The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Steven Spielberg.
Steven Spielberg is an American filmmaker. He began his career in the New Hollywood era and is currently the most commercially successful director. Spielberg is recipient of various awards including three Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, thirteen Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, three Directors Guild of America Awards, seven Producers Guild of America Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award.
Spielberg has received nine nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director making him the third most-nominated director behind Martin Scorsese (10) and William Wyler (12). Spielberg won this category twice for his Holocaust epic Schindler's List (1993) and the World War II drama Saving Private Ryan (1998). He holds the record for most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture with fourteen nominations for the science-fiction drama E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), the period dramas The Color Purple (1985), Schindler's List (1993)—which he won—and Saving Private Ryan (1998), the war dramas Munich (2005), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), and War Horse (2011), the historical epics Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017), the musical West Side Story (2021), the coming-of-age drama The Fabelmans (2022), the biopic Maestro (2023), and the historical tragedy Hamnet (2025).
For his work on television, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for A Pinky and the Brain Christmas (1995), and three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series for the HBO war drama series Band of Brothers (2001), the science-fiction series Taken (2003), and the HBO war drama series The Pacific (2010). He also won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for producing the animated series Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Freakazoid!, Pinky and the Brain, and Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain. As a producer for Broadway productions he has received three nominations for the Tony Award for Best Musical. He was awarded in 2022 for producing A Strange Loop, before receiving further nominations for producing both Water for Elephants (2024), and Death Becomes Her (2025). He won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film for Music by John Williams (2026), achieving EGOT status.
Over his career, Spielberg has received various honors and honorary awards including the BAFTA Fellowship in 1986, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1987, a Career Golden Lion in 1993, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, the Honorary César in 1995, the Directors Guild of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000, a Motion Picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, and the Honorary Golden Bear in 2023. He was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2015 and the National Medal of Arts in 2024 from President Joe Biden. He was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2001, and was made both a Knight and Officer of the France's Legion of Honour in 2004 and 2008, respectively.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1978 Best Director Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1982 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1983 Best Picture E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Best Director 1986 Best Picture The Color Purple 1994 Schindler's List Best Director 1999 Best Picture Saving Private Ryan Best Director 2006 Best Picture Munich Best Director 2007 Best Picture Letters from Iwo Jima 2012 War Horse 2013 Lincoln Best Director 2016 Best Picture Bridge of Spies 2018 The Post 2022 West Side Story Best Director 2023 Best Picture The Fabelmans Best Director Best Original Screenplay 2024 Best Picture Maestro 2026 Hamnet
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. British Academy Film Awards 1975 Best Direction Jaws 1978 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Best Screenplay 1982 Best Film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Best Direction 1993 Best Film Schindler's List Best Direction 1998 Best Film Saving Private Ryan Best Direction 2011 Best Animated Film The Adventures of Tintin 2012 Best Film Lincoln 2015 Bridge of Spies Best Direction 2022 Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans 2025 Best Film Hamnet Outstanding British Film British Academy Games Awards 2009 Best Casual Game Boom Blox
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1999 Best Director Saving Private Ryan 2003 Catch Me If You Can / Minority Report 2006 Munich 2012 War Horse 2013 Lincoln 2016 Bridge of Spies 2018 The Post 2022 West Side Story 2023The Fabelmans Best Original Screenplay
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. Primetime Emmy Awards 1986 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Amazing Stories 1991 Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) Tiny Toon Adventures 1995 Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery 1996 A Pinky and the Brain Christmas 2002 Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) We Stand Alone Together Outstanding Miniseries Band of Brothers 2003 Taken 2006 Into the West 2010 The Pacific 2016 Outstanding Television Movie All the Way 2021 Oslo Daytime Emmy Awards 1991 Outstanding Animated Program Tiny Toon Adventures 1992 1993 Outstanding Children's Animated Program 1994 Animaniacs 1995 1996 1997 Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Freakazoid! Outstanding Children's Animated Program Pinky and the Brain 1998 Animaniacs 1999 Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Pinky and the Brain Outstanding Children's Animated Program Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain 2000 International Emmy Awards 2006 Founders Award Sports Emmy Awards 2025 Outstanding Open/Tease Games of the XXXIII Olympiad: "Land of Stories" The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award – Short Form News and Documentary Emmy Awards 2012 Outstanding Historical Programming – Long Form Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1976Best Director – Motion Picture Jaws 1978 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Best Screenplay – Motion Picture 1982 Best Director – Motion Picture Raiders of the Lost Ark 1983 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1986 The Color Purple 1994 Schindler's List 1998 Amistad 1999 Saving Private Ryan 2002 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film Band of Brothers 2003 Taken 2006 Best Director – Motion Picture Munich Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film Into the West 2011 The Pacific 2012Best Animated Feature Film The Adventures of Tintin 2013 Best Director – Motion Picture Lincoln 2018 The Post 2022 West Side Story 2023 The Fabelmans Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2026 Best Music Film Music by John Williams
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2022 Best Musical A Strange Loop 2024 Water for Elephants 2025 Death Becomes Her
Guild awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref. Directors Guild of America Awards 1975Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Jaws 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1985 The Color Purple 1987 Empire of the Sun 1993 Schindler's List 1997 Amistad 1998 Saving Private Ryan 2005 Munich 2012 Lincoln 2021 West Side Story 2022 The Fabelmans Producers Guild of America Awards 1993Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion PicturesSchindler's List 1997 Amistad Vision Award 1998 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Saving Private Ryan 2000 PGA Hall of Fame – Motion Pictures E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 2001Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television Band of Brothers 2005 Into the West 2010 The Pacific 2011 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures War Horse Best Animated Theatrical Motion Picture The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn 2012Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Lincoln 2015 Bridge of Spies 2017 The Post 2021 West Side Story 2022 The Fabelmans 2023Maestro 2025 Hamnet Writers Guild of America Awards 1974 Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen The Sugarland Express 1977 Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen Close Encounters of the Third Kind 2023 Best Original Screenplay The Fabelmans
Miscellaneous awards