Biography
George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars franchise and its fictional universe, the Indiana Jones franchise, and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. Lucas also served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. The recipient of two Emmy Awards and nominations for four Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, he is considered to be one of the most significant figures of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement, and a pioneer of the modern blockbuster. Despite this, he has remained an independent filmmaker for most of his career.
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Awards & recognition
- Disney Legends · 2015
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award · 2013
- California Hall of Fame · 2009
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame · 2006
- AFI Life Achievement Award · 2005
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- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1990
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1984
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1982
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1981
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1978
- Inkpot Award · 1977
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Honorary Palme d'Or
- Kennedy Center Honors
- National Medal of Arts
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1978 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1978 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1974 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1974 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
The Godfather
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Mandalorian
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Andor
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Music by John Williams
Jurassic Park
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Phineas and Ferb
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jim Henson: Idea Man
Light & Magic
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
Star Wars Rebels
The O.C.
Spielberg
The Pixar Story
Inside the Labyrinth
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
The Book of Boba Fett
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
Ahsoka
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian
Sicko
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld
Side by Side
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Powaqqatsi
Labyrinth
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Gimme Shelter
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Strange Magic
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Waking Sleeping Beauty