Steven Spielberg — you know the name. He’s one of our greatest living filmmakers on the planet. The man has created cinematic classics and enduring masterpieces that have and will stand the test of time. Yet early on in his career, he had a fascinating relationship with the Academy Awards, starting with his infamous home video in which he sarcastically reacts to not receiving a Best Director nomination for Jaws during the announcement of the 48th Academy Award nominations. “I got beaten out by Fellini,” he joked.
This rocky relationship continued even as he made blockbusters and heartfelt dramas all the way up until he won Best Director and Best Picture for Schindler’s List at the 1994 ceremony.
Spielberg’s filmography has amassed dozens of nominations above and below the line over the past 50 years. So with the release of his 35th directorial effort, Disclosure Day, we decided to do something massive in scale: a Steven Spielberg Awards Draft, where each of us will competitively draft Oscar nominations and wins from Steven Spielberg films that have been recognized by the Academy.
We close the episode with a discussion of the awards potential for Disclosure Day at next year’s Academy Awards.
On this episode:
Paul Rai
Tate Fowler
Jacob Diedenhofer
Danny Jarabek
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