Doesn't appear that Miyazaki needs any more love, but I really couldn't see it being anyone else.
1. Hayao Miyazaki
2. Woody Allen
3. Darren Aronofsky
4. Milos Forman
5. Akira Kurosawa
6. Martin Scorsese
7. Robert Altman
8. Frank Capra
9. Brad Bird
10. Stanley Kubrick
11. Isao Takahata
12. Tim Burton
13. Michel Gondry
14. John Lasseter
15. The Coen Brothers
16. Andrew Stanton
17. Guillermo Del Toro
18. Billy Wilder
19. Danny Boyle
20. Satoshi Kon
UPDATED:1.
Billy WilderDouble Indemnity *****
Witness for the Prosecution *****
Sunset Blvd. *****
The Lost Weekend **** 1/2
Sabrina **** 1/2
Ace in the Hole **** 1/2
Love in the Afternoon **** 1/2
The Apartment **** 1/2
The Front Page *** 1/2
2.
Alfred HitchcockShadow of a Doubt *****
Notorious *****
Rear Window *****
Vertigo *****
Rope ****
The Man Who Knew Too Much ****
The Birds ** 1/2
3.
Hayao MiyazakiNausicaa of the Valley of the Wind *****
Porco Rosso **** 1/2
Princess Mononoke **** 1/2
My Neighbor Totoro **** 1/2
Howl's Moving Castle ****
The Castle of Cagliostro ****
Ponyo ****
Laputa: Castle in the Sky *** 1/2
Spirited Away *** 1/2
Kiki's Delivery Service *** 1/2
4.
Martin ScorseseThe Last Temptation of Christ *****
Goodfellas *****
Raging Bull **** 1/2
The Departed **** 1/2
Taxi Driver ****
Casino ****
Shutter Island ****
Gangs of New York ****
The Aviator ****
Bringing Out the Dead *** 1/2
The King of Comedy *** 1/2
The Color of Money ***
The Age of Innocence ***
After Hours **
5.
Woody AllenAnnie Hall *****
Crimes and Misdemeanors *****
Zelig **** 1/2
Bullets Over Broadway **** 1/2
The Purple Rose of Cairo **** 1/2
Hannah and Her Sisters ****
Stardust Memories ****
Manhattan ****
Whatever Works ****
Another Woman *** 1/2
Deconstructing Harry *** 1/2
Vicky Cristina Barcelona *** 1/2
Bananas *** 1/2
Melinda and Melinda *** 1/2
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy ***
Sleeper ***
Everyone Says I Love You ** 1/2
Scoop * 1/2
6.
Frank CapraIt Happened One Night *****
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington **** 1/2
State of the Union **** 1/2
Mr. Deeds Goes To Town ****
Arsenic and Old Lace ****
Lost Horizon *** 1/2
7.
Stanley KubrickPaths of Glory **** 1/2
A Clockwork Orange **** 1/2
The Shining **** 1/2
Full Metal Jacket ****
2001: A Space Odyssey ****
Eyes Wide Shut *** 1/2
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb *** 1/2
Lolita ***
8.
Pedro AlmodovarAll About My Mother *****
Bad Education **** 1/2
Broken Embraces **** 1/2
Volver ****
Talk to Her *** 1/2
9.
Sidney Lumet12 Angry Men *****
Network **** 1/2
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ****
Fail-Safe ****
Dog Day Afternoon *** 1/2
Serpico *** 1/2
10.
The Coen BrothersA Serious Man **** 1/2
Fargo **** 1/2
Burn After Reading ****
No Country For Old Men ****
The Big Lebowski ****
Blood Simple ****
Miller's Crossing ****
O Brother, Where Art Thou? ****
The Man Who Wasn't There ****
The Hudsucker Proxy ***
Raising Arizona ***
Barton Fink ***
Intolerable Cruelty ** 1/2
11.
Darren AronofskyRequiem for a Dream *****
The Wrestler **** 1/2
The Fountain ****
Pi ****
12.
Isao TakahataGrave of the Fireflies **** 1/2
Only Yesterday ****
Gauche the Cellist ****
My Neighbors the Yamadas ***
Panda! Go Panda! ***
13.
Michael CurtizCasablanca *****
We're No Angels ****
Angels With Dirty Faces ****
14.
Akira KurosawaRashomon *****
Ran **** 1/2
Dreams ***
15.
George CukorThe Philadelphia Story *****
A Double Life **** 1/2
Adam's Rib *** 1/2
16.
Michel GondryEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind **** 1/2
The Science of Sleep **** 1/2
Be Kind Rewind ****
17.
Steven SpielbergSchindler's List **** 1/2
A.I. ****
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial ****
Catch Me if You Can *** 1/2
Munich ***
The Terminal ***
Minority Report **
War of the Worlds **
Jurassic Park **
The Lost World: Jurassic Park * 1/2
18.
John FordThe Quiet Man **** 1/2
Young Mr. Lincoln ****
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance *** 1/2
19.
Satoshi KonPaprika **** 1/2
Tokyo Godfathers ****
Millennium Actress *** 1/2
Perfect Blue *** 1/2
David LynchLost Highway **** 1/2
Mulholland Drive **** 1/2
Blue Velvet ***
Inland Empire **
Note: There are several directors who's work I've really liked, but for now, I'm only including directors who I've seen at least 3 of their films... aka the Sergio Leone exception