‘Godfather’ Rules High-Def Awards, HMM reports

[jw]

Home Media Magazine reports the results of The High-Def Disc Awards luncheon was part of HD-3 conference held Nov. 11 at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles.

By John Latchem | Posted: 11 Nov 2008
jlatchem@questex.com

LOS ANGELES — Despite joining the Blu-ray Disc camp just after the end of the format war this year, Paramount Home Entertainment scored huge wins at the second High-Def Disc Awards.

The studio’s new The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Collection Blu-ray boxed set won for best of show and best catalog title. The Marvel Studios production Iron Man won for best theatrical Blu-ray title, and DreamWorks’ Transformers Blu-ray won for best audio quality. It’s the second straight audio win for Transformers; the title won last year with its HD DVD version.

The High-Def Disc Awards luncheon was part of HD-3, a one-day conference held Nov. 11 at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. HD-3 was produced by Home Media Magazine in cooperation with The Hollywood Reporter.

A panel of critics determined the winners from submissions of Blu-ray Disc titles released between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2008.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s Ratatouille also took home two awards, for best picture quality and best animated title.


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and the winners are.........drum roll please

2008 High-Def Award Winners:

Best of Show: The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Collection, Paramount Home Entertainment

Best Theatrical Blu-ray: Iron Man, Paramount Home Entertainment

Best Catalog Blu-ray: The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Collection, Paramount Home Entertainment

Best Animated Blu-ray: Ratatouille, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Best Picture Quality: Ratatouille, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Best Audio Quality: Transformers, DreamWorks and Paramount Home Entertainment

Best Bonus Feature: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, “Enter the Maelstrom,” Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Best Overall Extras: Heroes: Season 2, Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Best Use of BD Live: Men in Black, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Best Collection/Multidisc Set: Harry Potter: Years 1-5 Limited Edition Gift Set, Warner Home Video

Best Nontheatrical Blu-ray: Stargate: Continuum, MGM and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Best Nonfiction Blu-ray: Step Into Liquid, Lionsgate

Judges’ Special Citation — Best Demonstration Disc: I, Robot, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

[alkalinesi]

best audio goes to transformers? i honestly thought the incredible hulk and iron man was better. maybe its my equipment.

[_Bolt_]

Ratatouille was 2007, so was Pirates 3 and Harry Potter gift set 1-5

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by _Bolt_

Ratatouille was 2007, so was Pirates 3 and Harry Potter gift set 1-5

A panel of critics determined the winners from submissions of Blu-ray Disc titles released between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2008.

I find the Harry Potter one interesting considering that The Godfather Collection won overall, but perhaps it was only a box-set/collection for a new release

[Antirock]

I am saving some money to get some box sets after the holiday season. I definitely plan on getting the godfather set, along with Matrix and Spider Man. I can't wait.

[owa]

Good list. I think I agree with most of it but would need to check the release dates on some to know for sure.

[Steelmaker]

I never saw The Godfather Part 3. Is it really as bad as people say it is? Perhaps it's just a matter of Parts 1 and 2 being so good that 3 couldn't possibly live up to them.

[Mr. Cinema]

Originally Posted by alkalinesi

best audio goes to transformers? i honestly thought the incredible hulk and iron man was better. maybe its my equipment.

Well, the story says the winners were from titles released between October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008. So Hulk didn't qualify.

[MAPdead]

Not some bad choices.

[Bobby Henderson]

If it would count, I'd nominate Baraka in terms of image quality for next year's awards.

[Sonny]

I don't agree with alot of those!!

[doctorsteve]

Originally Posted by alkalinesi

best audio goes to transformers?

Bet it was a little thumb of the nose to the HD-DuD version, and a "thanks for being so vocal about it" to M. Bay