Steven Spielberg Oscar winning & nominated films
by andrewjocunning | created - 2 months ago | updated - 2 months ago | Public33 wins, 144 nominations.
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1. Jaws (1975)
PG | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 659,600 | Gross: $260.00M
Won
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Sound
- Film Editing
Nominated
- Picture
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
PG | 138 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 216,928 | Gross: $132.09M
Won
- Cinematography (Vilmos Zsigmond)
Nominated
- Director
- Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon)
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Sound
- Film Editing
- Visual Effects
3. 1941 (1979)
PG | 118 min | Action, Comedy, War
Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen
Votes: 36,276 | Gross: $31.76M
Nominated
- Cinematography (William A. Fraker)
- Sound
- Visual Effects
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,037,034 | Gross: $248.16M
Won
- Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Film Editing
- Sound
- Visual Effects
Nominated
- Picture
- Director
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Cinematography (Douglas Slocombe)
5. E.T. (1982)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 437,620 | Gross: $435.11M
Won
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Sound
- Visual Effects
- Sound Effects
Nominated
- Picture
- Director
- Adapted Screenplay (Melissa Mathison)
- Cinematography
- Film Editing
6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure
In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri
Votes: 535,376 | Gross: $179.87M
Won
- Visual Effects
Nominated
- Original Score (John Williams)
7. The Color Purple (1985)
PG-13 | 154 min | Drama
A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery
Votes: 97,374 | Gross: $98.47M
Nominated
- Picture
- Actress (Whoopi Goldberg)
- Supporting Actress (Margaret Avery)
- Supporting Actress (Oprah Winfrey)
- Adapted Screenplay (Menno Meyjes)
- Original Score (Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andrae Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber)
- Original Song (Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Lionel Richie)
- Cinematography (Allen Daviau)
- Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Costume Design
- Makeup
8. Empire of the Sun (1987)
PG | 153 min | Drama, War
A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers
Votes: 134,331 | Gross: $22.24M
Nominated
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Cinematography (Allen Daviau)
- Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Costume Design
- Sound
- Film Editing
9. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure
In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 811,087 | Gross: $197.17M
Won
- Sound Effects
Nominated
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Sound
10. Hook (1991)
PG | 142 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 273,296 | Gross: $119.65M
Nominated
- Original Song (John Williams, Leslie Bricusse)
- Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Costume Design
- Makeup
- Visual Effects
11. Jurassic Park (1993)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 1,067,374 | Gross: $402.45M
Won
- Sound
- Visual Effects
- Sound Effects
12. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,451,094 | Gross: $96.90M
Won
- Picture
- Director
- Adapted Screenplay (Steven Zaillian)
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski)
- Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Film Editing
Nominated
- Actor (Liam Neeson)
- Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes)
- Costume Design
- Makeup
- Sound
13. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Vince Vaughn
Votes: 444,147 | Gross: $229.09M
Nominated
- Visual Effects
14. Amistad (1997)
R | 155 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 82,810 | Gross: $44.18M
Nominated
- Supporting Actor (Anthony Hopkins)
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski)
- Costume Design
15. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Votes: 1,496,783 | Gross: $216.54M
Won
- Director
- Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski)
- Sound
- Film Editing
- Sound Effects
Nominated
- Picture
- Actor (Tom Hanks)
- Adapted Screenplay (Robert Rodat)
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Makeup
16. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
PG-13 | 146 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards
Votes: 323,070 | Gross: $78.62M
Nominated
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Visual Effects
17. Minority Report (2002)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow
Votes: 584,471 | Gross: $132.07M
Nominated
- Sound Editing
18. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen
Votes: 1,095,991 | Gross: $164.62M
Nominated
- Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken)
- Original Score (John Williams)
19. War of the Worlds (2005)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto
Votes: 475,338 | Gross: $234.28M
Nominated
- Sound Editing
- Sound Mixing
- Visual Effects
20. Munich (2005)
R | 164 min | Action, Drama, History
After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 238,323 | Gross: $47.40M
Nominated
- Picture
- Director
- Adapted Screenplay (Tony Kushner, Eric Roth)
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Film Editing
21. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg
Votes: 243,259 | Gross: $77.59M
Nominated
- Original Score (John Williams)
22. War Horse (2011)
PG-13 | 146 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch
Votes: 165,639 | Gross: $79.88M
Nominated
- Picture
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski)
- Art Direction
- Sound Editing
- Sound Mixing
23. Lincoln (2012)
PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 272,688 | Gross: $182.21M
Won
- Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- Production Design
Nominated
- Picture
- Director
- Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones)
- Supporting Actress (Sally Field)
- Adapted Screenplay (Tony Kushner)
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski)
- Costume Design
- Sound Mixing
- Film Editing
24. Bridge of Spies (2015)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, History, Thriller
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan
Votes: 327,789 | Gross: $72.31M
Won
- Supporting Actor (Mark Rylance)
Nominated
- Picture
- Original Screenplay (Matt Charman, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen)
- Original Score (Thomas Newman)
- Production Design
- Sound Mixing
25. The Post (2017)
PG-13 | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History
A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk
Votes: 162,315 | Gross: $81.90M
Nominated
- Picture
- Actress (Meryl Streep)
26. West Side Story (2021)
PG-13 | 156 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez
Votes: 95,571
Won
- Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose)
Nominated
- Picture
- Director
- Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski)
- Production Design
- Costume Design
- Sound
27. The Fabelmans (2022)
PG-13 | 151 min | Drama
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch
Votes: 116,935
Nominated
- Picture
- Director
- Actress (Michelle Williams)
- Supporting Actor (Judd Hirsch)
- Original Screenplay (Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner)
- Original Score (John Williams)
- Production Design
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