Theatrical Feature Film
Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)
Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)
Denis Villeneuve (Dune)

First-Time Feature Film
Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter)
Rebecca Hall (Passing)
Tatiana Huezo (Prayers for the Stolen)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (tick, tick...BOOM!)
Michael Sarnoski (Pig)
Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby)