1. JACKIE BROWN (Quentin Tarantino)
2. BOOGIE NIGHTS (Paul Thomas Anderson)
3. FUNNY GAMES (Michael Haneke)
4. LA CONFIDENTIAL (Curtis Hanson)
5. THE GAME (David Fincher)
6. GOOD WILL HUNTING (Gus Van Sant)
7. CHASING AMY (Kevin Smith)
8. THE SPANISH PRISONER (David Mamet)
9. THE SWEET HEREAFTER (Atom Egoyan)
10. FAST, CHEAP AND OUT OF CONTROL (Errol Morris)
Honorable Mention: AS GOOD AS IT GETS (Brooks); BLOOD AND WINE (Rafelson); THE BUTCHER BOY (Jordan); DONNIE BRASCO (Newell); FIREWORKS (Kitano); HENRY FOOL (Hartley); IN THE COMPANY OF MEN (LaBute); LIFE IS BEAUTFUL (Benigni); LOST HIGHWAY (Lynch); THE SPANISH PRISONERS (Mamet); STARSHIP TROOPERS (Verhoeven)
Notable Shorts: AROUND THE WORLD (Gondry); BACHELORETTE (Gondry); CRIMINAL (Romanek); DEADWEIGHT (Gondry); HOW THEY GET THERE (Jonze); JOGA (Gondry); KARMA POLICE (Glazer); PARANOID ANDROID (Carlsson); THE PERFECT DRUG (Romanek); SMACK MY BITCH UP (Akerlund)
