It finally happened! Steven Spielberg has added the last missing piece to one of Hollywood’s rarest achievement puzzles. The iconic filmmaker has now officially joined the EGOT club, cementing his place
among a very small group of entertainment legends.
Spielberg earned his first-ever Grammy on Sunday at the 68th Grammy Awards in downtown Los Angeles, completing the sweep of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. The win came in the Best Music Film category for Music By John Williams, where Spielberg was credited as a producer on the documentary.
With this victory, the 79-year-old director-producer joins an elite list that includes Elton John, Viola Davis, Rita Moreno and roughly two dozen others who have achieved EGOT status.
Although Spielberg was not present on stage to accept the award, the film’s director Laurent Bouzereau acknowledged his contribution during the acceptance speech. Bouzereau thanked Spielberg and fellow producer Ron Howard for helping “tell the story of one of our greatest music voices ever.”
The documentary traces the life and career of composer John Williams, now 93, whose long-standing collaboration with Spielberg produced some of cinema’s most iconic scores. Williams composed the music for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones franchise, Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List, among many others.
Spielberg had long been considered EGOT-adjacent, having already won multiple Emmys and Oscars for projects such as Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan. His Tony Award came in 2022, when he was a producer on the musical A Strange Loop, which won Best Musical.
Williams and Spielberg last worked together on 2022’s The Fabelmans, which earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score. Around that time, Williams suggested he was preparing to retire, but later returned to score Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Explaining why stepping away from music proved difficult, Williams spoke candidly at an American Cinematheque event.
“Steven is a lot of things. He’s a director, he’s a producer, he’s a studio head, he’s a writer, he’s a philanthropist, he’s an educator. One thing he isn’t is a man you can say ‘no’ to,” Williams said during the conversation. “Also, you can’t ‘retire’ from music. It’s like breathing. It’s your life. It’s my life. A day without music is a mistake.”
