Stan Lee, Nathan Fillion honoured at Geekie Awards

MUMBAI: Stan Lee and Nathan Fillion were honored with the top prizes at the inaugural Geekie Awards.

The Geekie Awards, held on Sunday evening at Hollywood’s Avalon club, recognises independent creators, artists and filmmakers in the geek world and was created by Kristen Nedopak.

Lee received the lifetime achievement award, which was presented by Seth Green. Fillion was honored with the Geek of the Year award, presented by Samm Levine, Natasha Melnick and Sarah Hagan. Jesse Heiman accepted the award on Fillion’s behalf, giving his best impression of the actor. (Fillion was not present at the awards show.)

Alison Haislip emceed the live stream, while Tara Platt served as the main announcer for the Geekie Awards.