On this page are names of filmmakers who should win or should have won (or possibly tied) Oscars for specific films, nominations if they weren't given, and/or filmmakers who should win an Oscar in general because of their immense talent. List does not always regard actual nominees. Last updated 01.28.08.
- Sean Penn, Into the Wild, 2007 (Best Director)
- Eddie Vedder, Into the Wild, 2007 (Best Original Song)
- Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild, 2007 (Best Supporting Actor)
- Marc Turtletaub et. al., Little Miss Sunshine, 2006 (Best Picture)
- Emmanuel Lubezki, Children of Men, 2006 (Best Cinematography)
- Alfonso Cuarón et. al., Children of Men, 2006 (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- Alfonso Cuarón, Children of Men, 2006 (Best Director) (tie)
- Paul Greengrass, United 93, 2006 (Best Director) (tie)
- Thomas Newman, The Good German, 2006 (Best Original Score)
- Joan Allen, The Upside of Anger, 2005 (Best Actress)
- Thandie Newton, Crash, 2005 (Best Supporting Actress)
- Rodrigo Prieto, Brokeback Mountain, 2005 (Best Cinematography) (tie)
- Janusz Kaminski, Munich, 2005 (Best Cinematography) (tie)
- Martin Scorsese, The Aviator, 2004 (Best Director)
- Paul Giamatti, Sideways, 2004 (Best Actor)
- Rölfe Kent, Sideways, 2004 (Best Original Score)
- Virginia Madsen, Sideways, 2004 (Best Supporting Actress)
- Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation, 2003 (Best Director)
- Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation, 2003 (Best Supporting Actress)
- Eugene Levy, A Mighty Wind, 2003 (Best Supporting Actor)
- Bill Murray, Lost in Translation, 2003 (Best Actor)
- Julianne Moore, The Hours, 2002 (Best Supporting Actress) (tie)
- Lois Smith, Minority Report, 2002 (Best Supporting Actress) (tie)
- Steve Buscemi, Ghost World, 2001 (Best Supporting Actor)
- Roger Deakins, The Man Who Wasn't There, 2001 (Best Cinematography)
- Christopher Nolan, Memento, 2001 (Best Original Screenplay)
- Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, & Laura Bickford, Traffic, 2000 (Best Picture)
- Charlie Kaufman, Being John Malkovich, 1999 (Best Original Screenplay - tie with Alan Ball)
- Randy Newman, Toy Story 2, 1999 (Best Original Song)
- Thomas Newman, American Beauty, 1999 (Best Original Score)
- Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense, 1999 (Best Supporting Actor)
- Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth, 1998 (Best Actress)
- Burkhard Dallwitz, The Truman Show, 1998 (Best Original Score)
- Andrew Niccol, The Truman Show, 1998 (Best Original Screenplay)
- William H. Macy, Fargo, 1996 (Best Supporting Actor)
- Samuel L. Jackon, Pulp Fiction, 1994 (Best Supporting Actor - tie with Martin Landau)
- Robert Altman, The Player, 1992 (Best Director)
- Oprah Winfrey, The Color Purple, 1985 (Best Supporting Actress)
- Angela Bassett
- Maria Bello
- Annette Bening
- Gael García Bernal
- Thora Birch
- Sandra Bullock
- Steve Carell
- Patricia Clarkson
- Toni Collete
- Joan Cusack
- Jeff Daniels
- Loretta Devine
- Brendan Gleeson
- Li Gong
- Christopher Guest
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Ed Harris
- Naomie Harris
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Djimon Honsou
- Allison Janney
- Catherine Keener
- Regina King
- Greg Kinnear
- David Mamet
- Cillian Murphy
- Rebecca Pidgeon
- Natalie Portman
- Sam Rockwell
- Winona Ryder
- Gary Sinise
- Julia Stiles
- Lili Taylor
- Naomi Watts
- Peter Weir
- Gene Wilder
- Kate Winslet
- Alfre Woodard
- Jeffrey Wright
- Ziyi Zhang
Key:
Gold = Won After Listed Here for Later Film (if film not listed) or Honor
Cyan = Prior Winner for Earlier Film
Green = Won for Same Film in Other Category/Categories