WI: George Lucas wins Best Directing Oscar for Star Wars

What if George Lucas had won the Best Directing Oscar for Star Wars over Woody Allen for Annie Hall at the 1977 academy awards? Would this butterfly the Special Editions of the original trilogy? How much would this boost the ego of George Lucas?
 
he had an obssession with CGI. An Oscar might only encourage him to "improve" the original trilogy. I think he continued masking his alterations based on spite of the reaction he got. "How dare they question my genius?"
 
The biggest problem is the Sci-Fi Ghetto. Star Wars is the most popular series of all time, and it's regarded as a great series, but it's not "serious" enough for the Oscars. Particularly when it's going against an artsy film about life and love in NYC.
 
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