Steven Spielberg is officially an EGOT winner.
The 79-year-old filmmaker earned his first Grammy on Sunday (Feb. 1) for producing the documentary Music by John Williams, which won Best Music Film at the non-televised ceremony ahead of the main show. Williams is a film composer who has worked with Spielberg for decades, beginning with 1974’s The Sugarland Express. Their collaboration includes Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, and many more. Williams also scored the original Star Wars trilogy, Superman, Home Alone, and countless other films.
“Thank you to all the Grammy voters, whose recognition of Music by John Williams means the world to me and our Amblin team, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, and congratulations to our partners at Imagine and the Walt Disney Company,” Spielberg said in a statement per The Hollywood Reporter. “This acknowledgment is obviously deeply meaningful to me because it validates what I have known for over 50 years: John Williams' influence on culture and music is immeasurable and his artistry and legacy is unrivaled. I am proud to be associated with Laurent's beautiful film.”
Spielberg’s Grammy win completed a collection that already included four Emmys for The Pacific, Band of Brothers, Steven Spielberg Presents: A Pinky & The Brain Christmas and Steven Spielberg Presents Taken, a Tony for producing the Broadway musical A Strange Loop, and three Oscars for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. The accolade also marked his first-ever Grammy nomination.
Spielberg joins an elusive list of 21 individuals that have achieved EGOT status. Some of those names include Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Viola Davis, Richard Rodgers, Alan Menken, and others.