#1 James Cameron
Aliens, The Terminator, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Titanic, Avatar, True Lies
#2 Ron Howard
Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, Rush, Far & Away, Backdraft,
#3 M. Night Shyamalan
The Village, Signs, The 6th Sense, Unbreakable,
#4 Steven Spielberg
Lincoln, Schindler’s List, Bridge of Spies, War of the Worlds, Catch me if you Can, Minority Report, A.I., Saving Private Ryan, Hook, Indiana Jones & Last Crusade, Raders of Lost Ark, E.T.
#5 Quentin Tarentino
Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Kill Bill, Django
#6 Paul Thomas Anderson
Phantom Thread, There will be Blood, One Battle after Another.
#7 Paul Greengrass
Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Identity, Bourne Ultimatum, The News of the World, Captain Philips, United 93, Green Zone
#8 Christopher Nolan
The Odyssey, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Inception, Batman Begins, Memento
#9 Michael Mann
Miami Vice, Collateral, The Insider, Heat,