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Wes Craven
United States
Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984 introduced Freddy Krueger. He directed Scream in 1996, which won MTV's Best Movie Award and grossed over $100 million. In 1999 he directed Music of the Heart, earning Meryl Streep an Oscar nomination. He discovered Johnny Depp, Sharon Stone, and Bruce Willis. His later film Scream 4 was released in 2011.