The 2022 Youtinees: THE WINNERS!

he 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!

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FULL SPOILERS AHEAD FOR 2022 STAR WARS BOOKS & COMICS

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CHARACTER OF THE YEAR

• Marchion Ro
• Elzar Mann (Winner)
• Stellan Gios
• Avar Kriss
• Orla Jareni

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