He completed his long-awaited EGOT quest on Sunday night after winning his first-ever Grammy at the prestigious music awards.
And Steven Spielberg is soaking up the glory of joining one of Hollywood’s most exclusive clubs.
In a celebratory snap posted to his production company’s Instagram, the legendary filmmaker, 79, posed beside large gold EGOT balloons.
As Steven hid behind a white balloon filled with confetti, they captioned the post: ‘EGOT status’.
The director and producer earned the honour after Music by John Williams, the documentary he produced about his longtime collaborator, took home Best Music Film.
Although Spielberg was not in attendance, he acknowledged the milestone in a statement shared following the ceremony.
Steven Spielberg, 79, celebrated his new EGOT status after long-awaited Grammy win to add to his Emmy, Oscar and Tony collection
The director and producer earned the honour after Music by John Williams took home Best Music Film (pictured in 2023 at the Golden Globes)
‘This recognition means the world to me and our entire team,’ Steven said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, thanking the Grammy voters along with collaborators Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, and partners at Imagine and The Walt Disney Company.
He also paid tribute to composer John Williams, calling his influence on culture and music ‘immeasurable’ and his legacy ‘unrivalled.’
The documentary, directed by Laurent Bouzereau, chronicles Williams’ extraordinary career scoring some of cinema’s most iconic films, including Jaws, E.T., Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List.
The Grammy win now completes Spielberg’s sweep across television, music, film and theatre.
It is a feat achieved by just 21 artists to date.
With the Grammy win, Spielberg officially joins fellow EGOT recipients such as Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson and Viola Davis.
Steven’s awards résumé spans decades of industry dominance from three Academy Awards for Schindler’s List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan to four Primetime Emmy Awards.
In 2022, he picked up a Tony Award for his role as a producer on the Broadway revival of A Strange Loop, which won Best Musical.
Previously, Spielberg set a record at the Oscars as the first person to be nominated for Best Director in six different decades; seen in 1999
With the Grammy win, Spielberg officially joins fellow EGOT recipients such as Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson and Viola Davis (pictured at the 2026 Golden Globes)
Next month, Spielberg, who is credited as a producer on Hamnet, has another shot of adding to his trophy collection as the film is currently nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards.
Previously, Spielberg set a record at the Oscars as the first person to be nominated for Best Director in six different decades.
In addition to West Side Story (2021), he was first nominated for Best Director in 1978 with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, followed by Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1982 and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1983.
He won his first Oscar for Best Director in 1994 for Schindler’s List, and was victorious again in 1999 with Saving Private Ryan.
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