Two films, directors are top Oscar contenders
<p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="filmmakers">filmmakers</span>, <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Spielberg">Spielberg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ang">Ang</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="coveted">coveted</span> <span word="Oscars">Oscars</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>: <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Picture">Picture</span>. <span word="Spielberg">Spielberg</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> 12 <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="nominations">nominations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ang">Ang</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pi">Pi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trailing">trailing</span> <span word="with">with</span> 11. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="nominees">nominees</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Director">Director</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Spielberg">Spielberg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span>, <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Spielberg">Spielberg</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span>-<span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="classic">classic</span>.</p><p><span word="Spielberg">Spielberg</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Jaws">Jaws</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="Spielberg">Spielberg</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="suspense">suspense</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reclaimed">reclaimed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="Close">Close</span> <span word="encounters">encounters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Kind">Kind</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Spielberg">Spielberg</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="E">E</span>.<span word="T">T</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Extraterrestrial">Extraterrestrial</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poignant">poignant</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="befriends">befriends</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alien">alien</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="grossing">grossing</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="blockbusters">blockbusters</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indiana">Indiana</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="trilogy">trilogy</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adventures">adventures</span>, <span word="Spielberg">Spielberg</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="dramas">dramas</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="crowning">crowning</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1993 <span word="Holocaust">Holocaust</span> <span word="epic">epic</span>, <span word="Schindler">Schindler</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="List">List</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oskar">Oskar</span> <span word="Schindler">Schindler</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="risked">risked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="Jews">Jews</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="chambers">chambers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="Spielberg">Spielberg</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="Awards">Awards</span> - <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Picture">Picture</span>.</p>
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