- A Comedy in Front of the Station: LunchboxDirector: Seiji HisamatsuProduction companies: Tokyo Eiga
- A Day for LionheartsDirector: Nanni LoyProduction companies: Lux Film
- A Fever in the BloodDirector: Vincent ShermanProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- A Majority of OneDirector: Mervyn LeRoyProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- A Man Has Returned from SpaceDirector: Yekaterina VermishevaProduction companies: Russian Central Studio of Documentary Films
- A Night Before ChristmasDirector: Alexander RouProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- A Noisy DayDirector: Anatoly Efros, Georgi NatansonProduction companies: Mosfilm
- A Raisin in the SunDirector: Daniel PetrieProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- A Taste of HoneyDirector: Tony RichardsonProduction companies: Woodfall Film Productions
- A Thunder of DrumsDirector: Joseph M. NewmanProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- A Weekend with LuluDirector: John Paddy CarstairsProduction companies: Hammer Film Productions
- Absolutely SeriouslyDirector: Eduard Smoyro, Leonid Gaidai, Eldar Ryazanov, Eduard Abalov, Naum Trakhtenberg, Ivan PyryevProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Adventures of KroshDirector: Genrikh OganesyanProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- AkikoDirector: Luigi Filippo D'AmicoProduction companies: Lux Film
- Ali Baba Bujang LapokDirector: P. RamleeProduction companies: Malay Film Productions
- Alyosha's LoveDirector: Semyon TumanovProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Amazons of RomeDirector: Vittorio Cottafavi, Carlo Ludovico BragagliaProduction companies: Cinecittà
- Amor dan HumorDirector: Usmar IsmailProduction companies: Perfini
- Amphibian ManDirector: Gennady Kazansky, Vladimir ChebotaryovProduction companies: Lenfilm
- An Urban AffairDirector: Seiji HisamatsuProduction companies: Tokyo Eiga
- AprilDirector: Otar IosselianiProduction companies: Georgian Film Studio
- Armored CommandDirector: Byron HaskinProduction companies: Monogram Pictures
- Ashes and DiamondsDirector: Andrzej WajdaProduction companies: Studio Filmowe Kadr
- At the Beginning of the CenturyDirector: Anatoli RybakovProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Atlantis, the Lost ContinentDirector: George PalProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Babes in ToylandDirector: Jack DonohueProduction companies: Walt Disney Pictures
- Bachelor in ParadiseDirector: Jack ArnoldProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Back StreetDirector: David MillerProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- Bad BoysDirector: Susumu HaniProduction companies: Iwanami Productions
- Banditi a OrgosoloDirector: Vittorio De SetaProduction companies: Titanus
- BarabbasDirector: Richard FleischerProduction companies: Dino De Laurentiis Corporation
- Battle at Bloody BeachDirector: Herbert ColemanProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- Be Careful, Grandma!Director: Nadezhda KosheverovaProduction companies: Lenfilm
- Blind JusticeDirector: Harald PhilippProduction companies: CCC Film
- Blind MusicianDirector: Tatyana Lukashevich, Gleb KomarovskyProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Breakfast at Tiffany'sDirector: Blake EdwardsProduction companies: Paramount Pictures
- BussenDirector: Arne SkouenProduction companies: Ara-Film
- Chasing Two HaresDirector: Viktor IvanovProduction companies: Dovzhenko Film Studios
- Chronicle of Flaming YearsDirector: Yuliya SolntsevaProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Claudelle InglishDirector: Gordon DouglasProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Clear SkiesDirector: Grigori ChukhraiProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Clouds Over BorskDirector: Vasili OrdynskyProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Das RabaukenkabarettDirector: Werner W. WallrothProduction companies: DEFA
- Day by Day, DesperatelyDirector: Alfredo GiannettiProduction companies: Titanus
- DaybreakDirector: Bayandelgariin JamsranProduction companies: Mongolkino
- DebatikDirector: Hysen HakaniProduction companies: Albafilm-Tirana
- Dersu UzalaDirector: Agasi BabayanProduction companies: Tsentrnauchfilm
- Dima Gorin's CareerDirector: Frunze Dovlatyan, Lev MirskyProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- Divorce, Italian StyleDirector: Pietro GermiProduction companies: Vides Cinematografica, Lux Film
- Don Camillo: MonsignorDirector: Carmine GalloneProduction companies: Cineriz
- DuelDirector: Tatyana BerezantsevaProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Duel of ChampionsDirector: Terence Young, Ferdinando BaldiProduction companies: Lux Film
