Steven Spielberg Net Worth
Steven Spielberg Net Worth is
$3.5 Billion
Steven Spielberg's salary
$150 Million
Steven Spielberg Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Also, his yearly salary can be said to be 150 million dollars. Steven Spielberg whose complete name is Steven Allen Spielberg is an American director, who has made plenty of celebrated movies.
his profession as a director, Steven Spielberg can also be a screenwriter as well as a producer. He’s been producing movies now for nearly four decades, which will be an incredibly very long time, and clearly it brought enormous amounts of cash to Steven Spielberg net worth. When In was only a little boy, he already had some wild and profitable imagination and had some modest strategies for his future.
When the director was just 13 years old, he received his first prize for producing a movie about war entitled “Escape to Nowhere”. When the director was 16 years old, he showed his 1st full length movie “Firelight”, that was showed in the neighborhood theater. Sadly, depressing things began to occur in his family life then. His parents got divorced and the later-to-be director needed to move along with his dad to California.
The famous director was created in Ohio in 1946. Steven Spielberg’s mom Leah Adherer was a pianist and had many concerts in America. Although Steven Spielberg was born in Ohio, the majority of his youth was spent in New Jersey and Arizona areas. When the director was a teen, he created his initial movie, which was 8mm short film, and he did that in Scottsdale.
Nevertheless, the director was rejected from that school three times, which appears now rather amazing when his actual gift is revealing. When the director understood that he needs to be associated with the business of directing movies, he applied to be an intern for the editing section in the Universal Studios. Likely even then nobody with whom the director worked had understand that a few years after Steven Spielberg net worth would be among the greatest in the entire company of film.
Steven Spielberg Net Worth $3 Million Dollars
| Full Name | Steven Spielberg |
| Net Worth | $3.5 Billion |
| Salary | $150 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 18, 1946 |
| Place Of Birth | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.715 m) |
| Profession | Film Producer, Film director, Screenwriter, Entrepreneur, Television producer, Actor, Film Editor, Television Director, Businessperson |
| Education | California State University, Long Beach, Brookdale Community College, Saratoga High School, Arcadia High School |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Kate Capshaw (m. 1991), Amy Irving (m. 1985–1989) |
| Children | Sasha Spielberg, Max Spielberg |
| Parents | Arnold Spielberg, Leah Adler |
| Siblings | Anne Spielberg |
| Nicknames | Steve Spielberg , Stephen Spielberg , Steven Spielrock , Steven Allan Spielberg , Steven Speilberg , Uncle Morty , Steven |
| Awards | Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, Academy Awards for the category of Best Director, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for his work as a creative producer, Best Picture Oscar, Federal Cross of Merit, honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by ... |
| Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, César Award for Best Foreign Film, BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, Satellite Award for Best Director, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, AACTA International Award for Best Film, AACTA International Award fo... |
| Movies | "Jaws" (1975), "Jurassic Park", "Schindler's List", "ET the Extra-Terrestrial", "Empire of the Sun", "Back to the Future", "Schindler's List" |
| TV Shows | On the Lot, Toonsylvania, Pinky and the Brain, Invasion America, Freakazoid!, High Incident, Tiny Toon Adventures, Amazing Stories |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frequently uses (and helped re-popularize) the "dolly zoom" in-camera effect used to signify/evoke an impactful moment or realization, famously employed in "Jaws" upon Chief Brody witnessing the shark attack from his beach chair. |
| 2 | Ardent champion of the "cutting-in-camera" philosophy |
| 3 | Known on-set for being able to work and come up with ideas very quickly (the best example of this would be the filming of "Saving Private Ryan", where Spielberg came up with angles and shot ideas on the spot, due to the fact that the film was largely un-storyboarded). Perhaps this is a habit he picked up after the filming of "Jaws", which was, very famously, a torturously slow shoot due to technical problems. |
| 4 | His films are almost always edited by Michael Kahn. |
| 5 | Is credited for starting the summer blockbuster tradition with 1975's first $100 million megahit, Jaws (1975). |
| 6 | Since Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), all of his movies have featured visual effects (even those that were undetected) by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the F/X house created by his friend George Lucas. The only exception has been The Terminal (2004), which had F/X work by Digital Imageworks. |
| 7 | A common theme in many of his films is ordinary people who discover something extraordinary - people, places, artifacts, creatures, etc. (Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)). |
| 8 | Protagonists in his films often come from families with divorced parents, with fathers portrayed as reluctant, absent or irresponsible, most notably in _et: the Extra-Terrestrial_ (Elliot's mother is divorced and father is absent) and Catch Me If You Can (2002) (Frank Abagnale's mother and father split early in the film). This reflects Spielberg's own experience as a youth with his parents breaking up. |
| 9 | Frequently casts Tom Hanks, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Frank Welker and Tom Cruise. |
| 10 | Important images, or characters, are often seen through the rear-view mirror of a car (Duel (1971), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler's List (1993), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)). |
| 11 | Frequently uses a piano as an element in key scenes (Schindler's List (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Minority Report (2002)). |
| 12 | Frequent references to Disney films, music, or theme parks |
| 13 | Consistent references to World War II. |
| 14 | His films often show children in some sort of danger. |
| 15 | He often uses images of the sun (Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Color Purple (1985), Empire of the Sun (1987), Saving Private Ryan (1998)). |
| 16 | Onscreen performers staring, usually at something off-camera. |
| 17 | Often shows shooting stars (Jaws (1975)). |
| 18 | Frequently uses music by John Williams. |
| 19 | Uses powerful flashlights in dark scenes (Jurassic Park (1993); The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)). The outline of the beam is often made visible through dust, mist, or fog. |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| War Horse (2011) | $20,000,000 |
| Jurassic Park III (2001) | $72,000,000 |
| Schindler's List (1993) | $0 (Asked not to be paid.) |
| Jurassic Park (1993) | $250,000,000 (gross and profit participations) |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | $1,500,000 + % of gross |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on John Ford] I try to watch a John Ford film before I start work on any movie simply because he inspires me, and I'm very sensitive to the way he paints his pictures, and the way he blocks people, and frames the action while giving the illusion that there's things happening outside of the camera when there's not. He celebrates the frame, not just what happens inside of it. He's like a classic painter. So I have to watch The Searchers (1956). I have to. Almost every time. I never tire of it. It has so many superlatives. |
| 2 | [on directing] I just love it. This is something that I'll be doing for the rest of my life. [2016] |
| 3 | [on Super 8mm] For me, 8mm was the beginning of everything. (...) When I think of 8mm, I think of the movies. [2016] |
| 4 | [on Kodak's new Super 8 camera and film in general] When I watch the news, I expect and want it to look like live television. However, I don't want that in my movies. I want our century-plus medium to keep its filmic look and I like seeing very fine, swimming grain up there on the screen. To me, it's just more alive and it imbues an image with mystery, so it's never literal. I love movies that aren't literally up in my face with images so clear there is nothing left to our imaginations. Had I shot it on a digital camera, the Omaha Beach landings in Saving Private Ryan (1998) would have crossed the line for those that found them almost unbearable. Paintings done on a computer and paintings done on canvas require an artist to make us feel something. To be the curser or the brush, that is the question and certainly both can produce remarkable results. But doesn't the same hold true for the cinematic arts? Digital or celluloid? Vive la difference! Shouldn't both be made available for an artist to choose? [2016] |
| 5 | [After watching Showgirls (1995)] Sometimes I hate this town. |
| 6 | [on Back to the Future (1985)] I just think the movie is so rich in story, and so rich in occurrence that I really liked it. And it was all in the script too. |
| 7 | I could never have been an accountant. I got a D in math. [2015] |
| 8 | [on Richard Attenborough] Dickie Attenborough was passionate about everything in his life - family, friends, country and career. He made a gift to the world with his emotional epic Gandhi (1982) and he was the perfect ringmaster to bring the dinosaurs back to life as John Hammond in Jurassic Park (1993). He was a dear friend and I am standing in an endless line of those who completely adored him. |
| 9 | [on awarding the Palme d'Or to Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival] The film was a great love story that made all of us privileged, not embarrassed to be flies on the wall, but privileged to have been invited to see this story of deep love and deep heartbreak evolve from the beginning in a wonderful way where time stood still, because the director didn't put any constraints on the narrative - he let the scenes play as long as scenes play in real life. We were absolutely spellbound by the brilliance of the performances and especially the way the director observed his players - the way he just let the characters breathe. The spaces were as important as what they said - what they weren't saying - and we just felt that it was a profound love story and whether or not it plays in the United States was not a criterion for any of our choices. We didn't think about how it was going to play; we just were really happy that somebody had the courage to tell the story the way they told it. |
| 10 | I get that same queasy, nervous, thrilling feeling every time I go to work. That's never worn off since I was 12 years-old with my dad's 8-millimeter movie camera. The thrill hasn't changed at all. In fact, as I've gotten older, it's actually increased, because now I appreciate the collaboration. When I was a kid, there was no collaboration, it's you with a camera bossing your friends around. But as an adult, filmmaking is all about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with and knowing you could never have made any of these films by yourself. My job was constantly to keep a movie family going. I'm blessed with the same thing that John Ford and Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock were blessed with, a mini-industry very similar to the one from the golden era of Hollywood, where it was the same people making movies with you each and every time. And it makes life so much more enjoyable when you get to go home to your family and go to work with your other family. |
| 11 | I've often wondered what gets me to direct and what gets me to produce. I've never been able to answer the question adequately even for myself. When something gets a stranglehold on me and compels me to direct it, I don't question why. I don't look a gift horse in the mouth. I just know what it feels like to be overwhelmed with a desire to make a movie. And I also know as a businessman what it means to be overwhelmed with a desire to produce a good story. But there's a great difference between production and direction for me. Once I'm producing something, I never think, "Gee, I wonder what it would have been like if I had directed it." I may often question choices I make as a producer. But I've never questioned the choices I make as a director. Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed. |
| 12 | [on discovering his calling in life] I think it was 'A Tale of Two Cities'. It was required reading. How do you require a child of let's say twelve years-old to read 'A Tale of Two Cities'? What I did was just make little stick figures in the dog-eared sections of the book, one frame at a time, in different positions. And it was like a flip-book. I just did flip-books and saw these images come to life. That was the first time I was able to create an image that moved. |
| 13 | [laughingly, to composer John Williams who first played the theme for Jaws (1975) on the piano] Well, that isn't going to do it. |
| 14 | I think that science fiction is the child of every soul with an imagination. There's no predicting what the next generation of imaginative writers and directors be giving all of us. Sci-fi, in a way, is the greatest exercise. It's like turning your brain into a muscle. It just exercises every single aspect of your brain. It sometimes forces filmmakers to think, on the one hand, as a quantum physicist and, on the other hand, as a capricious idealist. It's fun. It's like when actors say they would rather play the villain than the hero because the villain has more character. Science fiction is the character of every genre. I actually have a dream sci-fi project that I'm not ready to talk about yet. But it's in the early, early, early planning stages and I'm very excited about it. It will be an original screenplay. I'm not going to write it. I wrote the story and somebody else will write the screenplay. [2001] |
| 15 | The world would be a poorer place without Doctor Who (1963). |
| 16 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) made so much money and rescued Columbia from bankruptcy. It was the most money I ever made, but it was a meagre success story. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) was a phenomenon and I was the happy beneficiary of a couple of points from that movie which I am still seeing money on today. |
| 17 | I said to George there's only one person that can play Indy's father and that's James Bond, and the original James Bond and the greatest James Bond, Sean Connery. |
| 18 | [Interview on "Inside the Actors Studio" 14 March 1999] I think "cutting-in-the-camera" is the greatest lesson that any director can learn about filmmaking, because when you don't got it, you don't got it, and there's no way to go back and get it... |
| 19 | [on beginning film production at the age of eleven] It cost me about fifty dollars to make the movie, and I would charge a quarter a ticket, and at the end of the summer I might have fifty-five dollars. That's kind of the way Hollywood works today. Small margins. |
| 20 | [on A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)] A.I. is a Kubrick concept, a Kubrick approach, a Kubrick philosophy, generalled by Kubrick and charged by me. |
| 21 | It boggles my mind how much I feel is left on my plate. There are things on the other side of the supper table stewing in pots that I'm not really even aware of. I would retire if I didn't feel that way. [2009] |
| 22 | I don't plan my career. I don't think I'll go dark, dark, dark, then light, then dark. I react spontaneously to what falls into my arms, to what is right at the time. I've never made a conscious choice, except maybe for the Indiana Jones sequels and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). They're the only times I've said, "Okay, I need to make these pictures for the public because they're craving it." Also, with Lost World, I hadn't directed for three years so I wanted to do something I felt secure making. I didn't want to make a serious picture like Schindler's List (1993). |
| 23 | [on filming Lincoln (2012)] All during the picture I called Daniel Day-Lewis Mr. President, but that was my idea. I also wore a suit every day which I don't usually do when I'm directing. Everybody was dressed up in their period wardrobe. I did not wear 19th century wardrobe. I wore pretty good clothes from this era. I just wanted to blend in. We knew we were in the 21st century at all times. But once you stepped onto the stages of the White House, everybody really felt that they were making a contribution to remembering this critical moment in our shared history. |
| 24 | [on Daniel Day-Lewis, preparing to portray Abraham Lincoln] Daniel did something first that made me sad. He wanted to wait a year. And it was a masterstroke because he had a year to do research. He had a year to find the character in his own private process. He had a year to discover how Lincoln sounded, and he found the voice. He had Lincoln so embedded in his psyche, in his soul, in his mind, that I would come to work in the morning and Lincoln would sit behind his desk, and we could begin. |
| 25 | [on film] My favorite and preferred step between imagination and image is a strip of photochemistry that can be held, twisted, folded, looked at with the naked eye, or projected on to a surface for others to see. It has a scent and it is imperfect. If you get too close to the moving image, it's like impressionist art. And if you stand back, it can be utterly photo-realistic. You can watch the grain, which I like to think of as the visible, erratic molecules of a new creative language. After all, this "stuff" of dreams is mankind's most original medium, and dates back to 1895. Today, its years are numbered, but I will remain loyal to this analogue art-form until the last lab closes. |
| 26 | [About the criticism he received for The Color Purple (1985)] Most of the criticism came from directors that felt that we had overlooked them, and that it should have been a black director telling a black story. That was the main criticism. The other criticism was that I had softened the book. I have always copped to that. I made the movie I wanted to make from Alice Walker's book. Alice was on the set a lot of the time and could have always stepped forward to say, "You know, this is too Disney. This is not the way I envisioned the scene going down." She was very supportive during filmmaking, and so I felt that we were doing a good job adapting her novel. There were certain things in the [lesbian] relationship between Shug Avery and Celie that were finely detailed in Alice's book, that I didn't feel could get a [PG-13] rating. And I was shy about it. In that sense, perhaps I was the wrong director to acquit some of the more sexually honest encounters between Shug and Celie, because I did soften those. I basically took something that was extremely erotic and very intentional, and I reduced it to a simple kiss. I got a lot of criticism for that. |
| 27 | There are parts of Hook (1991) I love. I'm really proud of my work right up through Peter being hauled off in the parachute out the window, heading for Neverland. I'm a little less proud of the Neverland sequences, because I'm uncomfortable with that highly stylized world that today, of course, I would probably have done with live-action character work inside a completely digital set. But we didn't have the technology to do it then, and my imagination only went as far as building physical sets and trying to paint trees blue and red. |
| 28 | John has given movies a musical language that can be spoken and understood in every country on this planet. John Williams is the most common language through which people of all ages communicate and remember to each other why they love movies. I am the only person who can say that I've collaborated with John for exactly half of his life. Without question, he has been the single most significant contributor to my success as a filmmaker. This nation's greatest composer and our national treasure is also one of the greatest friends I have ever had in my entire life. |
| 29 | Carlo Rambaldi was E.T.'s Geppetto. |
| 30 | [on Schindler's List (1993)] Robin (Williams) would call me every week to cheer me up. And I'd tell him what scenes we'd shot. |
