THE 12th ANNUAL GOLDEN TRAILER AWARDS® POSTS NOMINATIONS FOR BEST MOVIE PROMOS OF 2011 Live Gal

Exceptional creativity and record numbers mark the entries vying to be named the year's best movie trailers at the gala 12th Annual Golden Trailer Awards.

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 03, 2011

Nominations for the 12th ANNUAL GOLDEN TRAILER AWARDS ® were released this morning. Highlights include the Summer 2011 Blockbuster category dominated by trailers for three Stephen Spielberg productions—“Cowboys and Aliens,” “Super 8” and “Transformers:Dark of the Moon”—up against “Pirates of the Caribbean 4”; the reels for the hits “Black Swan” vying for Best Thriller, “Hangover Part II” and “Bad Teacher” for Best Comedy, or “The Tillman Story” for Best Documentary trailer. Announced by event co-founders and producers Evelyn Brady-Watters and Monica Brady, the awards will be presented at a gala show on Wednesday June 29th at the Music Box Theatre in Los Angeles.

According to Brady-Watters, this year’s crop of movie trailers is notable for its exceptional quality: “There’s such intense competition for box-office dollars that everyone’s game has been elevated. More than ever, we’re seeing originality in technique, incredible audio work, and a mastery of craft, whether it’s from the big studios or the smallest of indies.” The dozen-year mark also brought a record number of entries, now topping 1,050, which includes a doubling of videogame trailers, and an ever-broader range of international competitors.

Created in 1999 to reward achievement in the art of movie promotion, The Golden Trailer Awards are internationally recognized as the top honor in the field. But the awards night also celebrates the sheer fun of trailers—now one of the most popular forms of video streamed online, with billions of views each year. Sixteen of the 62 categories of Golden Trailer Awards® will be distributed at the live show in a night of comedy and entertainment (host and presenters to be announced). The event is open to the public, with tickets available for purchase on http://www.goldentraileraward.com.

The full list of nominations can be found on the website, as well as below. As in 2010, Lionsgate dominates the field with 37 nominations. Warner Bros. comes in second with an impressive 28 nominations across its divisions. The Golden Trailer Awards cover trailers, posters and TV spots, in categories that range from the expected—Best Action, Best Romance, Best Horror, etc.—to the irreverent, including The Golden Fleece trophy applauding the best reel for a bad movie, and Trashiest Trailer. Additionally, there is a category for Best Videogame Trailer.

Winners are selected by a prestigious jury of entertainment pros, which in past years has included such names as Quentin Tarantino, David Geffen, Joss Whedon, Pedro Almodovar and Ben Stiller. This year’s panel will be announced shortly.

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Nominees for 12th Annual Golden Trailer Awards

Nominees are listed in alphabetical order by Film Title (Film Title, Studio, Trailer House)

Show Categories

Best Action: Inception “Control”, Warner Bros., BLT:AV Sucker Punch “Trailer”, Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures, Mojo The Town “This Side”, Warner Bros., Wild Card Unstoppable “Domestic Trailer”, 20th Century Fox, Ignition Creative

Best Animation/Family: Cars 2 “Spies Are Us”, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, mOcean Gnomeo & Juliet, Walt Disney Studios, The Ant Farm Hop “Battle For Easter”, 20th Century Fox, Cimarron Entertainment Rango “Teaser”, Paramount Pictures, The Ant Farm

Best Comedy: Bad Teacher “Hot For Teacher”, Columbia, Seismic Productions The Hangover Part II “Trailer #3”, Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures, BLT:AV The Other Guys “Return to Glory”, Columbia, Seismic Productions Paul “Trailer”, Universal/Working Title, Workshop Creative

Best Documentary: Catfish, Universal Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates Life in a Day “Best Day Ever Trailer, Scott Free/National Geographic, Empire Design Running America, Nehst, Mighty Pictures The Tillman Story “Trailer 1”, The Weinstein Company/ A&E Indie Films, Zealot Productions Inc.

Best Drama: 127 Hours, Fox Searchlight/Pathe, Motive Hereafter “Connection”, Warner Bros., Wild Card The King’s Speech, The Weinstein Company, AV Squad The Social Network “Domestic Trailer #2”, Sony Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates

Best Horror: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark “Whisper”, Miramax, Buddha Jones The Last Exorcism, Lionsgate, Mojo Let Me In “More”, Overture/Hammer/Relativity Films, Buddha Jones The Rite “Proof”, New Line Cinema, Aspect Ratio

Best Independent: It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Focus Features, Big Science Film, Inc Martha Marcy May Marlene “Can’t Wait”, Fox Searchlight, Acme Trailer Company Tree of Life, Fox Searchlight, Mark Woollen & Associates Winter’s Bone, Roadside Attractions, AV Squad

Best Music: Battle: Los Angeles “Prepare”, Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Card Rabbit Hole “Trailer 1A”, Lionsgate, Ignition The Social Network “Trailer 2”, Sony Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates Sucker Punch “Trailer”, Warner Bros., Mojo