- El analfabetoDirector: Miguel M. DelgadoProduction companies: Estudios Churubusco
- Et øye på hver fingerDirector: Nils Reinhardt ChristensenProduction companies: Norsk Film, NRC-Film
- FannyDirector: Joshua LoganReleased: June 28, 1961
- Fire and AshesDirector: Khosrow ParviziProduction companies: Tehran Shahrestan Film
- First Flight to the StarsDirector: Ilya Kopalin, Dmitry Bogolepov, Grigori KosenkoProduction companies: Russian Central Studio of Documentary Films, Tsentrnauchfilm
- Five Days, Five NightsDirector: Heinz Thiel, Lev ArnshtamProduction companies: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Mosfilm
- Flight of the Lost BalloonDirector: Nathan JuranProduction companies: Woolner Brothers
- Forest SongDirector: Viktor IvchenkoProduction companies: Dovzhenko Film Studios
- Ganga JamnaDirector: Nitin BoseProduction companies: Filmistan
- Ghosts of RomeDirector: Antonio PietrangeliProduction companies: Vides Cinematografica, Lux Film
- Girl with a SuitcaseDirector: Valerio ZurliniProduction companies: Titanus
- Girls of the NightDirector: Kinuyo TanakaProduction companies: Toho
- Gold of the Seven SaintsDirector: Gordon DouglasProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Golden GlovesDirector: Gilles GroulxProduction companies: National Film Board of Canada
- Goodbye AgainDirector: Anatole LitvakProduction companies: United Artists
- GorgoDirector: Eugène LouriéProduction companies: King Brothers Productions
- Green CornDirector: Václav KrškaProduction companies: Barrandov Film Studio
- Greyfriars BobbyDirector: Don ChaffeyProduction companies: The Walt Disney Company
- Grown Up ChildrenDirector: Villen AzarovProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Guns of the Black WitchDirector: Domenico PaolellaProduction companies: Romana Film
- Guys from the Army BandDirector: Henrik MalyanProduction companies: Armenfilm
- Hans Nielsen HaugeDirector: Kåre BergstrømProduction companies: Norsk Film
- Hey, Let's Twist!Director: Greg GarrisonProduction companies: Paramount Pictures
- How Robinson Was CreatedDirector: Eldar RyazanovProduction companies: Mosfilm
- I faresonenDirector: Bjørn BreigutuProduction companies: ABC-Film
- I Love You, Life!Director: Mikhail YershovProduction companies: Lenfilm
- I'm coming to you!..Director: Valentin PavlovskyProduction companies: Yalta Film Studios
- Iddaru MitruluDirector: Adurthi Subba RaoProduction companies: Annapurna Pictures
- Il PostoDirector: Ermanno OlmiProduction companies: Titanus
- Invasion of the Neptune MenDirector: Kôji OhtaProduction companies: Toei Company
- Italia '61Director: Jan LenicaProduction companies: The Walt Disney Company
- Jagadeka Veeruni KathaDirector: Kadiri Venkata ReddyProduction companies: Vauhini Studios
- Kalasi Vunte Kaladu SukhamDirector: Tapi ChanakyaProduction companies: Saradhi Studios
- KanonadaDirector: Raimondas Vabalas, Arūnas ŽebriūnasProduction companies: Lithuanian Film Studios
- KatonazeneDirector: Endre MartonProduction companies: Mafilm
- King of KingsDirector: Nicholas RayProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Samuel Bronston Productions
- Kiss Me KateDirector: George SidneyProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Komarov BrothersDirector: Anatoli VekhotkoProduction companies: Lenfilm
- KongaDirector: John LemontProduction companies: Anglo-Amalgamated
- KwiecieńDirector: Witold LesiewiczProduction companies: Zespół Filmowy Kamera
- Kārkli pelēkie ziedDirector: Gunārs PiesisProduction companies: Riga Film Studio
- Last Year at MarienbadDirector: Alain ResnaisProduction companies: Cineriz
- Laulu sõberDirector: Reet Kasesalu, Yuly FogelmanProduction companies: Tallinnfilm
- Les BellesDirector: Doe ChingProduction companies: Shaw Brothers Studio
- Les Lions sont lâchésDirector: Henri VerneuilProduction companies: Vides Cinematografica, Gaumont
- Lisa and the Other WomanDirector: Dinos DimopoulosProduction companies: Finos Film
- Lita på mej älsklingDirector: Sven LindbergProduction companies: Sandrew Film & Theater
- Little PresentsDirector: Jack WitikkaProduction companies: Suomi-Filmi
- Lost DreamsDirector: Alekos SakellariosProduction companies: Damaskinos - Michailidis, Finos Film
- Love Without EndDirector: Doe ChingProduction companies: Shaw Broadcast Services
- Lovely MemoryDirector: Antonio del AmoProduction companies: Suevia Films
- Lover Come BackDirector: Delbert MannProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- Lửa trung tuyếnDirector: Văn Khoa PhạmReleased: 1961
- Man Follows the SunDirector: Mikhail KalikProduction companies: Moldova-Film
- Man in Outer SpaceDirector: Oldřich LipskýProduction companies: Barrandov Studios
