Steven Spielberg Accepts Impact Award From Drew Barrymore and Ke Huy Quan

Apr 26, 2023

On Wednesday, American filmmaker Steven Spielberg accepted TIME’s first-ever TIME100 Impact Award in the U.S., a distinction that acknowledges a global pioneer pushing the boundaries to move their industries forward.

Spielberg joked while receiving the accolade from TIME, which in its first issue 100 years ago reviewed the 1922 silent drama Down to the Sea in Ships. “Wow, a [movie about a] big fish eating a boat,” said Spielberg, whose 1975 film Jaws gave him his big break. “I wish I would have thought of that,” he said as the crowd erupted in laughter.