Golden Trailer Awards

10th Annual Golden Trailer Award Winner and Nominees

Winners were announced at the Award Show on June 4th, 2009 in LA.

*Winners are promoted to the top of their category
*Followed by the Nominated Trailers (listed in Alphabetical Order by Film Title)
*Order= Film Title, Studio/Production Company, Trailer house

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Best In Show GTA10

Winner:

Star Trek
Paramount Pictures, Aspect Ratio

Nominees:

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Ant Farm
Terminator Salvation, Warner Bros. Pictures, Trailer Park
Tropic Thunder "Hollywood Legend", DreamWorks, Buddha Jones Trailers
Where the Wild Things Are, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Ant Farm

Best Action

Winner:

Fast and Furious
Universal Pictures, AV Squad

Nominees:

Body of Lies, Warner Bros., Mojo LLC.
Death Race "International Trailer", Universal International, Tea: Wonderland
Max Payne, 20th Century Fox, Wild Card

Best Animation/Family

Winner:

Wall-E
The Walt Disney Studios, Craig Murray Productions

Nominees:

Beverly Hills Chihuahua "Generations", The Walt Disney Studios, Aspect Ratio
Bolt "Fully Awesome", The Walt Disney Studios, Craig Murray Productions
Where the Wild Things Are, Warner Bros., The Ant Farm

Best Comedy

Winner:

Bruno
Universal Pictures, The Ant Farm

Nominees:

Funny People, Universal Pictures, Workshop Creative
I Love You Man, DreamWorks, Ignition Creative
Role Models, Universal Pictures, Buddha Jones

Best Documentary

Winner:

Man on Wire
Icon Film Distribution, The Editpool

Nominees:

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson, Magnolia Pictures, Kinetic Trailers
IOUSA, Roadside Attractions, Alkemi Entertainment
More Than a Game, Lionsgate, Buddha Jones Trailers

Best Drama

Winner:

Frost/Nixon
Working Title Films, Empire Design

Nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Warner Bros., Mojo LLC.
Righteous Kill, Overture Films, InSync Advertising
The Soloist, Working Title Films, Empire Design

Best Horror

Winner:

The Unborn
Rogue Pictures, Buddha Jones Trailers

Nominees:

Drag Me to Hell, Universal Pictures, Buddha Jones Trailers
The Haunting in Connecticut "Real", Lionsgate, Buddha Jones Trailers
The Last House on the Left, Rogue Pictures, Intralink Film

Best Independent Trailer

Winner:

The Wrestler
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates

Nominees:

Bottle Shock, Roadside Attractions, Trailer Park
Happy-Go-Lucky, Miramax Films, Alkemi Entertainment
Sunshine Cleaning, Overture Films, Seismic Productions

Best Music

Winner:

Where The Wild Things Are
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Ant Farm

Nominees:

Star Trek, Paramount Pictures, Aspect Ratio
Terminator Salvation, Warner Bros., Trailer Park
Watchmen, Warner Bros., Mojo, LLC

Best Romance

Winner:

500 Days of Summer
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates

Nominees:

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, New Line/Warner Bros., Buddha Jones Trailers
New In Town, Lionsgate, Seismic Productions
Nights In Rodanthe, Warner Bros., BLT A/V

Best Thriller

Winner:

Angels & Demons
Sony Pictures, Trailer Park

Nominees:

Daybreakers, Lionsgate, Fishbowl
State of Play, Universal Pictures, Workshop Creative
Surveillance, Trailerhaus

Best Video Game Trailer

Winner:

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
LucasArts, Eyestorm Production

Nominees:

Metal Gear Solid 4, Konami, Create Advertising Group
Tom Clancy's "Endwar", Ubisoft, Eyestorm Productions
Wheelman, Ubisoft, Hammer Creative

The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over

Winner:

Tropic Thunder "Hollywood Legend"
DreamWorks, Buddha Jones Trailers

Nominees:

Mongol: The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan, The Works Media Group, The Editpool
Skinned Alive, Lionsgate, quixotic industries, llc
The Wild Man of the Navidad, Lionsgate, quixotic industries, llc