| 31 | I tried twice to get Cubby Broccoli to hire me to direct a Bond film. The first time I met him in person was after I'd done Duel (1971). I told him I wanted to do a Bond picture more than anything else in the world and he said, "We only hire British, experienced directors." So I failed in both categories. |
| 32 | When I did War Horse (2011), I was struck by the reality of being out in the fresh air, seeing the sky changing and light moving, and seeing the performances in real time. But being corralled in a digital world with no way out on Tintin became so thrilling to me, I was completely enveloped and enraptured. |
| 33 | When you listen, you learn, You absorb like a sponge - and your life becomes so much better than when you are just trying to be listened to all the time. |
| 34 | Daniel Day-Lewis would have always been counted as one of the greatest of actors, were he from the silent era, the golden age of film or even some time in cinema's distant future. |
| 35 | [About Munich (2005)] I am not attacking Israel with this film. In no way, shape or form am I doing that. I'm simply asking why the world feels that the only acceptable response to violence is counter-violence. I'm not answering that question. Just asking it. |
| 36 | [on his friend and frequent collaborator Michael Crichton] Michael's talent out scaled even his own dinosaurs of 'Jurassic Park.' He was the greatest at blending science with big theatrical concepts, which is what gave credibility to dinosaurs again walking the earth. In the early days, Michael had just sold 'The Andromeda Strain' to Robert Wise at Universal and I had recently signed on as a contract TV director there. My first assignment was to show Michael Crichton around the Universal lot. We became friends and professionally 'Jurassic Park,' 'ER,' and 'Twister' followed. Michael was a gentle soul who reserved his flamboyant side for his novels. There is no one in the wings that will ever take his place. |
| 37 | I had a lot to prove when I made Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) because I had done three movies in a row that had gone wildly over budget and schedule, 1941 (1979), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Jaws (1975). I was ready to turn over a new leaf and Raiders was my chance to make a movie responsibly - under schedule and under budget. Fortunately George Lucas gave me a lot of support and help with preparation. I wasn't dreaming of big box office or making a classic; all I was focused on was making a film the audience would like and doing it in a way that was fiscally responsible. I think we were all surprised by the worldwide success of Raiders. I remember hearing people quote lines from the film or seeing kids pretend to be the characters, and realizing that the film had gone beyond box office success and had entered popular culture. That was one of the happy aftershocks of making that movie. More than anything, we want our films to be watchable and Raiders is a movie I can watch with my kids and completely detach myself from the fact that I directed it. I sit back and enjoy it. For a kid who grew up dreaming of making memorable images, it's a thrill to know Raiders is one of those films where people just have to see the silhouette of the main character, and they immediately think, "Indiana Jones!" |
| 38 | [on Akira Kurosawa] Kurosawa is the pictorial Shakespeare of our time. |
| 39 | I'm very relaxed about Oscars. I'll admit to you that I wasn't relaxed before I won for Schindler's List (1993). I was pretty much worried about it and almost wanted to get one behind me to get the anxiety out of my gut every time December reared its ugly head. So after I won for Schindler's and Saving Private Ryan (1998), I have no expectations of ever winning again. Whatever happens, happens. |
| 40 | I've had darkness in all the films, in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jaws (1975). There are moments in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) that are brutally dark. I just don't think people have stopped to study. They may not have stopped to think when they assume that I suddenly developed a dark side because of Schindler's List (1993). When critics carp about my dark side, I always wonder, "Well, did they really look in the shadows?" |
| 41 | I committed to directing Catch Me If You Can (2002) principally because Frank Abagnale Jr. did things that were the most astonishing scams I had ever heard. And I'm a big fan of scams. I loved The Flim-Flam Man (1967). I loved Scarecrow (1973) with Gene Hackman. I loved Elmer Gantry (1960) - which I think is a bit of a scam movie. The Sting (1973) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) were kind of scams. You know, some of those villains, you have to sympathize with them. |
| 42 | In Saving Private Ryan (1998) I had a sense that I was establishing a template, based on the experiences communicated to me by the veterans who fought that morning on Dog Green, Omaha Beach, and their experiences, and the very few surviving photographs of the great war correspondent, Robert Capa. I combined those photographs to try to find a 24-frame-per-second equivalent for how I can show that kind of terror and chaos without making a movie that looked elegant and beautiful and in full living color, very much like war movies had been made in the past. It wasn't that I was trying to break the mold of the old war movie approach, visually, but I was simply trying to validate all of this testimony that had been communicated to us, based on the young men that lived and survived that battle. I didn't know it was going to establish a look for war movies, but it was certainly what I thought was right for that particular story. |
| 43 | [on working on The Pacific (2010), Band of Brothers (2001) and Saving Private Ryan (1998)] - What moved us to tell these stories, based on these survivors and veterans, was to see what happens to the human soul throughout this particular engagement. These islands were stepping stones to the mainland of Japan. We weren't trained by the drill instructors stateside. We were trained by the enemy, in how to fight the enemy. They trained us how to fight like them. I don't want to compare one war to the other, in terms of savagery, but there's a level when nature and humanity conspire against the individual. To see what happens to those individuals, throughout the entire course of events, leading up to the dropping of the two atomic bombs, is something that was very, very hard for the actors, the writers and all of us to put on the screen, but we felt we had to try. |
| 44 | There's no other way to learn about it, except through documentaries. I encourage documentarians to continue telling stories about World War II. I think documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation that doesn't often look back to learn anything about the history that provided a safe haven for so many of us today. Documentaries are the first line of education, and the second line of education is dramatization, such as "The Pacific." |
| 45 | [on if the soldier's journey is the ultimate hero's journey] - For one thing, I don't think that anybody in any war thinks of themselves as a hero. The minute anybody presumes that they are heroes, they get their boots taken away from them and buried in the sand. That's not going to happen. In the re-creation of combat situations, and this is coming from a director who's never been in one, being mindful of what these veterans have actually gone through, you find that the biggest concern is that you don't look at war as a geopolitical endeavor. You look at war as something that is putting your best friend in jeopardy. You are responsible for the person in front of you and the person behind you, and the person to the left of you and the person to the right of you. Those are the small pods that will inadvertently create a hero, but that is someone else's observation, not the observation of those kids in the foxholes. |
| 46 | [on Janusz Kaminski] I was watching television and saw his name on a TV movie, Wildflower (1991), that was beautifully photographed, so I called up the head of my TV department and asked him to consider hiring him to do a pilot we produced about the Civil War, Class of '61 (1993). The director agreed to use Janusz and he was great. I think Janusz has brought a lighting style to my movies that I'd never had before. Even Allen Daviau who had done three pictures with me, who I think is the greatest lighting cameraman in town. But Janusz brought more daring, dangerous light into my films. I set the camera. I do all the blocking. I choose the lenses. I compose everything. But Janusz, basically, is my lighting guy. And he's a master painter with light; he's made tremendous contributions to my work through his art. |
| 47 | I've never used John Williams to tell people how to feel. I use John Williams to enhance my vision and my thoughts emotionally from scene to scene. He'll signal when the shark is coming, which are the most famous single notes next to Beethoven's Fifth. In telling a story, I will use every tool in my arsenal. I will do anything in my power to communicate the best story as I know how. |
| 48 | My movies are all different. I've tried to make every movie as if it was made by a different director, because I'm very conscious of not wanting to impose a consistent style on subject matter that is not necessarily suited to that style. So I try to re-invent my own eye every time I tackle a new subject. But it's hard, because everybody has style. You can't help it. It just comes off you like pollen. I mean, if you're a bee, you're a bee, but at the same time I try very hard to work a little out of the box every time I make a choice. And I had to go back to a box that I had helped invent in the 1980s to accomplish the task of bringing Indiana Jones back to life in the 21st century. We went right back to the blazing Technicolor style of the first three installments. For Munich (2005), I certainly tried to bring an early-70s Hollywood style, a cinéma-vérité style, with zoom-lenses, and a lot of the tools that were used to make movies in the 70s, one of my favorites being The Day of the Jackal (1973), the Fred Zinnemann film. But I didn't want to update Indiana Jones to the 1950s beyond hair, makeup, costumes and cars. I wanted it to look very similar to the first three pictures. |
| 49 | I never know what I'm in for. Most of my presumptions about a production are usually wrong. For instance, with Schindler's List (1993) I was pretty certain that whatever came my way in Poland I could tolerate, and just put my camera between myself and the subject, and protect myself by creating my own aesthetic distance. And immediately, on the first day of shooting, that broke down. I didn't have that as a safety net and immediately I realized that that this was about to become the most personal professional experience of my life. It was a devastatingly insightful experience, but it's something I still haven't gotten over. I think back on the production of Schindler's List with very sad memories, because of the subject matter, not because of the working experience. The working experience was nearly perfect because everybody held on to each other in that production. We formed a circle. It was very therapeutic, and for a lot of people, it changed their lives. A lot of the actors, a lot of the crew, it changed their lives. It changed my life, for sure. But other productions I've gone into with a blythe spirit, thinking, This film's a pushover. It's often when I take that attitude, the movie turns around and runs over me as if it were a tank. So I've tried my best to stop second-guessing what the working experience is going to be like. Because I'm usually wrong. |
| 50 | The one ingredient I bring to all of my films is the ability to listen to anybody who has a good idea on the production. I'm very collaborative with actors, with my writers, with my editor, my cinematographer, with Johnny Williams who does all of my scores. And I just think from a very young age my parents taught me probably the most valuable lesson of my life - sometimes it's better not to talk, but to listen. |
| 51 | I think most of my movies are personal movies. I think the most personal movie I've made is Schindler's List (1993). I think the second-most personal movie I have ever made is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). I also find The Color Purple (1985) to be a personal film for me. So I've made a number of personal films. But I haven't made a movie yet that is actually a mirror neuron of my factual life and I don't think I ever will. My sister wrote a script about our lives and that might come around again some day, but I've always stayed away from anything that is too biographical. |
| 52 | [on James Cameron] He gets a lot of points for being a techno-brat, but he is a very emotional storyteller. |
| 53 | [on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)] Harrison became Indiana Jones in a millisecond. He came on set, he donned the hat and everything came with it; his laconic sense of humour, his willingness to take a punch...and get hurt by that punch. All the things that Harrison, George, Larry Kasdan and I originally created. He brought all this back to life as if no time had elapsed since the third movie. My favourite memories from the shoot are my deepening respect for Harrison, not only as an actor but as a dear friend. We've gone off and made other movies which mean our paths have not crossed all that often. I'm not the most social guy in the world and neither is Harrison, so we didn't spend much time together, but we actually became great buddies on this movie, more even than on the first three. It's the best thing that came out of this experience for me. |
| 54 | [on seeing The Godfather (1972) for the first time] I felt that I should quit, that there was no reason to continue directing because I would never reach that level of confidence. |
| 55 | [Receiving the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards] Whenever I try to tell a risky story, whether it's about sharks or dinosaurs, or about aliens or about history, I'll always be thinking, "Am I going to get away with this?" When I don't have that worry, I won't make that movie. |
| 56 | Disney is the birthplace of imagination and has always been as close to the worldwide audience as any company ever has. |
| 57 | The most expensive habit in the world is celluloid, not heroin, and I need a fix every two years. |
| 58 | {On his behavior following the premiere of a new film] My ritual is total blackout. No radio, no television, no internet, no newspapers. I just want to hear one number, which is the Monday-morning number. |
| 59 | At E3 games convention about partnership with EA: I am a gamer myself, and I really wanted to create a video game that I could play with my kids. |
| 60 | I interpret my dreams one way and make a movie out of them and people see my movies and make them part of their dreams. |
| 61 | If I weren't a director, I would want to be a film composer. |
| 62 | The person I enjoy working for more than anyone else is George Lucas. He's the best boss I ever had because he's the most talented boss I ever had. |
| 63 | All those horrible, traumatic years I spent as a kid became what I draw from creatively today. |
| 64 | Duel (1971) was almost a once-in-a-lifetime story. You don't get stories like that all the time. |
| 65 | I'll probably never win an Oscar, but I'll sure have a lot of fun! I really believe that movies are the great escape! |
| 66 | As long as there's been Transformers, I've been one of the biggest fans. And I always thought that somewhere in this genius concept, there was a movie. |
| 67 | What kept us going was the thought that David Lean, at 54, had done this every day for a year. David Lean was our criterion for survival - on filming Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) in Tunisia. |
| 68 | I feel like I've been engaged to the British Empire since 1980 and tonight you have given me the ring knighthood. |
| 69 | During an interview with Roger Ebert regarding his film Munich (2005) and the response from Jewish critics that claim it depicts Israeli and Palestinian causes as morally equivalent: Frankly, I think that's a stupid charge. The people who attack the movie based on 'moral equivalence' are some of the same people who say diplomacy itself is an exercise in 'moral equivalence' and that war is the only answer. That the only way to fight terrorism is to dehumanize the terrorists by asking no questions about who they are and where they come from. What I believe is, every act of terrorism requires a strong response, but we must also pay attention to the causes. That's why we have brains and the power to think passionately. Understanding does not require approval. Understanding is not the same as inaction. Understanding is a very muscular act. If I'm endorsing understanding and being attacked for that, then I am almost flattered. |
| 70 | I had dinner with the founder of Yahoo! about seven years ago in Japan. I had my son, who is now sixteen, he was much younger then. I took him to a tea house. We had Geishas, they were serving us tea and I had a little soki and we were talking. And he kept sitting across from me and he kept saying "Yahoo! You have to know what Yahoo!"... and he was going crazy over this thing called Yahoo! And I thought he was actually out of his brain. You know, because he kept talking about Yahoo! and I thought he was trying to say "Yahoo!" And he was, but I had no idea what he was building. And he was so thrilled with what was happening in his world. And this was way beyond my world at that time. And how I look back. I thought: God if I could have been a little bit nicer to that guy, he might have called me up and offered me a chance to invest early. (2002). |
| 71 | I've learned that we can do just about anything under the sun with computers. So the question becomes, should we? Or, should we remind ourselves, as filmmakers, to be careful and remember that there is nothing more important than how a story is told? If storytelling becomes a byproduct of the digital revolution, then the medium itself is corrupted. On the other hand, if digital tools are simply a way to enhance a conventional story, then in that case, they can make telling that story easier. It's easier and more practical to show 20,000 soldiers in the Crimean War using computers, obviously. So, that's fine. But now, we have technology that can replace actors, or an entire performance in an already existing movie. We could cut out Humphrey Bogart and replace him with Vin Diesel, if somebody wanted. Who would want to? Well, there might be people who would. That's why we have to be careful. Movies reflect our cultural heritage from the period in time in which they were made. Therefore, altering them can destroy that historical perspective. That's disrespectful of history, which is a big issue for me. The situation is like walking a tightrope - we have to move forward, but we have to be careful. |
| 72 | Times have changed. It's like when the first 747 landed at Los Angeles international airport: everybody thought flying through the sky was the most greatest marvel they had ever seen - floating through the air, seemingly in slow motion. Today we never even look at 747s. They're a dime a dozen and it's that way with the blockbuster. If there was one blockbuster every three years, it meant a lot more than when you have a blockbuster every three weeks. It's the job of each of these studios to market these movies as the must-see movie of the year, so they go after blockbuster status by creating a grand illusion. Sometimes they've got a real engine behind that grand illusion, meaning the movie is damned good and the audience will say they got their money's worth. Other times, the audience comes on the promise of seeing something they've never ever seen before and it becomes just another sci-fi action yarn and they feel disappointed. |
| 73 | What I'm saying is that I believe in showmanship. |
| 74 | After a scary movie about the world almost ending, we can walk into the sunlight and say, "Wow, everything's still here. I'm OK!" We like to tease ourselves. Human beings have a need to get close to the edge and, when filmmakers or writers can take them to the edge, it feels like a dream where you're falling, but you wake up just before you hit the ground. |
