Steven Spielberg Finally Joins Hollywood’s Most Exclusive Club With Grammy Win
Steven Spielberg just clinched entertainment’s grand slam. A February 1 Grammy completed his EGOT, a rare milestone that cements the director’s place among an elite few.
Steven Spielberg just checked the last box on the most bragged-about checklist in showbiz. On February 1, he picked up a Grammy for the Disney+ documentary Music by John Williams, which means he is now officially an EGOT. Yes, even Spielberg had to wait for the G. Only 21 people have pulled this off with competitive wins, and now he is one of them.
The win that sealed it
Music by John Williams is directed by Laurent Bouzereau and digs into the legendary composer’s life and decades-long creative tag team with Spielberg. That team-up started with The Sugarland Express and led to all-timers like Jaws, Schindler's List, and Saving Private Ryan. The film beat out Devo, Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Relentless, and Piece by Piece to take home the Grammy. It is a trophy that obviously honors Williams, but it also turned into a career milestone for the director who has been working with him for half a century.
The Grammy is shared beyond Spielberg, too. The credited producers are:
- Laurent Bouzereau
- Sara Bernstein
- Justin Falvey
- Darryl Frank
- Brian Grazer
- Ron Howard
- Meredith Kaulfers
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Frank Marshall
- Justin Wilkes
So, EGOT. Now what?
This plugs the only gap in Spielberg’s awards shelf. He already had the other three locked down: three Oscars (including Best Director for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan), a record 14 Best Picture nominations as a producer, 13 Emmys going back to 1991 for TV work like Band of Brothers, and a Tony he picked up in 2022 as a producer of the musical A Strange Loop. The Grammy makes it the full set.
The company he is keeping
With this one, Spielberg joins a tiny group that includes Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Viola Davis, and Elton John. That is rare air, even for someone whose filmography basically shaped modern movies.
Long story short: The man who helped define blockbuster filmmaking finally got the industry’s most elusive four-letter status, thanks to a celebration of the composer who has been scoring his stories since the very beginning. Perfectly fitting, honestly.