- MangerDirector: Louis Portugais, Gilles CarleProduction companies: National Film Board of Canada
- Martin in the CloudsDirector: Branko BauerProduction companies: Jadran Film
- Master of the WorldDirector: William WitneyProduction companies: American International Pictures
- MeDirector: Toivo SärkkäProduction companies: Suomen Filmiteollisuus
- Miyamoto MusashiDirector: Tomu UchidaProduction companies: Toei Company
- Most Dangerous Man AliveDirector: Allan DwanProduction companies: Benedict Bogeaus Productions
- Mother HollyDirector: Peter PodehlProduction companies: Schongerfilm
- Mother Joan of the AngelsDirector: Jerzy KawalerowiczProduction companies: Studio Filmowe Kadr
- MothraDirector: Ishirō HondaProduction companies: Toho
- Mr. SardonicusDirector: William CastleProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- Murder, She SaidDirector: George PollockProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Mutter Courage und ihre KinderDirector: Manfred Wekwerth, Peter PalitzschProduction companies: Berliner Ensemble
- My Friend, Kolka!Director: Alexander Mitta, Aleksei Saltykov, Pierre ChevalierProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Mysterious IslandDirector: Ray Harryhausen, Cy EndfieldProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- Nearly a Nasty AccidentDirector: Don ChaffeyProduction companies: British Lion Films
- Nikki, Wild Dog of the NorthDirector: Jack Couffer, Don HaldaneProduction companies: Calgary Ltd., The Walt Disney Company
- Nuoruus vauhdissaDirector: Valentin VaalaProduction companies: Suomi-Filmi
- O skliros andrasDirector: Giannis DalianidisProduction companies: Finos Film
- O thanatos tha xanarthiDirector: Errikos ThalassinosProduction companies: Finos Film
- ObmanutyeDirector: Ada NeretnieceProduction companies: Riga Film Studio
- Ogniomistrz KaleńDirector: Czesław Petelski, Ewa PetelskaProduction companies: Zespół Filmowy Studio
- One Step to DeathDirector: Samuel KhachikianProduction companies: Azhir Film
- One, Two, ThreeDirector: Billy WilderProduction companies: United Artists, The Mirisch Company
- One-Eyed JacksDirector: Marlon BrandoProduction companies: Paramount Pictures
- Oss atomforskere i mellomDirector: Titus Vibe-MüllerProduction companies: Tania Film
- Paris BluesDirector: Martin RittProduction companies: United Artists
- ParrishDirector: Delmer DavesProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Peace to Him Who EntersDirector: Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir NaumovProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Pesnya zovetDirector: Shaken AjmanovProduction companies: Kazakhfilm
- Petticoat PiratesDirector: David MacDonaldProduction companies: Associated British Picture Corporation
- Portrait of a MobsterDirector: Joseph PevneyProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Posse from HellDirector: Herbert ColemanProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- PovernennyaProduction companies: Odesa Film StudioReleased: August 21, 1961
- Preludes to EcstasyDirector: Toivo SärkkäProduction companies: Suomen Filmiteollisuus
- Professor MamlockDirector: Konrad WolfProduction companies: DEFA
- Prom: It's A Pleasure!, TheProduction companies: Jam Handy OrganizationReleased: 1961
- Queen of the SeasDirector: Umberto LenziProduction companies: Romana Film
- RamonaDirector: Paul MartinProduction companies: CCC Film
- Rejected GirlDirector: Dėndėviĭn Chimėd-OsorProduction companies: Mongolkino
- ReptilicusDirector: Sidney W. Pink, Poul BangProduction companies: Saga Studios
- Return to Peyton PlaceDirector: José FerrerProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- Rififi in StockholmDirector: Hasse EkmanProduction companies: SF Studios
- Sail a Crooked ShipDirector: Irving BrecherProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- SamsonDirector: Andrzej WajdaProduction companies: Studio Filmowe Kadr
- Savage GunsDirector: Michael CarrerasProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Scarlet SailsDirector: Aleksandr PtushkoProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Season in SalzburgDirector: Franz Josef GottliebProduction companies: Sascha-Film
- Seniman Bujang LapokDirector: P. RamleeProduction companies: Malay Film Productions
- Shadow of the CatDirector: John GillingProduction companies: Hammer Film Productions
- Short by a MillionDirector: Toivo SärkkäProduction companies: Suomen Filmiteollisuus
- SluttishDirector: Ivan KavaleridzeProduction companies: Dovzhenko Film Studios
- Sniper's RidgeDirector: John A. BushelmanProduction companies: Associated Producers
