2000s
| Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 |
Bryan Singer | X-Men |
| Clint Eastwood | Space Cowboys | |
| Ron Howard | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | |
| Ang Lee | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | |
| Ridley Scott | Gladiator | |
| Robert Zemeckis | What Lies Beneath | |
| 2001 |
Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
| Alejandro Amenábar | The Others | |
| Chris Columbus | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | |
| Christophe Gans | Brotherhood of the Wolf | |
| David Lynch | Mulholland Drive | |
| Steven Spielberg | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | |
| 2002 |
Steven Spielberg | Minority Report |
| Chris Columbus | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | |
| Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | |
| George Lucas | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | |
| Bill Paxton | Frailty | |
| Sam Raimi | Spider-Man | |
| 2003 |
Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| Danny Boyle | 28 Days Later | |
| Bryan Singer | X2 | |
| Quentin Tarantino | Kill Bill, Volume 1 | |
| Gore Verbinski | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | |
| Edward Zwick | The Last Samurai | |
| 2004 |
Sam Raimi | Spider-Man 2 |
| Alfonso Cuarón | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | |
| Michel Gondry | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | |
| Michael Mann | Collateral | |
| Quentin Tarantino | Kill Bill, Volume 2 | |
| Zhang Yimou | House of Flying Daggers | |
| 2005 |
Peter Jackson | King Kong |
| Andrew Adamson | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | |
| George Lucas | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | |
| Mike Newell | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | |
| Christopher Nolan | Batman Begins | |
| Steven Spielberg | War of the Worlds | |
| 2006 |
Bryan Singer | Superman Returns |
| J. J. Abrams | Mission: Impossible III | |
| Alfonso Cuarón | Children of Men | |
| Mel Gibson | Apocalypto | |
| Guillermo del Toro | Pan's Labyrinth | |
| Tom Tykwer | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | |
| 2007 |
Zack Snyder | 300 |
| Tim Burton | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | |
| Frank Darabont | The Mist | |
| Paul Greengrass | The Bourne Ultimatum | |
| Sam Raimi | Spider-Man 3 | |
| David Yates | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | |
| 2008 |
Jon Favreau | Iron Man |
| Clint Eastwood | Changeling | |
| David Fincher | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | |
| Christopher Nolan | The Dark Knight | |
| Bryan Singer | Valkyrie | |
| Steven Spielberg | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | |
| Andrew Stanton | WALL-E | |
| 2009 |
James Cameron | Avatar |
| J.J. Abrams | Star Trek | |
| Kathryn Bigelow | The Hurt Locker | |
| Neill Blomkamp | District 9 | |
| Guy Ritchie | Sherlock Holmes | |
| Zack Snyder | Watchmen | |
| Quentin Tarantino | Inglourious Basterds |
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