Producers Guild Taps Steven Spielberg For David O. Selznick Award

La, CA (September 21, 2011) The Producers Guild of America (PGA) introduced today that producer, director, author and Principal Partner of DreamWorks Art galleries Steven Spielberg can get the 2012 David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Movies. The award is going to be presented to Spielberg within the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Honours ceremony on Saturday, The month of the month of january 21st within the Beverly Hilton Hotel in La. The Producers Guild of Americas Selznick Achievement Award recognizes a producers outstanding body at work in movies. Very good features a wealthy and distinguished history with past visitors including such legendary producers as Stanley Kramer, Saul Zaentz, Clint Eastwood, Billy Wilder, John Grazer, Jerry Bruckheimer, Roger Corman, Laura Ziskin, Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall, John Lasseter and last years 2011 recipient Scott Rudin. One of the most prolific filmmakers ever, Stevens ongoing genius, imagination and fearlessness in the world of feature film entertainment is unmatched in this industry, mentioned Producers Guild Honours co-chairs Paula Wagner and Michael Manheim. Steven has produced most likely probably the most legendary films inside the good status for cinema which we now have undoubtedly he'll still bring thrilling adventures, psychologically moving story lines, thought invoking figures and cult classics to audiences all over the world. Were very proud to recognize Stevens contributions for the creating craft together with the whole film industry while using David O. Selznick recognition. David O. Selznick can be a true legend inside the creating area, and i am greatly honored being connected along with his title also to join the business of lots of distinguished filmmakers who've received this accolade, mentioned Spielberg. I am very grateful for the Producers Guild. Spielberg is, with one another, the most effective-grossing director ever, getting helmed such blockbusters as E.T.: The Extra-TERRESTRIAL, the INDIANA Manley franchise and JURASSIC PARK. Among his numerous honors, Spielberg can be a three-time Academy Award-champion, taking home his initial few wins for top Director and greatest Picture for SCHINDLERS LIST, which received a complete of seven Oscars and also the third for top Director in order to save PRIVATE RYAN. He's also acquired Academy Award nominations for top Director for MUNICH, E.T.: The Extra-TERRESTRIAL, RAIDERS In The LOST ARK and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS In The THIRD KIND. In addition, he acquired DGA Award nominations for people films additionally to JAWS, The Color Crimson, EMPIRE In The SUN and AMISTAD. In 2000, he received the DGAs Lifetime Achievement Award. He's also the individual finding the Irving G. Thalberg Award within the Academy of motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Hollywood Foreign Presss Cecil B. DeMille Award as well as the Kennedy Center Recognition, among other career tributes. More recently, he will be a producer of SUPER 8 directed by Qq Abrams. His approaching releases include his direction in the 3d animated film THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: The Important Thing In The UNICORN, due for release December 23rd in lots of worldwide areas by Columbia Pictures and in your area by Vital Pictures. It's produced by Spielberg, Healing For Healing For Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy. More youthful crowd directed WAR Equine, based on an award-winning novel that's been modified in to a major stage hit london and recently won Broadways Tony Award for top Drama. The DreamWorks Art galleries film opens December 28th. His next film for DreamWorks will probably be his direction of Lincoln subsequently subsequently which begins production in October. Apart from his filmmaking work and also the television projects, Spielberg has devoted his a while and assets to numerous philanthropic causes. The impact of his concentrate on SCHINDLERS LIST introduced him to look for the Righteous Persons Foundation more youthful crowd founded Children in the Shoah Visual History Foundation which increased being the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual Background Education in 2005 which he might be the Chairman Emeritus in the Starlight Kids Foundation.