Star Wars Celebration // MAY 29, 2022

Fan-crafted costumes inspired by the galaxy far, far away reached new heights in Anaheim.

From a towering General Grievous to kid-sized members of the Bad Batch, cosplayers of all shapes and sizes wowed the crowd at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. They came from around the world, including Brazil, Peru, the United States, and more, to show off months of hard work to an energetic audience. Judges Steve Sansweet of Rancho Obi-Wan, Krystina Arielle of Star Wars: The High Republic Show, and Kristin Baver of This Week! in Star Wars had the difficult task of selecting the winners.

“I’ve never seen a better group of costumes than I’ve just seen now [backstage],” Sansweet said as the competition kicked off.

Each entrant dazzled the judges and audience alike. Cosplayers showed off gorgeously intricate gowns worn by Queen Amidala and Trios (Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader), created character mashups like the “Vaderbuster” and “Shogun Vader,” and embodied characters like Chirrut Îmwe and Jedi Master Luke Skywalker so flawlessly it felt like they were actually in our galaxy.

The entire room buzzed when winner of Best in Show Marietta Ivanova stepped onto the stage as Geonosian warrior Sun Fac. Marietta traveled from Finland to bring the completely digital character from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones to life and celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary.

The character had only a few moments on screen, but Marietta studied each second carefully to capture every single detail in her build. The entire costume was built from scratch. While she was thrilled to compete, Marietta tells StarWars.com, she just…