Saturn Awards 2019

The 2019 American Saturn Awards were presented on September 13, 2019 by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to movies, television shows, home video releases, and live theater performances in those genres. The 2019 ceremony was the first time that the event was livestreamed and the second time that the event was broadcast live in any capacity.

Event
On September 10, 2019, it was announced by Chukyo TV and Vtuber Rin Asobi that some of the most popular Vtubers at the time would be joining the 45th annual Saturn Awards. The VTubers appeared on a hologram box, set up in the venue, to promote Japanese virtual culture to directors, actors, and other ceremony participates. Rin Asobi was involved as a guide to help introduce the Vtubers and faciliate communication between them and the English speaking people at the event.

The hologram box used to help the Vtubers communicate with people at the event in real time was provided by PORTL. The PORTL box also featured subtitles for Vtubers, with Rin Asobi's English interactions featured in much of the promotion. The VTuber appearances were sourced by Totem Networks, LLC, described as "a stealth venture researching, funding and developing interactive experiences for streaming media, cloud gaming and location based entertainment", with focuses including real-time rendered avatars and game-engine based virtual production.

During the 2019 livestream ceremony, the awards showed a picture of the featured VTubers. Rin Asobi and Kizuna Ai presented the award for Best Streaming Horror/Thriller Series, starting around 2 hours and 37 minutes into the stream. Kizuna Ai introduced the series, while Rin Asobi provided brief comedic commentary about the shows.



Featured

 * Baacharu
 * Tokino Sora
 * Kimino Miya
 * Shirakami Fubuki
 * Nanase Taku
 * Dennou Shojo Siro
 * Kizuna Ai
 * Rin Asobi
 * Kaguya Luna

Archive

 * video link on YouTube main account
 * video link on WatchMojo YouTube account, now privated