- Snow White and the Three StoogesDirector: Walter LangProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- Splendor in the GrassDirector: Elia KazanProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Stray DogDirector: Akira KurosawaProduction companies: Toho
- Striped TripDirector: Vladimir FetinProduction companies: Lenfilm
- Summer and SmokeDirector: Peter GlenvilleProduction companies: Hal Wallis Productions
- Susan SladeDirector: Delmer DavesProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Sword in the ShadowsDirector: Luigi CapuanoProduction companies: Romana Film
- Sword of the ConquerorDirector: Carlo CampogallianiProduction companies: Titanus
- SylviaProduction companies: Australian Broadcasting CorporationReleased: 1961
- Sønner av NorgeDirector: Øyvind VennerødProduction companies: Contact Film
- Taina zelyonogo boraDirector: Oleg NikolayevskyProduction companies: Sverdlovsk Film Studio
- Taste of FearDirector: Seth HoltProduction companies: Hammer Film Productions
- That Forward Center Died at DawnDirector: René MugicaProduction companies: Argentina Sono Film
- The Absent-Minded ProfessorDirector: Robert StevensonProduction companies: Walt Disney Pictures
- The American BeautyDirector: Robert DhéryProduction companies: Le Film d'art
- The AssassinDirector: Elio PetriProduction companies: Titanus
- The Big GambleDirector: Richard Fleischer, Elmo WilliamsProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- The Black MonocleDirector: Georges LautnerProduction companies: American International Pictures
- The Boy and the DoveDirector: Andrei KonchalovskyProduction companies: Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- The Brig Three LiliesDirector: Hans AbramsonProduction companies: SF Studios
- The BrigandDirector: Renato CastellaniProduction companies: Cineriz
- The Children's HourDirector: William WylerProduction companies: United Artists
- The ComancherosDirector: Michael CurtizProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- The CossacksDirector: Vasili ProninProduction companies: Mosfilm
- The Curse of the WerewolfDirector: Terence FisherProduction companies: Hammer Film Productions
- The DamnedDirector: Joseph LoseyProduction companies: Hammer Film Productions
- The Devil at 4 O'ClockDirector: Mervyn LeRoyProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- The DownhillDirector: Giannis DalianidisProduction companies: Finos Film
- The End of SummerDirector: Yasujirō OzuProduction companies: Toho
- The First JoannaDirector: Christopher MuirProduction companies: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- The Glass SlipperDirector: Rostislav Zakharov, Alexander RouProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- The Golden YurtDirector: Ravjaagiin Dorjpalam, Gottfried KolditzProduction companies: Mongolkino, DEFA
- The Great ImpostorDirector: Robert MulliganProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- The Green PatrolProduction companies: TsentrnauchfilmReleased: August 4, 1961
- The Greeneyed ElephantDirector: Peer GuldbrandsenProduction companies: Troma Entertainment
- The Guns of NavaroneDirector: J. Lee ThompsonProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- The Hour in Which You're HappyDirector: Rudolf JugertProduction companies: Bavaria-Filmkunst
- The HustlerDirector: Robert RossenProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- The Ladies ManDirector: Jerry LewisProduction companies: Paramount Pictures
- The Last SunsetDirector: Robert AldrichProduction companies: Bryna Productions
- The Laughing WidowsDirector: Nezam FatemiProduction companies: Pars Film
- The Long and the Short and the TallDirector: Leslie NormanProduction companies: Michael Balcon, Associated British Picture Corporation
- The Man from NowhereDirector: Eldar RyazanovProduction companies: Mosfilm
- The Merchant of VeniceDirector: Alan BurkeProduction companies: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- The Midnight TerrorDirector: Samuel KhachikianProduction companies: Missaghieh Studio
- The Mink CoatDirector: Aarne TarkasProduction companies: Suomen Filmiteollisuus
- The MisfitsDirector: John HustonProduction companies: Seven Arts Productions
- The Monster of Highgate PondsDirector: Alberto CavalcantiProduction companies: Halas and Batchelor, Children's Film Foundation
- The MusketeersDirector: Annelise HovmandReleased: December 10, 1961
- The Parent TrapDirector: David SwiftProduction companies: Walt Disney Pictures
- The Passionate DemonsDirector: Nils Reinhardt ChristensenProduction companies: Concord Film
- The Pit and the PendulumDirector: Roger CormanProduction companies: American International Pictures
- The Queen's GuardsDirector: Michael PowellProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- The RebelDirector: Robert DayProduction companies: Associated British Picture Corporation
