Ifilimu yakamuva ephathelene nempilo kaSteve Jobs idlule ngaphandle kobuhlungu noma udumo emakethe yaseMelika, lapho bekwaze kuphela ukukhulisa imali engaphezudlwana kwezigidi eziyi-10 zamadola, lapho izindleko sezizonke zokukhiqiza zakhuphukela ezigidini ezingama-60, ezingama-30 zazo zazisetshenziselwa ukuthenga amalungelo efilimu ayesenkampanini yokukhiqiza yakwaSony, okwakungokwesikhathi esingaphezu konyaka, becabanga ngefilimu yaze yagcina idele yayithengisa kwi-Universal Studios. Kepha okungenani ifilimu ithole ukubuyekezwa okuhle embonini yamafilimu futhi njengobufakazi balokhu sinokuphakanyiswa okuhlukahlukene okutholwe yile filimu ezinyangeni ezedlule.
Ukuphakanyiswa kwakamuva okutholwe yile filimu kuhambisana nama-Oscars eHollywood Academy, okukushicilelo lwawo lwama-88, asanda kumemezela abazongenela ukhetho futhi lapho singathola khona uMichale Fassbender oqokwe njengomlingisi ohamba phambili noKate Winslet oqokwe emkhakheni we-Best Supporting Actress . Lo mcimbi uzoba ngoFebhuwari 28 e-Academy theatre eseBeverly Hills.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule bekubanjelwe iGolden Globes, lapho bekuqokwa khona amafilimu amane, kepha kutholakale ababili babo esigabeni somlingisi osekela kakhulu kanye ne-screenplay eguqulwe kahle ka-Aaron Sorkin. UMichael Fassbender, njengomdidiyeli wengoma, ushiye elambatha.
Ukuqhubeka nokuphakanyiswa kwamagama, ngesonto eledlule ifilimu yokugcina ngempilo kaSteve Jobs, ithole ukuphakanyiswa kathathu emiklomelweni yomkhakha wamafilimu waseBrithani, i-BAFTA, lapho futhi uMichael Fassbender, Kate Winslet no-Aaron Sorkin ezigabeni zabo.