It was only the second time a trio won Best Writing : Lawrence Kasdan had already won the award for '' Raiders of the Lost Ark '' , and had received nominations for other '' Star Wars '' films '' The Empire Strikes Back '' and '' Return of the Jedi '' . It was the first win in the category for both J. J. Abrams and Michael Arndt , who had both been nominated once before ; Abrams has also won Best Director '' for '' Super 8 '' . Ford had won Best Actor previously for '' Raiders of the Lost Ark '' , and had already been nominated for playing his '' Star Wars '' character Han Solo in 38 years before
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