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  1. He also received a Kennedy Center honor, a Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an AFI Life Achievement Award . Spielberg is known for such blockbuster films as Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jurassic Park (1993) and the Indiana Jones series (1981-present). Spielberg later explored drama in The ...

  2. A comprehensive list of awards and nominations received by the acclaimed director Steven Spielberg, from the Academy Awards to the CINE Golden Eagle. See his wins and losses for films such as Schindler's List, E.T., West Side Story, and more.

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    • 'Jaws'
    • 'Raiders of The Lost Ark'
    • 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'
    • 'The Color Purple'
    • 'Schindler’s List'
    • 'Saving Private Ryan'
    • 'Munich'
    • 'Letters from Iwo Jima'
    • 'War Horse'
    • 'Lincoln'
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    Spielberg’s seminal hit about a shark terrorizing a local beach community received a best picture nomination. John Williams, a frequent Spielberg collaborator, won his first Oscar for the classic, for best original score.

    The first entry in the Indiana Jones franchise garnered Spielberg a best picture and best director nomination.

    "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial," a heartfelt science fiction film centered around companionship between kids and their alien pal, earned Spielberg a Best Director and Best Picture nomination.

    Though "The Color Purple," an adaptation of Alice Walker's novel, earned 11 Oscar nominations, including best picture, it was shut out of all categories. The film marked Oprah Winfrey’s film debut; she earned an acting nomination.

    For "Schindler’s List," a harrowing Holocaust drama, Spielberg won for best picture and best director. "I have friends who have won this before, but ... I have never held one before. This is the first time I’ve ever had one of these in my hand," he said at the start of his acceptance speech, going on to thank people connected to the story.

    Spielberg scored a best picture nomination and a best director win for this military epic. He also dedicated the film to his late father, who was a World War II veteran.

    "Munich," a spy drama centered around the Israeli government’s response towards a terrorist attack at the 1972 Olympics, was nominated twice at the Academy Awards for best director and best picture. That year, Ang Lee won the best director category for "Brokeback Mountain," and "Crash" won best picture.

    Spielberg produced this best picture nominee alongside Clint Eastwood, who directed. The Japanese language movie depicts the Battle of Iwo Jima, a WWII battle, from the perspective of Japanese soldier.

    Spielberg nabbed a best picture nomination for this movie he directed about a young man and his horse at the outbreak of WWI.

    For "Lincoln,"Spielberg earned a best picture and best director nomination. Daniel Day-Lewis, starring as the titular president, received his third best actor award.

    Learn how many Oscars Spielberg has won and which movies he was nominated for in six different decades. See his past and pending awards for \"The Fabelmans,\" his autobiographical film about his childhood.

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  4. Steven Allan Spielberg (/ ˈ s p iː l b ɜːr ɡ /; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster , he is the most commercially successful director in history . [1]

  5. Steven Allan Spielberg was born in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Leah Frances (Posner), a concert pianist and restaurateur, and Arnold Spielberg, an electrical engineer who worked in computer development. His parents were both born to Russian Jewish immigrant families. Steven spent his younger years in Haddon Township, New Jersey, Phoenix ...

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  6. Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, writer and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spielberg is the recipient of various accolades, including three Academy Awards, a Kennedy Center honor, four Directors Guild of America Awards, two BAFTA ...

  7. Awards Database. 20 Nominations. 4 Wins. Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg (born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 18, 1946) directed The Sugarland Express (1974) with Goldie Hawn, Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Always (1989) with Richard Dreyfuss, E.T. the Extraterrestrial (1982). He collaborated with George Lucas on ...

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