Best Directors of the last ten years

[CheekyShepherd]

2001
ALEJANDRO AMENABAR – THE OTHERS
PETER JACKSON – LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
DAVID LYNCH – MULHOLLAND DRIVE
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN – MEMENTO
RIDLEY SCOTT – BLACK HAWK DOWN

2000
DARREN ARONOFSKY – REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
ANG LEE – CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
RIDLEY SCOTT – GLADIATOR
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN – UNBREAKABLE
STEVEN SODERBERGH – TRAFFIC

1999
FRANK DARABONT – THE GREEN MILE
SPIKE JONZE – BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
SAM MENDES – AMERICAN BEAUTY
ANTHONY MINGHELLA – THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN – THE SIXTH SENSE

1998
VINCENZO NATALI – CUBE
SAM RAIMI – A SIMPLE PLAN
GUY RITCHIE – LOCK, STOCK & TWO SMOKING BARRELS
STEVEN SPIELBERG – SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
PETER WEIR – THE TRUMAN SHOW

1997
JAMES CAMERON - TITANIC
CURTIS HANSON – L A CONFIDENTIAL
ANG LEE – THE ICE STORM
PAUL VERHOEVEN – STARSHIP TROOPERS
ROBERT ZEMECKIS – CONTACT

1996
JOEL COEN – FARGO
WES CRAVEN – SCREAM
CAMERON CROWE – JERRY MAGUIRE
MILOS FORMAN – THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT
ANTHONY MINGHELLA – THE ENGLISH PATIENT

1995
DAVID FINCHER – SEVEN
MEL GIBSON – BRAVEHEART
TERRY GILLIAM – 12 MONKEYS
MICHAEL MANN – HEAT
BRYAN SINGER – THE USUAL SUSPECTS

1994
FRANK DARABONT – THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
ROBERT REDFORD – QUIZ SHOW
OLIVER STONE – NATURAL BORN KILLERS
QUENTIN TARANTINO – PULP FICTION
ROBERT ZEMECKIS – FORREST GUMP

1993
JANE CAMPION – THE PIANO
ANDREW DAVIS – THE FUGITIVE
HAROLD RAMIS – GROUNDHOG DAY
JIM SHERIDAN – IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
STEVEN SPIELBERG – SCHINDLER’S LIST

1992
ROBERT ALTMAN – THE PLAYER
CLINT EASTWOOD – UNFORGIVEN
CARL FRANKLIN – ONE FALSE MOVE
NEIL JORDAN – THE CRYING GAME
QUENTIN TARANTINO – RESERVOIR DOGS

1991
JAMES CAMERON – TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
JONATHAN DEMME – THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
TERRY GILLIAM – THE FISHER KING
RIDLEY SCOTT – THELMA & LOUISE
OLIVER STONE – JFK

[Jasonite]

If I were to make my picks from those choices, they would be:

2001: Christopher Nolan
2000: Ang Lee
1999: Sam Mendes
1998: Steven Spielburg
1997: James Cameron
1996: Cohen Bros.
1995: Bryan Singer
1994: Quentin Tarantino
1993: Steve Spielburg
1992: probably Clint Eastwood...
1991: Jonathan Demme



Jasonite

[notchreturns]

2001: Todd Field for In The Bedroom
2000: Steven Soderbergh for Traffic
1999: P.T. Anderson for Magnolia
1998: Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan
1997: Atom Egoyan for The Sweet Hereafter
1996: Joel Coen for Fargo
1995: Tim Robbins for Dead Man Walking
1994: Quentin Tarantino for Pulp Fiction
1993: Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List
1992: Spike Lee for Malcolm X
1991: Jonathan Demme for The Silence of the Lambs

[charliebobo]

2001: Baz Luhrmann- Moulin Rouge!
2000: Steven Soderbergh- Traffic
1999: Sam Mendes- American Beauty
1998: Terrence Malick- The Thin Red Line
1997: Curtis Hanson- LA Confidential
1996: Anthony Minghella- The English Patient
1995: Mel Gibson- Braveheart
1994: Robert Zemeckis- Forrest Gump
1993: Steven Spielberg- Schindler's List
1992: Clint Eastwood- Unforgiven
1991: Oliver Stone- JFK

[bluntman86]

PT Anderson is the absolute best filmmaker of to come out in the last 10 years. He will be the next great american filmmaker. He is my favorite filmmaker. Wes Anderson is close behind him.

