Birthday: May 14, 1944

Along with his friend and occasional collaborator Steven Spielberg, George Lucas was the key figure behind the American film industry's evolution (or, according to most critics, de-evolution) from cinema to spectacle during the late '70s. The mastermind behind two of the most lucrative franchises in history -- Star Wars and the Indiana Jones features, respectively -- Lucas ...more
  • 2007
  • San Francisco International Film Festiv
  • Irving M. Levin Award
  • win
  • 2002
  • National Board of Review
  • Special Award
  • win
  • 1991
  • Academy
  • Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
  • win
  • 1978
  • British Academy Awards
  • Best Film
  • Star Wars
  • nom
  • 1977
  • Directors Guild of America
  • Best Director
  • Star Wars
  • nom


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