<P> Guinness received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of Obi - Wan Kenobi . </P> <P> In the parody song "The Saga Begins", released approximately one month after the release of Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace, "Weird Al" Yankovic sings a humorous summary of the plot of that film from Obi - Wan's perspective, to the tune of the song "American Pie ." </P> <P> In 2003, the American Film Institute selected Obi - Wan Kenobi as the 37th greatest movie hero of all time . He was also listed as IGN's third greatest Star Wars character, as well as one of UGO Networks's favorite heroes of all time . </P> <P> In 2004, the Council of the Commune Lubicz in Poland passed a resolution giving the name "Obi - Wan Kenobi" to one of the streets in Grabowiec, a small village near Toruń . The street was named in 2005 . The spelling of the street name, Obi - Wana Kenobiego is the genitive form of the noun in the Polish language: (the street) of Obi - Wan Kenobi . </P>

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