- The Red Detachment of WomenDirector: Xie JinProduction companies: Tianma Film Studio
- The Right ApproachDirector: David ButlerProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- The Road WestDirector: Bohdan PorębaProduction companies: Zespół Filmowy Kamera
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneDirector: José QuinteroProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Seven Arts Productions
- The Runaway AngelDirector: George OvadiahProduction companies: Atlas Film
- The Scarlet DoveDirector: Matti KassilaProduction companies: Suomen Filmiteollisuus
- The Sea TulipDirector: Ebrahim MoradiProduction companies: Atlas Film
- The SearchDirector: Fred ZinnemannProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- The Secret of the Black FalconDirector: Domenico PaolellaProduction companies: Romana Film
- The Secret of the FortressDirector: Alisattar AtakishiyevProduction companies: Azerbaijanfilm
- The Secret PartnerDirector: Basil DeardenProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- The Singer Not the SongDirector: Roy Ward BakerProduction companies: The Rank Organisation
- The SkintDirector: Siamak YasemiProduction companies: Poorya Film
- The Strange CountessDirector: Ottokar Runze, Jürgen Roland, Josef von BákyProduction companies: Rialto Film
- The Stress of YouthDirector: Karel KachyňaProduction companies: Barrandov Studios
- The TartarsDirector: Richard Thorpe, Ferdinando BaldiProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lux Film
- The Terror of the TongsDirector: Anthony BushellProduction companies: Hammer Film Productions
- The Thief of BagdadDirector: Arthur Lubin, Bruno VailatiProduction companies: Titanus
- The Two Little RascalsDirector: Antonio del AmoProduction companies: Suevia Films
- The WastrelDirector: Michael CacoyannisProduction companies: Lux Film
- The Wonders of AladdinDirector: Mario Bava, Henry LevinProduction companies: Lux Film, Embassy Pictures
- The Young OnesDirector: Sidney J. FurieProduction companies: Associated British Picture Corporation
- ThirstDirector: Lucas DemareProduction companies: Argentina Sono Film
- Thou Shalt Not KillDirector: Claude Autant-LaraProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- Through a Glass DarklyDirector: Ingmar BergmanProduction companies: SF Studios
- Time PastDirector: Leonard BuczkowskiProduction companies: Studio Filmowe Kadr
- To My Father in Ulan BatorDirector: Dejidiin JigjidProduction companies: Mongolkino
- ToivelaulujaDirector: Ville SalminenProduction companies: Suomen Filmiteollisuus
- Tonight a City Will DieDirector: Jan RybkowskiProduction companies: Zespół Filmowy „Rytm”
- Town Without PityDirector: Gottfried ReinhardtProduction companies: The Mirisch Company
- Two Gentlemen 'N'Director: Tadeusz ChmielewskiReleased: 1961
- Two Half Times in HellDirector: Zoltán FábriProduction companies: Hunnia Film Studio
- Two Rode TogetherDirector: John FordProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- Ukrainian RhapsodyDirector: Sergei ParajanovProduction companies: Dovzhenko Film Studios
- Underworld U.S.A.Director: Samuel FullerProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- Until Next SpringDirector: Victor SokolovProduction companies: Lenfilm
- V odnom rayoneDirector: Shaken AjmanovProduction companies: Kazakhfilm
- V trudnyy chasDirector: Ilya GurinProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- Very Important PersonDirector: Ken AnnakinProduction companies: The Rank Organisation
- Via MalaDirector: Paul MayProduction companies: CCC Film
- VictimDirector: Basil DeardenProduction companies: Allied Film Makers
- Waters of the MoonDirector: Christopher MuirProduction companies: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- West Side StoryDirector: Jerome Robbins, Robert WiseProduction companies: United Artists, The Mirisch Company
- Whistle Down the WindDirector: Bryan ForbesProduction companies: Allied Film Makers
- White BellsDirector: Ivars KraulitisProduction companies: Riga Film Studio
- Wild in the CountryDirector: Philip DunneProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- Wind of FreedomDirector: Leonid TraubergProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Wise GuysDirector: Claude ChabrolProduction companies: Cocinor
- YevdokiyaDirector: Tatyana LioznovaProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- YojimboDirector: Akira KurosawaProduction companies: Toho
- Åsa-Nisse bland grevar och baronerDirector: Ragnar FriskProduction companies: AB Svensk talfilm
- Водил поезда машинистDirector: Viktor ZhilinProduction companies: Odesa Film Studio