<P> The Star Trek films have received 15 Academy Award nominations . Star Trek (2009) won for Best Makeup in 2010, and four of the previous films were nominated mainly in the areas of makeup, music, set design and sound design . </P> <P> The early Star Trek films, the first to tenth film, were originally released on VHS; competitive pricing of The Wrath of Khan's videocassette helped bolster the adoption of VHS players in households . Later films were also released on LaserDisc as well . For those films that did not receive an initial DVD release, Paramount released simple one - disc versions with no special features . Later, the first ten films were released in two - disc collector's versions, with The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan branded as "director's cuts", followed by later box set releases . All of the films are now available on Blu - ray, digital download, streaming media and video on demand . </P> <P> Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry first suggested the idea of a Star Trek feature in 1969 . When the original television series was cancelled, he lobbied to continue the franchise through a film . The success of the series in syndication convinced the studio to begin work on a feature film in 1975 . A series of writers attempted to craft a suitably epic script, but the attempts did not satisfy Paramount, so the studio scrapped the project in 1977 . Paramount instead planned on returning the franchise to its roots with a new television series, Star Trek: Phase II . The massive worldwide box office success of Star Wars in mid-1977 sent Hollywood studios to their vaults in search of similar sci - fi properties that could be adapted or re-launched to the big screen . When Columbia's Close Encounters of the Third Kind had a huge opening in late December 1977, Paramount was convinced that science fiction films other than Star Wars could do well at the box office, and production of Phase II was cancelled in favor of making a Star Trek film . </P> <P> Principal photography for Star Trek: The Motion Picture commenced August 7, 1978 with director Robert Wise helming the feature . The production encountered difficulties and slipped behind schedule, with effects team Robert Abel and Associates proving unable to handle the film's large amount of effects work . Douglas Trumbull was hired and given a blank check to complete the effects work in time and location; the final cut of the film was completed just in time for the film's premiere . The film introduced an upgrade to the technology and starship designs, making for a dramatic visual departure from the original series . Many of the set elements created for Phase II were adapted and enhanced for use in the first feature films . It received mixed reviews from critics; while it grossed $139 million the price tag had climbed to about $35 million due to costly effects work and delays . </P>

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