Golden Fleece

Winner:

The Spirit "Christmas Day"
Lionsgate, Seismic Productions

Nominees:

88 Minutes, Screen Gems, InSync Advertising
Outlander, Momentum Pictures, Happy Hour Creative
The Univited "You're Next", DreamWorks, Buddha Jones Trailers

Most Original

Winner:

My Winnipeg
IFC Films, Kinetic Trailers

Nominees:

Repo! The Genetic Opera, Lionsgate, Buddha Jones
Slumdog Millionaire, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates
Tropic Thunder "Hollywood Legend", DreamWorks, Buddha Jones Trailers

Summer 2009 Blockbuster

Winner:

Star Trek
Paramount Pictures, Aspect Ratio

Nominees:

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Ant Farm
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Columbia Pictures, Skip Film
Terminator Salvation, Warner Bros., Trailer Park

Trashiest Trailer

Winner:

One Eyed Monster
Liberation Entertainment, The Refinery

Nominees:

Filth and Wisdom, IFC Films, Mark Woollen & Associates
Not Quite Hollywood, Madman Cinema, Zealot Productions Inc
Still Waiting "Red Band Trailer", Lionsgate, Lionsgate

Non-Show Category Winner followed by Nominees

*These were announced on June 4th, 2009

Best Motion/Title Graphics

Winner:

Repo! The Genetic Opera
Lionsgate, Buddha Jones Trailers

Nominees:

Crossing Over "Dream", Weinstein Co., Buddha Jones Trailers
Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward, The Ant Farm
Synecdoche, Sony Pictures Classics, Mark Woollen & Associates

Best Sound Editing

Winner:

Fast & Furious "Trailer 2"
Universal Pictures, AV Squad

Nominees:

Red Cliff "Power and Destiny", Avex Entertainment, Happy Hour Creative
Surveillance, Trailerhaus
Terminator: Salvation "Domestic Trailer 1", Warner Bros. Pictures, Skip Film

Best Trailer - No Movie

Winner:

Divine Shadows
The Solid State

Nominees:

Book of Eli "After the End", Summit Entertainment, Happy Hour Creative
Harvest, Mighty Pictures
The Run, Big Boss Creative

Foreign Trailer Winner followed by Nominees

Best Foreign Action Trailer

Winner:

Red Cliff Part II "No Surrender"
Avex Entertainment, Happy Hour Creative

Nominees:

Chocolate, Magnet Releasing, Kinetic Trailers
JCVD, Peace Arch Entertainment, Mark Woollen & Associates
Mongol: The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan, The Works Media Group, The Editpool

Best Foreign Comedy Trailer

Winner:

Die Vorstadtkrokodile - Suburb Krocodiles
Constantin Film, Trailerhaus

Nominees:

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Paramount International, The Creative Partnership
Looking For Eric, Icon Film Distributors, The Creative Partnership
O'Horton, Sony Pictures Classics, Kinetic Trailers

Best Foreign Drama Trailer

Winner:

Arrancame La Vida
20th Century Fox, Fix Comunicacion

Nominees:

12, Sony Pictures Classics, quixotic industries, llc
Il Divo, Music Box Films, quixotic industries, llc
One Week "What Would You Do", Mongrel Media, The Ant Farm

Best Foreign Horror/Thriller Trailer

Winner:

Let The Right One In
Magnet Releasing, Kinetic Trailers

Nominees:

50 Dead Men, Metrodome, Zealot Productions Inc.
Donkey Punch, Optimum Releasing, The Editpool
Pontypool "Actual Event", Maple Pictures, The Ant Farm

Best Foreign Romance Trailer

Winner:

The Last Mistress
IFC Films, Kinetic Trailers

Nominees:

Free Style, Rigel Entertainment, Fix Comunicacion

Most Original Foreign Trailer

Winner:

Sin Nombre
Focus Features, Focus Features

Nominees:

Che, IFC Films, Mark Woollen & Associates
Tokyo!, Liberation Entertainment
Waltz With Bashir, Sony Pictures Classics, The Grossmyth Company

Best Anime Trailer

Winner:

Persepolis
Optimum Releasing, Zealot Productions Inc.

