Last 10 years these people are who come to mind(in no particular order):
Johnathan Nolan (Westworld, Fallout)
David Leitch (Atomic Blonde, Bullet Train)
Denis Villanueve (Dune, Blade Runner 2049)
Jordan Peele (Get Out, Nope)
Sam Mendes (1917, Skyfall, Spectre)
Gareth Evans (The Raid 1 and 2, Merantau)
Hiro Murai (Atlanta, The Bear (a few eps), Barry (a few eps))
Honorable Mentions:
Frederick Toye (Shogun)
Sam Hargrave (Extraction 1 and 2)
Bill Hader (Barry)
This may be unheard of, but I wanted to add an animation director to the list:
Ryu Nakayama (Chainsaw Man, JJK)
Obviously there are more hands at play for both series, but he was the overall series director. Him and his team have been doing amazing work in trying to elevate anime to a new level of direction and cinematography, which is something that is either disregarded or not thought of much because most anime directors will simply bring a page of a manga to a frame and leave it at that.
The existence of both shows has excited me about anime as a whole because I can already see the impact both series have had on newer, bigger budget shows that are coming out. Hopefully, this momentum of competition when it comes to anime direction, keeps building and moving forward.
