- Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
- Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
- David Fincher – Mank
- Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago Seven
- Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah
- Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
- Regina King – One Night In Miami
- Paul Greengrass – News of the World
- George C. Wolfe – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Christopher Nolan – Tenet
- George Clooney – The Midnight Sky
- Ryan Murphy – The Prom
- Taika Waititi – Next Goal Wins #
- Francis Lee – Ammonite
- Michael Showalter – The Eyes of Tammy Faye #
- Sofia Coppola – On The Rocks
- Ron Howard – Hillbilly Elegy
- Tom McCarthy – Stillwater
- Clea DuVall – Happiest Season
- Joe and Anthony Russo – Cherry
- Miranda July – Kajillionaire
- Antonio Campos – The Devil All The Time
- Kelly Reichardt – First Cow
- Alan Yang – Tigertail
- Charlie Kaufman – I’m Thinking Of Ending Things
- Miguel Sapchnik – Bios
- Aaron Schneider – Greyhound
- Ben Wheatley – Rebecca
- Greg Barker – Sergio
- Liz Garbus – Lost Girls
- Eugene Ashe – Sylvie’s Love
# May Be Pushed To 2021