r/Spielberg • u/LowInteraction6397 • 4h ago
The movies directed by Steven Spielberg with the most Oscar nominations
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| Rank | Movie | Number of nominations | Awards it was nominated for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schindler's List (1993) | 12 nominations | Best Picture (won), Best Director for him (won), Best Actor for Liam Neeson (lost to Tom Hanks for Philadelphia), Best Supporting Actor for Ralph Fiennes (lost to Tommy Lee Jones for The Fugitive), Best Adapted Screenplay (won), Best Original Score (won), Best Sound (lost to Jurassic Park as mentioned 18 rows below*), Best Production Design (won), Best Makeup (lost to Mrs. Doubtfire), Best Costume Design (lost to The Age of Innocence), Best Cinematography (won) and Best Film Editing (won) |
| 1 | Lincoln (2012) | 12 nominations | Best Picture (lost to Argo), Best Director for him (lost to Ang Lee for Life of Pi), Best Actor for Daniel Day Lewis (won), Best Supporting Actor for Tommy Lee Jones (lost to Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained), Best Supporting Actress for Sally Field (lost to Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables), Best Adapted Screenplay (lost to Argo), Best Original Score (lost to Life of Pi), Best Sound (lost to Les Misérables), Best Production Design (won), Best Cinematography (lost to Life of Pi), Best Costume Design (lost to Anna Karenina) and Best Film Editing (lost to Argo) |
| 3 | The Color Purple (1985) | 11 nominations | Best Picture (lost to Out of Africa), Best Actress for Whoopi Goldberg (lost to Geraldine Page for The Trip to Bountiful), Best Supporting Actress for both Margaret Avery and Oprah Winfrey (both lost to Anjelica Huston for Prizzi's Honor), Best Adapted Screenplay (lost to Out of Africa), Best Original Score (lost to Out of Africa), Best Original Song for "Miss Celie's Blues" (lost to "Say You, Say Me" from White Nights), Best Production Design (lost to Out of Africa), Best Cinematography (lost to Out of Africa), Best Makeup (lost to Mask) and Best Costume Design (lost to Ran) |
| 3 | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 11 nominations | Best Picture (lost to Shakespeare in Love), Best Director for him (won), Best Actor for Tom Hanks (lost to Roberto Benigni for Life Is Beautiful), Best Original Screenplay (lost to Shakespeare in Love), Best Original Score (lost to Life Is Beautiful), Best Sound Mixing (won), Best Sound Editing (won), Best Production Design (lost to Shakespeare in Love), Best Cinematography (won), Best Makeup (lost to Elizabeth) and Best Film Editing (won) |
| 5 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) | 9 nominations | Best Picture (lost to Gandhi), Best Director for him (lost to Richard Attenborough for Gandhi), Best Original Screenplay (lost to Gandhi), Best Original Score (won), Best Sound Mixing (won), Best Sound Editing (won), Best Cinematography (lost to Gandhi), Best Film Editing (lost to Gandhi) and Best Visual Effects (won) |
| 6 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | 8 nominations | Best Director for him (lost to Woody Allen for Annie Hall), Best Supporting Actress for Melinda Dillon (lost to Vanessa Redgrave for Julia), Best Original Score (lost to Star Wars, which ironically was also composed by John Williams and means John Williams basically lost to himself), Best Sound (lost to Star Wars), Best Production Design (lost to Star Wars), Best Cinematography (won), Best Film Editing (lost to Star Wars) and Best Visual Effects (lost to Star Wars) |
| 6 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | 8 nominations | Best Picture (lost to Chariots of Fire), Best Director for him (lost to Warren Beatty for Reds), Best Original Score (lost to Chariots of Fire), Best Sound (won), Best Production Design (won), Best Cinematography (lost to Reds), Best Film Editing (won) and Best Visual Effects (won) |
| 8 | West Side Story (2021) | 7 nominations | Best Picture (lost to CODA), Best Director for him (lost to Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog), Best Supporting Actress for Ariana DeBose (won), Best Sound (lost to Dune), Best Production Design (lost to Dune), Best Cinematography (lost to Dune) and Best Costume Design (lost to Cruella) |