| 75 | Being a movie-maker means you get to live many, many lifetimes. It's the same reason audiences go to movies, I think. When my daughter Sasha (Sasha Spielberg) was 5 years old, we would be watching something on TV and she'd point to a character on screen and say, "Daddy, that's me." Ten minutes later a new character would come on screen and she'd say, "No, Daddy. That's me." Throughout the movie she would pick different people to become. I think that's what we all do. We just don't say it as sweetly. |
| 76 | I'm as guilty as anyone, because I helped to herald the digital era with Jurassic Park (1993). But the danger is that it can be abused to the point where nothing is eye-popping any more. The difference between making Jaws (1975) 31 years ago and War of the Worlds (2005) is that today, anything I can imagine, I can realize on film. Then, when my mechanical shark was being repaired and I had to shoot something, I had to make the water scary. I relied on the audience's imagination, aided by where I put the camera. Today, it would be a digital shark. It would cost a hell of a lot more, but never break down. As a result, I probably would have used it four times as much, which would have made the film four times less scary. Jaws is scary because of what you don't see, not because of what you do. We need to bring the audience back into partnership with storytelling. |
| 77 | I think every film I make that puts characters in jeopardy is me purging my own fears, sadly only to re-engage with them shortly after the release of the picture. I'll never make enough films to purge them all. |
| 78 | I don't work weekends. Weekends are for my kids. And I have dinner at home every night when I'm not physically directing a movie - I get home by six. I put the kids to bed and tell them stories and take them to school the next morning. I work basically from 9.30 to 5.30 and I'm strict about that. |
| 79 | Godzilla (Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)) was the most masterful of all dinosaur movies because it made you believe it was really happening. |
| 80 | [When asked about being conflicted whether to make more artistic films, or more commercial films]: All the time, but when you have a story that is very commercial and simple, you have to find the art. You have to take the other elements of the film and make them as good as possible, and doing that will uplift the film. |
| 81 | The older I get, the more I look at movies as a moving miracle. Audiences are harder to please if you're just giving them special effects, but they're easy to please if it's a good story. The audience is also the toughest critic - a good story that exists in your world may not be the first choice for an audience. So I just do the best I can. |
| 82 | I always like to think of the audience when I am directing. Because I am the audience. |
| 83 | With Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), George (George Lucas) put the butter back into the popcorn. |
| 84 | Poltergeist (1982) is the darker side of my nature, it's me when I was scaring my younger sisters half to death. In Poltergeist, I wanted to terrify and I also wanted to amuse - I tried to mix the laughs and screams together. |
| 85 | I'd rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday. |
| 86 | I dream for a living. |
| 87 | I don't drink coffee. I've never had a cup of coffee in my entire life. That's something you probably don't know about me. I've hated the taste since I was a kid. |
| 88 | I would love to see the British film industry get back on its feet again. |
| 89 | I have made almost as many films in England as I have in America. I will come back to England again and again. |
| 90 | [on friend Joan Crawford]: She is five feet four, but she looks six feet on the screen. In a two-shot with anyone, even Gable, (Clark Gable), your eyes fix on her. She is imperious, yet with a childlike sparkle. She is haughty, yet tender. She has no great range as an actress, yet within the range she can perform better than any of her contemporaries. |
| 91 | Before I go off and direct a movie I always look at 4 films. They tend to be: Seven Samurai (1954), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Searchers (1956). |
| 92 | [on winning the Best Director Oscar for Saving Private Ryan (1998)]: Am I allowed to say I really wanted this? |
| 93 | Once a month the sky falls on my head, I come to and I see another movie I want to make. |
| 94 | I think that the Internet is going to effect the most profound change on the entertainment industries combined. And we're all gonna be tuning into the most popular Internet show in the world, which will be coming from some place in Des Moines. We're all gonna lose our jobs. We're all gonna be on the Internet trying to find an audience. |
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| 1 | Both detectives Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Holmes in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) use magnifying glasses, and both were Spielberg productions. |
| 2 | Spielberg had directed Columbo: Murder by the Book (1971), the very first episode of that famous series (not counting two pilot films). In the 3rd season episode Mind Over Mayhem (1974), screenwriters Steven Bochco and Dean Hargrove named the boy genius character Steve Spelberg. That episode was in production (airing in February) while Spielberg's breakthrough theatrical film The Sugarland Express (1974) was generating industry buzz prior to its April release. |
| 3 | He has directed ten films that were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: Jaws (1975), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985), Schindler's List (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Munich (2005), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012) and Bridge of Spies (2015). Of these, Schindler's List (1993) is the only one to have won the award. |
| 4 | In the novelization for Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), there is the line "sixth sense"; Frank Marshall produced this and The Sixth Sense (1999) and Spielberg later directed Haley Joel Osment, the star of the latter film in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). |
| 5 | In Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), that film mentions bats, snakes, spiders and rats; these would appear in all the Indiana Jones films, Arachnophobia (1990) and The Goonies (1985), films either produced or directed by Spielberg. |
| 6 | In Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) and The Goonies (1985), Holmes and Data have much gadgetry on their person, like James Bond, and Spielberg and screenwriter Chris Columbus are huge Bond fans. Also, in the novelization for Holmes, it uses the words "a view to kill", and the Bond film A View to a Kill (1985) was made the same year. |
| 7 | Gremlins (1984), the Back to the Future trilogy and Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) were all produced by Spielberg and all have eccentric inventors who create madcap inventions with pet dogs, Barney, Einstein and Uncas. |
| 8 | After having a great working relationship with Spielberg on Gremlins (1984), Spielberg produced the next two films Chris Columbus scripted, The Goonies (1985), based on an idea Spielberg had, and Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), which was Columbus's idea, which altogether was two years working on those three films. Spielberg then wanted Columbus to script Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), a big step for Columbus as a writer. He accepted and went to meet Spielberg and George Lucas, two men he was very intimidated by, even though he had worked with Spielberg three times, and they were two of his cinematic heroes. Columbus acted as Spielberg and Lucas's secretary on The Last Crusade for five days taking down all their ideas. Lucas dictated the screenplay to Columbus making him fearful of changing any of it, and that went against what Columbus had learned at film school. To him, the script seemed lifeless and without energy and there was nothing of Columbus in it. Columbus assumed Spielberg hired him for that last reason and when Columbus turned in the draft, he was fired from the picture for all the above flaws in the script. It was a defining moment in Columbus's career, to never again ignore his base instincts on a movie, or to be intimidated by the people he worked with. |
| 9 | According to friend and veteran film editor Michael Kahn, Spielberg will not watch a cut of his film without temp music (temporary score). |
| 10 | He was a big fan of Twin Peaks (1990) and he was set to direct the first episode of the second season of the show before David Lynch decided to direct the episode himself. |
| 11 | Is best friends with George Lucas and Oprah Winfrey. He was also best friends with Robin Williams until he passed away. |
| 12 | The first major star he worked with was Joan Crawford, who appeared in the segment of the pilot episode for Rod Serling's Night Gallery (1969) which he directed. Crawford was initially skeptical about working with the then-inexperienced director, but her fears were soon allayed when she met with him and watched him at work. He, meanwhile, was surprised to find that Crawford was not demanding and made none of the outlandish requests which stars of her caliber were usually known to make. On the contrary, she was happy to give him advice about various aspects of film making which she had learned throughout her years in motion pictures, and gave him a lot of much needed encouragement. They quickly developed a strong working relationship, and as a result of her kindness became close friends, remaining so until her death. |
| 13 | Five films he directed set the North American opening weekend record, more than any other director: Jaws (1975), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Jurassic Park (1993), and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). Additionally, two sequels to his films he declined to direct also set the opening weekend record: Jaws 2 (1978) and Jurassic World (2015). |
| 14 | For an AFI poll, Spielberg designated Lawrence of Arabia (1962) as his favourite film. |
| 15 | When promoting A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), which he wrote, he was asked why he had not written a film in the 19 years since Poltergeist (1982). He replied that the gap was not that long because he actually does rewrites on many of the scripts that he directs. |
| 16 | Has worked with several actors from the Star Wars films. -Harrison Ford and William Hootkins appeared in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan also wrote two Star Wars films. -Julian Glover and Michael Sheard appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). -Samuel L. Jackson and Laura Dern appeared in Jurassic Park (1993). -Liam Neeson appeared in Schindler's List (1993). -Ian Abercrombie (voice of Palpatine/Darth Sidious on the Clone Wars cartoon) appeared in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). -Christopher Lee appeared in 1941 (1979). -Max von Sydow appeared in Minority Report (2002). -Adam Driver appeared in Lincoln (2012). A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) featured Rena Owen and Brendan Gleeson, whose son Domhnall Gleeson appears in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). '_E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)_ was written by Harrison Ford's then-girlfriend Melissa Mathison, and Eve Mavrakis, wife of Ewan McGregor, worked on Empire of the Sun (1987). |
| 17 | Was at one point considering directing a Harry Potter film. Although he never directed one of the films, he has directed several cast members in his films: -Maggie Smith appeared in Hook (1991). -Ralph Fiennes appeared in Schindler's List (1993). -Julian Glover appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). -Brendan Gleeson appeared in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). -Ciarán Hinds appeared in Munich (2005). -John Hurt and Jim Broadbent appeared in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). -George Harris appeared in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). -Toby Jones was in The Adventures of Tintin (2011). -David Thewlis and Peter Mullan appeared in War Horse (2011). It also featured Benedict Cumberbatch, who voiced Severus Snape on an episode of The Simpsons. Richard Harris's son, Jared Harris, appeared in Lincoln (2012). |
| 18 | Has several career parallels to Oliver Stone. Both frequently direct historical dramas, many times about U.S. Presidents. For Spielberg, they were John Quincy Adams and Abraham Lincoln. For Stone, they were John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and George W. Bush. Both have cast Anthony Hopkins as one of those Presidents, and in both cases, Hopkins was nominated for an Oscar. Hopkins (as Nixon) and Daniel Day-Lewis are also one of a pair of actors to be nominated for playing that same President. (The others were Frank Langella and Raymond Massey). They both frequently use John Williams to score their films. They have also used several of the same cast members: Wayne Knight, David Paymer, Bob Hoskins, Tommy Lee Jones, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, Colin Farrell, Martin Sheen, Tom Cruise, Kevin Costner, Elizabeth Banks, John Candy, Shia LaBeouf, Richard Dreyfuss and Bruce McGill. Stone also cast Josh Brolin and Colin Hanks in W. (2008), while Spielberg used both of their fathers in Catch Me If You Can (2002). Toby Jones appeared in The Adventures of Tintin (2011) and W. (2008). Spielberg also cast Kiefer Sutherland on an episode of Amazing Stories, while Donald Sutherland appeared in JFK (1991). |
| 19 | Steven and his wife Kate Capshaw are very close friends with Michelle Pfeiffer and her husband David E. Kelley. They often vacation together and went to the White House Correspondents' Dinner together. |
| 20 | He presented the Oscar for Best Director at the 57th Academy Awards in 1985. The winner was Milos Forman for Amadeus (1984). During the presentation, Spielberg paid tribute to his friend François Truffaut who had recently died. |
| 21 | President of the jury at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. |
| 22 | The film The Goonies (1985) was based on his group of childhood friends, which he referred to as the "goon squad.". |
| 23 | He struggled with dyslexia his whole life but was not diagnosed until very recently (approx. 2007). |
| 24 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [January 2003] |
| 25 | A lifelong fan of the 007 movies, he named Honor Blackman as his favorite Bond girl. |
| 26 | He lost the Best Director Oscar to Ang Lee both in 2006 and 2013. |
| 27 | Steven Spielberg was the first living person to have a playable Lego mini-figure modelled after him. It was sold with several sets as part of the Lego Studios product range in the early 2000s. |
| 28 | Is at his most productive and creative when working on more than one project at a time, be it as producer and/or director: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) + Poltergeist (1982) / Schindler's List (1993) + Jurassic Park (1993) / War Horse (2011) + The Adventures of Tintin (2011), etc. |
| 29 | Formed his production company "Amblin Entertainment" with longtime friend and production associate Kathleen Kennedy in 1981. |
| 30 | A lifelong fan of the 007 movies, Spielberg has never directed a feature in the successful franchise, though he did the next best thing directing his share of notable 007 series alumni such as:
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| 31 | Claims his family name "Spielberg" has Austrian origins meaning "Play Mountain" when translated into English. |
| 32 | Father Arnold Spielberg was an innovator who worked on the first computer that was ever sold commercially back in 1950. |
| 33 | Attended the first AFI "Life Achievement Award" as a guest of his The Sugarland Express (1974) and Jaws (1975) producer Richard D. Zanuck where Spielberg's lifelong hero John Ford was the honored recipient (Los Angeles / March 31 1973). |
| 34 | Confessed to host James Lipton that he has a phobia about "furniture with feet" (Inside the Actors Studio: Episode #5.9 (1999)). |
| 35 | Has made two films that, between them, feature four former U.S. Presidents. He has hired a British actor to play the President each time: Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren and Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams in Amistad (1997), and Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln and Jared Harris as Ulysses S. Grant in Lincoln (2012). |
| 36 | Favorite indoor relaxation pursuits are watching golf on TV and playing his computer game "Assassin's Creed". |
| 37 | Belgium: (22 October 2011) honored as Commander in the Order of the Crown by outgoing Finance Minister Didier Reynders at the Hotel Amigo in Brussels ahead of the world premiere of Spielberg's new film - "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn." |
| 38 | Will receive the 2012 David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures from the Producers Guild Of America (PGA) on January 21, 2012 in Los Angeles [September 21, 2011]. |
| 39 | His favourite directors are David Lean, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, Francois Truffut', Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford. |
| 40 | Ex son-in-law of Jules Irving. |
| 41 | In 1985, Spielberg purchased a Pacific Palisades hilltop estate from singer Bobby Vinton, a palatial residence that, over the years, had been home to producer David O. Selznick, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., spouses Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton, etc. |
| 42 | His publicist is Marvin Levy. |
| 43 | Lives in Los Angeles, Malibu, California and East Hampton, New York. |
| 44 | He directed six of the American Film Institute's 100 Most Heart-Pounding Movies: Jaws (1975) at #2, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) at #10, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) at #31, Jurassic Park (1993) at #35, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) at #44 and Saving Private Ryan (1998) at #45. |
| 45 | Is one of 9 directors to win the Golden Globe, Director's Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar for the same movie, winning for Schindler's List (1993). The other directors to achieve this are Mike Nichols for The Graduate (1967), Milos Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Richard Attenborough for Gandhi (1982), Oliver Stone for Platoon (1986), Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005), Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity (2013), and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for The Revenant (2015). |
| 46 | Worked with both father and son Brolin actors. He worked with James Brolin in Catch Me If You Can (2002), and Josh Brolin in The Goonies (1985) and Into the West (2005). |
| 47 | Is an excellent shot with a shotgun. Actor Shia LaBeouf once said about his shooting, "He's an Olympic shot. The hand-eye co-ordination of that man is unlike anything I've ever seen. If he weren't a great director, he could be one of our greatest snipers". |
| 48 | When Spielberg accepted the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards he expressed his gratitude to DeMille for helping him come to love filmmaking in the first place, describing his earliest childhood memory of going to see DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) with his father. "I think my fate was probably sealed that day in 1952", he said, recalling how the train wreck scene in that film inspired first a keen interest in electric train sets and eventually his passion for film. |
| 49 | In the 5th edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (edited by Steven Jay Schneider), 8 of Spielberg's films are listed: Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985), Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). |
| 50 | Served on the Board for the Institute for the Study of Women in Men in Society for USC. Hosted events for the intellectual society at his screening room and offices on the Universal lot in the late 1980s. |
| 51 | Turned down the opportunity to direct Deep Impact (1998) and The Mask of Zorro (1998) to work on Saving Private Ryan (1998). |
| 52 | Is a fan of the works of Carl Barks, and cites them as a big inspiration on his storytelling. |
| 53 | Pulled out of his role as advisor to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, reacting to the Chinese government's inaction over the genocide in Darfur (February 2008). |
| 54 | Owns homes in Pacific Palisades, California; New York City; East Hampton, New York; and Naples, Florida. |
| 55 | His dog Elmer starred in several of his films including Jaws (1975) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). |
| 56 | Is a fan of video games and says that their development is intriguing to him. |
| 57 | In 2007, Forbes estimated his earnings for the year 2006 to be $110 million. |
| 58 | Is a fan of Doctor Who (1963). |
| 59 | 2007- Ranked #2 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. |
| 60 | Robbie Williams mentions him in his song "I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen". |
| 61 | Burt Reynolds film "White Lightning" (1973) was originally slated to be Spielberg's first theatrical feature and he spent months on pre-production. |
| 62 | Was originally in talks to direct The Mask of Zorro (1998) but later only produced it. |
| 63 | Went to the same college, CSULB as Frank Miranda. |
| 64 | (September 6, 1997) Attended the funeral of Princess Diana with friends Richard Attenborough, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Tom Hanks. |
| 65 | Was originally set to direct Cape Fear (1991). He later recommended Martin Scorsese for the job and personally called the director, letting him know that this was a commercial film that had potential to be a hit, which would exercise more power for Scorcese to make his films. |
| 66 | Was offered the opportunity to direct California Split (1974), but job went to Robert Altman. |
| 67 | Is a huge fan of the actors Steve Martin, Bill Murray and Robin Williams. He is also proud to admit they are good friends of his. |
| 68 | He, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola presented Martin Scorsese with his first ever award for Best Director, for The Departed (2006). |
| 69 | Considered directing Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). |
| 70 | Is of Hungarian descent, which explains his surname, coming from the Austrian city where his ancestors lived. |
| 71 | According to Teri Garr, Spielberg told her on a set that one of his favorite movies is Viva Las Vegas (1964), starring Elvis Presley. |
| 72 | Awarded Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, with Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, Zubin Mehta, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. |
| 73 | Godfather of Gwyneth Paltrow. |
| 74 | Owns one of the largest gun collections on the East Coast. He shoots, but only privately. |
| 75 | Though he frequently works with Tom Hanks, Hanks is not, as of 2006, involved in Spielberg's biopic about Abraham Lincoln, even though he is descended from the family of Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks. |
| 76 | Both live-action adaptations of "The Incredible Hulk" have references to his films. The first used stock footage from Duel (1971). In the 2003 film by Ang Lee (Hulk (2003)), the impact of the Hulk hitting the ground causes ripples to form in nearby bodies of water, just as the Tyrannosaur does in Jurassic Park (1993). |
| 77 | Early in his career, while working for Universal Studios, he was asked to give a tour to a special guest who had just sold the film rights to one of his books to the studio. That guest was Michael Crichton, who later worked with Spielberg on Jurassic Park (1993). |
| 78 | On 19 July 2001 he purchased Bette Davis' Oscar statuette, which she won for Jezebel (1938), at a Christie's auction and returned it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
| 79 | On 14 December 2002 he bought Bette Davis' Oscar, which she won for Dangerous (1935), at a Sotheby's auction in New York to return it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The statuette was among the memorabilia sold by the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, which has emerged from bankruptcy protection. |
| 80 | In 1996, he purchased Clark Gable's Oscar (which he won for It Happened One Night (1934)) to protect it from further commercial exploitation and gave it back to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, commenting that he could think of "no better sanctuary for Gable's only Oscar than the Motion Picture Academy". |
| 81 | Interviewed in "Directors Close Up: Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America", ed. by Jeremy Kagan, Scarecrow Press, 2006. |
| 82 | Ranked #4 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #2 in 2005. |
| 83 | Ranked #6 in the Power Rankings and #1 in the Money Rankings on Forbes' 2006 Celebrity 100 List, with earnings of $332 million. Most of those earnings were from the 2005 sale of DreamWorks to Paramount Pictures. |
| 84 | Is the most represented filmmaker on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time, with five films on the list and three in the top ten. They are: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) at #58; The Color Purple (1985) at #51; Saving Private Ryan (1998) at #10; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) at #6 and Schindler's List (1993) at #3. |
| 85 | His iconic character "E.T." from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is ranked #26 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. |
| 86 | Has an estimated fortune of $2.8 billion ($2,800,000,000), according to the "Los Angeles Business Journal". The size of his fortune him the 14th richest person in the Los Angeles area and likely the wealthiest producer-director in the world (with only his friend George Lucas coming close). |
| 87 | His ten favourite films of all time are: Fantasia (1940); Citizen Kane (1941); A Guy Named Joe (1943); It's a Wonderful Life (1946); The War of the Worlds (1953); Psycho (1960); Lawrence of Arabia (1962); 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968); The Godfather (1972) and Day for Night (1973). |
| 88 | Once screened Lawrence of Arabia (1962) with director David Lean, who gave Spielberg a "live director's commentary", as Spielberg put it. Spielberg said that it was one of the best moments of his life, learning from a true master. Consequently, Spielberg stated that it helped him make better pictures and that commentary directly influenced every movie he has made since. |
| 89 | In December, he, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen sold DreamWorks SKG to Paramount Pictures Corporation for $1.6 billion. |
| 90 | In the 2005 edition of Forbes' "400 Richest People in America", his net worth is estimated at $2.7 billion, a $100 million improvement over 2004 (due mostly to his share of the DreamWorks Animation public stock offering). He, and good friend George Lucas (net worth: $3.5 billion) are the only filmmakers on the list. |
| 91 | Aside from producing The Goonies (1985), he also directed at least one scene in the movie. |
| 92 | He has always been very protective of his name. If his company is working on a film and he feels it is not up to his standards, he will remove his name as a producer. |
| 93 | Has been Honorary Member of the Society of Operating Cameramen (SOC) since 1995 and received the Governors Award "for his contributions in the advancement of the use of the motion picture camera". |
| 94 | Ranked #1 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Greatest directors ever!" (2005). |
| 95 | Ranked #2 on Premiere's 2005 Power 50 List, behind only Peter Jackson. Had the same ranking in 2004, behind Pixar bosses John Lasseter and Steve Jobs. |
| 96 | Graduated from Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California. |
| 97 | Wrote a letter to Polish writer/director Mira Hamermesh in appreciation of one of her films. |
| 98 | Directed 13 actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Liam Neeson; Ralph Fiennes; Anthony Hopkins; Tom Hanks; Melinda Dillon; Whoopi Goldberg; Oprah Winfrey; Margaret Avery; Christopher Walken; Daniel Day-Lewis; Tommy Lee Jones; Sally Field and Mark Rylance. Day-Lewis and Rylance won the award for their performances in Spielberg movies. |
| 99 | When he used product placement in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), he used Reese's Pieces only because M & M's parent company didn't want their product associated with aliens and UFOs. |
| 100 | His longtime friend George Lucas originally wanted him to direct the third entry of the original Star Wars trilogy, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Spielberg was eager to do so, but Lucas was unsuccessful in getting him the job because of his dispute with the Director's Guild at the time. |
| 101 | Described One Froggy Evening (1955) as "the most perfect cartoon ever made". |
| 102 | In the 2004 edition of Forbes' "400 Richest People in America", his net worth is estimated at $2.6 billion, his highest showing yet. The only filmmaker ahead of him is his good friend George Lucas, whose worth is estimated at $3 billion. |
| 103 | To date, has never provided a director's commentary on any of his films DVDs. [2004] |
| 104 | According to his interview on the series Inside the Actors Studio (1994), his favorite curse word is "Rats!" |
| 105 | Although close friend, George Lucas, has vowed to only shoot future movies digitally, Spielberg has been the most vocal film-maker of the opposing view: to continue shooting all of his movies on film. Other directors siding with Spielberg include Martin Scorsese and Oliver Stone. |
| 106 | When asked what are the films he's made he would like to be remembered for, he said E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Schindler's List (1993). |
| 107 | Has worked with four actors from the Hannibal Lecter film series, in reverse order to the order in which the Lecter films came out. The first one he worked with was Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List (1993), who went on to play Francis Dollarhyde in Red Dragon (2002). His next film was The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), with Julianne Moore, who played Clarice Starling in the third Lecter film, Hannibal (2001). After this, he made Amistad (1997), with Anthony Hopkins, who began playing Hannibal Lecter in the second film, The Silence of the Lambs (1991). After this he made Saving Private Ryan (1998), which featured Dennis Farina, who played Jack Crawford in the original Lecter film, Manhunter (1986). |
| 108 | In 1983, he lost the Best Picture Oscar to Gandhi (1982), directed by Richard Attenborough. He later went on to direct six cast members, as well as Attenborough, in his later movies: Amrish Puri in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984); Roshan Seth in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984); Richard Attenborough in Jurassic Park (1993); Ben Kingsley in Schindler's List (1993), Nigel Hawthorne in Amistad (1997), Martin Sheen in Catch Me If You Can (2002), and Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012). |
| 109 | Was voted the 11th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. |
| 110 | The first film he directed that was not scored by John Williams was The Color Purple (1985), which was scored by Quincy Jones. |
| 111 | Is set to produce a mini-series for HBO that will set out to debunk the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The mini-series, written by David Leland, will focus on the historical reality of life in 500 A.D., when Arthur was thought to be King and will have no round table, Merlin, Lancelot, Excalibur, or knights. Camelot itself will be shown to have been a simple Roman fort and Arthur, named Artos in the film, will be portrayed as a humble blacksmith whose forging skills win him the English throne. It was expected to air sometime in 2004. [2003] |
| 112 | In Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), the humans and aliens use music and computers to communicate. Spielberg's father was a computer scientist and his mother was a musician. This fact was only recently pointed out to him on Inside the Actors Studio (1994) by host James Lipton and he was unsurprisingly delighted when he realised the connection. |
| 113 | Ranked #1 in Premiere's 2003 annual Hollywood Power List. It is the third time he received the top ranking (the others being in 1994 & 1995). He had ranked #6 in 2002. |
| 114 | According to the 2002 edition of Forbes' "400 Richest People in America," his fortune is estimated at $2.2 billion, a $100 million improvement over the 2001 estimate. |
| 115 | Michael Kahn has edited all of Spielberg's theatrical features since Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), their first collaboration. Kahn did not, however, edit E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) because he was editing Poltergeist (1982). E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) was edited by Carol Littleton. |
| 116 | His father served in World War II in South East Asian Front. |
| 117 | Owns the rights to the Stephen King novel "The Talisman". As of 2002, the book has not been made into a film. He is now producing this film for release in 2007. |
| 118 | When Spielberg received his undergraduate degree (about 35 years after he had first entered college), the orchestra played the theme from the "Indiana Jones" series of films as he walked up to and across the stage. |
| 119 | Received honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Yale University (27 May 2002). |
| 120 | On May 31, 2002, graduated from California State University Long Beach with a bachelor's degree in film and electronic arts. He had dropped out of college in 1968 to concentrate on his career, but during the 2000s fulfilled his remaining graduation requirements via independent projects, which required correspondence courses and several term papers. For Spielberg, the school waived its requirement that all senior film majors must submit a completed 12-minute short film, accepting Schindler's List (1993) in its place. He donned cap and gown and marched in the commencement ceremony with his fellow graduates. |
| 121 | Was irked when footage from his movie Duel (1971) was used as stock footage in an episode of The Incredible Hulk (1978). But since Universal Studios owned the rights to both the The Incredible Hulk series and the film of Duel, taking legal action was not possible. However, he subsequently updated his contracts to include a clause that would protect his future material from being used as stock footage. |
| 122 | Born at 6:16 PM EST. |
| 123 | According to the 2001 issue of Forbes' "400 Richest People In America," Spielberg's fortune is $2.1 billion. |
| 124 | Was directing a childbirth scene when he received a call that Amy Irving was giving birth to their son Max Spielberg. |
| 125 | He is an Eagle Scout and was on an advisory board for the Boy Scouts of America. He left this position because he did not agree with the fact that the Boy Scouts of America discriminated against homosexuals. |
| 126 | Was asked to approve use of the theme music from Jaws (1975) for Swingers (1996). When he saw a cut of the film, he saw Vince Vaughn, whom he chose to play Nick Van Owen in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). |
| 127 | Often casts new actors based on their performances in other works. Rarely does auditions for major roles. |
| 128 | Flew Will Smith to his Hamptons home via helicopter to offer him the part in Men in Black (1997). |
| 129 | Personally offered the American Beauty (1999) script to Sam Mendes, who ended up winning the Academy Award for Best Director on the film, which was Mendes's debut feature. |
| 130 | Almost directed Big (1988) with Tom Hanks starring, but didn't want to steal the thunder of his sister, Anne Spielberg, who co-wrote the script. |
| 131 | Spent five months developing the script for Rain Man (1988) with Ronald Bass, but had to commit to his handshake deal to direct Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Spielberg gave all of his notes to Barry Levinson. |
| 132 | States that the work of David Lean has had a profound effect on his career. |
| 133 | Awarded the honor of Knight of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in New Years Honours 2001 by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the British film industry. As a non-Commonwealth citizen, he will not be able to use the title. [December 2000] |
| 134 | During filming of their episode of Night Gallery (1969), Spielberg gave Joan Crawford the gift of a single red rose in a Pepsi bottle. During an on-set conversation with Detroit Free Press reporter Shirley Eder, Crawford pointed out Spielberg and said, "Go interview that kid, because he's going to be the biggest director of all time!" Crawford and Spielberg remained good friends until her death in 1977. |
| 135 | Gwyneth Paltrow calls him Uncle Morty. |
| 136 | When he was a child, he sneaked onto the lot of Universal Studios during a tour and befriended an editor who showed him a few things about filmmaking. |
| 137 | Sits on USC School of Cinema-Television's Board of Councilors. |
| 138 | Received the Distinguished Public Service Award, the U. S. Navy's highest civilian honor, on Veterans Day 1999 for his work on the movie Saving Private Ryan (1998). |
| 139 | Born to Arnold Spielberg, a computer engineer, and Leah Adler, née Posner, a restaurateur and concert pianist. |
| 140 | Named Best Director of the 20th Century in an Entertainment Weekly on-line poll, substantially beating out runners-up Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick. [September 1999] |
| 141 | Godfather of Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow. |
| 142 | He has one of the original Rosebud sleds from Citizen Kane (1941) in his house. |
| 143 | Co-founder (with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen) of DreamWorks SKG. |
| 144 | Awarded second annual John Huston Award for Artists Rights by the Artists Rights Foundation. [1995] |
| 145 | Donated $100,000 to the Democratic Party. [1996] |
| 146 | Attended Arcadia High School in Phoenix. |
| 147 | Attended California State University-Long Beach after being turned down by USC Cinema school twice. |
| 148 | He claims Richard Dreyfuss is his alter-ego. |
| 149 | Amy Irving gave birth to his son Max Spielberg on 13 June 1985. |
| 150 | There are seven children in the Capshaw-Spielberg family: Theo Spielberg, who was adopted by Kate Capshaw before their marriage and later adopted by Spielberg, born in 1988, Sasha Spielberg, born on 14 May 1990, Sawyer Spielberg, born on 10 March 1992, their adopted daughter Mikaela George Spielberg, born on 28 February 1996, and Destry Allen Spielberg, born on 1 December 1996. Kate Capshaw's daughter Jessica Capshaw, born in 1976, is from her previous marriage. Steven Spielberg's son Max Spielberg, born in 1985, is from his previous marriage to Amy Irving. |
| 151 | American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. [1995] |
| 152 | Involved in road accident and treated for an injured shoulder. [September 1997] |
| 153 | Chosen by Entertainment Weekly as the most powerful person in entertainment in 1997. [October 1997] |
| 154 | Jonathan Norman was sentenced to 25 years to life, for stalking Spielberg and threatening to rape him. [June 1998] |
| 155 | Received the Germany's Cross of Merit with star for his sensible representation of Germany's history in Schindler's List (1993). [1998] |
| 156 | Is among the richest individuals in Hollywood. |
| 157 | Is a supporter of the Democratic Party. |
| 158 | Member of Theta Chi Fraternity (Zeta Epsilon Chapter, Long Beach State University). One of his fraternity brothers was Roger Ernest. |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | 1991 | producer | |
| Cape Fear | 1991 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| A Brief History of Time | 1991 | Documentary executive producer - uncredited | |
| Back to the Future | 1991 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 | 1990 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Arachnophobia | 1990 | executive producer | |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | 1990 | executive producer | |
| Roller Coaster Rabbit | 1990 | Short executive producer | |
| Back to the Future Part III | 1990 | executive producer | |
| Dreams | 1990 | executive producer: international version | |
| Joe Versus the Volcano | 1990 | executive producer | |
| Always | 1989 | producer | |
| Back to the Future Part II | 1989 | executive producer | |
| Dad | 1989 | executive producer | |
| Tummy Trouble | 1989 | Short executive producer | |
| The Land Before Time | 1988 | executive producer | |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 1988 | executive producer | |
| *batteries not included | 1987 | executive producer | |
| Empire of the Sun | 1987 | producer | |
| Three O'Clock High | 1987 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| Innerspace | 1987 | executive producer | |
| Harry and the Hendersons | 1987 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| Amazing Stories | 1985-1987 | TV Series executive producer - 45 episodes | |
