BBC Film 90 Special Barry Norman Inteviews Steven Spielberg 13-3-1990 

The opposite situation also happened. He WON for directing Private Ryan but the movie didn't win Best Picture.

@@jedijones thats true

He's the Man.. Academy couldn't deny any longer

And produced back to the future

I don't think so. He did his two big Oscar darling movies in the '90s. But he also made his two most bloated, pointless special effects movies, Lost World and Hook. The '80s had the Indiana Jones trilogy, E.T. and Color Purple. 1993 may be his most successful year with Jurassic Park and Schindler's List, but in the '80s, Raiders and E.T. were not only blockbusters but critically acclaimed and earned some awards as well. Also, as he stated in this interview, he was most active at Amblin in the '80s. And that's when they made a big string of popular films. Once he handed the company off to Kennedy and Marshall, they made a lot more insignificant films.

Spielberg is already gone, in mind and spirit. He’s washed up.

@@BlookbugIV not at all !!! You Americans are pathetic in judgement. No wonder the poor literacy rate

@@BlookbugIV We'll see. To me, out of 4 spielberg films, one is a masterpiece, 2 are very good films, and one is crap. Maybe there was a bit more crap in these last 7-10 years, but I hope The Fabelmans will be at least back on the "Very good" category. Can't say I cared much for Bridge of Spies (felt like a deluxe version of a random documentary on the history channel), hated Ready Player One, did not care to see War Horse, the BFG and The Post (althought I think this one is probably pretty good), and I didn't like anything besides the actress who plays the female lead role's sister and the directing of dance scenes in West Side Story. But then I was not a fan of the original either.

@@SPT1 I love the original WSS. I feel that the remake was the worst kind of vanity from this guy, and that he’s only being indulged because of his campaign of sickening virtue signaling, not at all because he’s given us something of any value. I was also fairly entertained by Bridge of Spies, but it’s nothing you’d tell anyone they need to see. But Ready Player One, I’m not being hyperbolic when I say - one of the worst movies I’ve seen in my life (discounting low-budget howlers of course), it’s almost indescribably awful. He’s done.

Mr Spielberg is the last of the Magical Legends .Right up there with Elvis,Princess Diana and Michael Jackson.Cherish him while he's still here.