| 1. ROMA (BAFTA, BFCA win, GG win*, PGA) |
| 2. BlacKkKlansman (BAFTA, BFCA, GG, PGA, SAG) |
| 3. Green Book (BAFTA, BFCA, GG win, PGA win) |
| 4. A Star is Born (BAFTA, BFCA, GG, PGA, SAG) |
| 5. The Favourite (BAFTA, BFCA, GG, PGA) |
| 6. Vice (BFCA, GG, PGA) |
| 7. Black Panther (BFCA, GG, PGA, SAG) |
| 8. Bohemian Rhapsody (GG win, PGA, SAG) |
| 9. If Beale Street Could Talk (BFCA, GG, Spirit) |
| 10. First Man (BFCA) |
| OTHER CONTENDERS |
| Cold War |
| Crazy Rich Asians (GG, PGA, SAG) |
| Eighth Grade (Spirit) |
| Leave No Trace (Spirit) |
| Mary Poppins Returns (BFCA, GG) |
| A Quiet Place (PGA) |
| BAFTA - British Film Academy Awards |
| BFCA - Broadcast Film Critics Association (Critics Choice) |
| GG - Golden Globe |
| PGA- Producers Guild of America |
| SAG - Screen Actors Guild |
| *Foreign Language Film winner |
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