2023

Hayao Miyazaki

(The Boy and the Heron)

2022

Park Chan-wook

(Decision to Leave)

2021

Jane Campion

(The Power of the Dog)

2020

Emerald Fennell

(Promising Young Woman)

2019

Bong Joon-ho

(Parasite)

2018

Steven Spielberg

(Ready Player One)

2017

Yorgos Lanthimos

(The Killing of a Sacred Deer)

2016

Damien Chazelle

(La La Land)

2015

George Miller

(Mad Max: Fury Road)

2014

Bennett Miller

(Foxcatcher)

2013

Martin Scorsese

(The Wolf of Wall Street)

2012

Robert Zemeckis

(Flight)

2011

Nicolas Winding Refn

(Drive)

2010

Darren Aronofsky

(Black Swan)

2009

Michael Mann

(Public Enemies)

2008

James Gray

(Two Lovers)

2007

Paul Thomas Anderson

(There Will Be Blood)

2006

Alfonso Cuarón

(Children of Men)

2005

Joe Wright

(Pride & Prejudice)

2004

Tony Scott

(Man on Fire)

2003

Quentin Tarantino

(Kill Bill: Vol. 1)

2002

Spike Jonze

(Adaptation.)

2001

David Lynch

(Mulholland Drive)

2000

Wong Kar-Wai

(In the Mood for Love)

1999

David Fincher

(Fight Club)

1998

Terrence Malick

(The Thin Red Line)

1997

James Cameron

(Titanic)

1996

Brian De Palma

(Mission: Impossible)

1995

Michael Mann

(Heat)

1994

Quentin Tarantino

(Pulp Fiction)