After earning a Best Picture Oscar nomination for producing Hamnet, Steven Spielberg has extended his record with the most Oscar nominations as a producer with 14.
The film joins a list of previous nominees that include E.T., The Color Purple, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, Munich, Letters From Iowa Jima, War Horse, Lincoln, Bridge of Spies, The Post, West Side Story, The Fablemans and Maestro. This also marked the third nomination where he was only producing the film, not directing, the other 11 were all films he directed. He has one Best Picture Oscar win for Schindler’s List.
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The best picture nomination was one of eight nominations the film earned on Oscar nomination morning. The other seven nominations included best director for Chloe Zhao and best actress for Jessie Buckley.
Spielberg and the producing team have already one award for best picture this award season taking home the Golden Globe for best drama. Amblin celebrated the achievement with a social media post honoring the icon’s record as seen below: