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Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
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2022 · West Side Story (2021 film)
2018 · The Post (film)
2013 · Lincoln (film)
2006 · Munich (2005 film)
2002 · A.I. Artificial Intelligence
1998 · Amistad (film)
1986 · The Color Purple (1985 film)
1983 · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - 1982 · Raiders of the Lost Ark
- 1978 · Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- 1976 · Jaws (film)
Academy Award
Directing
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Nominated
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 ...
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2015 Winner Guinness World Record. Fastest time for a movie to gross $1bn at the global box office. Jurassic World. The Dinosaur action sequel has achieved the record in a remarkable 13 days between 10 - 22 June, replacing Fast & Furious 7 which previously held the record at 17 days. Shared with: Colin Trevorrow. 2015 Winner Guinness World Record.
- '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'
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.
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Steven Allan Spielberg ( / ˈspiːlbɜːrɡ /; 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] He is the recipient of many accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, nine Golden Globe ...
- 1969–present
- Arnold Spielberg (father)
- Steven Allan Spielberg, December 18, 1946 (age 76), Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
- Democratic
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 ...
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 ...
Jan 24, 2023 · A Look Back on Steven Spielberg's Many Oscar Nominations and Wins. The celebrated director has been nominated 22 times and has won three Academy Awards, plus the coveted Irving G. Thalberg ...
