Feature- "Great World of Sound" (Magnolia Pictures)
- "I'm Not There" (Weinstein Co.)
- "Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage)
- "Margot at the Wedding" (Paramount Vantage)
- "The Namesake" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Documentary
- "The Devil Came on Horseback" (Intl. Film Circuit)
- "Jimmy Carter Man From Plains" (Sony Pictures Classics)
- "My Kid Could Paint That" (Sony Pictures Classics)
- "Sicko" (Weinstein Co.)
- "Taxi to the Dark Side" (ThinkFilm)
Ensemble Cast
- "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead": Albert Finney, Rosemary Harris, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian F. O'Byrne, Amy Ryan, Michael Shannon, Marisa Tomei
- "The Last Winter": Connie Britton, Kevin Corrigan, Zach Gilford, James LeGros, Ron Perlman
- "Margot at the Wedding": Jack Black, Flora Cross, Ciaran Hinds, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zane Pais, John Turturro
- "The Savages": Philip Bosco, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney
- "Talk to Me": Cedric the Entertainer, Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mike Epps, Vondie Curtis Hall, Taraji P. Henson, Martin Sheen
Breakthrough Director
- Lee Isaac Chung, "Munyurangabo"
- Stephane Gauger, "Owl and the Sparrow"
- Julia Loktev, "Day Night Day Night"
- David Von Ancken, "Seraphim Falls"
- Craig Zobel, "Great World of Sound"
Breakthrough Actor
- Emile Hirsch, "Into the Wild"
- Kene Holliday, "Great World of Sound"
- Ellen Page, "Juno"
- Jess Weixler, "Teeth"
- Luisa Williams, "Day Night Day Night"
Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You
- "August the First"
- "Frownland"
- "Loren Cass"
- "Mississippi Chicken"
- "Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa"