Steven Spielberg

The most commercially successful director in history, Spielberg has directed 35 films since 1971, earning over $10 billion at the global box office. Schindler's List (1993) won him his first Best Director Oscar, while Jaws (1975) invented the summer blockbuster and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) held the all-time box office record for over a decade.