The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Marvel Studios television special
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| 2023 | Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards: Wins for Best Period and/or Character Makeup and Best Special Makeup Effects |
| 2023 | Golden Trailer Awards: The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special wins Best BTS/EPK for a TV/Streaming Series |
| December 16 2023 | Judianna Makovsky wins Outstanding Costume Design/Styling at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards for the Holiday Special |
| December 16 2023 | Heidi Moneymaker wins Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Live Action Program at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards |
| December 16 2023 | Makeup and Hairstyling team (Cassie Russek, Stephanie Fenner, Alexei Dmitrew, Melissa Meinhart, Scott Stoddard, LuAndra Whitehurst) wins at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards |
| December 16 2023 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special wins Outstanding Fiction Special at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards |
| 2022 | Stoopid Buddy Stoodios completed the rotoscoped animation for the flashback sequences, which took 10 to 12 people about four months to finish. |
| 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was set between the events of Thor: Love and Thunder and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. |
| December 2022 | FlixPatrol reported the Holiday Special as the third most-popular title on Disney+ for the entire month of December. |
| December 18 2022 | The special remained among the five most-streamed films from late November through mid-December, maintaining strong viewership popularity. |
| November 2022 | Smart home company Vivint released a commercial promoting the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and their products. |
| November 27 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special became the top-streamed film in the U.S. for the week, according to Whip Media's TV Time app tracking data. |
| November 25 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is released on Disney+, marking the conclusion of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. |
| November 23 2022 | Two episodes of Marvel Studios: Legends were released on Disney+, featuring footage of Mantis and Drax from their previous MCU appearances, which were later removed due to revealing plot details about the Holiday Special. |
| November 23 2022 | The Holiday Special's soundtrack was released digitally by Hollywood Records and Marvel Music, featuring Murphy's score and two original songs. |
| November 18 2022 | Special screening of the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special held at NeueHouse in Hollywood. |
| October 2022 | Kevin Bacon was revealed to be starring in the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as a fictionalized version of himself. |
| October 25 2022 | The official trailer for the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was released, highlighting the special's wild storyline and Peter Quill's reference to Kevin Bacon as 'the greatest hero on Earth'. |
| September 1 2022 | The Lego advent calendar set for The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was released. |
| August 2022 | A Lego advent calendar set for The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was revealed. |
| April 2022 | Filming of the Holiday Special concluded by the end of the month. |
| April 2022 | Filming concludes for the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. |
| April 28 2022 | Filming took place at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood with actors Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff. |
| March 2022 | Filming occurred around the Atlanta Country Club with Christmas-themed decorations. |
| March 2022 | The Old 97's filmed their roles for the Holiday Special. |
| February 2022 | Filming for the Holiday Special begins at Trilith Studios, using the working title 'Pop Tart'. |
| February 2022 | Filming begins in Atlanta, Georgia, and Los Angeles for the Holiday Special, concurrent with production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. |
| January 2022 | John Murphy was confirmed as the composer for the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special's score. |
| November 2021 | Production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 begins, during which the Holiday Special was also being filmed at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| April 2021 | James Gunn completed the script for the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special after writing the initial treatment years earlier. |
| December 2020 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is officially announced by Marvel Studios. |
| 2017 | James Gunn begins developing the concept for the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special during the production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. |
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