Holonet Blast #135

It’s January, and you know what that means – awards season!

And this year, two different Star Wars properties (so far) have a chance to take home some hardware. The Rise of Skywalker was nominated for three different BAFTAs (original score, sound, and special visual effects), while Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, the phenomenal ongoing comic whose run ended in December, scored a nomination for the GLAAD award for outstanding comic book. Not bad for our favorite disaster lesbian! Finally, the Oscar nominations were just announced this morning and The Rise of Skywalker was nominated for Original Score, Sound Editing, and Visual Effects.

And in potentially the biggest Star Wars news of 2020 so far, R2-D2 is coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge! Probably not with a translator though, since we all know R2 can be a little foul-mouthed and there are a lot of kids around at Disney.

That’s another week in the books – now back to feverishly refreshing Twitter to see when they announce details around Project Luminous.