TV Spot Winners & Nominees

Best Action TV Spot

Winner:

Fast and Furious "Superbowl Spot"
, Universal Pictures, AV Squad

Nominees:

Quantum of Solace "Motivation", Columbia Pictures, Create Advertising Group
Taken "Listening", 20th Century Fox, InSync Advertising
Wanted "Mankind", Universal Pictures, AV Squad

Best Animation/Family TV Spot

Winner:

Up "Adventure/Rope"
Walt Disney Pictures, Create Advertising Group

Nominees:

Bolt "Comedy Event", Walt Disney Studios, Trailer Park
Mosters vs. Aliens "Music Video", DreamWorks/Nickelodeon
Wall-E "Have it All", Walt Disney Studios/Pixar, Trailer Park

Best Comedy TV Spot

Winner:

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian "Larry is Back Kids"
20th Century Fox, Workshop Creative

Nominees:

I Love You, Man "Smartest Comedy/Hulk", DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures, Buddha Jones Trailers
Sex Drive "All the Way - T", Summit Entertainment, Happy Hour Creative
Yes Man "Jingle", Warner Bros., BLT A/V

Best Drama TV Spot

Winner:

Frost/Nixon "Until Now"
Universal Pictures, Alkemi Entertainment

Nominees:

Blindness "White", Miramax Films, Create Advertising Group
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button "Live", Paramount Pictures, Create Advertising Group
Milk "Academy Photo", Focus Features, Mark Woollen & Associates

Best Horror TV Spot

Winner:

The Haunting in Connecticut "News"
Lionsgate, Buddha Jones Trailers

Nominees:

Friday the 13th "Remember", New Line/Warner Bros., Buddha Jones Trailers
The Haunting in Connecticut "Prayer", Lionsgate, Seismic Productions
The Unborn "Here", Rogue Pictures, Buddha Jones Trailers

Best Independent TV Spot

Winner:

The Spirit "Believe"
Lionsgate, Mojo LLC

Nominees:

Crank: High Voltage "Won't Die:30", Lionsgate, Motive Creative
Somerstown "UK TV Spot", Optimum Releasing, The Editpool
W. "Characters:30", Lionsgate, Mojo LLC

Best Foreign TV Spot

Winner:

Gomorrah "Review"
IFC Films, Mark Woollen & Associates

Nominees:

Che "Review Direct TV", IFC Films, Mark Woollen & Associates
Mongol: The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan "UK TV Spot", The Works Media Group, The Editpool

Best Music TV Spot

Winner:

The Spirit "Christmas Day"
Lionsgate, Seismic Productions

Nominees:

Milk "Academy Photo", Focus Features, Mark Woollen & Associates
Terminator: Salvation "Strength", Warner Bros., Trailer Park
W. "Characters: 30", Lionsgate, Mojo, LLC

Best Romance TV Spot

Winner:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button "No Limits"
Paramount Pictures, Trailer Park

Nominees:

He's Just Not That Into You "If He", New Line Cinema, Trailer Park
Nights in Rodanthe "Journey Begins", Warner Bros., BLT A/V, Inc.
Vicky Christina Barcelona "In Common", The Weinstein Company, Motive Creative

Best Summer 2009 TV Spot

Winner:

Star Trek "Dare"
Paramount Pictures, Intralink Film

Nominees:

Angels & Demons "Discovery Event", Sony Pictures, Trailer Park
Terminator Salvation "Outnumbered", Warner Bros., Intralink Film
X-Men Origins: Wolverine "TV Spot", 20th Century Fox, Wild Card

Best Thriller TV Spot

Winner:

Transporter 3 "Little Positive"
Lionsgate, Buddha Jones Trailers

Nominees:

Eagle Eye "Frame You", DreamWorks, Buddha Jones Trailers
Obsessed "Choice", Screen Gems, Buddha Jones Trailers
Valkyrie "Strategy Hero", MGM/UA, AV Squad

Best Video Game TV Spot

Winner:

Tom Clancy's Endwar "Release Trailer"
Ubisoft, Eyestorm Productions

Nominees:

