1. "Big Fish" (Tim Burton)
2. "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" (Peter Jackson)
3. "Kill Bill: Volume One" (Quentin Tarantino)
4. "Lost in Translation" (Sofia Coppola)
5. "School of Rock" (Richard Linklater)
6. "Elephant" (Gus Van Sant)
7. "Master and Commander: the Far Side of the World" (Peter Weir)
8. "Shattered Glass" (Billy Ray)
9. "Swimming Pool" (Francois Ozon)
10. "Bend It Like Beckham" (Gurinder Chadha)

Honorable Mention: "A Decade Under the Influence" (Ted Demme/Richard LaGravanese); "Fog of War" (Errol Morris); "A Mighty Wind" (Christopher Guest); "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (Jonathan Mostow); "Old School" (Todd Phillips); "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton/Lee Unkrich).