“King Kong” Climbs its Way to the Top of Leonard Maltin’s DVD Awards
"King Kong: Collectors Edition"(1933) climbed its way to top all entries winning Best of Show in the 9th Annual DVD Awards with Leonard Maltin last night in Universal City.
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” led the way with three awards. AIX Records was awarded three awards total.
Leonard Maltin “The Most Watched Film Critic in America” hosted the DVD Awards ceremony. His wife Alice was the lady in red with a smile proudly watching her husband during the evening. He coordinated with a red tie. Meeting him in person, he is much the persona you’ve become to know when watching him now in his 24th season of Entertainment Tonight. He greeted each person with a smile and warmness while he was available to meet and take pictures with attendees.
The Criterion Collection was honored with the Leonard Maltin Award, now in its 3rd year. Considered the gold standard and honored for their lasting impact in the world of home video in their efforts to preserve film heritage, they began director’s commentaries and additional features which are now considered standard in today’s DVD offerings. “King Kong” and “Citizen Kane” were The Criterion Collection’s first two titles.
Steve March Torme, was only a few chairs next to me. Joking with his musical director, I thought he must be very talented as he was nominated and hadn’t bought an entire table. Talent must run in the family. I later discovered he is the son of the legendary Mel Torme. He was nominated and awarded for his Music Performance for “Steve March Torme: Torme Sings Torme” honoring his father.
Awards were selected by a blue-ribbon jury of technologists and journalists within the industry to honor creators and marketers of digital video recordings.Winners per category are highlighted below.
PSP/UMD MOVIE
Award sponsored by SAVVIS Presented by Tom Moran, Savvis Communications
o Da Ali G Show: Complete Second Season - HBO Video
o Sin City - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o The DC Video - Scope Seven
o Wedding Crashers - Scope Seven
o Gungrave: Fully Loaded Collector's Set - Geneon Entertainment
o Rush: R30 - 30th Anniversary World Tour - Fogolabs/ Anthem Records
o Scene It? Friends Edition - Screenlife
o Ultimate Avengers - Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MAJOR RELEASE - AUTHORING DESIGN
o Cinderella: Platinum Edition - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Warner Home Video
o Lady and the Tramp: 50th Anniversary Edition - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Lost: The Complete First Season - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Sound of Music: 40th Anniversary Edition - Fox Home Entertainment
o Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith - Fox Home Entertainment
o The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Collective Soul: Home - Fogolabs/EI Music Records
o Disney World Vacation Planning Kit - Nth Degree Design & Visual FX
o Rush: R30 - 30th Anniversary World Tour - Fogolabs/ Anthem Records
o Scene It? Friends Edition - Screenlife
MAJOR RELEASE - MENU DESIGN
o Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Warner Home Video
o Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - B 1 Media
o Lady and the Tramp: 50th Anniversary Edition - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Sin City (Recut, Extended, Unrated) - MiramaxiBuena Vista Home Entertainment/Drissi Multimedia
o Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith - Fox Home Entertainment
o Toy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition - Gork Enterprises
INDEPENDENT RELEASE - AUDIO PRESENTATION
o A High Resolution Music Experience - AIX Records
o Bob Dylan: No Direction Home - Paramount Home Entertainment
o Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis: Duo - Fogolabs/ Marsalis Music
o Moonlight Acoustica - AIX Records
o Rush: R30 - 30th Anniversary World Tour - Fogolabs/ Anthem Records
o Vantage Point: Resolution - AIX Records
MAJOR RELEASE - AUDIO PRESENTATION
o Cinderella: Platinum Edition - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Warner Home Video
o Lady and the Tramp: 50th Anniversary Edition - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith - Fox Home Entertainment
o The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
INDEPENDENT RELEASE - VIDEO PRESENTATION
o Collective Soul: Home - Fogolabs/EI Music Records
o Gus Van Sant's Last Days - HBD Video
o Rush: R30 - 30th Anniversary World Tour - Fogolabs/ Anthem Records
o Vantage Point: Resolution - AIX Records
MAJOR RELEASE - VIDEO PRESENTATION
o Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Warner Home Video
o Cinderella: Platinum Edition - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o King Kong: Collector's Edition (1933) - Warner Home Video
