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When did Steven Spielberg receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

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Steven Spielberg wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival. — Steven Spielberg American motion-picture director and producer Steven Spielberg attending the premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis at the Cannes International Film Festival, France, 2013.

Steven Spielberg was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.1