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Steven Spielberg has won his first ever Grammy, officially confirming his EGOT status.
EGOT is the illustrious status achieved by a rarified group of artists who have won all four major performing art awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. Spielberg added his name to the list by picking up the prize at last night’s Grammys ceremony in Los Angeles, as producer of the documentary film Music By John Williams. The film won the Best Music Film award.
“Thank you to all the Grammy voters, whose recognition of ‘Music by John Williams’ means the world to me and our Amblin team, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, and congratulations to our partners at Imagine and the Walt Disney Company,” Spielberg wrote in a statement.
Music By John Williams is an exploration of the life of Spielberg’s longtime composer and collaborator, who is known for his work on numerous Spielberg films such as E.T., Jaws, the Indiana Jones series, Jurassic Park and countless others.
“This acknowledgment is obviously deeply meaningful to me because it validates what I have known for over 50 years: John Williams’ influence on culture and music is immeasurable and his artistry and legacy is unrivaled,” Spielberg added. “I am proud to be associated with Laurent’s beautiful film.”
Williams, 93, has said in recent years that he plans to retire, but he returned for Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny and it was confirmed that he would be returning to score Spielberg’s new film Disclosure Day.
To date, there are 20 EGOT winners, including Rita Moreno, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Viola Davis and Elton John.
Spielberg is in line for another Oscar in a few weeks, as a producer on Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, which has been nominated for eight Academy Awards.
The filmmaker is one of the most decorated directors in Oscar history, having been nominated nine times for Best Director, winning twice for Schindler’s List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). As a producer, he holds the record for the most Best Picture nominations, with a total of 14 films.