Mark Hamill makes a guest appearance at the Visual Effects Awards

February 15, 2018

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The 16th annual Visual Effects Awards took place in Los Angeles, the awards recognise outstanding visual effects, artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games and special venues.

The big winners of the evening were as follows:

The TV series Game of Thrones with 5 wins

War for Planet of the Apes with 4 wins

Disney’s animated film Coco also with 4 wins

ILMxLAB with the VOID was nominated for an award for Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire in the category for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project awards. They were beaten by Avatar: Flight of Passage, a 3D flying adventure through Avarar at Disney World Animal Kingdom.

Mark Hamill was invited as a guest presenter at the event and he presented the final award.

“best picture” equivalent awards, saying that he was always fascinated with visual effects, especially the ones that let him wield a lightsaber and use the force in Star Wars.”

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Event Details

The Mandalorian and Grogu, announced as The Mandalorian & Grogu, is a Star Wars movie that started production in 2024. Directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, and Dave Filoni, it takes place between the events of Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Episode VII: The Force Awakens, focuses on the adventures of Din Djarin and Din Grogu, and will be a spinoff to the TV series Star Wars: The Mandalorian. The film was announced on January 9 that year on StarWars.com with a conceptual sketch by veteran illustrator Ryan Church, along with an announcement of a second season of the television series Star Wars: Ahsoka. A fourth season of The Mandalorian is also still in development.

On May 7, 2019, Disney revealed their future movie release schedule, including a set of three untitled new Star Wars films, one of which had a scheduled release date of December 20, 2024. The Star Wars Show also reported on the news on May 15. On July 23, 2020, after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was delayed to December 19, 2025. After the start of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, Disney shifted their theatrical film release slate, with the film being pushed to its current release date of May 22, 2026. A film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy occupied this release slot until The Mandalorian & Grogu was announced.

Star Wars Insider 224 revealed the initial film logo was the same as the one for The Mandalorian Season Three. In August 2024, during D23 2024, it was revealed that the film had entered production, and a new logo was revealed, in addition to a teaser that was shown to the audience. In August 2024, Sigourney Weaver revealed that she had joined the cast of The Mandalorian & Grogu.

Alongside the release of the movie, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run will be updated to include a new mission featuring Djarin, Grogu, Tatooine, Endor and Cloud City, which takes place off camera from the film.

Time

May 22, 2026 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM(GMT+01:00)

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The big winners of the evening were as follows:

The TV series Game of Thrones with 5 wins

War for Planet of the Apes with 4 wins

Disney’s animated film Coco also with 4 wins

Mark Hamill was invited as a guest presenter at the event and he presented the final award.

“best picture” equivalent awards, saying that he was always fascinated with visual effects, especially the ones that let him wield a lightsaber and use the force in Star Wars.”

SourceVES Society