berg ' s ▁director ial ▁debut , ▁for ▁a ▁motion ▁picture . ▁There after , ▁the ▁pair ▁were ▁cred ited ▁as ▁produ cers ▁or ▁executive ▁produ cers ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁films , ▁including ▁the ▁court room ▁drama ▁The ▁Ver dict ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁Sid ney ▁L um et ▁and ▁st arring ▁Paul ▁New man ; ▁the ▁science - f iction ▁C oc oon ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁Ron ▁Howard ; ▁and ▁the ▁comedy - d rama ▁D riv ing ▁Miss ▁D ais y ▁( 1 9 8 9 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁Bruce ▁Ber es ford ▁and ▁st arring ▁Jess ica ▁T andy ▁and ▁Morgan ▁Fre eman . ▁ ▁D riv ing ▁Miss ▁D ais y ▁won ▁four ▁Academy ▁Awards , ▁including ▁the ▁Best ▁Picture ▁award . ▁ ▁Without ▁Z an uck , ▁Brown ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁produce ▁films ▁including ▁the ▁drama ▁Ang ela ' s ▁Ash es ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁rom ance ▁Ch oc ol at ▁( 2 0 0 0 ). ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁partner ▁Z an uck ▁were ▁joint ly ▁awarded ▁the ▁Ir ving ▁G . ▁Th al berg ▁Memorial ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁for ▁their ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁producing ▁films ▁including ▁the ▁horror ▁thr iller ▁J aws ▁( 1 9 7 5 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁Steven ▁Spiel berg . ▁ ▁Theater ▁Brown ▁produced ▁various ▁Broadway ▁musical s , ▁including ▁S weet