1978 Academy Awards – Visual Effects Winner and Nominees

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

John Stears

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Roy Arbogast