300 only multiple Home Entertainment Award winner
HOME MEDIA EXPO: Raiders of the Lost Ark inducted into Hall of Fame
By VB staff -- Video Business, 6/24/2008
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JUNE 24 | LAS VEGAS—Warner Home Video's 300 was the sole Home Entertainment Award evening, receiving kudos for High-Definition Title of the Year and Rental Title of the Year From a Major Studio. The winners were announced tonight at a ceremony during the Entertainment Merchants Assn.'s Home Media Expo here.
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Warner won the most awards of any major studio, with seven, while First Look Home Entertainment took home the most wins of independent studios, with three. (Click for the complete winners list.)
“Home video has found a place in the hearts of many homes throughout the country, speaking volumes about the exceptional quality and diversity of the products that are made available to consumers,” EMA president Bo Andersen said in a statement. “The Home Entertainment Awards are a celebration of these products, and EMA is proud to recognize and award these exceptional titles.”
EMA also added Paramount Home Entertainment's Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark to the Video Hall of Fame.
“Twenty-seven years after the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark and as today’s moviegoers attend the latest iteration of Indiana Jones, we remain transfixed by this joyride of a film,” Andersen said in a statement. “This cinematic work is in a league of its own, encompassing action, adventure, drama and romance, and having amassed a worldwide fan base, which makes this an exemplary addition to EMA’s Video Hall of Fame.”
Video Hall of Fame movies, chosen by EMA members, are those that have continued to perform well in both video sales and rental over an extended period of time. Casablanca, The Godfather, Grease and Scarface also are in the Video Hall of Fame.
The other 2008 Home Entertainment Award winners are:
|
Category |
Title |
Label/Distributor |
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Archival TV Series of the Year |
Roots the Complete Collection |
Warner |
|
Current TV Series of the Year |
Grey’s Anatomy: Season Three |
Disney |
|
Direct to DVD/Limited Release of the Year from a Major Studio |
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee |
HBO/Warner |
|
Direct to DVD/Limited Release of the Year from a Independent Studio |
The King of California |
First Look |
|
Documentary Title of the Year |
Planet Earth |
Warner |
|
DVD Extras of the Year |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
Universal |
|
Family Title of the Year |
Ratatouille |
Disney |
|
Foreign Title of the Year |
La Vie en Rose |
HBO/Warner |
|
High-Definition Title of the Year |
300 |
Warner |
|
Marketing Campaign of the Year |
Transformers |
Paramount |
|
Music DVD of the Year |
Across the Universe |
Sony |
|
Non-Children's Animated Title of the Year |
The Simpsons Movie |
Fox |
|
Packaging of the Year |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Warner |
|
Re-Mastered Title of the Year |
Blade Runner Ultimate Collector’s Edition |
Warner |
|
Rental Title of the Year from a Major Studio |
300 |
Warner |
|
Rental Title of the Year from an Independent Studio |
The Contract |
First Look |
|
Sell-Through Title of the Year from a Major Studio |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End |
Disney |
|
Sell-Through Title of the Year from an Independent Studio |
The Nanny Diaries |
Weinstein/Genius |
|
Sleeper Title of the Year |
The Astronaut Farmer |
Warner |
|
Special Interest Title of the Year |
Deal or No Deal |
First Look |
