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Star vs. the Forces of Evil

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Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Genre
Created byDaron Nefcy
Developed by
Creative directorDominic Bisignano (seasons 1–2)
Voices of
Theme music composerBrad Breeck
Opening theme"I'm from Another Dimension" (performed by Brad Breeck)
Ending theme"Star vs. the Forces of Evil End Theme" (performed by Eden Sher; seasons 1–2)
"Shining Star" (performed by Agnes Shin; seasons 3–4)
ComposerBrian H. Kim
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes77 (140 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerDaron Nefcy
Editors
  • Ted Supa
  • Yoonah Yim
Running time22 minutes
Production companyDisney Television Animation
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 18, 2015 (2015-01-18) –
May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19)

Star vs. the Forces of Evil is an American animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD.

Episodes

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SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
12413January 18, 2015 (2015-01-18)[a]September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)Disney XD
24122July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
33821July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15)April 7, 2018 (2018-04-07)
43721March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19)Disney Channel

Awards and nominations

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The episode "Party with a Pony" was showb at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in June 2015.[3][4] In 2019, the season 3 episode, "Booth Buddies", was nominated an Annie Award for "Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production", and the season 3 finale, "Conquer", was also nominated an Annie Award for "Outstanding Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production". However, both lost to the Netflix animated series, Hilda.

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2015 Annecy International Animated Film Festival TV series Episode: "Party with a Pony" Nominated [4]
5th Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role Dee Dee Rescher as Miss Skullnick Nominated [5]
2016 43rd Annie Awards Best Animated Television / Broadcast Production for Children Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Episode: "Blood Moon Ball" Nominated [6]
Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Alan Tudyk as Ludo, Episode: Compilation from Series Nominated [6]
Editorial in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Ted Supa, Episode: "Storm the Castle" Nominated [6]
6th Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series Adam McArthur as Marco Diaz Won [7]
Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series Eden Sher as Star Butterfly Won [7]
Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role Jenny Slate as Pony Head Nominated [7]
Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role Yvette Nicole Brown as Brigid Nominated [7]
Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series Star vs. the Forces of Evil Won [7]
2017 7th Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series Eden Sher as Star Butterfly Nominated [8]
2018 45th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Michelle Park, Color Designer Won [9]
2019 46th Annie Awards Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Episode: "Booth Buddies" Nominated [10]
Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Sage Cotugno,[b] Episode: "Conquer" Nominated [10]
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico 2019 Favorite Cartoon Star vs. the Forces of Evil Nominated [13]
  1. The first episode of the season premiered on Disney Channel. The season officially began on March 30, 2015 on Disney XD.
  2. Nominated as Sabrina Cotugno; Cotugno is non-binary and announced their name change in 2023.[11][12]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Fact Sheet: Star vs. The Forces of Evil". Disney ABC Press (Press release). Disney / ABC Television Group. February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. Siegel, Lucas (March 25, 2015). "Get a Little Weird and Wild with Daron Nefcy's Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil on Disney XD". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. Ellen Wolff (June 11, 2015). "Annecy Animation Festival hosts toon legends - Variety". Variety. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 CITIA. "Annecy > Programme > Index". annecy.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. "BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2015 – Television". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Carolyn Giardina (February 6, 2016). "2016 Annie Award Winners - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2016 – Television". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  8. "BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2017–Television". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  9. "The National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Nominations For The 45TH Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards". Emmy Online. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Giardina, Carolyn (December 3, 2018). "2019 Annie Award Nomination: Complete List". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  11. Cotugno, Sage [@arythusa] (June 6, 2023). "Happy #PrideMonth everyone! I'm a transmasc nonbinary creator working in animation and comics! I've been testing out a new name in private for the past year, but today I'm taking it public! Please refer to me as SAGE!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. "S. H. Cotugno". Penguin Random House. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  13. "Favorite Cartoon Nominations - Kids' Choice Awards Mexico 2019" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

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