The 2022 Youtinees: THE WINNERS!
All the winners from the 2022 Youtinees Celebrating Excellence in Star Wars Books & Comics!
Jan 19, 2023
The 2022 Youtinees have come and gone, and thanks to over six hundred of you, this year's awards were the largest we've ever seen.
From categories that won by only a single vote to those that were swept away by a landslide, this year's Youtinees celebrated what we love most about Star Wars in every book, comic, character, and moment.
Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners below, and be sure to tune in to the full broadcast to catch up on all the fun from this year's ceremony!

MOMENT OF THE YEAR
Stellan’s sacrifice in The Fallen Star (Winner)
Estala Maru holding Starlight together in Marvel’s The High Republic
Orla Jareni’s fate in The Fallen Star
Yoda’s entrance in the Battle of Corellia in Midnight Horizon
The Leveler revealed in Trail of Shadows

BOOK COVER OF THE YEAR
Midnight Horizon
Path of Deceit
The Princess & the Scoundrel
Out of Print The Fallen Star (Winner)
Tempest Runner

COMIC COVER OF THE YEAR
The High Republic 12
Eye of the Storm 1
Darth Vader 26 (Winner)
Star Wars 25 Variant
Eye of the Storm 2

SOCIAL BUTTERFLY
George Mann
John Jackson Miller
Mike Chen
Kelly Knox
Charles Soule (Winner)

QUOTE OF THE YEAR
“This is what hope is. It isn’t pretending that nothing will go wrong if only we try hard enough. It’s looking squarely at all the obstacles in the way—knowing the limits of our own power, and the possibility of failure—and moving ahead anyway. That is how we must proceed. With hope.” - The High Republic: The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray (Winner)
"Stellan held up one hand in farewell, wondering whether he would ever see Bell Zettifar again. At least, in this moment, he'd been granted a glimpse of the great Jedi Knight Bell would become." - The High Republic: The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray
"Through the mist, two silhouettes emerged, the glow of their blades giving off enough light to eliminate any doubt of who approached, of who could pull off something as impossible as this rescue. There stood Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, brothers-in-arms of the Jedi Order. And together, they were unstoppable." - Brotherhood by Mike Chen
“This was Skywalker and Kenobi as they should be: a team built on emotion and intellect, bravado and control, fire and ice” - Brotherhood by Mike Chen
“The name tasted like tears on her lips, but it also felt like light; the way she felt about Lula was a physical presence in her body, like the Force.” The High Republic: Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older

BEST EASTER EGG
Mace Windu’s Dantooine battle being mentioned in Brotherhood
Hot Chocolate’s first Canon novel mention in Shadow of the Sith (Winner)
Stellan makes a sweet bun with powder and water in The Fallen Star - 84
The Errant Venture is mentioned in Shadow of the Sith - 70
Ki-Adi Mundi’s duel with Grievous mentioned in Brotherhood - 89

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ario Anindito (Winner)
Harvey Tolibao
Phil Noto
Steve Cummings
Paolo Villaneli

WRITER OF THE YEAR
Claudia Gray (Winner)
Charles Soule
Daniel José Older
Mike Chen
Justina Ireland

COMIC OF THE YEAR
Trail of Shadows by Daniel José Older & David Wach
Darth Vader by Greg Pak & Raffaele Ienco (Winner)
Doctor Aphra by Alyssa Wong & Minkyu Jung
Eye of the Storm by Charles Soule & Guillermo Sanna
The High Republic Adventures by Daniel Jose Older & Harvey Tolibao

BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray (Winner)
Shadow of the Sith by Adam Christopher
Brotherhood by Mike Chen
Path of Deceit by Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland
Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older

Eric Eilersen is a Senior Writer at Youtini and co-host of The Youtini Show. He loves collecting Star Wars Funkos, lightsabers, and LEGO as well as playing video games, reading Brandon Sanderson novels, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with his partner and pets. You can follow him at @EricEilersen.