2016 Golden Trailer Awards Nominations Announced
I’ve always loved good movie trailers. To me a trailer represents the promise of an exciting new story, our first introduction to a concept and world we’ve never seen before. When edited together artfully, a movie trailer can become its own work of art. Every year, theThe Golden Trailer Awardsare held to award the year’s “most outstanding achievements in motion picture and television marketing.” The 2016 Golden Trailer Awards nominations have been revealed, find out which trailers and marketing campaigns were chosen for the 17th annual competition.
Here is the official information:
Universal Pictures led this year’s count by studio with a combined total of 46 nominations (including Focus Features) for films includingThe Huntsman: Winter’s War, Hail! Caesar, Steve Jobs, Straight Outta ComptonandThe Secret Life of Pets,among others. In second place by studio is Fox (which includes Fox Searchlight), with a total of 44 nominations for work on projects includingDeadpool, The MartianandThe Revenantamong other titles. Warner Bros. (which includes subsidiaries including New Line Cinema) scored with 37 nominations on campaigns ranging fromMad Max: Fury RoadandBatman V. Superman: Dawn of JusticetoBlack MassandSuicide Squad.Disney (which includes Marvel Studios and other companies) tallied 36 nominations for their work on films includingStar Wars: The Force Awakens, The Jungle Book, Inside Out,andAlice Through The Looking Glass.Lionsgate garnered 34 nods for their work on films such asSicario, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,as well as others.
Top trailer houses in this year’s pack included Trailer Park with 28 noms, Mark Woollen & Associates with 21 nominations, AV Squad had 20, Zealot had 18 nods this year and Buddha Jones earned 16. On the agency side, LA was the leading creative house for their work on 32 of this year’s print nominees. This year’s competition drew a record number of submissions, up nearly 15% from last year’s total.
The list of Golden Trailer Awards nominations follows. Let me warn you that because this is an industry award show, the list is long and filled with a ton of categories.
AWARDS PRESENTED DURING THE LIVE STAGE SHOW INCLUDE:
17thAnnual Golden Trailer Awards Nominee List
Best Action
Best Animation/Family
Best Comedy
Best Documentary
Best Drama
Best Fantasy Adventure
Best Horror
Best Independent Trailer
Best Music
Best Summer 2016 Blockbuster
Best Thriller
Golden Fleece
Most Original Trailer
Trashiest Trailer
NON SHOW CATEGORIESBest Romance
Best Video Game Trailer
The Don LaFontane Award for Best Voice Over
Best Motion/Title Graphics
Best Original Score
Best Sound Editing
Best Teaser
Best Trailer – No Movie
Best Trailer/Teaser for a TV Series or Mini-series
Best Independent Trailer (For Film shot under $1 Million)
Best Foreign Action Trailer
Best Foreign Animation/Family Trailer
Best Foreign Comedy
Best Foreign Documentary
Best Foreign Drama
Best Foreign Graphics in a Trailer
Best Foreign Horror
Best Foreign Independent
Best Foreign Music
Best Foreign Romance
Best Foreign Teaser
Best Foreign Thriller
Best Foreign Trashiest Trailer
Most Original Foreign Trailer
TV SpotsBest Action TV Spot
Best Animation/Family TV Spot
Best Comedy TV Spot
Best Documentary TV Spot
Best Drama TV Spot
Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot
Best Foreign TV Spot
Best Graphics in a TV Spot
Best Horror TV Spot
Best Independent TV Spot
Best Music TV Spot
Best Original Score TV Spot
Best Romance TV Spot
Best Sound Editing in a TV Spot
Best Summer Blockbuster TV Spot
Best Teaser TV Spot
Best Thriller TV Spot
Best Video Game TV Spot
Best Voice Over TV Spot
Golden Fleece TV Spot
Most Original TV Spot
InnovativeBest Pre-Show Advertising for a Brand
Best Radio Spots
Best Vine/Insta
Best Viral Campaign
Most Innovative Advertising for a Brand/Product
Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film
Most Innovative Advertising for a Video Game
Best Trailer For a Book or Novel
Best Trailer for Legit Theater(Broadway Trailers)
PostersBest Action Poster
Best Animation/Family Poster
Best Billboard
Best Comedy Poster
Best Documentary Poster
Best Fantasy/Adventure Poster
Best Foreign Poster
Best Independent Poster
Best International Poster
Best Motion Poster
Best Romance Poster
Best Summer Blockbuster Poster
Best Teaser Poster
Best Thriller Poster
Best Video Game Poster
Best Wildposts(Teaser Campaign)
Most Original Poster
Trashiest Poster
Film Festival CategoriesBest Film Festival Trailer
Best Film Festival Poster
The Golden Trailer Awards will take place on Wednesday, May 4th at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills, California.
