Grammys 2026: Steven Spielberg Wins First Grammy, Completes EGOT After 'Music by John Williams' Takes Best Music Film Award
Steven Spielberg has completed the prestigious EGOT milestone after winning his first Grammy 2026 for 'Music by John Williams', which earned Best Music Film. The honour adds to Spielberg’s Oscars, Emmys and Tony, with the filmmaker calling the recognition a tribute to composer John Williams’s unmatched cultural legacy.
Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg has finally earned the EGOT status after the documentary Music by John Williams, on which he served as a producer, won in the Best Music Film category at the Grammy Awards. Spielberg's Grammy win adds to his four Emmys, three Oscars and Tony Award for producing the Broadway musical A Strange Loop, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Dalai Lama Wins First Grammy at 2026 Awards, Says Honour Reflects ‘Shared Universal Responsibility’ for Humanity.
Steven Spielberg Thanks Grammys
The 79-year-old director said in a statement: "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. "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 (Bouzereau) beautiful film."
Steven Spielberg Joins Elite EGOT Winners Club
Spielberg is just the 22nd person to achieve EGOT status, joining an elite group that includes Audrey Hepburn, Sir Elton John and Whoopi Goldberg. The director became a household name after directing Jaws, which marked its 50th anniversary last year, but shared that he feared his "career was over" midway through filming due to the blockbuster's troubled production. Grammys 2026 Winners Complete List: Bad Bunny Makes History With Album of the Year As Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Others Shine at Music’s Biggest Night.
Spielberg Recalls Jaws Struggles
He recalled last year: "Everybody was saying to me, 'You are never going to get hired again. This film is way over budget, way over schedule and you are a real liability as a director. You are not going to get hired again.' "I really thought that I better give this my all because I’m not working in the industry again after they see the movie. Fortunately, fortune smiled on us." The filmmaker revealed that the production problems led the studio to try to get him to "gracefully bow out" on several occasions as they attempted to scrap the movie. He recalled: "I was offered, actually, several times a chance to gracefully bow out of the film, not to be replaced by another director, but for the film to be shut down. We shot 158 days [which was 100 over schedule], but nobody wanted to quit. Nobody wanted to stop."
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