Best Romance: Beginners, Focus Features, Mark Woollen & Associates Blue Valentine “Trailer 1”, The Weinstein Company, Zealot Productions Inc Love and Other Drugs “Match Trailer”, 20th Century Fox, Empire Design Something Borrowed “Best Things”, Alcon Entertainment/Warner Bros., Trailer Park

Best Thriller: Black Swan, Fox Searchlight, Mark Woollen & Associates Buried “Trailer 1A”, Lionsgate, Ignition Super 8, Paramount Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates Unknown “Puzzle”, Warner Bros., AV Squad

Best Video Game Trailer: Crysis 2 “Launch Trailer”, Electronic Arts, Hammer Creative End of Nations “Backstory Trailer”, The Ant Farm, Trion Worlds Prototype 2 “Maker”, Radical Entertainment, Buddha Jones Starcraft II “Prepare”, Blizzard Entertainment, Mojo

The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over: Biutiful “Intl Trailer”, Focus Features International, Mark Woollen & Associates Born To Be Wild “Evolution”, Warner Bros. Pictures, Mob Scene Creative Productions The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc Sec “UK Trailer”, Optimum Releasing, The Editpool Tangled “Flynn’s Story”, Walt Disney Studios, mOcean

Golden Fleece: Burlesque “Make A Star”, Screen Gems, Seismic Productions Faster “Int’l Trailer B”, Sony Pictures Releasing, Tao Creative Stone “Trailer”, Overture Films, In Sync Advertising The Tourist “Domestic Trailer”, Columbia, Create Advertising Group

Most Original Trailer: Battle: Los Angeles “Prepare”, Columbia/Fox Searchlight, Wild Card Buried “Trailer 1A”, Lionsgate, Ignition The Social Network “Domestic Trailer #2”, Sony Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates Tree of Life, Fox Searchlight, Mark Woollen & Associates

Summer 2011 Blockbuster Trailer: Cowboys & Aliens “Domestic Trailer”, Universal Pictures/Paramount Pictures, Ignition Creative Pirates of the Caribbean 4 “Jack”, Walt Disney Pictures, Create Advertising Group Super 8, Paramount Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates Transformers: Dark of the Moon “Alien Secret”, Paramount Pictures, Wild Card

Trashiest Trailer: F “UK Trailer”, Optimum Releasing, The Editpool Hobo With A Shotgun “Red Band”, Magnet, AV Squad Machete “Machete Int’l Trailer B”, Sony Pictures Releasing Int’l, Tao Creative Piranha 3D “Waiting”, Dimension Films, Buddha Jones

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Technical Categories

Best Motion/Title Graphics: Anonymous “Teaser”, Columbia Pictures, Vibe Creative,Inc. I Love You Phillip Morris “Guess Who’s Coming – Green Band”, Roadside Attractions, Trailer Park Saw 3D “Witness”, Lionsgate, Buddha Jones The Wrecking Crew “Official Trailer”, Lunch Box Entertainment, Evolver Creative Inc.

Best Sound Editing: Battle: Los Angeles “Domestic Trailer: Secret”, Columbia Pictures, Ignition Creative I Saw the Devil “Red Band”, Magnet, AV Squad The Mechanic “Clear Message”, CBS Films, Trailer Park Transformers: Dark of the Moon “Alien Secret”, Paramount Pictures, Wild Card

Best Trailer – No Movie: Jersey Boys “4 Friends Trailer”, Create Advertising Group The Oregon Trail, Half Day Today!

******** Foreign Trailer Categories

Best Foreign Action Trailer: 22 Bullets “German Trailer”, Europa Corp/Central Film/Wild Bunch, Trailerhaus Carlos “German Trailer”, Warner Bros. Pictures, Trailerhaus Centurion, Magnolia Pictures, Kinetic Trailers Valhalla Rising “Theatrical Trailer”, IFC Films, Kinetic Trailers

Best Foreign Comedy Trailer: Potiche “Trailer 1”, Music Box Films, Zealot Productions Inc Soul Kitchen “Soul Kitchen”, IFC Films, Big Science Film, Inc Submarine “Trailer 1”, The Weinstein Company, Zealot Productions Inc Wild Target, Vue Entertainment/Free Style Releasing, Create Advertising Group

Best Foreign Drama Trailer: Empire of Silver, Neo Classics Films, Big Science Film, Inc. The King’s Speech “Trailer 1”, Momentum Pictures, Zealot Productions Inc Life, Above All “Theatrical Trailer”, Sony Pictures Classics, Kinetic Trailers Oranges and Sunshine “Trailer 1”, Icon Films, Zealot Productions Inc

Best Foreign Horror/Thriller Trailer: F “UK Trailer”, Optimum Releasing, The Editpool I Saw the Devil “Red Band”, Magnet, AV Squad REC2 “Red Band”, Magnet, AV Squad Silent House “Theatrical Trailer”, IFC Films, Kinetic Trailers

