Is the producer of Hollywood movies a director or a screenwriter?

It's hard to say who is bigger, the producer or the director, because these two people have different division of labor and different responsibilities.

Generally speaking, the producer's job content is specified, and his salary is almost fixed. Producers have no right to ask directors to do anything. Of course, some particularly powerful producers dare to ask the director what to do. Directors have great room for self-development and are free to create. Producers have the copyright of TV movies, but directors have the right of signature. When some Hollywood films win the Best Picture Award, the winner is the producer.

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A TV series/movie must have a producer who is in control from beginning to end.

It is the producer's responsibility to find a screenwriter to write a script, choose a suitable director, find a shooting location, as well as art and clothing, makeup modeling, lighting photography, venue props, post-production, dubbing and music, and publicity and screening. It can be said that this is a coolie who knows everything and does everything, but the power he has is enormous.

Because he chose the director and the money and other resources are in the hands of the producer, the Oscar "Best Film" award is given to the producer.