Most Oscar nominations for a Star Wars film
- Who
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- What
- 10 total number
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- February 1978
The Star Wars film with the most Academy Award nominations remains the first one made, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), which was nominated in 10 separate categories in 1978, and won in six – for Art Direction, Costumes, Original Score, Sound, Film Editing and Visual Effects. The other nominations were for Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Alec Guinness), and Best Director.
Star Wars films to date (as of February 2017):Episode IV: A New Hope (1977, directed by George Lucas)
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, directed by Irvin Kershner)
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983, directed by Richard Marquand)
Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999, directed by George Lucas)
Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002, directed by George Lucas & Jonathan Hales)
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005, directed by George Lucas)
Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015, directed by J. J. Abrams)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016, directed by Gareth Edwards)
Star Wars films in planning/production (as of February 2017):
Episode VIII: title TBC (2017, directed by Rian Johnson)
Episode IX: title TBC (2019, directed by Colin Trevorrow)
Untitled Han Solo Anthology film (planned for 2018, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller)
Untitled Anthology film (planned for 2020, director TBC)