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Steven Soderbergh in Contagion (2011)
Along with Ernst Lubitsch, Jack Conway, Michael Curtiz, Victor Fleming, John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, Sam Wood, Francis Ford Coppola and Herbert Ross, he is one of ten directors to have more than one film nominated for Best Picture in the same year. Erin Brockovich (2000) and Traffic (2000) were both so nominated at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001.
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Steven Soderbergh and Chin Han in Contagion (2011)
He doesn't read reviews of his films.
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Peter Gallagher and Steven Soderbergh in Sex, Lügen und Video (1989)
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Laura San Giacomo, James Spader, and Steven Soderbergh in Sex, Lügen und Video (1989)
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James Spader and Steven Soderbergh in Sex, Lügen und Video (1989)
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Michael Douglas and Steven Soderbergh in Liberace - Zuviel des Guten ist wundervoll (2013)
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Steven Soderbergh and Jerry Weintraub in Liberace - Zuviel des Guten ist wundervoll (2013)
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Steven Soderbergh, Claire Foy, and Polly McKie in Unsane: Ausgeliefert (2018)
Father, Peter Soderbergh, was a professor and dean of the College of Education at Louisiana State University where Steven took some classes.
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Steven Soderbergh in Logan Lucky (2017)
Steven's paternal grandfather was a Swedish immigrant ("Soderbergh" is a Swedish surname), while Steven's paternal grandmother had Irish ancestry. All of Steven's maternal great-grandparents were Italian immigrants. His mother's surname was changed from "Bernardi" to "Bernard".
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Steven Soderbergh and Daniel Craig in Logan Lucky (2017)
In 2001, he became the first director in 62 years to have twin Best Director Oscar nominations for Erin Brockovich (2000) and Traffic (2000). The last director to do that was Michael Curtiz with twin nominations for Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and Four Daughters (1938). Soderbergh topped Curtiz by going on to win the Oscar for Traffic (2000).
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Steven Soderbergh in Logan Lucky (2017)
Became the youngest winner ever of the Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival for Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), his feature film directorial debut. He was 26.
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Steven Soderbergh, Seth MacFarlane, and Sebastian Stan in Logan Lucky (2017)
Daughter Sarah Soderbergh (born in February 1990) with Betsy Brantley.
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Steven Soderbergh in Solaris (2002)
Elected first vice president of the Directors Guild of America in March 2002.
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Steven Soderbergh in The Knick (2014)
Ranked #39 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #35 in 2002.
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Steven Soderbergh in Magic Mike (2012)
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003
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Steven Soderbergh in Haywire - Trau' keinem (2011)
Was offered the chance to direct Quiz Show (1994), with Tim Robbins in the role of Charles Van Doren.
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Ewan McGregor, Steven Soderbergh, and Gina Carano in Haywire - Trau' keinem (2011)
Has directed three actors to Oscar nominations: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney and Benicio Del Toro. Roberts and Del Toro won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor Oscars, respectively, for Erin Brockovich (2000) and Traffic (2000).
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Steven Soderbergh and Gina Carano in Haywire - Trau' keinem (2011)
Was a member of the dramatic jury at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival in Utah in 1990, just one year after he had apologetically unveiled Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), his directorial debut, which he then considered to be unpolished and technically incomplete.
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Ewan McGregor and Steven Soderbergh in Haywire - Trau' keinem (2011)
At one point, was interested in directing Fantastic Four (2005).
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Steven Soderbergh and Gina Carano in Haywire - Trau' keinem (2011)
He and his producing partner George Clooney have decided to close down their Section Eight production company after six years of working partnership. [August 2006].
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Steven Soderbergh in Haywire - Trau' keinem (2011)
Is the only director to have had two films (Traffic (2000) and Erin Brockovich (2000)) receive Best Director nominations in the same year for the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, and the Directors' Guild of America.
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Steven Soderbergh in Contagion (2011)
During his early days in Los Angeles, he rented an above-garage room from the Gyllenhaal family: director Stephen Gyllenhaal, screenwriter Naomi Foner and their young children, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal.
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Steven Soderbergh and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
Is a member of the advisory council for Brooklyn College's Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema.
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