1988
Mississippi Burning, edited by Gerry Hambling (TIE)
Rain Man, edited by Stewart Linder (TIE)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, edited by Arthur Schmidt

1987
The Last Emperor, edited by Gabriella Cristiani
Broadcast News, edited by Richard Marks
Fatal Attraction, edited by Peter E. Berger, Michael Kahn

1986
Platoon, edited by Claire Simpson
Hoosiers, edited by C. Timothy O'meara
The Mission, edited by Jim Clark

1985
Witness, edited by Thom Noble
Out of Africa, edited by Pembroke J. Herring,
        Sheldon Kahn, Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp
Runaway Train, edited by Henry Richardson

1984
Amadeus, edited by Michael Chandler, Nena Danevic
The Killing Fields, edited by Jim Clark
Romancing the Stone, edited by Donn Cambern, Frank Morriss

1983
Wargames, edited by Tom Rolf
Flashdance, edited by Walt Mulconery, Bud Smith
The Right Stuff, edited by Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman,
        Tom Rolf, Stephen A. Rotter

1982
Gandhi, edited by John Bloom
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, edited by Carol Littleton
Tootsie, edited by Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp

1981
Raiders Of The Lost Ark, edited by Michael Kahn
On Golden Pond, edited by Robert L. Wolfe
Reds, edited by Dede Allen, Craig Mckay

1980
Raging Bull, edited by Thelma Schoonmaker
Coal Miner's Daughter, edited by Arthur Schmidt
Fame, edited by Gerry Hambling