But yes, I think he deserves it. As Kingsama said, he is currently at the forefront of filmmaking technology. Plus his work has inspired many filmakers professional and amature. And the truth remains that his earlier work is great, and most people here admit that and like it. My whole concern was that this will strenghten his justifaction that essentially wiping out these earlier works is acceptable. I just want him to accept his earlier work for the great films that they are and see them as his fans do...if that happens im sure that an OT dvd release will occur and with more care/quality put into it than the current release.
Hopefully this award will open his eyes to the influence that he and his work, early work as well as current, has on the movie/film industry and he will realize the error in decision to remove the original versions from the public's eye
So at the risk of being called a fanboy, I just want to say:
Congratulations Mr. Lucas
-Darth Simon