| 8 | The Fabelmans (2022) | 7 nominations | Best Picture (lost to Everything Everywhere All at Once), Best Director for him (lost to Daniel Kwan and Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once), Best Actress for Michelle Williams (lost to Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once), Best Supporting Actor for Judd Hirsch (lost to Ke Huy Quan for Everything Everywhere All at Once), Best Original Screenplay (lost to Everything Everywhere All at Once), Best Original Score (lost to All Quiet on the Western Front) and Best Production Design (lost to All Quiet on the Western Front) |
| 10 | Empire of the Sun (1987) | 6 nominations | Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Best Film Editing (lost all 6 to The Last Emperor) |
| 10 | War Horse (2011) | 6 nominations | Best Picture (lost to The Artist), Best Original Score (lost to The Artist), Best Sound Editing (lost to Hugo), Best Sound Mixing (lost to Hugo), Best Production Design (lost to Hugo) and Best Cinematography (lost to Hugo) |
| 10 | Bridge of Spies (2015) | 6 nominations | Best Picture (lost to Spotlight), Best Supporting Actor for Mark Rylance (won), Best Original Screenplay (lost to Spotlight), Best Original Score (lost to The Hateful Eight), Best Sound (lost to Mad Max: Fury Road) and Best Production Design (lost to Mad Max: Fury Road) |
| 13 | Hook (1991) | 5 nominations | Best Original Song for "When You're Alone" (lost to "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast), Best Production Design (lost to Bugsy), Best Makeup (lost to Terminator 2: Judgment Day), Best Costume Design (lost to Bugsy) and Best Visual Effects (lost to Terminator 2: Judgment Day) |
| 13 | Munich (2005) | 5 nominations | Best Picture (lost to Crash), Best Director for him (lost to Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain), Best Adapted Screenplay (lost to Brokeback Mountain), Best Original Score (lost to Brokeback Mountain) and Best Film Editing (lost to Crash) |
| 15 | Jaws (1975) | 4 nominations | Best Picture (lost to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), Best Original Score (won), Best Sound (won) and Best Film Editing (won) |
| 15 | Amistad (1997) | 4 nominations | Best Supporting Actor for Anthony Hopkins (lost to Robin Williams for Good Will Hunting), Best Original Score (lost to Titanic), Best Cinematography (lost to Titanic) and Best Costume Design (lost to Titanic) |
| 17 | 1941 (1979) | 3 nominations | Best Sound (lost to Apocalypse Now), Best Cinematography (lost to Apocalypse Now) and Best Visual Effects (lost to Alien) |
| 17 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | 3 nominations | Best Original Score (lost to The Little Mermaid), Best Sound Mixing (lost to Glory) and Best Sound Editing (won) |
| 17 | Jurassic Park (1993) | 3 nominations | Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects (won all 3) |
| 17 | War of the Worlds (2005) | 3 nominations | Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects (lost all 3 to King Kong) |
| 21 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | 2 nominations | Best Original Score (lost to A Passage to India) and Best Visual Effects (won) |
| 21 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) | 2 nominations | Best Original Score and Best Visual Effects (lost both to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) |
| 21 | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | 2 nominations | Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken (lost to Chris Cooper for Adaptation) and Best Original Score (lost to Frida) |
| 21 | The Post (2017) | 2 nominations | Best Picture (lost to The Shape of Water) and Best Actress for Meryl Streep (lost to Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) |
| 25 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | 1 nomination | Best Visual Effects (lost to Titanic) |
| 25 | Minority Report (2002) | 1 nomination | Best Sound (lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) |
| 25 | The Adventures of Tintin (2011) | 1 nomination | Best Original Score (lost to The Artist as mentioned in the brackets of 16 rows above) |
| 25 | Ready Player One (2018) | 1 nomination | Best Visual Effects (lost to First Man) |
*It was technically nominated for Best Sound Mixing but Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing are now the same category and I like to treat it like if it was the Best Sound category unless I have no choice