Monday, April 25, 2016

2016 Home Media Magazine Awards Announced

HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and Warner Bros' Mad Max: Fury Road each won several awards at
the sixth annual Home Media Magazine Awards recently.  The Home Media Awards honor the best DVDs and Blu-ray Discs of 2015, while the top prize went to a collection of popular superhero films.

Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season, from HBO Home Entertainment, won six awards, including TV on Disc of the Year, Best Current TV Show on Disc, Best A/V Quality TV, Best Extras, Best Box Art and Best Fantasy Disc.  Mad Max: Fury Road won three awards;  Best Theatrical Release on Disc, Best 3D Disc and Best Action Disc. And, Shout! Factory’s collector’s edition Blu-ray of the original Mad Max won Best Catalog Title.

Title of the Year went to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two Collection, from Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The set, which was packaged in a replica of an artifact from Guardians of the Galaxy, also won for Best Boxed Set (Non-TV).

Blu-ray of the Year went to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s Lost in Space: The Complete Adventures, which also won for Best Vintage TV Series on Disc.

HBO won a whopping eight trophies, with Bessie taking Best TV Movie and Silicon Valley: The Complete First Season earning Best Comedy Disc.



The full list is below.  Winners were chosen by a panel of judges from the Home Entertainment industry along with an online consumer vote for eligible titles submitted for consideration by entertainment studios and distributors.

The Fan Favorite Title of the Year, as selected by the consumer vote, was Universal Pictures’ Home Entertainment’s Back to the Future Trilogy: 30th Anniversary Edition.



2016 Home Media Magazine Award Winners

Title of the Year
Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two Collection
Marvel Studios
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
TV on Disc of the Year
Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season
HBO Home Entertainment
Blu-ray of the Year
Lost in Space: The Complete Adventures
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Best Theatrical Release on Disc
Mad Max: Fury Road
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Best Direct-to-Video Title
Scooby-Doo! Meets KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Best Catalog Title
Mad Max: Collector's Edition
Shout! Factory
Best Boxed Set (Non-TV)
Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two Collection
Marvel Studios
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Best 3D Disc
Mad Max: Fury Road
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Best Documentary on Disc
Life Itself
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Best Foreign Film on Disc
Human Capital
Film Movement
Best Asian Cinema on Disc
Kung Fu Killer
Well Go USA
Best Indie/Small-Budget Film on Disc
Whiplash
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Best Current TV Series on Disc
Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season
HBO Home Entertainment
Best Vintage TV Series on Disc
Lost in Space: The Complete Adventures
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Best Complete TV Series Set
Mad Men: The Complete Collection
Lionsgate
Best Miniseries on Disc
American Horror Story: Freak Show
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Best TV Movie on Disc
Bessie
HBO Home Entertainment
Best International TV Series on Disc
Downton Abbey: Season 5
PBS Distribution
Best Nonfiction Special on Disc
Monument Men: The Road to Rushmore
Mill Creek Entertainment
Best Extras/Bonus Materials
Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season
HBO Home Entertainment
Best Box Art
Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season
HBO Home Entertainment

Best Packaging
Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza Collection
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Best Title Upgrade
Back to the Future Trilogy: 30th Anniversary Edition
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Best Restoration
My Fair Lady: 50th Anniversary Edition
CBS Home Entertainmen
Paramount Home Media Distribution
Best A/V Quality/Blu-ray Movie
Interstellar
Paramount Home Media Distribution
Best A/V Quality/TV on Blu-ray
Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season
HBO Home Entertainment
Best Animation Disc
Inside Out
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Best Kidvid Disc
The Gumby Show: The Complete 1950s Series
NCircle Entertainment
Best Comedy Disc
Silicon Valley: The Complete First Season
HBO Home Entertainment
Best Drama Disc
The Imitation Game
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Best Action Disc
Mad Max: Fury Road
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Best Adventure Disc
Jurassic World
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Best Faith-Based Title on Disc
War Room
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Best Fantasy Disc
Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season
HBO Home Entertainment
Best Horror Disc
The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Best Sci-Fi Disc
Ex Machina
Lionsgate
Best Sports Disc
Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Best Music/Performance Disc
The Decline of Western Civilization Collection
Shout! Factory
Best Musical Disc
The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Edition
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Best Romance Disc
Spring
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Best Superhero Disc
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel Studios
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Best Time Travel Disc
Back to the Future Trilogy: 30th Anniversary Edition
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Best Historical Adaptation
The Imitation Game
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Best Digital Release
Star Wars: The Digital Movie Collection
Disney/Fox
Best Digital TV Release
Orange Is the New Black: Season Two
Lionsgate
Netflix
Best Retail Exclusive
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water — Target Exclusive Bubble Wand
JohnsByrne
Paramount
Best European Exclusive
Pixels: Deluxe Edition
Elite Packaging by Cartamundi
Sony Pictures
Judges' Award
SelectED
FilmWorks Entertainment
Fan-Favorite Title of the Year
Back to the Future Trilogy: 30th Anniversary Edition
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

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