With the 30th anniversary of Star Wars fast approaching (May 25), it’s time to begin celebrating the galaxy far, far away all over again.

Festivities kick off tonight in L.A., where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen George Lucas’ 1977 space opera masterpiece and celebrate the film it dissed for an Oscar. The first Star Wars film garnered 10 nominations and took home six of the golden statues, but lost out to Annie Hall for the year’s best picture.

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