A few nominees I'm considering,
The Coens
Andrew Stanton
Brad Bird
Hayao Miyazaki
David Cronenberg
Guillermo del Toro
Clint Eastwood
Marc Forster
Gus Van Sant
Richard Linklater
Sam Raimi
Pete Docter
Chan-Park Wook
Danny Boyle
Kelly Reichardt
Werner Herzog
Edgar Wright
Wes Anderson
Zack Snyder