1949

1. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (John Ford)
2. Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu)
3. Sands of Iwo Jima (Allan Dwan)
4. I Was a Male War Bride (Howard Hawks)
5. The Reckless Moment (Max Ophuls)
6. Gun Crazy (Joseph H. Lewis)
7. Thieves Highway (Jules Dassin)
8. White Heat (Raoul Walsh)
9. A Letter to Three Wives (Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
10. Battleground (William A. Wellman)

Honorable Mentions:
The Quiet Duel (Akira Kurosawa), The Set-Up (Robert Wise), I Shot Jesse James (Samuel Fuller), The Heiress (William Wyler), Whirlpool (Otto Preminger), The Third Man (Carol Reed), Border Incident (Anthony Mann), Thirst (Ingmar Bergman), Adam's Rib (George Cuckor), Kind Hearts and Coronets (Robert Hamer)