CHRIS CUNNINGHAM:

This is one of the most talented users of CGI I have ever seen.
Not just that but he uses it in such a different and creative way, in my opinion you don't have to have the biggest amount of creativity to do the effects in War of the Worlds (possibly one of the worst films I've ever seen) it's basic and dull. However Cunningham takes a dream and makes it real infront of your eyes.
One of my favorite things about his work is his involvement in music, he has worked with Aphex Twin, Bjork and Portishead and when watching the videos you can tell he really feels his art and the music, he merges them to the extent that you wouldn't know where the noise started and the visuals stopped. He makes the most unreal subjects seem like a warped, often quite scary reality.