""Lord Of The Rings"" Big Winner At 6th Annual DVD Entertainment Awards

25-Aug-03

New Line Home Entertainment's special edition of ""Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring"" took four of the 15 DVD Awards handed out by host Leonard Maltin at the 6th Annual DVD Awards gala at the Universal City Hilton. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's ""Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets"" disc received the award for Best Standard Release as well as the Viewers' Choice honors which were determined earlier this month by nearly 40,000 DVD fans that voted on such Web sites as TheDigitalBits.com. The event was the most well-attended DVD Awards yet, with more than 400 leading executives from Hollywood's content community.The DVD Awards is held annually in conjunction with the DVD Conference and Showcase, and is produced by the International Recording Media Association (IRMA) and United Media Entertainment (UEM). The purpose is to honor the technical and artistic achievements involved specifically in the creation of DVDs from menu design to the use of special features, with awards in 15 categories.""This year, more than ever, it's clear that people regard watching a movie on DVD as an experience all its own--quite apart from seeing the same film in a theatre,"" says renowned critic and historian Leonard Maltin, MC of the awards for the past four years. ""Nothing illustrates this point more pointedly than [tonight's big winners] the extended edition of 'Fellowship Of The Ring' prepared especially for DVD by the film's director Peter Jackson.""New Line Home Entertainment's President and Chief Operating Officer Stephen Einhorn also received the DVD Awards' 2nd Annual Pioneer Award in recognition of his tireless efforts to help get DVD off the ground in the earliest days before many in his field saw the format's powerful potential. ""The phenomenal growth of DVD has proved there is a strong consumer demand for DVDs and their many unique attributes. The wonderful added value content contained in so many discs will continue to make DVD unique and compelling.""The complete list of winners at the 6th Annual DVD Awards with Leonard Maltin:Best Restoration:""Singin' In The Rain"" - Two-Disc Special Edition(submitted by: Warner Home Video Inc.)Best SACD: Pink Floyd - ""Dark Side Of The Moon""(released by Capitol Records/submitted by: Sony Corporation's SACD unit)Best DVD Audio:Queen - ""The Game"" (submitted by: DTS Entertainment)Best DVD-ROM Support:""Terminator: 2 Judgment Day"" Extreme DVD(submitted by: Artisan Entertainment)Best Bonus Game Feature:""Monsters, Inc."" (submitted by: Walt Disney Home Entertainment)Best Audio Presentation:""Minority Report"" (submitted by: DreamWorks Home Entertainment)Best Authoring:""The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring"" - Special Extended DVD Edition (submitted by: New Line Home Entertainment)Best Menu Design:Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - Vista Series(submitted by: Touchstone Home Entertainment)Best Video Presentation:The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring"" - Special Extended DVD Edition (submitted by: New Line Home Entertainment)Best DVD-Video Music:""Miles Davis Live In Munich""(submitted by: Pioneer Entertainment)Viewers' Choice Award::""Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets"" - Widescreen Edition (submitted by: Warner Home Video Inc.)Best Educational/Documentary Title:""Lost In La Mancha"" (submitted by: New Video/Docurama)Best Standard Release:""Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets"" - Widescreen Edition (submitted by: Warner Home Video Inc.)Best Special Edition:""The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring"" - Special Extended DVD Edition (submitted by: New Line Home Entertainment)Best In Show:""The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring"" - Special Extended DVD Edition (submitted by: New Line Home Entertainment)