Far Cry 2 "Who's Who", Ubisoft, The Ant Farm
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed "Release Trailer", LucasArts, Eyestorm Productions
World of Warcraft "Prince of Darkness", Blizzard Entertaiment, Mojo, LLC

Most Original TV Spot

Winner:

Ghost Town "ET Review"
Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures, Gas Station Zebra

Nominees:

Brideshead Revisited "Pleasures", Miramax Films, Seismic Productions
He's Just Not That Into You "Tips", Warner Bros., Mob Scene
The Wackness "Reviews:30", Sony Pictures Classics, The Grossmyth Company

Movie Poster Winner and Nominees

Best Action Poster

Winner:

Transporter 3 "Final Poster"
Lionsgate, Ignition Print

Nominees:

Max Payne "One Sheet", 20th Century Fox, The Refinery
The Dark Knight "Joker Cards Poster", Warner Bros., BLT & Associates, Inc.
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 "One-sheet", Sony Pictures, Ignition Print

Best Animation/Family Poster

Winner:

Where the Wild Things Are "Peeking Teaser"
Warner Bros. Pictures, Mojo LLC.

Nominees:

Horton Hears a Who "International One Sheet", 20th Century Fox, The Refinery Creative
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he Center of the Earth "One-sheet"

Wall-E "International One-sheet", Disney/Pixar, The Arterie

Best Comedy Poster

Winner:

Pineapple Express "One-Sheet"
Sony Pictures, Ignition Print

Nominees:

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People "One-Sheet", MGM, The Ant Farm
Madea Goes to Jail "Mug Shot", Lionsgate, Ignition Print
Zack and Miri Make a Porno "One Sheet", The Weinstein Company, Crew Creative

Best Documentary Poster

Winner:

Man on Wire "Key Art"
Icon Film Distribution, Allcity

Nominees:

Che "Chevolution 1", IFC Films, bpg
More Than A Game "Final Poster", Lionsgate, Ignition Print
Standard Operating Procedure "One-Sheet", Sony Pictures Classics, The Ant Farm

Best Drama Poster

Winner:

W. "Chin"
Lionsgate, Crew Creative

Nominees:

Blindness "One-sheet", Miramax Films, Ignition Print
Fighting "One-Sheet", Universal Pictures, Cold Open
The Wrestler "One-Sheet", Fox Searchlight, Cold Open

Best Horror Poster

Winner:

The Uninvited "The Univited"
Paramount Pictures, Art Machine

Nominees:

Diary of the Dead "One Sheet", Weinstein Co., The Refinery
Drag Me To Hell "One Sheet", Universal Pictures, Cold Open
The Strangers "Teaser", Universal Pictures, Cold Open

Best Independent Poster

Winner:

Transsiberian "Teaser Poster"
First Look Studios, Mob Scene

Nominees:

Sin Nombre "One-sheet", Focus Features, Ignition Print
The Family That Preys "Hand", Lionsgate, Crew Creative
The Wrestler "Quad", Optimum Releasing, Empire Design

Best International Poster

Winner:

Pontypool "Pontypool"
bpg

Nominees:

Doomsday "One Sheet", Universal Pictures, Cold Open
Fast & Furious "International", Canyon Design Group
Let the Right One In "Key Art", allcity

Best Romance Poster

Winner:

500 Days of Summer "One Sheet"
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mojo LLC

Nominees:

My Bloody Valentine 3D "Heart", Lionsgate, Ignition Print
Vicky Cristina Barcelona "One Sheet", The Weinstein Company, Ignition Print

Best Summer 2008 Blockbuster Poster

Winner:

The Dark Knight "Teaser"
Warner Bros., Intralink Film

Nominees:

The Dark Knight "Batman Teaser", Warner Bros., Crew Creative
Sex and the City "Teaser", New Line Cinema, The Ant Farm
Step Brothers "One Sheet", Columbia Pictures, Ignition Print

Best Summer 2009 Blockbuster Poster

Winner:

Star Trek "Final One Sheet"
Paramount Pictures, BLT & Associates, Inc.