| An American Tail | 1986 | executive producer | |
| The Money Pit | 1986 | executive producer | |
| The Color Purple | 1985 | producer | |
| Young Sherlock Holmes | 1985 | executive producer | |
| Back to the Future | 1985 | executive producer | |
| The Goonies | 1985 | executive producer | |
| Fandango | 1985 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| Gremlins | 1984 | executive producer | |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie | 1983 | producer | |
| Poltergeist | 1982 | producer | |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | producer | |
| Continental Divide | 1981 | executive producer | |
| Used Cars | 1980 | executive producer | |
| I Wanna Hold Your Hand | 1978 | executive producer | |
| Escape to Nowhere | 1961 | Short producer - as Steve Spielberg | |
| Untitled Indiana Jones Project | 2020 | executive producer announced | |
| Bumblebee | 2018 | executive producer announced | |
| Untitled Jurassic World Sequel | 2018 | executive producer filming | |
| Ready Player One | 2018 | producer post-production | |
| The Papers | 2017 | producer filming | |
| Transformers: The Last Knight | 2017 | executive producer completed | |
| Gremlins 3 | executive producer announced | ||
| Halo | TV Series executive producer announced | ||
| Real Steel 2 | executive producer announced | ||
| Robopocalypse | producer announced | ||
| The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun | producer announced | ||
| The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara | producer pre-production | ||
| The Talisman | TV Mini-Series executive producer announced | ||
| The Voyeur's Motel | producer announced | ||
| Untitled Third Tintin Film | executive producer announced | ||
| Bull | 2016-2017 | TV Series executive producer - 18 episodes | |
| Five Came Back | 2017 | TV Series documentary executive producer - 3 episodes | |
| Finding Oscar | 2016 | Documentary executive producer | |
| All the Way | 2016 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The BFG | 2016 | producer | |
| Public Morals | 2015 | TV Series executive producer - 10 episodes | |
| Minority Report | 2015 | TV Series executive producer - 4 episodes | |
| Bridge of Spies | 2015 | producer | |
| Under the Dome | 2013-2015 | TV Series executive producer - 39 episodes | |
| Extant | 2014-2015 | TV Series executive producer - 26 episodes | |
| Falling Skies | 2011-2015 | TV Series executive producer - 39 episodes | |
| The Whispers | TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes, 2015 producer - 4 episodes, 2015 | ||
| Jurassic World | 2015 | executive producer | |
| Auschwitz | 2015 | Documentary short producer | |
| Red Band Society | 2014 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes | |
| The Hundred-Foot Journey | 2014 | producer | |
| Transformers: Age of Extinction | 2014 | executive producer | |
| Lucky 7 | 2013 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes | |
| Smash | 2012-2013 | TV Series executive producer - 32 episodes | |
| Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | 2013 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Lincoln | 2012 | producer | |
| Men in Black 3 | 2012 | executive producer | |
| The River | 2012 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes | |
| Terra Nova | 2011 | TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes | |
| War Horse | 2011 | producer | |
| Transformers: The Ride - 3D | 2011 | Short executive producer | |
| The Adventures of Tintin | 2011 | producer | |
| Real Steel | 2011 | executive producer | |
| Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero | 2011 | TV Series documentary executive producer | |
| Cowboys & Aliens | 2011 | executive producer | |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 2011 | executive producer | |
| United States of Tara | 2009-2011 | TV Series executive producer - 36 episodes | |
| Super 8 | 2011 | producer | |
| Locke & Key | 2011 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| True Grit | 2010 | executive producer | |
| Hereafter | 2010 | executive producer | |
| The Pacific | 2010 | TV Mini-Series executive producer - 10 episodes | |
| The Lovely Bones | 2009 | executive producer | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2009 | executive producer | |
| Eagle Eye | 2008 | executive producer | |
| Dance with the Devil | 2007 | Short executive producer | |
| On the Lot | 2007 | TV Series executive producer - 4 episodes | |
| Transformers | 2007 | executive producer | |
| The Big Bad Heist | 2007 | Short executive producer | |
| Letters from Iwo Jima | 2006 | producer | |
| Flags of our Fathers | 2006 | producer | |
| Spell Your Name | 2006 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Monster House | 2006 | executive producer | |
| Munich | 2005 | producer | |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | 2005 | producer | |
| The Legend of Zorro | 2005 | executive producer | |
| Into the West | 2005 | TV Mini-Series executive producer - 6 episodes | |
| Dan Finnerty & the Dan Band: I Am Woman | 2005 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Terminal | 2004 | producer | |
| Voices from the List | 2004 | Video documentary executive producer | |
| Burma Bridge Busters | 2003 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Catch Me If You Can | 2002 | producer | |
| Taken | 2002 | TV Mini-Series executive producer - 10 episodes | |
| Men in Black II | 2002 | executive producer | |
| Price for Peace | 2002 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Broken Silence | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary executive producer | |
| We Stand Alone Together | 2001 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Band of Brothers | 2001 | TV Mini-Series executive producer - 10 episodes | |
| Jurassic Park III | 2001 | executive producer | |
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | 2001 | producer | |
| Shrek | 2001 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| Semper Fi | 2001 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Shooting War | 2000 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Eyes of the Holocaust | 2000 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish | 1999 | Video executive producer - uncredited | |
| The Haunting | 1999 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain | 1998-1999 | TV Series executive producer - 25 episodes | |
| Animaniacs | 1993-1998 | TV Series executive producer - 99 episodes | |
| Pinky and the Brain | 1995-1998 | TV Series executive producer - 60 episodes | |
| The Last Days | 1998 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | producer | |
| The Mask of Zorro | 1998 | executive producer | |
| Invasion America | 1998 | TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes | |
| Deep Impact | 1998 | executive producer | |
| Toonsylvania | 1998 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| The Lost Children of Berlin | 1997 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Amistad | 1997 | producer | |
| Men in Black | 1997 | executive producer | |
| High Incident | 1996-1997 | TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes | |
| Freakazoid! | 1995-1997 | TV Series executive producer - 14 episodes | |
| Twister | 1996 | executive producer | |
| The Best of Roger Rabbit | 1996 | Video executive producer | |
| Survivors of the Holocaust | 1996 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Balto | 1995 | executive producer | |
| SeaQuest 2032 | 1993-1995 | TV Series executive producer - 44 episodes | |
| Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery | 1995 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Casper | 1995 | executive producer | |
| Yakko's World: An Animaniacs Singalong | 1994 | Video executive producer | |
| The Flintstones | 1994 | executive producer - as Steven Spielrock | |
| I'm Mad | 1994 | Short executive producer | |
| Tiny Toons Spring Break | 1994 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Schindler's List | 1993 | producer | |
| We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | 1993 | executive producer | |
| Family Dog | 1993 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Class of '61 | 1993 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Trail Mix-Up | 1993 | Short executive producer | |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | 1990-1992 | TV Series executive producer - 98 episodes | |
| Fievel's American Tails | 1992 | TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes | |
| The Plucky Duck Show | 1992 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation | 1992 | Video executive producer | |
| A Wish for Wings That Work | 1991 | TV Short executive producer - uncredited |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lego Dimensions | 2015 | Video Game characters created by - uncredited | |
| Poltergeist | 2015 | based on the 1982 motion picture entitled "Poltergeist" screenplay by / based on the 1982 motion picture entitled "Poltergeist" story by | |
| Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | 2004 | Video Game creator | |
| Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | 2003 | Video Game creator | |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead | 2003 | Video Game creator | |
| Medal of Honor: Frontline | 2002 | Video Game creator | |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault | 2002 | Video Game creator | |
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | 2001 | screenplay | |
| Medal of Honor: Underground | 2000 | Video Game creator | |
| Medal of Honor | 1999 | Video Game creator | |
| High Incident | TV Series creator - 32 episodes, 1996 - 1997 story - 1 episode, 1996 | ||
| The Dig | 1995 | Video Game additional story elements / original concept | |
| Amazing Stories | TV Series developer - 24 episodes, 1985 - 1986 story - 17 episodes, 1985 - 1987 writer - 1 episode, 1985 | ||
| The Goonies | 1985 | story | |
| Poltergeist | 1982 | screenplay / story | |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | written by | |
| The Sugarland Express | 1974 | story | |
| Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies | 1973 | story | |
| Amblin' | 1968 | Short written by | |
| Slipstream | 1967 | Short | |
| Firelight | 1964 | as Steve Spielberg | |
| Escape to Nowhere | 1961 | Short as Steve Spielberg | |
| Fighter Squad | 1961 | Short |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled Indiana Jones Project | 2020 | announced | |
| Ready Player One | 2018 | post-production | |
| The Papers | 2017 | filming | |
| The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara | pre-production | ||
| The BFG | 2016 | ||
| Bridge of Spies | 2015 | ||
| Lincoln | 2012 | ||
| War Horse | 2011 | ||
| The Adventures of Tintin | 2011 | ||
| A Timeless Call | 2008 | Documentary short | |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 2008 | ||
| Munich | 2005 | ||
| War of the Worlds | 2005 | ||
| The Terminal | 2004 | ||
| Catch Me If You Can | 2002 | ||
| Minority Report | 2002 | ||
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | 2001 | ||
| The Unfinished Journey | 1999 | Documentary short | |
| Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | ||
| Amistad | 1997 | ||
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 | ||
| Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair | 1996 | Video Game | |
| Schindler's List | 1993 | ||
| Jurassic Park | 1993 | ||
| Hook | 1991 | ||
| The Visionary | 1990 | Video segment ": "Par for the Course" | |
| Always | 1989 | ||
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1989 | ||
| Empire of the Sun | 1987 | ||
| The Color Purple | 1985 | ||
| Amazing Stories | 1985 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 1984 | ||
| Strokes of Genius | 1984 | TV Mini-Series introductory segments, uncredited | |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie | 1983 | segment "two" | |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | ||
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | ||
| 1941 | 1979 | ||
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | ||
| Jaws | 1975 | ||
| The Sugarland Express | 1974 | ||
| Savage | 1973 | TV Movie | |
| Something Evil | 1972 | TV Movie | |
| Duel | 1971 | TV Movie | |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1971 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Columbo | 1971 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Psychiatrist | 1971 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| The Name of the Game | 1971 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Night Gallery | 1969-1971 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1970 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Amblin' | 1968 | Short | |
| Slipstream | 1967 | Short unfinished | |
| Firelight | 1964 | ||
| Escape to Nowhere | 1961 | Short as Steve Spielberg | |
| Fighter Squad | 1961 | Short | |
| The Last Gun | 1959 | Short |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mezhzvyozdnyie voyny. Sila probuzhdayetsya | 2015 | has nothing to do with - credit only | |
| Boom Blox | 2008 | Video Game creative director | |
| A Remarkable Promise | 2004 | Short advisor | |
| What Lies Beneath | 2000 | idea - uncredited | |
| Men in Black Alien Attack | 2000 | Short creative consultant | |
| Twister: Ride It Out | 1998 | Short creative consultant | |
| Pinky and the Brain | 1995-1997 | TV Series presented by - 5 episodes | |
| Back to the Future... The Ride | 1991 | Short creative consultant | |
| An American Tail | 1986 | presenter | |
| The Money Pit | 1986 | presenter | |
| Back to the Future | 1985 | presenter | |
| The Goonies | 1985 | presenter | |
| Gremlins | 1984 | presenter | |
| The Incredible Hulk | 1978 | TV Series director - 1 episode | |
| Faces | 1968/I | production assistant - uncredited |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul | 2011 | Steven Spielberg (voice) | |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | 2002 | Steven Spielberg / Famous Director ('Austinpussy') | |
| Vanilla Sky | 2001 | Guest at David Aames' Party (uncredited) | |
| Men in Black | 1997 | Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) | |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 | Popcorn-Eating Man (uncredited) | |
| Your Studio and You | 1995 | Short | Backlot Tour Guide (uncredited) |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | 1991 | TV Series | Steven Spielberg White Rabbit |
| Michael Jackson: Liberian Girl | 1989 | Video short | Steven Spielberg (uncredited) |
| Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough | 1985 | TV Movie | Steven Spielberg (uncredited) |
| Gremlins | 1984 | Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited) | |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 1984 | Tourist at Airport (uncredited) | |
| The Blues Brothers | 1980 | Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk | |
| Jaws | 1975 | Amity Point Lifestation Worker (voice, uncredited) | |
| Something Evil | 1972 | TV Movie | Party Guest |
| The Last Gun | 1959 | Short |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting War | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Goonies | 1985 | uncredited | |
| Savage | 1973 | TV Movie uncredited | |
| Amblin' | 1968 | Short uncredited | |
| Firelight | 1964 | ||
| Escape to Nowhere | 1961 | Short as Steve Spielberg | |
| Fighter Squad | 1961 | Short | |
| The Last Gun | 1959 | Short |
Assistant Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | 2005 | second unit director - uncredited | |
| The Haunting | 1999 | second unit director - uncredited | |
| Arachnophobia | 1990 | second unit director - uncredited | |
| The Goonies | 1985 | second unit director - uncredited |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Tintin | 2011 | lighting consultant / virtual camera operator - uncredited |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring 'War of the Worlds' | 2005 | Video short |
Visual Effects
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | visual effects concepts |
Editorial Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The NeverEnding Story | 1984 | editorial consultant - uncredited |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaws | 1975 | musician: clarinet in orchestra - uncredited |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| BoomBots | 1999 | Video Game thanks - as Steven | |
| Tiny Toon Adventures - Toonenstein: Dare to Scare | 1999 | Video Game special thanks | |
| T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger | 1999 | Video Game thanks | |
| Cruise on Kubrick | 1999 | Video documentary short thanks | |
| Kidman on Kubrick | 1999 | Video documentary short thanks | |
| Spielberg on Kubrick | 1999 | Video documentary short thanks | |
| The Best of Hollywood | 1998 | TV Movie documentary thanks | |
| Trespasser | 1998 | Video Game special thanks | |
| The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | 1998 | Documentary very special thanks | |
| Debutante | 1998 | Short extra special thanks | |
| StarCraft | 1998 | Video Game special thanks | |
| Skullmonkeys | 1998 | Video Game thanks - as Steven | |
| Dilbert's Desktop Games | 1997 | Video Game thanks | |
| Full Tilt Boogie | 1997 | Documentary special thanks | |
| The Locusts | 1997 | thanks | |
| Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant | 1997 | Video Game thanks | |
| Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland | 1996 | Video Game special thanks | |
| Someone's in the Kitchen! | 1996 | Video Game special thanks | |
| The Neverhood | 1996 | Video Game special thanks - as Steven | |
| Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster and the Beanstalk | 1996 | Video Game special thanks | |
| The Dig | 1995 | Video Game very special thanks | |
| The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' | 1995 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| Visions of Light | 1992 | Documentary special thanks: AFI | |
| Abdulladzhan, ili posvyashchaetsya Stivenu Spilbergu | 1991 | dedicatee | |
| The Earth Day Special | 1990 | TV Special special thanks | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1989 | Video Game special thanks | |
| U2: Rattle and Hum | 1988 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Waxwork | 1988 | dedicated to - as Spielberg | |
| John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | 1988 | Documentary acknowledgment | |
| The Puppetoon Movie | 1987 | special thanks | |
| The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal | 1985 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 | special thanks - 1989 restoration | |
| Five Came Back | 2017 | TV Series documentary very special thanks - 3 episodes | |
| Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon | 2016 | Documentary short special thanks | |
| De Palma | 2015 | Documentary special thanks | |
| The A-List | 2015 | the producers wish to thank | |
| A Night at the Movies: George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema | 2014 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| The Homesman | 2014 | special thanks | |
| Consumed | 2014/I | Short special thanks | |
| Nanoman | 2013 | TV Series special thanks - 1 episode | |
| The Demented | 2013 | special thanks | |
| Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | 2013 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Paranormal Movie | 2013 | very special thanks | |
| Dead on Arrival | 2013 | grateful acknowledgment | |
| Broken Glass | 2012 | Short special thanks | |
| Julestjerner | 2012 | TV Series inspirational thanks - 1 episode | |
| Rakugo eiga | 2012 | grateful acknowledgment | |
| Crossroad | 2012 | acknowledgment to the works of | |
| On Set with 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | 2012 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| Moxina | 2012 | Short grateful acknowledgment | |
| Will | 2012/I | Short special thanks | |
| A Little Bit Zombie | 2012 | acknowledgment to the works of | |
| A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King | 2011 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| Back for the Future | 2011 | Short special thanks | |
| Derrière les murs | 2011 | special thanks | |
| El defensor | 2011 | Short the director wishes to thank | |
| Emerging Past | 2011 | Video acknowledgment | |
| Margin Call | 2011 | special thanks - as Steven Speilberg | |
| South Jersey Sam | 2010 | TV Series special thanks - 1 episode | |
| Medal of Honor | 2010 | Video Game special thanks | |
| Jaws: The Inside Story | 2010 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| The Road to Freedom | 2010/II | special thanks: for the inspiration | |
