'The Last Jedi' and 'Star Wars Rebels' Win Saturn Awards

By: Dominic Jones

The annual Saturn Awards were held last night, celebrating the best in science fiction over the past year and Star Wars took home four awards.  Star Wars: The Last Jedi won three awards, with Mark Hamill winning for Best Actor, Bob Ducsay winning for Best Editing, and Rian Johnson winning for Best Writing.  Star Wars Rebels won for Best Animated Series.  Johnson, Hamill, Ducsay, and Star Wars Rebels executive producer Dave Filoni were on hand to accept the awards.  You can see some pictures from the event, as well as reaction from Yoda actor Frank Oz, below

Congrats to #SaturnAwards2018 BEST SCREENPLAY winner @rianjohnson for #StarWarsTheLastJedi
#SaturnAwards pic.twitter.com/mJg3o1MCHT

— Saturn Awards (@SaturnAwards1) June 28, 2018

Congrats to #SaturnAwards2018 BEST FILM ACTOR winner #MarkHamill/ @HamillHimself for #StarWarsTheLastJedi
PRESENTER: @pattonoswalt #SaturnAwards pic.twitter.com/UY3Tn2HP80

— Saturn Awards (@SaturnAwards1) June 28, 2018

Congrats to BEST ANIMATED TV SERIES winner #StarWarsRebels at the #saturnawards2018 accepting is @dave_filoni pic.twitter.com/RLKs0D6Bg1

— Saturn Awards (@SaturnAwards1) June 28, 2018

THANK YOU #SaturnAwards-Can't believe it actually happened-so here's photographic proof. Plus-Best Writer-@rianjohnson Best Editor-Bob Ducsay (both for #TheLastJedi) Best Animated Series-#StarWarsRebels👍@jonahray was a PERFECT host & non-stop🤣! #Gr8Night https://t.co/8jjWMpefTY

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) June 28, 2018

HUUUUUUUUUUGE CONGRATS TO YOU MARK!!! IT’S ABOUT TIME!! SO WELL DEDERVED!!!!!! (Oh geez. Now I have to congratulate Rian too) https://t.co/oG7R5rxQ0L

— Frank Oz (@TheFrankOzJam) June 28, 2018

RIAN!!!!! YOU WON!!! SOOOOOOOOOO PLEASED. AN AMAZING SCRIPT!!! GLAD IT WAS RECOGNIZED AS SUCH!!!! AND THANKS FOR GIVING MARK AND ME THOSE BEAUTIFUL WORDS TO SAY!!

— Frank Oz (@TheFrankOzJam) June 28, 2018

BIG CONGRATS TO BOB DUCSAY AND STAR WARS REBELS ON THE SATURN AWARDS!! ALL YOUR HARD WORK PAID OFF IN SO MANY WAYS!

— Frank Oz (@TheFrankOzJam) June 28, 2018

We did it!! @saturnawards Congratulations to Star Wars Rebels!! @davefilonifan @tiyabird @taylorgray3 @realfreddieprinze @maryelizabethmcglynn @blumspew @gilroyhenry @stevenmelching @tcann13 @deebradleybaker @heruniverse @switwer1 @stephenstanton1 @starwars xo # #starwarsrebels #starwarsfamily #saturnawards2018

A post shared by Vanessa Marshall (@vanessamarshall1138) on Jun 27, 2018 at 10:11pm PDT

Love you @tiyabird!! Congratulations!! Xo @starwars #starwarsfamily #starwarsrebels #saturnawards2018

A post shared by Vanessa Marshall (@vanessamarshall1138) on Jun 28, 2018 at 12:03am PDT

Who would a thunk it? We won! Congrats to the entire #StarWarsRebels team!! #SaturnAwards @dave_filoni @tiyasircar @vanmarshall @blumspew @iamtaylorgray @RealFPJr @deebradleybaker @Stephen_Stanton @HGilroy67 @Tcann13 @YuriLowenthal @RealClancyBrown ❤️🍾❤️ pic.twitter.com/A45XQItX6K

— Mary E. McGlynn (@MaryEMcGlynn) June 28, 2018

This is the third year in a row where Star Wars has brought home several Saturn Awards.  Last year, Rogue One won three awards and the year before The Force Awakens won eight.  Star Wars Rebels continued its undefeated streak in the Best Animated Series.  The series won the inaugural award in that category last year and defended that win this year.  With Rebels ending earlier this year, the series will be unable to go for the "three-peat" (though Star Wars Resistance, which debuts this fall, could be eligible for the award next year).

Congratulations to Mark, Rian, Bob, and the crews of The Last Jedi and Star Wars Rebels on their big wins!

Source: Variety

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