feuer and Ernest H. Martin ; directed by Richard Attenborough
- Neil Simon's seems like old times, Columbia Pictures presents a Ray Stark production ; written by Neil Simon ; produced by Ray Stark ; directed by Jay Sandrich
- Every little step, Sony Pictures Classics ; Endgame Entertainment Company presents a Vienna Waits production ; an Endgame Entertainment production ; executive producer, Douglas E. Hansen, Christopher C. Chen, John Breglio ; produced and directed by James D. Stern & Adam Del Deo
- Bananas, United Artists Pictures, Inc. ; a Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe production ; written by Woody Allen, Mickey Rose ; producer, Jack Grossberg ; director, Woody Allen