Awards
Academy Awards3 won · 20 nominated
- Nominated2024Best Picture · Maestro
- Nominated2023Best Writing, Original Screenplay · The Fabelmans
- Nominated2023Best Director · The Fabelmans
- Nominated2023Best Picture · The Fabelmans
- Nominated2022Best Picture · West Side Story
- Nominated2022Best Director · West Side Story
- Nominated2018Best Picture · The Post
- Nominated2016Best Picture · Bridge of Spies
- Nominated2013Best Director · Lincoln
- Nominated2013Best Picture · Lincoln
- Nominated2012Best Picture · War Horse
- Nominated2007Best Picture · Letters from Iwo Jima
- Nominated2006Best Picture · Munich
- Nominated2006Best Director · Munich
- Won1999Best Director · Saving Private Ryan
- Nominated1999Best Picture · Saving Private Ryan
- Won1994Best Picture · Schindler's List
- Won1994Best Director · Schindler's List
- Nominated1986Best Picture · The Color Purple
- Nominated1983Best Director · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Nominated1983Best Picture · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Nominated1982Best Director · Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Nominated1978Best Director · Close Encounters of the Third Kind
BAFTA Film Awards2 won
- Won1994Best Direction · Schindler's List
- Won1993Best Film · Schindler's List
Golden Globes3 won · 1 nominated
- Won2023Best Director · The Fabelmans
- Nominated2023Best Screenplay · The Fabelmans
- Won1998Best Director · Saving Private Ryan
- Won1994Best Director · Schindler's List
Other awards34 won
- Won2016honorary doctor of Harvard University: honorary doctor of Harvard University
- Won2015Presidential Medal of Freedom: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Won2011Inkpot Award: Inkpot Award
- Won2008Officer of the Legion of Honour: Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Won2006Kennedy Center Honors: Kennedy Center Honors
- Won2005Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame: Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
- Won2004Knight of the Legion of Honour: Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Won2003Saturn Awards: Best Director · Minority Report
- Won2002Critics' Choice Awards: Best Director · Minority Report
- Won2001Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Won2000Library of Congress Living Legend: Library of Congress Living Legend
- Won1999National Humanities Medal: National Humanities Medal
- Won1998Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director · Saving Private Ryan
- Won1998Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Schindler's List
- Won1998London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year: London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year · Saving Private Ryan
- Won1998New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film · Saving Private Ryan
- Won1997Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program · Animaniacs
- Won1995AFI Life Achievement Award: AFI Life Achievement Award
- Won1995César Award: César Award
- Won1994Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Won1994London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year: London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year · Schindler's List
- Won1994London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year: London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year · Schindler's List
- Won1994Saturn Awards: Best Director · Jurassic Park
- Won1993Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director · Schindler's List
- Won1993National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director · Schindler's List
- Won1990Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Won1987Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Won1983Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director: Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Won1982Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Won1982National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Won1982Saturn Awards: Best Director · Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Won1982United Nations Peace Medal: United Nations Peace Medal
- Won1978Saturn Awards: Best Director · Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Won1974Best Screenplay Award: Best Screenplay Award · The Sugarland Express
Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.