| Dash Cunning | 2010 | Short grateful thanks | |
| A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics | 2009 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| Climbing Spielberg | 2009 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer | 2009 | Documentary thanks | |
| 25 Years of Transformers | 2009 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Whip It | 2009 | thanks | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2009 | Video Game extra special thanks | |
| Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings | 2009 | Video Game special thanks | |
| Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | 2009 | special thanks | |
| Looking Back to the Future | 2009 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| Northern Lights | 2009 | Documentary special thanks for inspiration | |
| Indiana Jones and the Star Test Crusade | 2008 | Short special thanks | |
| Warner at War | 2008 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| Indiana Jones 4: Pre-production | 2008 | Video short special thanks | |
| Exact Bus Fare | 2008 | Short very special thanks | |
| Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend | 2008 | Video short special thanks | |
| Artists of the Roundtable | 2008 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| The Waitlist | 2008 | Documentary short special thanks | |
| HBO First Look | 2008 | TV Series documentary short special thanks - 1 episode | |
| 2038: El futuro de ellas | 2008 | Short dedicatee | |
| Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick | 2008 | TV Short special thanks | |
| Creature Story | 2008 | Short special thanks | |
| Weird Science Whatever | 2008 | Short special thanks for inspiration | |
| Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist | 2008 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| You Better Watch Out | 2008 | Short thanks | |
| Spiritual Warriors | 2007 | special thanks | |
| Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence | 2007 | Short very special thanks | |
| Bee Movie | 2007 | special thanks: cinematic visionary dinner companion | |
| They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists | 2007 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Call This a Cry for Help | 2007 | Video very special thanks | |
| Cyn | 2007 | Short very special thanks | |
| Zoé Mélody | 2006 | Short special thanks | |
| Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | 2006 | special thanks | |
| Horrors of War | 2006 | thanks | |
| Broken | 2005/I | Short very special thanks | |
| Jew Tales | 2005 | Short special thanks | |
| My Karma | 2004 | Short the producers wish to thank | |
| The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy | 2004 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| 'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Richard Matheson: The Writing of 'Duel' | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Steven Spielberg and the Small Screen | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| The Award Showdown | 2004 | Video short this film is dedicated to | |
| Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic | 2004 | TV Movie documentary acknowledgment: still photographs provided by | |
| Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | 2003 | Video Game special thanks | |
| Finding Home | 2003 | thanks | |
| Conversations with the Ancestors: 'The Color Purple' from Book to Screen | 2003 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Cultivating a Classic: The Making of 'The Color Purple' | 2003 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| The Color Purple: The 'Musical' | 2003 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple' | 2003 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy | 2002 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| The E.T. Reunion | 2002 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| In America | 2002 | special thanks | |
| Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road | 2002 | special thanks | |
| Creating A.I. | 2002 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Unmasking Zorro | 2001 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| The Making of 'Cape Fear' | 2001/I | Video documentary special thanks | |
| The Making of 'Band of Brothers' | 2001 | TV Short documentary special thanks | |
| Rennie's Landing | 2001 | special thanks | |
| Undying | 2001 | Video Game special thanks | |
| Lost Souls | 2000 | special thanks | |
| The Life and Times of Kirk Douglas | 2000 | Video documentary short thanks - as Stephen Spielberg | |
| Titus | 1999 | thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Spielberg: The Man and His Movies | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Steven Spielberg and the Small Screen | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 'Saving Private Ryan': An Introduction | 2004 | Video short | Himself |
| 'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 'Saving Private Ryan': Looking Into the Past | 2004 | Video short | Himself |
| 'Saving Private Ryan': Miller and His Platoon | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 'Saving Private Ryan': Parting Thoughts | 2004 | Video short | Himself |
| 'Saving Private Ryan': Re-Creating Omaha Beach | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Making 'Saving Private Ryan' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Inside 'The Terminal' | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Double Dare | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Voices from the List | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself, host |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture |
| The 100 Greatest Scary Moments | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Music of 'Indiana Jones' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Stunts of 'Indiana Jones' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Tinseltown TV | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Conversations with the Ancestors: 'The Color Purple' from Book to Screen | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cultivating a Classic: The Making of 'The Color Purple' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Color Purple: The 'Musical' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Primetime Glick | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Why History Matters: A Dialogue with Students | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself - Special Guest |
| 'Catch Me If You Can': Behind the Camera | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 'Catch Me If You Can': In Closing | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| Five Came Back | 2017 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 'Catch Me If You Can': The Casting of the Film | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Melissa Mathison: A Tribute | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Dateline NBC | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Hiimself |
| Good Morning America | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Frank Abagnale: Between Reality and Fiction | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| IMDb First Credit | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Scoring 'Catch Me If You Can' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Extra | 2002-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The FBI Perspective | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Exec Producer, Jurassic World |
| Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| L'aventure Spielberg | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Taff | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Le grand journal de Canal+ | 2008-2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself (L'interview d'Augustin) / Himself |
| Wetten, dass..? | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The View | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 88th Annual Academy Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture |
| A.I.: From Drawings to Sets | 2002 | Video documentary short | |
| The EE British Academy Film Awards | 2016 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| AI/FX | 2002 | Video documentary short | |
| A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Dressing 'A.I.' | 2002 | Video documentary short | |
| Berlin 1961: Re-Creating the Divide | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Inside Taken | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Spy Swap : Looking Back on the Final Act | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of 'E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary | 2002 | Video | Himself |
| U-2 Spy Plane | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The E.T. Reunion | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| American Masters | 1990-2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Interviewee |
| The Life of Brian | 2002 | Himself | |
| 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Music of 'A.I.' | 2002 | Video documentary short | |
| 60 Minutes | 2009-2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Film Director (segment "The New Force Behind Star Wars") / Himself - Director (segment "Lincoln") / Himself - Director (segment "Spielberg") / ... |
| The Robots of 'AI' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Film '72 | 1984-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Interviewee |
| The Sound of 'A.I.' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Jurassic World: Building the Gyrosphere | 2015 | Video short | Himself |
| 'Minority Report': The Players | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Jurassic World: Dinosaurs Roam Once Again | 2015 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 'Minority Report': The Story, the Debate | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Welcome to 'Jurassic World' | 2015 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Deconstructing Precog Visions | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Deconstructing Precrime and Precogs | 2002 | Video short | Himself |
| Everything Is Copy | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Deconstructing Vehicles of the Future | 2002 | Video short | Himself |
| Mifune: The Last Samurai | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Final Report | 2002 | Video short | Himself |
| Back in Time | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| ILM and 'Minority Report' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 1997-2015 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| The Stunts of 'Minority Report' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| The World of 'Minority Report': An Introduction | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Concert for Valor | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Celebration | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Kubrick Remembered | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Rank | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Troldspejlet | 1998-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Executive Producer / Himself - Director |
| The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Winner: Outstanding Miniseries |
| Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks | 2002 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter of AFI Life Achievement Award |
| From Borehamwood to Hollywood: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Elstree | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Gremlins: Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Prelude to a Dream | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Gremlins: From Gizmo to Gremlins - Creating the Creatures | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| The 74th Annual Academy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| Richard Attenborough: A Life | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself - Director and Friend |
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The South Bank Show Originals | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Acting A.I.: A Portrait of David | 2002 | Video short | Himself |
| The Insider | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Acting A.I.: A Portrait of Gigolo Joe | 2002 | Video short | Himself |
| E! News | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Creating A.I. | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cinerama Dome's 50th Anniversary Celebration | 2013 | Video short | Himself |
| Lighting AI | 2002 | Video short | Himself |
| Drew: The Man Behind the Poster | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Special Visual Effects and Animation: ILM | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Funny Shorts | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Steven Spielberg: Our Responsibility to Artificial Intelligence | 2002 | Video short | Himself |
| Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself - Flag Bearer |
| Cinema 3 | 1987-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Exclusif | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Festival international de Cannes | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Winner: Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television & Nominee: Best Director |
| Click Online | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Film Director |
| Beyond Jurassic Park | 2001 | Video | Himself - Director |
| Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | 2013 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The World of Jurassic Park 3D | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| ILM and 'Jurassic Park': Before and After Visual Effects | 2001 | Video short | Himself |
| The Journey to Lincoln | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director / Producer |
| ILM and 'The Lost World': Before and After the Visual Effects | 2001 | Video short | Himself |
| Milius | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Jurassic Park: Hurricane in Kauai | 2001 | Video short | Himself |
| The 85th Annual Academy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Director and Best Picture |
| Steven Spielberg Directs 'Jurassic Park' | 2001 | Video short | Himself |
| Lincoln: Sky Movies Special | 2013 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Compie Dance Number: Thank You Steven Spielberg from ILM | 2001 | Video short | Himself |
| Días de cine | 1994-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| R2-D2: Beneath the Dome | 2001 | TV Special short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Los desayunos de TVE | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Films | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 70th Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| 2001 World Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Les Coulisses des Golden Globes | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Android Prophecy | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Culture Show | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'Band of Brothers' | 2001 | TV Short documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Lincoln: An American Journey | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 12th Annual Golden Laurel Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Happy Birthday E.T. | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Greats | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Stanley Kubrick in Focus | 2012 | Short | Himself |
| Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | 2001 | Documentary | Himself |
| The BAFTA Britannia Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 10 Commandments of Creativity | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Morning Joe | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| AMC Lincoln Live Q & A | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Great Performances | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Close Up | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| American Beauty: Look Closer... | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Making of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| Jurassic Park: Behind the Scenes | 2000 | Video short | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Shirley MacLaine | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| 31st NAACP Image Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Honoree |
| Making of Transformers the Ride 3D | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Director |
| Saturday Night Live | 1976-2012 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Audience Member |
| The 52nd Annual Directors Guild Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Honorary Award |
| Jaws: The Restoration | 2012 | Documentary short | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Harrison Ford | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Animating Tintin | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Director |
| The Journey to Tintin | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Directors | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The World of Tintin | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Forever Hollywood | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tintin: In the Volume | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: A Look Inside | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture |
| Inside Hollywood: The Pictures, the People, the Academy Awards | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Winner & Nominee |
| People Profiles: Steven Spielberg | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| Intimate Portrait | 1998-1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic | 2012 | Video documentary | |
| The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Dyslexia: A Hidden Disability | 2011 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Martin Short Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Return to Jurassic Park: Finding the Lost World | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years | 1999 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (# 91) |
| Return to Jurassic Park: Something Survived | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Return to Jurassic Park: The Third Adventure | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Making of 'Amistad' | 1999 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Director & Nominee: Best Picture / Presenter: Stanley Kubrick Tribute |
| Conversations with Jon Favreau | 2011 | Video | Himself |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Igniting the Sky: The Making of Cowboys & Aliens | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 1999 Annual Golden Laurel Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| DGA Moments in Time | 2011 | Short | Himself |
| Die goldene Kamera 1999 | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | 2011 | Documentary | Himself - Director of Jurassic Park |
| The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Winner |
| AFI's Master Class: The Art of Collaboration | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Spielberg on Kubrick | 1999 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Film Director |
| Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan' | 1998 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director |
| Return to Normandy | 1998 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Return to Jurassic Park: Making Prehistory | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director |
| Gomorron | 1995-1998 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Om Filmen / Himself - regissör |
| Return to Jurassic Park: The Next Step in Evolution | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Antiheroes | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 20 heures le journal | 2008-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: In Search of | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood's Top Ten | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Jaws Director |
| To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| 2011 MTV Movie Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The 50th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| Science-fiction et paranoïa. La culture de la peur aux Etats-Unis | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture Drama & Best Director |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture |
