| The Empire Strikes Back | |
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| 3 Nominations / 2 Wins | |
| Year | 1980 |
| Director | Irvin Kershner |
| Writer | Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, and George Lucas |
| Starring | Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz |
| 53rd Academy Awards | |
The Empire Strikes Back, also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, is a 1980 American epic space opera action film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas. The second installment in the original Star Wars trilogy, as the sequel to Star Wars (1977), it is the second film in the franchise to be produced, and the fifth episode of the "Skywalker saga".
Wins
- Best Sound Mixing — Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, and Peter Sutton
Special and Honorary Awards[]
- 53rd Academy Awards, 1980
- Special Achievement Academy Award for Sound Effects Editing — Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Bruce Nicholson
Nominations
- Best Sound Mixing — Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, and Peter Sutton
- Best Art Direction — Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange, Alan Tomkins, and Michael Ford
- Best Original Score — John Williams
Plot[]
After the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.
Trailer[]
Star Wars Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back - Trailer
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