Star Wars: A New Hope was nominated for 8 Saturn Awards and walked away with 12 trophies at the 5th annual ceremony held May 14, 1978.
It won Best Science Fiction Film, Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness, Best Writing for George Lucas, Best Costumes, Best Makeup, and Best Special Effects for John Dykstra and John Stears. John Williams tied with himself for Best Music for Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. George Lucas tied for Best Director with Steven Spielberg for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford were both nominated for Best Actor, and Carrie Fisher was nominated for Best Actress. Peter Cushing was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Star Wars was given five special awards:
Outstanding Art Direction for Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley
Outstanding Cinematographer for Gilbert Taylor
Outstanding Editing for Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, and Richard Chew
Outstanding Set Decoration for Roger Christian
Outstanding Sound for Ben Burtt, Don MacDougall, and Sam F. Shaw.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind was nominated for seven awards but only won the two awards for which it tied with Star Wars.
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