- The Insider, Touchstone Pictures presents a Mann/Roth production ; a Forward Pass picture ; produced by Michael Mann, Pieter Jan Brugge ; written by Eric Roth & Michael Mann ; directed by Michael Mann
- The King's Speech, the Weinstein Company and UK Film Council present ; in association with Momentum Pictures, Aegis Film Fund, Molinare-London, FilmNation Entertainment ; a See-Saw Films/Bedlam production ; directed by Tom Hooper ; produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin ; screenplay by David Seidler ; a film by Tom Hooper
- Three plays, Alan Bennett
- Brideshead revisited, Miramax Films, UK Film Council and BBC Films present in association with HanWay Films, 2 Entertain and Screen Yorkshire an Ecosse Films production ; a film by Julian Jarrold ; directed by Julian Jarrold ; produced by Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae, Kevin Loader ; screenplay by Andrew Davies and Jeremy Brock ; executive producers, David M. Thompson, Nicole Finnan, Tim Haslam, Hugo Heppell ; director of photography, Jess Hall
- The casual vacancy, a Brontë Film & Television production for BBC and HBO ; written by Sarah Phelps ; produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts ; directed by Jonny Campbell
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by David Yates ; screenplay by Michael Goldenberg ; produced by David Heyman, David Barron ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; a Heyday Films production
- Sylvia, Focus Features presents ; in association with BBC Films, Capitol Films and UK Film Council ; a Ruby Films production ; produced by Alison Owen ; screenplay by John Brownlow ; directed by Christine Jeffs
- Page eight, a Heyday Films/Runaway Fridge TV/Carnival/Masterpiece co-production in association with NBCUniversal for BBC ; produced by David Heyman and David Barron ; written and directed by David Hare
- Cranford, return to Cranford, a BBC Drama/WGBH production in association with Chestermead Ltd. ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; written by Heidi Thomas ; directed by Simon Curtis
- Emma, a BBC Productions, WGBH Boston co-production ; screenplay by Sandy Welch ; produced by George Ormond ; directed by Jim O'Hanlon
- Quartet, the Weinstein Company/Yucaipa Films present ; BBC Films & DCM Productions present ; in association with Decca and Hanway Films ; Headline Pictures ; screenplay by Ronald Harwood ; produced by Finola Dwyer & Stewart Mackinnon ; directed by Dustin Hoffman
- A dry white season, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; a Paula Weinstein production ; screenplay by Colin Welland and Euzhan Palcy ; produced by Paula Weinstein ; directed by Euzhan Palcy
- Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban, Warner Bros. Pictures ; Heyday Films/1492 Pictures/P of A Productions ; producers, David Heyman, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe ; screenplay, Steve Kloves ; directed by Alfonso Cuarón
- Gosford Park, USA Films presents in association with Capitol Films and the Film Council ; a Sandcastle 5 production in association with Chicagofilms and Medusa Film ; producers, Robert Altman, Bob Balaban, David Levy ; writer, Julian Fellowes ; director, Robert Altman