List of Steven Spielberg
Oscar nominations, wins
Updated: May 2025
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg has been nominated for 9 Academy Awards for best director and won 2. Year indicates year/period for which films were judged, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2022: The Fabelmans — lost to Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once). Other nominees: Todd Field (Tár), Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin), Ruben Östlund (Triangle of Sadness)
2021: West Side Story — lost to Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog). Other nominees: Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car), Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
2012: Lincoln — lost to Ang Lee (Life of Pi). Other nominees: David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook), Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Michael Haneke (Amour)
2005: Munich — lost to Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain). Other nominees: George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck), Paul Haggis (Crash), Bennett Miller (Capote)
WON: 1998: Saving Private Ryan — Other nominees: John Madden (Shakespeare in Love), Roberto Benigni (Life is Beautiful), Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line), Peter Weir (The Truman Show)
WON: 1993: Schindler’s List — Other nominees: Robert Altman (Short Cuts), James Ivory (The Remains of the Day), Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father), Jane Campion (The Piano)
1982: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial — lost to Richard Attenborough (Gandhi). Other nominees: Sidney Lumet (The Verdict), Sydney Pollack (Tootsie), Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot)
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark — lost to Warren Beatty (Reds). Other nominees: Mark Rydell (On Golden Pond), Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire), Louis Malle (Atlantic City)
1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind — lost to Woody Allen (Annie Hall). Other nominees: George Lucas (Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope), Fred Zinnemann (Julia), Herbert Ross (The Turning Point)