| Making the 'Lost World' | 1997 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Pioneers of Television | 2011 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II | 1997 | Video documentary | Himself (segment "Liberian Girl") |
| 2011 Writers Guild Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself - Introducer |
| Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | 2011 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| In the Teeth of Jaws | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2004-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Return of Steven Spielberg | 1997 | TV Short | Himself |
| Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Force Returns: Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tales from the Future | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Stu Plus Who? | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair | 1996 | Video Game | Himself (voice) |
| Jaws: The Inside Story | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Don't Surf! | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Making of '1941' | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Future According to Steven Spielberg: An Interactive Guide to 'Minority Report' | 2010 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Clint Eastwood | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 68th Annual Academy Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Kirk Douglas |
| 2009 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Special | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Annual Artists Rights Foundation Honors Martin Scorsese | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Survivors of the Holocaust | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Climbing Spielberg | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Cyberspace | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Nuremberg Trial: War Crimes on Trial | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'Jurassic Park' | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself |
| David Lean in Close-Up | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Previously On: E.R. | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| The 81st Annual Academy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture |
| Barbra: The Concert | 1995 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Concert Attendee (uncredited) |
| The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient |
| The Annual Artist Rights Foundation Honors Steven Spielberg | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself - Winner: John Huston Award |
| Closing: Team Indy | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Director |
| The 10th Annual 'A Home for the Holidays' with Faith Hill | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| La nuit des Césars | 1978-1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself - César d'honneur / Himself |
| The Movie Loft | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| American Cinema | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Warner at War | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Siskel & Ebert Interviews | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself - Interviewee |
| Indiana Jones 4: Pre-production | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| A Century of Cinema | 1994 | Documentary | Himself |
| Adventures in Post-Production | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director |
| The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Special Award |
| Iconic Props | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Newton's Apple | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| The 66th Annual Academy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Picture & Best Director |
| Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Moving Image Salutes Steven Spielberg | 1994 | TV Movie | Himself - Honoree |
| The Crystal Skulls | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 46th Annual Director's Guild Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
| The Effects of Indy | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Face to Face | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Warrior Make-up | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
| Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| The Society of Operating Cameramen: Lifetime Achievement Awards | 1994 | Video | Himself |
| Godfather World | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| The Making of 'Jurassic Park' | 1993 | Video short | Himself |
| The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| John & Leeza from Hollywood | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Shattered Lullabies | 1992 | Himself - Host | |
| AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The South Bank Show | 1982-1992 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Magical World of Chuck Jones | 1992 | Documentary | Himself |
| Achter de schermen bij 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' | 2008 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| The 64th Annual Academy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award |
| Fantástico | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Indiana Jones: An Appreciation | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| The Annual Artists Rights Foundation Gala | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Indiana Jones and the Creepy Crawlies | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| The Movie Awards | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Indy's Friends and Enemies | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| E.T. - Entretenimento Total | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Raiders: The Melting Face! | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to David Lean | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark: An Introduction | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Making Close Encounters | 1990 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Temple of Doom: An Introduction | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Last Crusade: An Introduction | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones | 1990 | Documentary | Himself |
| Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Grand Opening of Universal Studios New Theme Park Attraction Gala | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself - Speaker |
| Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Siskel & Ebert: The Future of the Movies | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Visions of Stanley Kubrick | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Honorary Award to Akira Kurosawa |
| View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Home Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Our World | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Tracey Ullman Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Their War | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| NHK supesharu | 1989 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| On the Lot | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Steven Spielberg: An American Cinematheque Tribute | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself - Honoree |
| British Film Forever | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Today | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Spielberg on Spielberg | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| A Tribute to Peter Bart: Newhouse Mirror Award | 2007 | Short | Himself |
| Talking Pictures | 1988 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| BAFTA British Academy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 79th Annual Academy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Director |
| Citizen Steve | 1987 | Documentary short | Himself - Kane |
| The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The China Odyssey: 'Empire of the Sun', a Film by Steven Spielberg | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Director |
| Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Shark Is Still Working | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 59th Annual Academy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Honoree |
| The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| Searching for Orson | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| De película | 1986 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| CC Variety TV | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| 50 Films to See Before You Die | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture |
| Shootout | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Making of 'The Goonies' | 1985 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sean Connery | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' | 1985 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Horizon | 1985 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Director of 'Indiana Jones' films |
| Munich: Editing, Sound and Music | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Presenter: Best Director |
| Munich: Memories of the Event | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| The Making of 'Back to the Future' | 1985 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Munich: Portrait of an Era | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| Bitte umblättern | 1984 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Munich: The Experience | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Northwest Afternoon | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| Munich: The International Cast | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| The 55th Annual Academy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Munich: The Mission - The Team | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| New York, New York | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Munich: The On-Set Experience | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| The Making of 'Poltergeist' | 1982 | TV Short documentary | Himself - Writer / Producer |
| The Sci-Fi Boys | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Chambre 666 | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director |
| The 54th Annual Academy Awards | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| Artour | 2006 | TV Series | |
| Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Family Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Star Wars: Music by John Williams | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Exile | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 52nd Annual Academy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The H.G. Wells Legacy | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| Fantasy Film Festival | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| 'War of the Worlds': Characters - The Family Unit | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| 'War of the Worlds': Previsualization | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| Ciné regards | 1978 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Beginning | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' | 1977 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, West Coast - Destruction | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards | 1976 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, West Coast - War | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Jaws: From the Set | 1974 | Video short | Himself |
| 'War of the Worlds': Revisiting the Invasion | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| Scoring 'War of the Worlds' | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| Steven Spielberg and the Original 'War of the Worlds' | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| We Are Not Alone | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| Best Ever Family Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Animal Icons | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Close-up | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Waging the War of the Worlds: From H. G. Wells to Steven Spielberg | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Comme au cinéma | 2000-2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Smap×Smap | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Lucas | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| Enough Rope with Andrew Denton | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest War Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards | 2005 | Video | Himself - Sam Mendes Tribute |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Ultimate Film | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Boarding: The People of 'The Terminal' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Booking the Flight: The Script, the Story | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| In Flight Service: The Music of 'The Terminal' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Landing: Airport Stories | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Take Off: Making 'The Terminal' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Waiting for the Flight: Building 'The Terminal' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 2nd Irish Film and Television Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director, 'Minority Report' |
| A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself - Filmmaker |
| La semaine du cinéma | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Back to Room 666 | 2008 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Himself - 'Patriot' (segment "Pinheads & Patriots") / Himself |
| Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| La mandrágora | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reinventando Hollywood | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Empreintes | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Amity Point Lifestation Worker |
| Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia | 2007 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| La imagen de tu vida | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Queen | 2006 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Celebrity Debut | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Biography | 1998-2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 49º premis Sant Jordi de cinematografía | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Last Mogul | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Dream Studio | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops | 2004 | TV Special documentary | Himself - #68: Box Office Hit to Box Office Flop |
| The Greatest | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Gomorron | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reflections of Evil | 2002 | Himself (Pookie Ride Narrator) | |
| Who Is Alan Smithee? | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Omnibus | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Great Performances | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review | 1997 | TV Short | Himself |
| François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Inside the White House | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Universal Story | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood '84 | 1984 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Coming Soon | 1982 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Le Fossoyeur de Films | 2017 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts | 2017 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| Score: A Film Music Documentary | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2013-2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Film Director (segment "The New Force Behind Star Wars") / Himself - Director (segment "Lincoln") |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Extra | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Carte Unlimited Platinium | 2016 | Video short | |
| Duels | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| That's So... | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours Of | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Atari: Game Over | 2014 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Missing Reel | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Second Annual 'On Cinema' Oscar Special | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Director |
| 10 O'Clock Live | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| On Set with 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Troldspejlet | 1998-2012 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Executive Producer |
| The True Story | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Story of Film: An Odyssey | 2011 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Big Picture | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Director |
| Brows Held High | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The People vs. George Lucas | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| 20 to 1 | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget | 2009 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Waking Sleeping Beauty | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Storm Stories | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Looking Back to the Future | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Last Days of the Big Lie | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Heartland Film | The BFG (2016) | |
| 2015 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Heartland Film | Bridge of Spies (2015) | |
| 2014 | Winsor McCay Award | Annie Awards | ||
| 2013 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | International Theater Award | Tokyo Anime Award | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) | |
| 2013 | Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award | American Cinema Editors, USA | ||
| 2013 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Feature Films | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | Cinema for Peace Award | Cinema for Peace Awards | Most Valuable Movie of the Year | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | NTFCA Award | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | War Horse (2011) |
| 2012 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Feature Films | War Horse (2011) |
| 2012 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Heartland Film | Lincoln (2012) | |
| 2012 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Animated Picture | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
| 2012 | Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures | PGA Awards | ||
| 2012 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
| 2011 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Animated Feature Film | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
| 2011 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | TV Program of the Year | The Pacific (2010) |
| 2011 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Theatrical Motion Picture | True Grit (2010) |
| 2011 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Heartland Film | War Horse (2011) | |
| 2011 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Animated Feature | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
| 2011 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | The Pacific (2010) |
| 2010 | Filmmaker's Award | Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | ||
| 2010 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Miniseries | The Pacific (2010) |
| 2009 | BAFTA Games Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Casual Game | Boom Blox (2008) |
| 2008 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Visual Effects Society Awards | ||
| 2008 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Golden Globes, USA | Due to the ceremony canceled in 2008 the award will be handed out at the 2009 ceremony. | |
| 2007 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) |
| 2006 | Kennedy Center Honors | The Kennedy Center Honors | ||
| 2006 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Television Feature Film | Into the West (2005) |
| 2006 | Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award | Art Directors Guild | ||
| 2006 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Chicago International Film Festival | ||
| 2006 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Chicago International Film Festival | ||
| 2006 | Founders Award | International Emmy Awards | ||
| 2005 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Munich (2005) |
| 2005 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Munich (2005) |
