'The Rise Of Skywalker' Receives Multiple Oscar & BAFTA Nominations

By: Benjamin Hart

Awards season is upon us and as always we can expect to see Star Wars at least garner a few nominations over the new few months. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, which is still inching closer to the one billion box office mark since its release last month, has been able to pick a collection of award nominations recently.

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Mark Hamill Receives Icon Award, Gets His Own Funko Pop! At #SDCC

By: Benjamin Hart

Mark Hamill, the beloved actor behind Luke Skywalker, continues to be a living legend, and that is no clearer than at San Diego Comic Con. Hamill attended the 50th annual SDCC this week and he was quite busy with an assortment of exciting things.

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'Solo: A Star Wars Story' And 'Star Wars Resistance' Earn Saturn Award Nominations

By: Benjamin Hart

If you thought awards season was over, you were wrong! The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has unveiled the nominees for the 45th annual Saturn Awards, and two Star Wars productions got well deserved nods.

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Diego Luna, Emilia Clarke & Other Star Wars Alums To Present At The Oscars

By: Benjamin Hart

The 91st Academy Awards will be happening this Sunday in Hollywood! With Solo: A Star Wars Story nominated in the category of Best Visual Effects, Star Wars fans and creators alike are hopeful that another Oscar could be headed to a Galaxy far, far away.

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'Solo' And 'The Last Jedi' Soundtracks Nominated For Grammy Awards

By: Dominic Jones

Two Star Wars film soundtracks have the chance to bring home some hardware at this year's Grammy Awards.  Both Solo: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi were nominated.  John Williams was nominated for Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media for his work on The Last Jedi, and John Powell, along with Williams, was nominated for Best Instrumental Composition for the track "Mine Mission" from Solo.  The Grammys will be held on February 10th.

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Kathleen Kennedy To Receive An Honorary Oscar At The Governors Awards

By: Benjamin Hart

Kathleen Kennedy has one of the most amazing resumes of any producer in Hollywood, having her hands in the creation of such classic films as Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, E.T., Back To The Future, The Goonies and many, many others. And that was all before she became President of Lucasfilm and produced the four newest Star Wars films(and countless others to come).

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'Star Wars Rebels' Nominated for Three Emmy Awards

By: Dominic Jones

Congratulations are in order for the crew of Star Wars Rebels, the animated series which wrapped up its four season run on Disney XD earlier this year.  The series was nominated for three Emmy Awards for its final season, in the categories of Outstanding Children's Program, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for the episode "Family Reunion and Farewell", and Outstanding Sound Editing (Comedy or Drama half-hour and animation) for the episode "A World Between Worlds".

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'The Last Jedi' Earns Two BAFTA Award Nominations

By: Benjamin Hart

Earlier today the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced the nominees for their upcoming 71st awards ceremony. Many of the top films of 2017 were given a nod, one of which being Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

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'Rogue One' & 'Star Wars Rebels' Take Home Several Saturn Awards

By: Benjamin Hart

Star Wars was given some much deserved acknowledgements at the 43rd annual Saturn Awards, which was held in Burbank, California in last night! The event was hosted by Guardians Of The Galaxy star Sean Gunn and presented accolades to an assortment of film and television productions. Among them were the most recent Star Wars film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and the ongoing animated series, Star Wars Rebels.

Rogue One received several nominations, including nods for Best Film Make-Up, Best Film Costume Design, Best Film Music, Best Film Production Design, and Best Film Editing. Rogue One stars Felicity Jones and Diego Luna were also nominated for Best Actress in a Film and Best Supporting Actor in a Film, respectively.

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'Rogue One' Wins Big At 2017 Three Empire Awards

By: Benjamin Hart

While Rogue One: A Star Wars Story did not end up scoring an award at the Oscars a few weeks back, awards season is far from over, and the film just received one its highest honors yet!

The Three Empire Awards were held recently and Rogue One picked up an assortment of nominations going into the ceremony, including Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up And Hairstyling, Best Visual Effects, and Best Production Design. Riz Ahmed was also nominated for Best Male Newcomer for his role as Bodhi Rook.

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Voting Has Begun For The 2017 Star Wars Podcast Awards

By: Benjamin Hart

The Star Wars Podcast Awards are back in full swing for the second year in a row! The event, which is graciously hosted by Andy Ury and Mike Audette, are set to crown a whole new set of winners for the year 2017.

After accepting numerous suggestions from fans for potential award winners, the full list of nominees has been released. Included are a number of picks in the categories of People’s Choice, Fanboy Host, Fangirl Host, New Show, Collecting Show, Cover Art, Editing/Production Value, Ensemble Cast, Foreign Language, Gaming Show, Intro Theme Literature, Podcasting Network, and TV Review Show

Of course, we want to take a moment to thank our incredible fans and listeners for nominating two of our Podcasts for awards. The Star Wars Underworld Podcast has been nominated in the "Editing/Production Value" category, and our Star Wars Rebels discussion Podcast Live From Lothal received a nod in the "TV Review Show" category. We are ecstatic and humbled by this honor. Thank you!

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John Williams Wins Grammy Award for 'The Force Awakens' Soundtrack

By: Dominic Jones

Over a year after its release in theaters, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has picked up another award.  John Williams picked up the award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for his work on the soundtrack for The Force Awakens at the 2017  Grammys.  The presentation was made during a non-televised portion of the award ceremony. 