o Lady and the Tramp: 50th Anniversary Edition - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith - Fox Home Entertainment
o The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
ROM CONTENT (INDEPENDENT & MAJOR)
o Cinderella: Platinum Edition - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Warner Home Video
o Lady and the Tramp: 50th Anniversary Edition - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Ultimate Avengers - Lionsgate Home Entertainment
INDEPENDENT THEATRICAL
o Howl's Moving Castle - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Murderball - THINKFilm
o The Aristocrats - THINKFilm
o The Boys of Baraka - THINKFilm
o Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Warner Home Video
o Crash: Director's Cut - Lionsgate Home Entertainment
o Jarhead - Universal Studios Home Entertainment
o Memoirs of a Geisha - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
o Walk the Line: Collector's Edition - Fox Home Entertainment
MAJOR THEATRICAL CATALOG RELEASE
o Breakfast at Tiffany's: Anniversary Edition - Paramount Home Entertainment
o King Kong: Collector's Edition (1933) - Warner Home Video
o Sound of Music: 40th Anniversary Edition - Fox Home Entertainment
o The Fly: Collector's Edition - Fox Home Entertainment
o Toy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
THE LEONARD MALTIN AWARD - The Criterion Collection
DOCUMENTARY/EDUCATIONAL (INSTRUCTIONAL)
o Grizzly Man - Lionsgate Home Entertainment
o Little Einsteins: Our Huge Adventure - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Punk-Attitude - First Look Studios
o Rize - Lionsgate Home Entertainment
o Why Dance 7 - James E. Manning Inc.
MULTI-DISC COLLECTION
o Cirque de Soleil: Anniversary Collection - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
o LooneyTunes: Volume 3 - Warner Home Video
o Ten Commandments: Special Collector's Edition Paramount Home Entertainment
o The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection - New Line Home Entertainment
o Titanic: Special Collector's Edition - Paramount Home Entertainment
MUSIC PERFORMANCE (ANTHOLOGY, PERFORMANCE, & DUALDISC)
o A High Resolution Music Experience - AIX Records
o Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Extravaganza Fogolabs/Surfdog Records
o Neil Young: Heart of Gold - Paramount Home Entertainment
o Rush: R30 - 30th Anniversary World Tour - Fogolabs/ Anthem Records
o Steve March Torme: Torme Sings Torme - AIX Records
o U2: Vertigo 2005/Live from Chicago - Solo Too
TELEVISION SPECIAL INTEREST
o Extreme Makeover Home Edition: Season 1 - Buena
Vista Home Entertainment
o Family Bonds - HBO Video
o Ghost Hunters: First Season - Big Vision Entertainment
o Jackass: The Box Set - MTV/Paramount Home Entertainment
o Survivor: Pearl Islands - Paramount Home Entertainment
o Gunsmoke: 50th Anniversary Edition Volume One Paramount Home Entertainment
o Lost: The Complete First Season - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o The Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary Collection - Paramount Home Entertainment
o Seinfeld: Season 5 - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
o Seinfeld: Season 6 - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
o Sex and the City: The Complete Series - HBO Video
DIRECT TO DISC SPECIAL INTEREST
o Basic Engine Building - BoxWrench Media
o Disney World Vacation Planning Kit - Nth Degree Design & Visual FX
o PEZ Universe - Left Coast Digital
DIRECT TO DISC ENTERTAINMENT
o Bambi II - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
o Bob Dylan: No Direction Home - Paramount Home Entertainment
o Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story - Fox Home Entertainment·
o Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
o Irresistible - First Look Studios
o Walt DisneyTreasures: Chronological Donald DuckBuena Vista Home Entertainment
GAME PLAY DVD
o Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Warner Home Video
o Ice Age: Super Cool Edition - Gork Enterprises
o Major League Baseball: Grand Slam Trivia - Snap TV Inc.
o Scene It? Friends Edition - Screenlite
o Scene It? Squabble - Screenlite
o Shout About Music - ODVD Games
o Shrek: Totally Tangled Tales - TV/DVD Game - Scope Seven
o Who Rules? The Game - The Cannery
BLOCKBUSTER THEATRICAL
o Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Warner Home Video
o King Kong: Special Edition (2005) - Universal Studios Home Entertainment
o Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith - Fox Home Entertainment
o The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
BEST OF SHOW
(All nominated titles are eligible for this category, conferred by the judges)
King Kong: Collector’s Edition (1933) – Warner Home Video
Award sponsored by DaTARIUS
Presented by James Steynor. DaTARIUS Group
