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The 2024 Inventive Arts Emmys completed handing out trophies final night time—the Primetime Emmys ceremony is arising September 15—and Star Wars: Ahsoka took the prize for Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, beating out a pair of Marvel exhibits (Loki, Echo) in addition to the jumpsuits of Fallout and the vampire frills of What We Do within the Shadows. It’s not the primary Emmy win for a Star Wars sequence, however it might be probably the most bittersweet, coming as a posthumous tribute to late costume designer Shawna Trpcic.
The Emmy was particularly for Ahsoka‘s season finale, “The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord,” which was additionally possibly, presumably the sequence finale (a second season has but to be formally introduced). The award was shared by Trpcic, assistant costume designer Elissa Alcala, and costume supervisor Devon Patterson. Ahsoka was additionally nominated for Particular VFX, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling, Prosthetic Make-up, and Sound Modifying, although the primary three ended up going to Shōgun and the ultimate to The Bear.
Trpcic had beforehand been nominated for her work on The Mandalorian and The Guide of Boba Fett; her dying in October 2023 got here not lengthy after Ahsoka‘s first season wrapped on Disney+. Within the still-active GoFundMe shared on behalf of her kids, a biography paying tribute to Trpcic’s profession and skills famous her string of credit on Joss Whedon initiatives (together with function movie Cabin within the Woods and cult-beloved TV sequence Firefly), however particularly her particular affection for all issues Star Wars:
“Shawna was most recognized for her monumental contributions to Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni’s exhibits within the Star Wars Universe. She designed a number of seasons of The Mandalorian, in addition to The Guide of Boba Fett and most not too long ago Ahsoka, which earned her one of the best notices of her profession. She beloved collaborating with Jon and Dave, who had been the dream crew for her, together with working with the actors and together with her enormous costume design crew. To deal with all of her creations, Lucasfilm established a warehouse that held 1000’s of her costumes from all of the exhibits … she gained the Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Tv for The Guide of Boba Fett. A staple at each Star Wars Celebration, Shawna beloved interacting with the followers and would typically choose the cosplay competitions.” The tribute additionally notes that she “was all the time into science fiction and comedian books.”
The official Ahsoka X account paid tribute to the present’s Emmy win:
Congratulations to the solid and crew of #Ahsoka on their Inventive Arts Emmy® Awards win for Excellent Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes! #Emmys pic.twitter.com/gLZhRwhg7H
— Ahsoka (@ahsokaofficial) September 9, 2024
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