TheAmericanFilmInstitutepresentsStevenSpielbergwiththeirtwenty-thirdLifeAchievementAward.Themostprolificfilmmakerofalltime,thisTVspecialdocumentshisthree-minutechildhoodfilmsthroughtohisthree-hourOscar-winning1993masterpiece"SchindlersList."HostedbyTomHanks,thistributerecognizesthegeniusofSpielberg'swork.Highlightsincludeeverythingfromhisbreakthrough1975blockbuster"Jaws"tothehorrificrealismoftheD-Daylandingin1998's"SavingPrivateRyan",forwhichhewonasecondBestDirectorOscar.WithavarietyofclipsfromhisfilmsandfeaturingsomeofHollywood'sfinestcontemporaryactors.