Spielberg/Williams: a Long-lasting Collaboration
It will be useless to write the Never Ending list of Awards won by Spielberg in his glorious career. His remarkable work as a Director, Producer and Screenwriter started in early 70's, and just skyrocketing till today, thanks also to his friend and composer John Williams.
John Williams is the living person with the highest number of academy awards Nominations (48)
From The Sugarland Express in 1974, to Jaws in 1975, in just one year Spielberg started to knock on our door, and never stopped. In 1977 he Directed Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and he made money enough to save Coulmbia from Bankruptcy. Spielberg is still making money from a bet with his friend George Lucas, earning 2.5% from Star Wars, and Lucas earning the same percentage from Close Encounters.
He was the first bringing together on the big screen Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in "1941", after their success in the Saturday Night Live.
In 1982 Spielberg created the most magical moment in cinema, thanks to E.T. and Elliott flight, in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; that is now the symbol of Amblin Entertainment, an American film and television production company founded by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.
From 1981 to 2008 the character of Indiana Jones, with his hat and bullwhip appeared on the screen in four amazing movies, becoming the Hero of the Pop culture in the 80's.
In 1993 Jurassic Park, based on Michael Crichton best seller, become the highest-grossing film produced and directed by Spielberg.
For Shindler's List and Save Private Ryan respectively filmed in 1993 and 1997, Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director and for Shindler's List also the Academy award for Best Picture.
The Spielberg-Williams Collaboration started in 1974 and, with Lincoln filmed in 2012, the 25th movie together with Spielberg as Director, they have created one of
the most creative and
influential artistic collaborations in film history.
List of Movies Directed by Spielberg: Awards Winning and Nominated Soundtracks
by John Williams
1974 The Sugarland Express
1975 Jaws
Won: Grammy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Oscar
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Won: Grammy
Nominated: Golden Globe and Oscar
1979 1941
(with Dan Aykroyd and Joh Belushi)
1981 Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Won: Grammy
Nominated: Oscar
1981 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Won: Golden Globe, Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Nominated: Oscar
1986 Empire of the Sun
Won: BAFTA
Nominated: Grammy, Golden Globe and Oscar
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Nominated: Grammy and Oscar
1991 Hook
Nominated: Grammy and Oscar
1991 Jurassic Park
Nominated: Grammy
1993 Schindler’s List
Won: Golden Globe, Oscar, Grammy, and BAFTA
Won: Golden Globe, Oscar, Grammy, and BAFTA
1996 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Nominated: Grammy
Nominated: Grammy
1997 Saving Private Ryan
Nominated: Golden Globe, Grammy and Oscar
2000 A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Nominated: Golden Globe, Grammy and Oscar
2001 Minority Report
2002 Catch Me If You Can
Nominated: Grammy and Oscar
2004 The Terminal
2004 War of the Worlds
Nominated: Grammy
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha (Produced by Spielberg, Directed by Rob Marshall)
Won: Golden Globe, BAFTA and Grammy
Nominated: Oscar
2005 Munich
Won: Grammy
Nominated: Oscar
2007 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2011 The Adventures of Tintin
Won: Annie Award
Nominated: Grammy and Oscar
2011 War Horse
Nominated: Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA
2012 Lincoln
Nominated: Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA (February 24th, 2013)
