Director of the Decade - 2000s

This is the most difficult choice in my ongoing list. There were so many fabulous films made by lots of great directors that the research was exhaustive (and quite fun). My choice is a filmmaker that deserves more recognition than he has received. A creator of amazing movies that are both visually and narratively unique. He made many fantastic films that you might have missed!

First, a quick review of the rules and the runners-up for this prestigious award:

This choice is based only upon films made/released during the 2000s. Many of these directors made great movies throughout their career, but only this decade is eligible for today.

And the runners-up are:

Ridley Scott - ‘Gladiator’, ‘Black Hawk Down’, ‘American Gangster’

Christoper Nolan - Dark Knight trilogy, ‘Memento’

Steven Soderberg - ‘Traffic’, ‘Erin Brockovich’, Ocean’s trilogy

Peter Jackson - Lord of the Rings trilogy

Andrew Stanton - ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘WALL-E’

Asghar Farhadi - ‘About Elly’, ‘Fireworks Wednesday’

Clint Eastwood - ‘Million Dollar Baby’, ‘Gran Torino’, ‘Mystic River’

The Cohens - ‘No Country for Old Men’, ‘O Brother, Where art thou?’

And the Winner of the Director of the Decade award for the 2000s: