15. Alfred Hitchcock
Few directors can brag of a career more illustrious than Alfred Hitchcock. The master of suspense, his psychological thriller films including The Birds, Vertigo, Rear Window, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and North by Northwest have shaped not only filmmaking but popular culture. Hitchcock left an inedible mark on filmmaking, yet received zero Academy Awards and only five nominations during his lifetime. He wasn’t nominated at all for some of his best films, including Vertigo which is widely regarded as one of the best movies ever made.
