Star Wars | |
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10 Nominations / 6 Wins | |
Year | 1977 |
Director | George Lucas |
Writer | George Lucas |
Starring | Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness |
50th Academy Awards |
Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera action film written and directed by George Lucas. It stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew.
Wins
- Best Art Direction — John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, and Roger Christian
- Best Costume Design — John Mollo
- Best Sound Mixing — Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler, and Derek Ball
- Best Film Editing — Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, and Richard Chew
- Best Visual Effects — John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, and Robert Blalack
- Best Original Score — John Williams
Nominations
- Best Art Direction — John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, and Roger Christian
- Best Costume Design — John Mollo
- Best Sound Mixing — Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler, and Derek Ball
- Best Film Editing — Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, and Richard Chew
- Best Visual Effects — John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, and Robert Blalack
- Best Original Score — John Williams
- Best Picture — Gary Kurtz
- Best Supporting Actor — Alec Guinness
- Best Director — George Lucas
- Best Original Screenplay — George Lucas
Plot[]
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.