Jordan Peele — Get Out Changed Horror Forever

Jordan Peele shattered expectations with *Get Out*, a $4.5 million debut that grossed $255 million and won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, birthing an entirely new genre of socially conscious horror. His follow-ups, *Us* ($255 million) and *Nope* ($171 million), brought total box office to $700 million, proving his consistency. He's only the third filmmaker to earn Oscar nominations for producing, writing, and directing from his first film, a feat that outperforms #3 Clint Eastwood's slower start. A sketch comedian turned auteur, Peele made white suburban racism the ultimate monster, a leap from comedy to horror that defies logic.