2001: Wes Anderson - The Royal Tenenbaums
2000: Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous
1999: PT Anderson - Magnolia
1998: Wes Anderson - Rushmore
1997: PT Anderson - Boogie Nights
1996: Wes Anderson - Bottle Rocket
1995: Jean Pierre Jeunet - The City of Lost Children
1994: Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction
1993: Richard Linklater - Dazed and Confused
1992: Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs
1991: Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs

[QUENTIN]

My List:


2001:
David Lynch -Mulholland Drive *
Alejando Gonzalez Inaritu -Amores Perros
Todd Field -In The Bedroom
Ridley Scott -Black Hawk Down
Matthieu Kassovitz -The Crimson Rivers


2000:
Steven Soderbergh -Traffic *
Darren Aronofsky -Requiem For A Dream
David Gordon Green -George Washington
Cameron Crowe -Almost Famous
Sofia Coppola -The Virgin Suicides


1999:
Paul Thomas Anderson -Magnolia *
Stanley Kubrick -Eyes Wide Shut
David Fincher -Fight Club
David O. Russel -Three Kings
Martin Scorsese -Bringing Out The Dead


1998:
Alex Proyas -Dark City *
Wes Anderson -Rushmore
Terence Mallick -The Thin Red Line
Spike Lee -He Got Game
Steven Soderbergh -Out of Sight


1997:
Quentin Tarantino -Jackie Brown & Paul Thomas Anderson -Boogie Nights * (tie)
Curtis Hanson -L.A. Confidential
Ang Lee -The Ice Storm
Atom Egoyan -The Sweet Hereafter
Erik Skjoldbjærg -Insomnia


1996:
Joel Coen -Fargo *
Milos Forman -The People Vs. Larry Flynt
Danny Boyle -Trainspotting
John Sayles -Lone Star
Woody Allen -Everyone Says I Love You


1995:
David Fincher -Se7en *
Michael Mann -Heat
Mel Gibson -Braveheart
Oliver Stone -Nixon
Tim Robbins -Dead Man Walking


1994:
Quentin Tarantino -Pulp Fiction *
Alex Proyas -The Crow
Robert Redford -Quiz Show
Oliver Stone -Natural Born Killers
Boaz Yakin -Fresh


1993:
Brian De Palma -Carlito's Way *
Steven Spielberg -Schindler's List
Robert Altman -Short Cuts
Martin Scorsese -The Age of Innocence
Steven Soderbergh -King of The Hill


1992:
Spike Lee -Malcolm X *
Neil Jordan -The Crying Game
Clint Eastwood -Unforgiven
Quentin Tarantino -Reservoir Dogs
Robert Altman -The Player


1991:
Oliver Stone -JFK
John Singleton -Boyz N The Hood
Jonathan Demme -Silence of The Lambs
Zhang Yimou -Raise The Red Lantern
Gus Van Sant -My Own Private Idaho



Of Your List:

2001: David Lynch -Mulholland Drive
2000: Steven Soderbergh -Traffic
1999: Anthony Minghella -The Talented Mr. Ripley
1998: Sam Raimi -A Simple Plan
1997: Curtis Hanson -L.A. Confidential
1996: Joel Coen -Fargo
1995: David Fincher -Se7en
1994: Quentin Tarantino -Pulp Fiction
1993: Steven Spielberg -Schindler's List
1992: Neil Jordan -The Crying Game
1991: Oliver Stone -JFK

[Antonio]

I'm going to list my favorite new directors from 1992 to 2002:

QUENTIN TARANTINO
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
LARRY & ANDY WACHOWSKI
ALLEN & ALBERT HUGHES
DARREN ARONOFSKY
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN
ALEJANDRO AMENABAR
GUILLERMO DEL TORO
TOM TYKWER
DAVID FINCHER
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
LARRY CLARK
RICHARD KELLY
SOFIA COPPOLA
SPIKE JONZE
DOUG LIMAN
TONY KAYE
DANNY BOYLE
TODD SOLONDZ
BOAZ YAKIN

[rushmore beauty]

2001
1. Peter Jackson - LOTR: FOTR
2. Baz Luhrman - Moulin Rouge!
3. Wes Anderson - The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Steven Spielberg - A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
5. Tim Burton - Planet of the Apes (come on - the ape city rocked)

2000
1. Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2. Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous
3. M. Night Shyamalan - Unbreakable
4. Tarsem Sinch - The Cell
5. Sofia Coppola - The Virgin Suicides

1999
1. Sam Mendes - American Beauty (tie with Tim Burton)
1. Tim Burton - Sleepy Hollow (tie with Sam Mendes)
2. M. Night Shyamalan - The Sixth Sense
3. P.T. Anderson - Magnolia

1998
1. Wes Anderson - Rushmore
2. Whoever directed American History X
3. Alex Proyas - Dark City

1997
1. James L. Brooks - As Good As It Gets
2. Kevin Smith - Chasing Amy
3. Robert Zemeckis - Contact

1996
The Coen Bros. - Fargo

1995
Mel Gibson - Braveheart (tie with Micheal Mann)
Micheal Mann - Heat

1994
1. Robert Zemeckis - Forrest Gump
2. Quentin Tarentino - Pulp Fiction