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Awards for Star Wars

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Notable Awards

Golden Globes, USA (1978)
  • Won Golden Globe for Best Original Score - Motion Picture (John Williams)
  • Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Director - Motion Picture (George Lucas)
  • Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role (Alec Guinness)
Academy Awards, USA (1978)
  • Won Oscar for Best Sound (Don MacDougall)
  • Won Oscar for Best Music, Original Score (John Williams)
  • Won Oscar for Best Film Editing (Marcia Lucas)
  • Won Oscar for Best Effects, Visual Effects (Richard Edlund)
  • Won Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (John Barry)
  • Won Oscar for Best Costume Design (John Mollo)
  • Nominated for Oscar for Best Director (George Lucas)
  • Nominated for Oscar for Best Picture (Gary Kurtz)
  • Nominated for Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (George Lucas)
  • Nominated for Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Alec Guinness)

Other Awards

Satellite Awards (2005)
  • Nominated for Golden Satellite Award in Best Overall DVD
  • Nominated for Golden Satellite Award in Best Classic DVD
MTV Movie Awards (1997)
  • Won MTV Movie Award in Lifetime Achievement ("Chewbacca")
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1997)
  • Won Special Award
National Film Preservation Board, USA (1989)
  • Nominated for National Film Registry
Kinema Junpo Awards (1979)
  • Won Readers' Choice Award in Best Foreign Language Film Director (George Lucas)
Evening Standard British Film Awards (1979)
  • Won Evening Standard British Film Award in Best Film (George Lucas)
  • Won Evening Standard British Film Award in Best Actor (Alec Guinness)
BAFTA Awards (1979)
  • Won BAFTA Film Award in Best Sound (Sam Shaw)
  • Won Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (John Williams)
  • Nominated for BAFTA Film Award in Best Production Design/Art Direction (John Barry)
  • Nominated for BAFTA Film Award in Best Film Editing (Paul Hirsch)
  • Nominated for BAFTA Film Award in Best Film
  • Nominated for BAFTA Film Award in Best Costume Design (John Mollo)
Awards of the Japanese Academy (1979)
  • Nominated for Award of the Japanese Academy in Best Foreign Language Film
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (1978)
  • Won Special Award
People's Choice Awards, USA (1978)
  • Won People's Choice Award in Favorite Motion Picture
Hochi Film Awards (1978)
  • Won Hochi Film Award in Best Foreign Language Film (George Lucas)
Hugo Awards (1978)
  • Won Hugo in Best Dramatic Presentation
Grammy Awards (1978)
  • Won Grammy in Best Album of Original Score written for a Motion Picture or Television Special (John Williams)
Golden Screen, Germany (1978)
  • Won Golden Screen
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1978)
  • Won Saturn Award in Best Writing (George Lucas)
  • Won Saturn Award in Outstanding Editing (Marcia Lucas)
  • Won Saturn Award in Best Science Fiction Film
  • Won Saturn Award in Best Special Effects (John Stears)
  • Won Saturn Award in Best Supporting Actor (Alec Guinness)
  • Won Saturn Award in Best Music (John Williams)
  • Won Saturn Award in Best Make-Up (Rick Baker)
  • Won Saturn Award in Best Actor - Science Fiction (Mark Hamill)
  • Won Saturn Award in Best Actress - Science Fiction (Carrie Fisher)
  • Won Saturn Award in Best Costumes (John Mollo)
  • Won Saturn Award in Best Director (George Lucas)
Writers Guild of America, USA (1978)
  • Nominated for WGA Award (Screen) in Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen (George Lucas)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1978)
  • Nominated for DGA Award in Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (George Lucas)
American Cinema Editors, USA (1978)
  • Nominated for Eddie in Best Edited Feature Film (Richard Chew)
Academy Awards, USA (1978)
  • Nominated for Special Achievement Award (Ben Burtt)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1977)
  • Won LAFCA Award in Best Music (John Williams)
  • Won LAFCA Award in Best Picture
British Society of Cinematographers (1977)
  • Nominated for Best Cinematography Award (Gil Taylor)