American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur (b. 1946)

Steven Spielberg

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American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur (b. 1946)

Awards Received

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the Crown

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Daytime Emmy Award

Directors Guild of America Award

National Humanities Medal

Philadelphia Liberty Medal

Academy Award for Best Director

Academy Award for Best Picture

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film

BAFTA Award for Best Film

Kennedy Center Honors

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

Saturn Award for Best Director

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

Saturn Award for Best Director

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year

London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year

Saturn Award for Best Director

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program

London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year

Library of Congress Living Legend

Inkpot Award

Officer of the Legion of Honour

Presidential Medal of Freedom

AFI Life Achievement Award

United Nations Peace Medal

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Golden Globe Award

Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)

César Award

Honorary César

Saturn Award for Best Director

Order of the Smile

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

honorary doctor of Harvard University

National Board of Review Award for Best Film

BAFTA Award for Best Direction

Eagle Scout

Distinguished Eagle Scout Award

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Nominated For

Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Picture European Film Award for Best Non-European Film European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

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Writers Guild of America West

Directors Guild of America

Steven Allan Spielberg (/ˈspiːlbɜːrɡ/; born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career in the New Hollywood era, and is one of the most commercially successful directors in history. Spielberg is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards for Best Director, a Kennedy Center honor, and a Cecil B. DeMille Award.

Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He later moved to California and studied film in college. After directing television episodes and several minor films for Universal Studios, he became a household name for directing 1975's summer blockbuster Jaws. He then directed box office hits Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and the adventure films in the Indiana Jones series. Spielberg later explored drama in The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987).

After a brief hiatus, he directed back to back box office hits with the acclaimed science fiction action film Jurassic Park and the holocaust drama Schindler's List (both 1993). In 1998, he directed the World War II epic Saving Private Ryan, which was both a critical and commercial success. Spielberg continued in the 2000s with science fiction, including A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002) and War of the Worlds (2005). He has since directed several fantasy films including The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Ready Player One (2018), and the historical dramas War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), and The Post (2017).

In addition to filmmaking, he co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks, and has served as a producer for many television series and films. Spielberg is also known for his long time collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he has worked for all but five of his feature films. Several of Spielberg's works are among the highest-grossing films of all time and have received acclaim; 11 of his films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and seven have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".