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'Rogue One' Nominated for Nine Empire Awards

By: Dominic Jones

The award nominations continue to pour in for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.  So far the film has received nods for everything from the Academy Awards to the Kids Choice Awards, and today we can add the Empire Awards to that list.  The film picked up nine nominations, including best Sci-fi/Fantasy film and best actress for Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso).  The awards show take place on March 19th.  The categories Rogue One has been nominated for (and their competition) are listed below,

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'Star Wars' Nominated for Six Kids Choice Awards

By: Dominic Jones

The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards are coming up in a little over a month and Star Wars has the chance to pick up some hardware.  Star Wars projects from 2016 were nominated in six categories, with the majority of the nominations going to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which was the highest grossing film domestically in 2016.  Also nominated was the video game Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  The awards ceremony will take place on March 11th and will be hosted by John Cena.  The categories Star Wars was nominated in (as well as their competition) are listed below,

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#TBT: Carrie Fisher Roasts George Lucas At The AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony

By: Benjamin Hart

Late last year we lost our beloved Princess, and General, Carrie Fisher. While we mourn her loss, it's important not to get too sad considering how much joy and humor she brought into the world.

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'Rogue One' Nominated for Seven Visual Effects Society Awards!

By: Dominic Jones

There's no denying the visual effects in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story were amazing, which makes it no surprise that the film has been nominated for seven Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards.  Unsurprisingly, the use of CGI to create the characters of Grand Moff Tarkin and Princess Leia are among the aspects of the film that have been nominated.  The categories the film was nominated in are,

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Diego Luna Thanks 'Rogue One' Fans At Golden Globes

By: Benjamin Hart

The 2017 Golden Globe Awards took place last night at the Beverly Hilton in Hollywood and a plethora of celebrities made appearances, including a few Rogue One: A Star Wars Story stars. Diego Luna, Felicity Jones and Riz Ahmed, who had been nominated for for an award for his role in "The Night Of", were in attendance at the event. During the ceremony, Jones and Luna also took the stage to present the award for best screenplay.

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'Star Wars Rebels' Nominated for Three Annie Awards

By: Dominic Jones

Star Wars Rebels, the hit animated series currently airing on Disney XD, has received some prestigious award nominations in the animation community.  The International Animation Society announced the nominations for the 44th annual Annie Awards this week and Star Wars Rebels has been nominated for three awards.  The categories Rebels has been nominated in are Lars Mikkelsen (Grand Admiral Thrawn) for Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production in the episode "Hera's Heroes", Joe E. Elwood and Alex McDonnell for Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production in the episode "Twilight of the Apprentice", and Kevin Kiner for Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production in the episode "Twilight of the Apprentice".

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Adam Driver Also Wins 'Movie Villain' Teen Choice Award

By: Benjamin Hart

On Sunday night the 2016 Teen Choice Awards aired and the news quickly spread that Daisy Ridley, who portrayed Rey in last year's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, had one the award for "Movie Breakout Star". Now it has also come to our attention that her co-star, Adam Driver, won the award for "Movie Villain" for his role as Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens.

Other nominees in that category included Daniel Brühl(Captain America: Civil War), Jesse Eisenberg(Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), Aidan Gillen(Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials), Charlize Theron(The Huntsman: Winter’s War) and Ed Skrein(Deadpool).

Big congrats to Adam Driver, as well as Daisy Ridley, for their much deserved wins!

Source: Fox

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'The Force Awakens' Wins Three MTV Movie Awards!

By: Dominic Jones

The MTV Movie Awards were held last night (even though they don't air until tonight, which seems very strange in this day and age) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens won big, picking up three awards.  The film won for "Movie of the Year", beating out Jurrasic World, Creed, and Straight Outta Compton, a stars Daisy Ridley (Rey) and Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) won for "Breakthrough Performance" and "Best Villain" respectively. 

Daisy Ridley and director JJ Abrams were on hand.  After winning the Breakthrough Performance Award, Ridley said in her acceptance speech, "It feels especially amazing to be part of a film that represents all genders, all races, and all ages in a positive way."

To accept the award for Movie of the Year, Abrams and Ridley "walked through a deconstructed recreation of the First Order’s Starkiller Base amid an audience holding hundreds of lightsabers".  Abrams said when accepting the award, "I gotta say, it was an incredible honor to be part of the Star Wars saga".

Ridley posted some pictures from the evening on her Instagram, check them out below,

Bringing in my 24th year with JJ @mtv Movie Awards! Thank you so much to everyone that voted for Breakthrough and Movie!!!! #starwars #theforceawakens 🙅🏻🙅🏻🙅🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

A photo posted by @daisyridley on Apr 9, 2016 at 11:15pm PDT

Wooooop!!! 🙈🙈🙈😊😊😊 @mtv (@robertvetica @storyofmailife @petraflannery I love you guys thank you!!! 💁🏻💁🏻💁🏻)

A photo posted by @daisyridley on Apr 9, 2016 at 11:18pm PDT

Not only did Star Wars win big, but everyone in attendance got into the fun.  Game of Thrones star Emillia Clarke posted the following picture of her and a friend with their lightsabers from the event, 

 

Detectives who also happen to battle in intergalactic space.. Oh @mtvawards2016 you sure make a happy audience. #butwemaybemissingourcolombocigars #anyroomforsomemorecast? #solvingcrimesandfashionquerieswhilstfightingforafemaledarthvader

A photo posted by @emilia_clarke on Apr 9, 2016 at 11:50pm PDT

Congrats to Ridley, Driver, Abrams, and everyone who worked on the film for their success!

Source: MTV

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