The film received five Academy Award nominations at the 88th Academy Awards , including Best Original Score , Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , Best Film Editing , and Best Visual Effects . The film garnered four nominations at the 69th British Academy Film Awards for Best Original Music , Best Sound , and Best Production Design , including two wins , one for Best Special Visual Effects and a BAFTA Rising Star Award for John Boyega . It was nominated for Best Picture at the 2016 Critics ' Choice Awards . The film received seven Visual Effects Society Awards nominations , winning four , including Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture . It received the most nominations at the 21st Empire Awards , including Best Film , Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film , Best Director for J.J. Abrams , Best Male Newcomer for John Boyega , and Best Female Newcomer for Daisy Ridley . It became the most nominated film in Saturn Award history with a total of 13 nominations at the 42nd Saturn Awards , where it won in eight categories , including Best Science Fiction Film , Best Writing , Best Actor for Ford , Best Supporting Actor for Driver , Best Music , Best Special Effects , Best Editing , and Best Make-Up
69th British Academy Film Awards
69th British Academy Film Awards
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