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Steven Spielberg is a principal partner of DreamWorks SKG, which he co-founded with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen in October

Under their leadership, the studio has enjoyed critical and commercial success, and has been responsible for some of the most honoured films in recent years, including three consecutive Best Picture Academy Award® winners: American Beauty, Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind (the latter two co-produced with Universal).

One of the industry’s most successful and influential filmmakers, Spielberg has directed, produced, or executive produced a number of the top-grossing films of all time, including Jurassic Park and E.T.

The Extra-Terrestrial.

Among his myriad honours, he is a three-time Academy Award® winner, earning two Oscars® for Best Director and Best Picture for Schindler’s List and a third Oscar® for Best Director for Saving Private Ryan.

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