Steven Spielberg, one step away from the definitive Hollywood Olympus: will he get his third Oscar?

The movie Encounters in the third phase gave Steven Spielberg his first Oscar nomination. It was 1978 and the legend of one of the most popular and grossing directors in Hollywood was just beginning to take shape at that time. Then came the candidacies that he achieved thanks to in search of the lost ark (1982), ET the alien (1983) or the two that he managed to win: schindler’s list (1994) y Saving Private Ryan (1999). The nineties, of course, were his.

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Munich (2006), Lincoln (2013), West Side Story (2022) y The Fabelmanswhich is his latest production, complete the nine times that the filmmaker has opted for a statuette, a record that equals Martin Scorsese’s mark and is only below William Wyler, who reached 12 nominations.

Steven Spielberg arrives at the 2023 Oscars ceremony as a great favorite after taking the Golden Globe with a semi-autobiographical film that also has many ballots to leave the Dolby Theater as the great winner of the 95th edition of the Academy Awards. If he does, Spielberg will take a giant step in his career and extend his legend by entering the select club of directors with three awards on their shelves: Frank Capra and William Wyler. Only John Ford, with four, is ahead in this competition.

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Steven Spielberg gambles that third Oscar that resists him with Martin McDonagh, director of Banshees by Inisherin; Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, responsible for Everything at once everywhere; Todd Field, leading LIBRARY; and Ruben Östlund, who signs The triangle of sadness.