- Draft day, Odd Lot Pictures ; director, Ivan Reitman ; writers, Rajiv Joseph & Scott Rothman ; producer, Ivan Reitman, Ali Bell, Joe Mediuck
- 12 mighty orphans, Sony Pictures Classics presents ; screenplay by Lane Garrison, Ty Roberts, Kevin Meyer ; directed by Ty Roberts
- American underdog, produced by Kevin Downes, Mark Ciardi, Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Daryl Lefever ; written by Jon Erwin, David Aaron Cohen, Jon Gunn ; directed by the Erwin Brothers
- Gridiron gang, Columbia Pictures Industries ; Original Film ; Visual Arts Entertainment, Inc. ; Stanhaven Productions, Inc. ; Relativity Media ; produced by Neal H. Moritz, Lee Stanley ; written by Jeff Maguire ; directed by Phil Joanou
- Woodlawn, the true story, Pure Flix presents ; produced by Kevin Downes, Daryl Leefvea ; written by Quinton Peeples and Jon Erwin ; directed by The Erwin Brothers
- Greater, Hammond Entertainment, LLC presents ; a Greater Productions, LLC production ; produced by Tim Duff, Neal McDonough, Brian Reindl ; written by Brian Reindl, David Hunt ; directed by David Hunt
- Touchback, a Freedom Films production in association with Palo Verde Hannibal Classics and Sakonnet Capital Partners ; produced by Brian Presley, Kevin Matusow, and Carissa Buffel ; written and directed by Don Handfield
- American underdog, Lionsgate presents ; a Kingdom Story Company production ; in association with Select Films ; an Erwin Brothers film ; produced by Kevin Downes, Mark Ciardi, Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Daryl Lefever ; screenplay by Jon Erwin & David Aaron Cohen and Jon Gunn ; directed by the Erwin Brothers
- The blind side, Alcon Entertainment ; Zucker/Netter Productions
- We are Marshall, Warner Bros. Pictures ; Thunder Road Productions ; Legendary Pictures ; Wonderland Sound and Vision ; produced by Basil Iwanyk, McG ; story by Cory Helms & Jamie Linden ; screenplay by Jamie Linden ; directed by McG
- Invincible, [presented by] Walt Disney Pictures ; Mayhem Pictures ; Who's Nuts Productions ; produced by Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray, Ken Mok, Vince Papale ; written by Brad Gann ; directed by Ericson Core