Alejandro González Iñárritu

Known for: Birdman (2014), Amores Perros (2000)

Alejandro González Iñárritu began his career in Mexican radio before directing the Death Trilogy — Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006) — three films linked by a preoccupation with coincidence, grief, and globalization. He won the Academy Award for Best Director in consecutive years for Birdman (2014) and The Revenant (2015), only the second director in Academy history to do so.