The Academy Award winning documentary “The Cove” was a big winner at the 11th Annual Golden Trailer Awards last night. The documentary, which details the dolphin slaughters taking place in Taiji, Japan, picked up the prize for Best Documentary and also won Best In Show, the events top award. It marks the first time a documentary has won the award.
The Golden Trailer Awards were created to honor the art of short movie previews. The event nominates trailers and television spots in categories as wide ranging as Summer 2010 Blockbuster and Best Video Game Trailer. Prizes are given to the companies and craft people who produce the trailers. In the case of “The Cove” that would be AV Squad.
Other winners at this year’s ceremony included “Sherlock Holmes” for Best Action (produced by Mojo), “Shrek Forever After” for Best Animiation & Family (produced by Aspect Ratio), “Brothers” for Best Drama (produced by Seismic Productions), “Antichrist” for Best Horror (produced by Kinetic Trailers), Best Romance went to “The Young Victoria” (produced by Mojo), the Independent Trailer Award went to “A Serious Man” (produced by Mark Woollen & Associates).
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When it comes to handing out prizes and trophies to the year’s top movies there is no end to the number of awards shows waiting in line to applaud worthy efforts. But have you ever asked yourself whether the trailers created to promote those movies are ever recognized with any awards? If so, then have no fear. That’s why the Golden Trailer Awards were created.
For the past ten years Evelyn Brady-Watters and Monica Brady have been producing the Golden Trailer Awards which nominates and honors the best movie promo reels from the past year. The year’s event (the 11th annual) will be held in Los Angeles on June 20th at the El Rey Theatre. Winners for 16 of the 61 categories will be announced during the ceremony, which will be hosted by comedian Dean Edwards.
Vying for prizes this year are trailers for huge Hollywood hits such as “Sherlock Holmes” (Best Action) as well as smaller independent films like “Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Best Drama). And while James Cameron’s “Avatar” may have run away with a majority of the box office this past year, it’s unlikely the film’s trailer will walk off with an armload of Golden Trailer Awards since it is only nominated for Best Action.
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We’re all familiar with the awards such as the Oscars which are given out to the movies and filmmakers that become critical darlings in the United States each year. However what praise is ever heaped on the short films made specifically to promote such films. As it turns out, there is indeed a special award given out to those who make the year’s best trailers; the Golden Trailer Award. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, this year’s awards show was held at the Directors Guild of America this past Thursday and the trailer for “Star Trek” produced by Aspect Ratio took home the top two prizes – the Summer 2009 Blockbuster Award and the Best In Show Award.
Described as “an open competition”, this year’s top trailers were selected by such industry notables as actress Rosario Dawson, writers Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, television director Paul Feig, author Dade Hayes, Los Angeles Times film critic Kennth Turan, author and journalist Frank Santopadre, producer Jonathan Gray and producing team Max Wiedemann and Quirin Berg.
The program kicked off with a quick cut montage with highlights from the previous nine years awards show. The clips wound up serving as a stark contrast for how toned down this year’s festivities were due in large part to the current economic recession impacting the show’s budget. At least the evening’s host, “Saturday Night Live” comedian Dean Edwards, managed to keep the show moving at a pretty decent clip (no pun intended).
Actually, awards shows such as the Oscars could learn a thing or two from the Golden Trailer Awards when it comes to expediency – 17 awards were presented in about 90 minutes. Read More »
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