Voting Opens for the 2014 'Home Media Magazine' Awards

17 Mar, 2014 By: John Latchem

Consumer voting for the 2014 Home Media Magazine Awards has begun.

Through April 18, film and TV fans and home entertainment enthusiasts can visit www.HomeMediaMagazine.com/awards-vote to select their favorite DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles of 2013, nominated by studios and distributors.

The results of the consumer vote will be combined with ballots submitted by a panel of journalist and blogger judges. Winners will be announced April 28. Judges also will select a top Blu-ray, TV on disc and a best overall title.

2014 ‘Home Media Magazine’ Award Nominees

Best Direct-to-Video Title
Crystal Lake Memories: The History of Friday the 13th, CAV/1428 Films
The Marine 3, Fox
Nothing Left to Fear, Anchor Bay
Super Buddies, Disney
Tad: The Lost Explorer, Cinedigm
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape From Paradise, Cinedigm

Best Catalog Title
Anchorman: Rich Mahogany Edition, Paramount
Halloween: 35th Anniversary Edition, Anchor Bay
The Little Mermaid: Diamond Edition, Disney
Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition, Disney
Peter Pan: Diamond Edition, Disney
The Sandlot: 20th Anniversary Edition, Fox
The Vincent Price Collection, Shout! Factory
The Wizard of Oz: 75th Anniversary Edition, Warner

Best Boxed Set (Non-TV)
Bruce Weber: The Film Collection, Cinedigm
The Dark Knight Trilogy, Warner
Drive-In Cult Cinema Collection: 200 Classic Features, Mill Creek
Clint Eastwood: 40-Film Collection, Warner
James Dean Ultimate Collector's Edition, Warner
Twilight Forever: The Complete Saga, Lionsgate/Summit

Best 3D Disc
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor 50th Anniversary Special, BBC
The Great Gatsby, Warner
House of Wax, Warner
Iron Man 3, Disney/Marvel
Life of Pi, Fox
Planes, Disney
Predator, Fox
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape From Paradise, Cinedigm
The Wolverine, Fox
Wreck-It Ralph, Disney

Best Animated Movie
The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse, Anchor Bay
The Croods, Fox
From Up on Poppy HIll, Cinedigm
Monsters University, Disney/Pixar
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls
Shout! Factory Room on the Broom, nCircle
Tad: The Lost Explorer, Cinedigm
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Predacons Rising, Shout! Factory
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape From Paradise, Cinedigm
Wreck-It Ralph, Disney

Best Documentary
Big Star, Magnolia
Blackfish, Magnolia
Born to Royalty, BBC
Bully, Anchor Bay
The Central Park Five, PBS
Chasing Ice, Cinedigm
Good Ol' Freda, Magnolia
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis, Anchor Bay
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's, eOne

Best Foreign Film on Disc
Dangerous Liaisons, Well Go USA (Mandarin)
Drug War, Well Go USA (Cantonese)
Farewell My Queen, eOne (French)
Holy Motors, Cinedigm (French)
A Hijacking, Magnolia (Danish)
The Hunt, Magnolia (Danish)
Ip Man: The Final Fight, Well Go USA (Cantonese)
Renoir, Cinedigm (French)
A Royal Affair, Magnolia (Danish)

Best Indie/Small Budget Film on Disc
All Is Bright, Anchor Bay
Crystal Lake Memories: The History of Friday the 13th, CAV/1428 Films
Deadfall, Magnolia
Drinking Buddies, Magnolia
The Iceman, Millennium
Jayne Mansfield's Car, Anchor Bay
LUV, Cinedigm Morning, Anchor Bay
Mud, Lionsgate
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Lionsgate
Shadow People, Anchor Bay
Spring Breakers, Lionsgate
Starbuck, eOne
What Maisie Knew, Millennium
Who Needs Enemies, FilmWorks

Best AV Quality/Blu-ray Disc Movie
The Great Gatsby, Warner
Halloween: 35th Anniversary Edition, Anchor Bay
John Dies at the End, Magnolia
Life of Pi, Fox
Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition, Disney

Best Older TV Show on Disc
China Beach: The Complete Series, Time Life
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, Time Life
Fraggle Rock: 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition, Cinedigm
The House of Cards Trilogy UK, BBC
Keeping Up Appearances: The Collector's Edition, BBC
Mama's Family: The Complete Series, Time Life
Super Mario World: The Complete Series, nCircle
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: The Complete Series, Shout! Factory
Wanted Dead or Alive: The Complete Series Special Edition, Mill Creek

Best Complete TV Series Set
Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely All of It, BBC
Breaking Bad, Sony Pictures
China Beach, Time Life
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, Time Life
Doctor Who: Series 1-7 Limited-Edition Blu-ray, BBC
Fraggle Rock: 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition, Cinedigm
Futurama, Fox
Keeping Up Appearances: The Collector's Edition, BBC
Mama's Family, Time Life
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Shout! Factory
Power Rangers Legacy: The First 20 Seasons, Shout! Factory
Weeds, Lionsgate

