American fantasy film directors

Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and he is the second highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTA Awards, twelve Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is one of the world's wealthiest celebrities. He is one of 22 people to achieve EGOT status.

Timothy Walter Burton is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for pioneering goth subculture in Hollywood, with his films employing a distinctive style that blends gothic horror and dark fantasy aesthetics with whimsical and surreal elements. He has received numerous accolades, including one Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three BAFTA Awards. He was honored with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2010.

American born-British filmmaker, comedian, and actor (born 1940)

American screenwriter, film producer and director (born 1952)

American film director, producer, and actor

American filmmaker (born 1959)

American filmmaker (born 1958)

American puppeteer (1936–1990)

English and American director, actor, and puppeteer

American film director, cinematographer, and producer (1889–1949)

American film director, writer and producer

American film director (born 1964)

American film and theatre director and producer

American painter and filmmaker (born 1951)

American film director and actor (1887–1980)

American film pioneer (1870–1941)

American animator and filmmaker

American filmmaker (born 1983)

American film director and effects artist

American film director and producer

American animator (1909–1985)

American screenwriter and director

American filmmaker (born 1974)

American film editor and director

American film director

American filmmaker (born 1975)

American film director (1906–1988)

film director, film producer (1895-1980)

American animator and film director (1901-1989)

American film director (1903-1968)

American director and screenwriter (1877-1949)

Film director, television director

American film director

American film director, screenwriter and producer

American film director (1907-2002)

Film director, writer and producer (1893-1957)

American animator (1902–1957)

American film director, animator (1909–1992)

American animator (1891–1971)

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