| 2004 | Akira Kurosawa Award | Tokyo International Film Festival | ||
| 2004 | Special David | David di Donatello Awards | ||
| 2003 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 10 January 2003. At 6801 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 2003 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
| 2003 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Television & Cable | Broken Silence (2002) |
| 2003 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Director | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2003 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Miniseries | Taken (2002) |
| 2003 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2002 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Writing | Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) |
| 2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | ||
| 2002 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | TV Movie or Mini-Series of the Year | Band of Brothers (2001) |
| 2002 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Television & Cable | Band of Brothers (2001) |
| 2002 | Hollywood Movie of the Year | Hollywood Film Awards | Minority Report (2002) | |
| 2002 | Readers' Choice Award | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Foreign Language Film | Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) |
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Miniseries | Band of Brothers (2001) |
| 2002 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Band of Brothers (2001) |
| 2001 | Future Film Festival Digital Award | Venice Film Festival | Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) | |
| 2001 | Britannia Award | BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards | Excellence in Film | |
| 2001 | Billy Wilder Award | National Board of Review, USA | ||
| 2000 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain (1998) |
| 2000 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | ||
| 2000 | Vanguard Award | Image Awards | ||
| 2000 | PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures | PGA Awards | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) | |
| 1999 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Czech Lion | Czech Lions | Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Pinky and the Brain (1995) |
| 1999 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Golden Camera | Golden Camera, Germany | Millennium Award | |
| 1999 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Drama Picture | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Milestone Award | PGA Awards | ||
| 1999 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1998 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1998 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1998 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Heartland Film | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | |
| 1998 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1998 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1998 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1998 | Vision Award | PGA Awards | Theatrical Motion Pictures | Amistad (1997) |
| 1998 | Audience Award | Rembrandt Awards | Best Director | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) |
| 1997 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Animaniacs (1993) |
| 1997 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Freakazoid! (1995) |
| 1997 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Heartland Film | Amistad (1997) | |
| 1997 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Creative | |
| 1996 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Animaniacs (1993) |
| 1996 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | A Pinky & the Brain Christmas (1995) |
| 1995 | Life Achievement Award | American Film Institute, USA | ||
| 1995 | CEC Award | Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1995 | Honorary César | César Awards, France | ||
| 1995 | Readers' Choice Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1995 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1995 | Readers' Choice Award | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Foreign Language Film | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Jurassic Park (1993) |
| 1994 | President's Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | ||
| 1994 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | Director of the Year | |
| 1994 | Governors' Award | Society of Camera Operators | ||
| 1994 | Amanda | Amanda Awards, Norway | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Board of the Governors Award | American Society of Cinematographers, USA | ||
| 1994 | Yoga Award | Yoga Awards | Worst Foreign Director | Jurassic Park (1993) |
| 1994 | Jackie Coogan Award | Young Artist Awards | ||
| 1994 | Blue Ribbon Award | Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Jurassic Park (1993) |
| 1994 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Czech Lion | Czech Lions | Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) | Jurassic Park (1993) |
| 1994 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Hochi Film Award | Hochi Film Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Jurassic Park (1993) |
| 1994 | Jupiter Award | Jupiter Award | Best International Film | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Jupiter Award | Jupiter Award | Best International Director | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Readers' Choice Award | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Foreign Language Film | Jurassic Park (1993) |
| 1994 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | People's Choice Award | People's Choice Awards, USA | People's Choice Awards Honoree | |
| 1994 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Schindler's List (1993) | |
| 1994 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1993 | Career Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | ||
| 1993 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1993 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) |
| 1993 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Heartland Film | Schindler's List (1993) | |
| 1993 | Jupiter Award | Jupiter Award | Best International Film | Jurassic Park (1993) |
| 1993 | Jupiter Award | Jupiter Award | Best International Director | Jurassic Park (1993) |
| 1993 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1991 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) |
| 1990 | Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award | American Cinema Editors, USA | ||
| 1990 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) |
| 1990 | Wise Owl Award | Retirement Research Foundation, USA | Television and Theatrical Film Fiction | Dad (1989) |
| 1989 | American Cinematheque Award | American Cinematheque Gala Tribute | ||
| 1987 | Blue Ribbon Award | Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | The Color Purple (1985) |
| 1987 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Best Picture | Empire of the Sun (1987) |
| 1987 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Empire of the Sun (1987) |
| 1987 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Director | Empire of the Sun (1987) |
| 1987 | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Academy Awards, USA | ||
| 1986 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero) | Back to the Future (1985) |
| 1986 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Color Purple (1985) |
| 1986 | Academy Fellowship | BAFTA Awards | ||
| 1985 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Heartland Film | The Color Purple (1985) | |
| 1985 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | The Color Purple (1985) |
| 1985 | Showmanship Award | Publicists Guild of America | Motion Picture | |
| 1984 | Nocciola d'Oro | Giffoni Film Festival | ||
| 1984 | Jupiter Award | Jupiter Award | Best International Film | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) |
| 1983 | Blue Ribbon Award | Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | Fotogramas de Plata | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | Man of the Year | Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA | ||
| 1983 | Kinema Junpo Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | Readers' Choice Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | Sant Jordi | Sant Jordi Awards | Mejor Película Infantil | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1982 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | Director of the Year | |
| 1982 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
| 1982 | Marquee | American Movie Awards | Best Director | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
| 1982 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
| 1982 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Heartland Film | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) | |
| 1982 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
| 1982 | Jupiter Award | Jupiter Award | Best International Film | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1982 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1982 | Readers' Choice Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
| 1982 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1981 | Jupiter Award | Jupiter Award | Best International Film | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
| 1978 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1978 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1974 | Best Screenplay | Cannes Film Festival | The Sugarland Express (1974) | |
| 1973 | Best First Film | Taormina International Film Festival | Duel (1971) | |
| 1973 | Grand Prize | Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival | Duel (1971) | |
| 1972 | Gold Remi Award | WorldFest Houston | Short Subject - Live Action | Amblin' (1968) |
| 1969 | CINE Golden Eagle | CINE Competition | Short Films | Amblin' (1968) |
| 1968 | Jury Award | Atlanta Film Festival | Best Short Film | Amblin' (1968) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Golden Eagle | Golden Eagle Awards, Russia | Best Foreign Film | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | Cinema Bloggers Award | Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal | Best North American Film | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | Cinema for Peace Award | Cinema for Peace Awards | Most Valuable Movie of the Year | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | CEC Award | Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Best Film - International Competition | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Television Movie | All the Way (2016) |
| 2016 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Bridge of Spies (2015) | |
| 2016 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2016 | BAFTA Children's Award | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film | The BFG (2016) |
| 2015 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
| 2013 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Picture | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Motion Picture | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | AACTA International Award | AACTA International Awards | Best Direction | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | AACTA International Award | AACTA International Awards | Best Film | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Animated Feature Film | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
| 2012 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | War Horse (2011) |
| 2012 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | Cinema for Peace Award | Cinema for Peace Awards | Most Valuable Movie of the Year | War Horse (2011) |
| 2012 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Director | War Horse (2011) |
| 2012 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Director | War Horse (2011) |
| 2012 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Animated Feature | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
| 2012 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione) | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
| 2012 | Kinema Junpo Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | War Horse (2011) |
| 2012 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | War Horse (2011) |
| 2012 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form | Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (2011) |
| 2012 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | War Horse (2011) |
| 2012 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Animated Film | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
| 2012 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
| 2012 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
| 2012 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2011 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | War Horse (2011) |
| 2009 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
| 2007 | Golden Eagle | Golden Eagle Awards, Russia | Best Foreign Film | Munich (2005) |
| 2007 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) |
| 2006 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Director | War of the Worlds (2005) |
| 2006 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Director (Miglior regia) | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Miniseries | Into the West (2005) |
| 2006 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Munich (2005) |
| 2006 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Into the West (2005) |
| 2006 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | War of the Worlds (2005) |
| 2005 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Munich (2005) |
| 2005 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Director of the Year | Munich (2005) |
| 2003 | SFX Award | SFX Awards, UK | Best SF or Fantasy Film Director | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2003 | CEC Award | Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2003 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2003 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2003 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2003 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Director (Miglior regia) | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2003 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2003 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2003 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2002 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) |
| 2002 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Director | Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) |
| 2002 | Screen International Award | European Film Awards | Minority Report (2002) | |
| 2002 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Favorite Celebrity of the Year | |
| 2002 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Director of the Year | Minority Report (2002) |
| 2002 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) |
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) | We Stand Alone Together (2001) |
| 2002 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) |
| 1999 | Amanda | Amanda Awards, Norway | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Animaniacs (1993) |
| 1999 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain (1998) |
| 1999 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | |
| 1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Motion Picture, Drama | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1998 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Motion Picture, Drama | Amistad (1997) |
| 1998 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Amistad (1997) |
| 1998 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) |
| 1998 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Amistad (1997) |
| 1998 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Animaniacs (1993) |
| 1998 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Pinky and the Brain (1995) |
| 1998 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Amistad (1997) |
| 1998 | Screen International Award | European Film Awards | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | |
| 1998 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Amistad (1997) |
| 1998 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Amistad (1997) |
| 1998 | Golden Aries | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Foreign Film | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1997 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Pinky and the Brain (1995) |
| 1995 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1995 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Children's Program | Animaniacs (1993) |
| 1995 | Guldbagge | Guldbagge Awards | Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film) | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1995 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1995 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery (1995) |
| 1994 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Foreign Film | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Best Foreign Film Award | Australian Film Institute | Schindler's List (1993) | |
| 1994 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1994 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Children's Program | Animaniacs (1993) |
| 1992 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) |
| 1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) |
| 1988 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero) | Empire of the Sun (1987) |
| 1988 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Empire of the Sun (1987) |
| 1986 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | The Color Purple (1985) |
| 1986 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | The Color Purple (1985) |
| 1986 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Amazing Stories (1985) |
| 1985 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) |
| 1984 | International Fantasy Film Award | Fantasporto | Best Film | Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) |
| 1983 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Direction | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1983 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1982 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
| 1982 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
| 1982 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
| 1982 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
| 1979 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Direction | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1979 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1978 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Writing | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1978 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1978 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1978 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1978 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| 1976 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Jaws (1975) |
| 1976 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Jaws (1975) |
| 1976 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Direction | Jaws (1975) |
| 1975 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen | The Sugarland Express (1974) |
| 1974 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | The Sugarland Express (1974) | |
| 1973 | Golden Charybdis | Taormina International Film Festival | Duel (1971) | |
| 1972 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Name of the Game (1968) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2005 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | Munich (2005) |
| 2005 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Munich (2005) |
| 1999 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1998 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 1993 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Schindler's List (1993) |
| 1982 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 1977 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Munich (2005) |
| 1977 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
Known for movies
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
as Producer
Schindler's List (1993)
as Producer
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
as Producer
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
as Producer