steven soderbergh oversaw the direction of a biographical film
he is best known for directing critically acclaimed commercial hollywood films including the crime comedy out of sight lrb 1998 rrb  the biographical film erin brockovich lrb 2000 rrb  the crime drama film traffic lrb 2000 rrb lrb for which he won the academy award for best director rrb  the 2001 remake of the comedy heist film ocean s 11 and its two sequels  known collectively as the ocean s trilogy  the medical thriller contagion lrb 2011 rrb and the comedydrama magic mike lrb 2012 rrb