Best Miniseries or TV Movie on Disc
Behind the Candelabra, HBO
The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, Fox
Born to Royalty, BBC
In the Flesh, BBC
Teen Beach Movie, Disney

Best Nonfiction Special
Africa, BBC
Crystal Lake Memories: The History of Friday the 13th, CAV/1428 Films
Guns: The Evolution of Firearms, Mill Creek
The Men Who Built America, Lionsgate

Best International TV
Africa, BBC
Call the Midwife: Season 2, BBC
Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series, BBC

Best AV Quality/TV on Blu-ray
Boardwalk Empire: Season 3, HBO
Game of Thrones: Season 2, HBO
True Blood: Season 5, HBO
The Walking Dead: Season 3, Anchor Bay

GENERAL AND TECHNICAL CATEGORIES

Best Extras/Bonus Materials
Argo: Declassified Extended Edition, Warner
Boardwalk Empire: Season 3, HBO
China Beach: The Complete Series, Time Life
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Complete Collection, Time Life
Game of Thrones: Season 2, HBO
Girls: Season 2, HBO
The Heat, Fox
Iron Man 3, Disney/Marvel
John DIes at the End, Magnolia
Mama's Family: The Complete Series, Time Life
True Blood: Season 5, HBO
The Walking Dead: Season 3, Anchor Bay
World War Z, Paramount

Best Box Art
Banshee: Season 1, HBO
Boardwalk Empire: Season 3, HBO
China Beach: The Complete Series, Time Life
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Complete Collection, Time Life
Europa Report, Magnolia
Halloween: 35th Anniversary Edition, Anchor Bay
Hollywood: Streets of Gold, Mill Creek
Mama's Family: The Complete Series, Time Life
Monsters University, Disney/Pixar
Planes, DIsney
Predator 3D, Fox
The Snowman and the Snowdog, nCircle

Best Packaging
Breaking Bad: The Complete Series (Money Barrel), Sony Pictures
China Beach: The Complete Series (Outer Case), Time Life
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Complete Collection (Outer Case), Time Life
Fraggle Rock: 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Outer Case with Plush), Cinedigm
Mama's Family: The Complete Series (Outer Case), Time Life
Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One: Avengers Assembled (Light-Up Briefcase w/documents), Disney/Marvel
Power Rangers Legacy: The First 20 Seasons (Red Ranger Helmet), Shout! Factory
Predator 3D Limited Edition (Predator Head), Fox
V/H/S/2 (Blu-ray w/VHS edition), Magnolia
The Walking Dead: Season 3 Limited Edition (Zombie Heads in Fish Tanks), Anchor Bay
X-Men: The Adamantium Collection (Wolverine Claws), Fox

Best Restoration
The Big Parade, Warner
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet, BBC
Halloween: 35th Anniversary Edition, Anchor Bay
Intolerance, eOne/Cohen
Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition, Disney
Peter Pan: Diamond Edition, Disney
Samson & Delilah, Paramount
The Thief of Bagdad (1924), eOne/Cohen
Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition, Disney

Best Title Upgrade
Halloween: 35th Anniversary Edition, Anchor Bay
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition, Warner
The House of Cards Trilogy UK, BBC
The Little Mermaid: Diamond Edition, Disney
Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition, Fox
The Sandlot: 20th Anniversary Edition

Best Kidvid Disc
The Best of Baby First: An Education Adventure, Mill Creek
Cody the Robosapien, Anchor Bay
Lost and Found, eOne
A Monster in Paris, Shout! Factory
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, Shout! Factory
Planes, Disney
Room on the Broom, nCircle
Slugterra: Return of the Shane Gang, Shout! Factory
Tad: The Lost Explorer, Cinedigm
Turbo, Fox A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape From Paradise, Cinedigm
Wolf Children, Funimation

Best Fitness Disc
BeFit: 30-Day Butt Lift, Lionsgate
Jillian Michaels Yoga Inferno, Gaiam
Rodney Yee's Yoga for Your Week, Gaiam
Step Up Revolution Hip-Hop Cardio Burn, Lionsgate

Best Sports Disc
Football Life: Season 2, Cinedigm
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment, Cinedigm
Super Bowl XLVII Champions: Baltimore Ravens, Cinedigm
Venus and Serena, Magnolia

Best Action
Banshee: Season 1, HBO
Fast & Furious 6, Universal
The Package, Anchor Bay
Skyfall, Fox/MGM

Best Comedy
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, Time Life
The Heat, Fox
I Give It a Year, Magnolia

Best Fantasy
Game of Thrones: Season 2, HBO
Life of Pi, Fox
Solomon Kane, Anchor Bay
The Sorcerer and the White Snake, Magnolia

Best Sci-Fi
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, BBC
Dredd, Lionsgate
Europa Report, Magnolia
Orphan Black: Season 1, BBC
Star Trek Into Darkness, Paramount

Best Superhero Movie
Dredd, Lionsgate
Iron Man 3, Disney/Marvel
Man of Steel, Warner
Super Buddies, Disney
The Wolverine, Fox

Voting Opens for the 2014 'Home Media Magazine' Awards

2014 ‘Home Media Magazine’ Award Nominees

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