Screen Rant

  • Anthony Daniels says George Lucas should have won an Oscar for Star Wars. 1 / 8

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  • Lucas was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay on A New Hope, but lost both. 2 / 8

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  • Those were the only Oscar nods he received for his work on the Star Wars films. 3 / 8

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  • C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels is upset by that, citing the Academy's perceived snobbishness. 4 / 8

  • The Oscars do seem to have a bias against popular genre films. 5 / 8

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  • Examples like Black Panther are still few and far between. 6 / 8

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  • It would have been nice to see George Lucas win an Oscar, but he doesn't need it for validation. 7 / 8

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  • The Star Wars legacy will continue to live on for years to come. 8 / 8