Steven Spielberg has been named winner of the 2021 Genesis Prize, known as the Jewish Nobel, which is awarded annually to “extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity and commitment to Jewish values.” This year, for the first time, Jews around the world were invited to vote on who would win the prize. Reportedly, 200,000 people on six continents cast their votes, choosing Spielberg over other nominees, including Barbra Streisand, Sacha Baron Cohen, and the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Spielberg is the director behind such films at Jaws and Schindler’s List. In addition to his film work, Spielberg is the founder of the USC Shoah Foundation, which strives to preserve the memory of the Holocaust through filmed testimony.

The award carries a prize of $1 million.