Live action:

• Krzysztof Kieślowski, Dekalog

Animation:

• Masaaki Yuasa, Ping Pong The Animation, The Tatami Galaxy
• Hiroshi Nagahama, Mushishi
• Yûsuke Yamamoto, Welcome to the N.H.K.
• Shinichiro Watanabe, Cowboy Bebop
• Kazuya Tsurumaki, FLCL