Steven Spielberg Receives Winsor McCay Award at the 2014 Annie Awards

At the 41st Annie Awards, Steven Speilberg received the prestigious Winsor McCay Award.

One of the industry's most successful and influential filmmakers,
Steven Spielberg has directed, produced, or executive produced some of the top-grossing films of all time, including "Jurassic Park" and "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial." He is a three-time Academy Award® winner, earning Oscars® for Best Director and Best Picture for "Schindler's List," and an Oscar® for Best Director for "Saving Private Ryan."

Spielberg is a three-time DGA Award winner for his work on "The Color Purple," "Schindler's List," and "Saving Private Ryan." He has also been honored with Academy Award® nominations for Best Director for "E.T.," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Munich," and "Lincoln." He is a recipient of the DGA's Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a Kennedy Center Honor.

The Winsor McCay Award is a very special award given to individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation in producing, directing, animating, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, technical work, music, professional teaching, and for other endeavors which exhibit outstanding contributions to excellence in animation.

The Winsor McCay Award stands as one of the highest honors given to an individual in the animation industry.

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