50: NANCY MEYERS
THE EVIDENCE: It's Complicated (2009), Something's Gotta Give (2003)
WHY HER: The word ''auteur'' generally brings to mind a snobby boys' club of writer-directors with art-house attitudes and film geek followings. So what can we make of a woman (gasp!) who scripts and directs movies that loads of average moviegoers actually like (double gasp!)? Maybe it's time to give Meyers her due for the undeniable talents — namely a knack for writing pitch-perfect characters and universally relatable storylines — that have made her, at age 61, one of Hollywood's hottest brand names. —Adam Markovitz
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