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'''Steven Andrew Soderbergh''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|oʊ|d|ər|b|ɜr|ɡ}}; born January 14, 1963)<ref>{{Britannica|760671}}</ref> is an American [[filmmaker]], [[screenwriter]], [[Film producer|producer]], and [[actor]]. He is consideredan oneearly of the founding pioneerspioneer of the [[Independent film|independent cinema.]] movement andHe among theis mostan acclaimed and prolific filmmakers of his generationfilmmaker. <!-- The lack of citations is purposeful. Refer to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section#Citations for more information. Wikipedia allows there to be little to no citations in the lead area if it is cited within the main body. If there is something in the lede not cited in the main part drop a {{not found in body}} citation needed tag and it will be addressed. -->

Soderbergh's directorial breakthrough—indie drama ''[[Sex, Lies, and Videotape]]'' (1989)—lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in the film industry. At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] which garnered the film worldwide commercial success, among [[Sex, Lies, and Videotape#Accolades|numerous accolades]]. His breakthrough saw him to [[Hollywood]] where he directed crime comedy ''[[Out of Sight]]'' (1998); biopic ''[[Erin Brockovich (film)|Erin Brockovich]]'' (2000) and crime drama film ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' (2000), the latter winning him the [[Academy Award for Best Director]]. He found further popular and critical success with the [[Ocean's (film series)|''Ocean's'' trilogy and film franchise]] (2001–18); ''[[Contagion (2011 film)|Contagion]]'' (2011); ''[[Magic Mike]]'' (2012); ''[[Side Effects (2013 film)|Side Effects]]'' (2013); ''[[Logan Lucky]]'' (2017); and ''[[Unsane (film)|Unsane]]'' (2018). Despite his film career spanning a multitude of genres, his cinematic niche centers on [[psychological thriller|psychological]], [[Crime fiction|crime]], and [[Heist film|heist thrillers]]. His films have grossed over [[United States dollar|US$]]2.2&nbsp;billion worldwide and garnered nine [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominations, winning seven.