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Spielberg is the recipient of various awards including three Academy Awards (with two for Best Director), two British Academy Film Awards, twelve Emmy Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, three Directors Guild of America Awards, and seven Producers Guild of America Awards.
YearFilmCategoryResultNominatedNominatedNominatedWon- '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.
Academy Awards, USA. 2024 Nominee Oscar. Best Motion Picture of the Year. Maestro. Shared with: Bradley Cooper · Fred Berner · Amy Durning · Kristie Macosko Krieger. 2023 Nominee Oscar. Best Achievement in Directing. The Fabelmans. 2023 Nominee Oscar.
- 1978: Close Encounters of the Third Kind. First-time Oscar nominee Steven Spielberg was up against a stacked Best Director category at the 50th Academy Awards.
- 1982: Raiders of the Lost Ark. Although Best Director nominee Spielberg lost out to Warren Beatty for Reds at the 54th Academy Awards, the first installment of the Indiana Jones franchise still went home with five Oscars that night.
- 1983: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The following year at the 55th Academy Awards, Spielberg nabbed two nominations, this time for Best Picture, shared with Kathleen Kennedy, and Best Director.
- 1986: The Color Purple. Spielberg's next masterpiece became the film adaption of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker. The film, which starred Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey, was nominated for Best Picture, but lost out to Sydney Pollack's Out of Africa.
Spielberg is the recipient of various accolades, including three Academy Awards, a Kennedy Center honor, four Directors Guild of America Awards, two BAFTA Awards, a Cecil B. DeMille Award and an AFI Life Achievement Award.
87 Metascore. When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down. Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary. Votes: 653,706 | Gross: $260.00M.
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Mar 2, 2023 · How many Oscars has Steven Spielberg won? Spielberg has been nominated for 22 Academy Awards, and has won three (with three nominations pending in the 2023 ceremony).
