By: Benjamin Hart
Last night the 45th annual Saturn Awards ceremony was held at the Avalon in Los Angeles, California,. Presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, the Saturn Awards recognize excellent content in a variety of mediums, and this time Star Wars was included!
At the ceremony Ahsoka Tano voice actress and Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein took the stage to reveal the nominees and the winner in the category of "Best Animate Television Series". It was then that is was announced that Star Wars Resistance, overtaking tough competitors such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, Archer and Duck Tales, was taking home the prize!
Executive producers Athena Portillo, Justin Ridge and Brandon Auman were on hand to accept the award. You can watch the full award segment in the video below, courtesy of Fantha Tracks:
In addition to that, The Mandalorian actress Gina Carano appeared on stage to present the Saturn Visionary Award to Jon Favreau. Favreau is well know for his work with Disney and Marvel, but is best known to Star Wars fans as the lead creator behind The Mandalorian. You can watch Favreau accept the award in the video below:
Huge congratulations are in order for Jon Favreau and the entire cast and crew of Star Wars Resistance! It is obvious that both awards have been well deserved!
Source: Deadline
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