Nominees:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince "Glasses Teaser", Warner Bros., Crew Creative
Terminator Salvation, Warner Bros. Pictures, Art Machine
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen "Teaser", Paramount Pictures, BLT & Associates, Inc.

Best Teaser Poster

Winner:

The Ugly Truth "Teaser One-sheet"
Sony Pictures, Ignition Print Finisher

Nominees:

Coraline "One-Sheet Teaser", Focus Features, Ignition Print
Crank High Voltage "Arm", Lionsgate, Ignition Print
Eagle Eye "One Sheet", Paramount Pictures, Ignition Print

Best Thriller Poster

Winner:

Crank: High Voltage "Final Poster"
Lionsgate, Ignition Print

Nominees:

Shutter "One Sheet", 20th Century Fox, The Refinery
The Haunting in Connecticut "Final Poster", Lionsgate, Ignition Print
The International "One-sheet", Sony Pictures, Ignition Print

Best Video Game Poster

Winner:

Wanted "One-Sheet"
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment/Universal Games, Igntion Print

Nominees:

F.E.A.R. 2 "One-Sheet/Collage Poster", Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Ignition Print
Shaun White Snowboarding "One-Sheet", Ubisoft, Igntion Print

Best Wild Posts

Winner:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince "Individual Wild Posts"
Warner Bros., Crew Creative

Nominees:

Friday the 13th "Wild Posts", Warner Bros. Pictures, BLT & Associates, Inc.
The Spirit "Wild Posts", LIonsgate, Ignition Print
Watchmen "Character Banners", Warner Bros. Pictures, Mojo LLC

Most Original Poster

Winner:

$9.99 "Poster"
The Solid State

Nominees:

Anamorph "Teaser Poster", Karmala Films, Mob Scene
The Dark Knight "Joker Cards Poster", Warner Bros., BLT & Accociates, Inc.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno "One Sheet", The Weinstein Company, Crew Creative

Trashiest Poster

Winner:

Bitch Slap "Trixie"
Greenlight Designs, Greenlight Designs

Nominees:

Bitch Slap "Camero", Greenlight Designs, Greenlight Designs
Bitch Slap "Hel", Greenlight Designs, Greenlight Designs
Bitch Slap "Three-Some", Greenlight Designs, Greenlight Designs

Best Pre-Show Theatrical Advertising

Winner:

17 Again "NCM Trailer"
Warner Bros., Mob Scene

Nominees:

Movietickets.com "Monkey", bpg
Wall-E "All Characters", Disney/Pixar, Trailer Park
Yes Man "NCM Trailer", Warner Bros., Trailer Park

Best Standee for a Feature Film

Winner:

Friday the 13th
Warner Bros., Ignition Print

Nominees:

Igor, MGM, The Ant Farm
Transporter 3, Lionsgate, Ignition Print
Saw V, Lionsgate, Ignition Print

Most Innovative Out-of-the-Box Advertising for a Feature Film

Winner:

The Day the Earth Stood Still "Viral Custom VFX"
20th Century Fox, Interlace Media

Nominees:

Adventureland "Summer is Coming", Miramax Films, Trailer Park
The Haunting in Connecticut "Motion Poster", Lionsgate, Ignition Creative
Yes Man "Bungee", Warner Bros., Trailer Park

Most Innovative Out-of-the-Box In-Theatre Advertising for a Brand or Product

Winner:

Two Towers, UK Film Industry Trust
The Creative Partnership

Nominees:

Jaws, UK Film Industry Trust, The Creative Partnership

Film Festival Categories

Best Film Festival Trailer

Winner:

Black Dynamite "Blacktion Sundance Trailer"
Killer Kreative

Nominees:

An Education "Trailer", Zealot Productions Inc.
NY I love You, Zealot Productions Inc.
The Sydney Film Festival "Trailer Campaign", The Solid State

Best Film Festival Poster

Winner:

LA Shorts Fest "One Sheet"
Crew Creative

Nominees:

Syracuse International Film Festival "One-Sheet", Ignition Print

The 10th Annual Golden Trailer Awards were held June 4th, 2009 at the Director's Guild of America in Los Angeles hosted by Dean Edwards