Originally posted by: Jumpman
To this day, it's complete BS that Lucas didn't win Best Director and Best Picture for Star Wars back at the Oscars in '78. I'm sorry, has Annie Hall had the cultural impact that Star Wars has?

If someone can give me a complete and logic answer to this question, I'll gladly change my mind....

I'm not going to make any friends here, but really, for all of its historical importance, I don't think it deserved it. Lucas, with all due respect, as proven by the prequels, is not the worlds greatest writer or director. Certainly, he deserves credit for the achievement that was the original film, but I were to ask, from an asthetic standpoint, which is better, The Godfather has better acting, cinematography, writing, directing, etc. than Star Wars. I LOVE STAR WARS! I REALLY DO! We're not talking culture impact here, but rather quality. I'm not saying that Star Wars is not a quality film, I just feel that if I were to give an objective comparison, I don't think that Lucas would deserve the award as compared to many other candidates. Please don't kill me!