- Ghostbusters, original soundtrack album
- The magnificent seven, the Mirisch Company presents ; a Mirisch-Alpha production ; screenplay by William Roberts ; produced and directed by John Sturges
- My left foot, the story of Christy Brown, Miramax Films ; a Granada film ; a Noel Pearson production ; screenplay by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan ; producer, Noel Pearson ; director, Jim Sheridan ; a Ferndale Films/Granada production in association with Radio Telefis Eireann
- To kill a mockingbird, Universal-International presentation of a Pakula-Mulligan, Brentwood Productions picture ; directed by Robert Mulligan ; produced by Alan J. Pakula ; screenplay by Horton Foote
- Hud, a Paramount release ; a Salem-Dover production ; screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank, Jr. ; produced by Martin Ritt and Irving Ravetch ; directed by Martin Ritt
- Trading places, Paramount Pictures presents ; an Aaron Russo production ; a Landis/Folsey film ; produced by Aaron Russo ; written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod ; directed by John Landis