Best Foreign Romance Trailer: Empire of Silver, NeoClassics Films, Big Science Film, Inc Goethe! “Main Trailer”, Warner Bros. Germany, Fleischmann Trailer Rosebud “Cinema Trailer”, Monolith Films, Trailer and More Tequila, Quality Films, Fix Comunicacion:

Most Original Foreign Trailer: Drei “Main Trailer”, X Verleih, Fleischmann Trailer REC2 “Red Band”, Magnet, AV Squad Rubber “Greenband Trailer 1”, Magnolia Pictures, Zealot Productions Inc Wasted on the Young “Teaser”, Paramount, The Solid State

******** TV Spots

Best Action TV Spot: Fast Five “Fast Women”, Universal Pictures, AV Squad I Am Number Four “Not Alone-Male”, DreamWorks/Disney,Trailer Park Sucker Punch “Punch It”, Warner Bros., mOcean The Town “Alarm Review”, Warner Bros., Motive

Best Animation/Family TV Spot: HOP “Carrot Quiz”, Nickelodeon, Mojo Megamind “Vote for Mega”, DreamWorks, Buddha Jones Rango “Behind the Scenes” Paramount Pictures, The Ant Farm Toy Story 3 “Biggest Ever/Clothes”, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, mOcean

Best Comedy TV Spot: Bridesmaids “Celebrate :60”, Universal Pictures, Workshop Creative The Green Hornet “Paradise”, Columbia Pictures, Vibe Creative, Inc. The Other Guys “Work Together”, Columbia Pictures, Seismic Productions Paul “Dessert”, Universal Pictures, The Ant Farm

Best Drama TV Spot: Black Swan “Masterpiece”, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Create Advertising Group The Fighter “Train”, Paramount Pictures, AV Squad The Lincoln Lawyer “Personal”, Lionsgate, Mojo The Town “The Crew Review”, Warner Bros., Motive

Best Foreign TV Spot: The Disappearance of Alice Creed “15 Sec”, Icon, The Solid State Gainsbourg “Journey 30”, Optimum Releasing,The Editpool The King’s Speech “Few Words”, Momentum Pictures, Create Advertising Group Never Let Me Go “Everlasting”, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Create Advertising Group

Best Graphics in a TV Spot: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 “Everything Review”, Warner Bros., Mojo Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole “Awesome Review”, Warner Bros.,Mojo Salt “Big Event Review”, Columbia Pictures, Vibe Creative,Inc Sucker Punch “Explosive Review”, Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures, Trailer Park

Best Horror TV Spot: The Last Exorcism “Trailer Cutdown”, Lionsgate, Mojo Priest “Reach Out”, Screen Gems, Vibe Creative, Inc. The Rite “Believe”, New Line Cinema, AV Squad The Rite “Images”, New Line Cinema, Buddha Jones

Best Independent TV Spot: Blue Valentine “Mesmerizing”, The Weinstein Company, Zealot Productions Inc Buried “Help (DVD) 30, Lionsgate, The Editpool Jane Eyre “TV Spot – Escape”, Focus Features, Kinetic Trailers The Kids Are All Right “We’re All The Same”, Focus Features, Seismic Productions

Best Music TV Spot: Blue Valentine “Honeycomb 20 (DVD)”, The Weinstein Company, The Editpool The Expendables “Attitude”, Lionsgate, Fishbowl For Colored Girls “I Know Who I Am”, Lionsgate, Ignition The Green Hornet “Paradise”, Columbia Pictures, Vibe Creative, Inc.

Best Romance TV Spot: Blue Valentine “Mesmerizing”, The Weinstein Company, Zealot Productions Inc Killers “Love-G”, Lionsgate, Mojo Life As We Know It “The Love”, Warner Bros.,Trailer Park Something Borrowed “Best Things”, Warner Bros./Alcon Entertainment, Trailer Park

Best Summer Blockbuster 2011 TV Spot: Fast Five “Superbowl”, Universal Pictures, AV Squad Pirates of the Caribbean 4 “Superbowl Captain”, Walt Disney Pictures, Create Advertising Group Thor “Myth”, Paramount Pictures, AV Squad Transformers: Dark of the Moon “Dark”, Paramount Pictures, Ignition Creative

Best Thriller TV Spot: Black Swan “Pressure”, Fox Searchlight, Mark Woollen & Associates Hanna “Unknown”, Focus Features, AV Squad Limitless “Movie in a Minute”, Relativity, Motive The Next Three Days “Getting Out”, Lionsgate, Mojo

Best Video Game TV Spot: Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep “Beginning”, Square Enix, mOcean Mortal Kombat (Mortal Kombat 30” TV Post 9), Warner Bros. Interactive, The Creative Partnership Shift 2 Unleashed “Trailer”, Electronic Arts Starcraft II “Glory Revised”, Blizzard Entertainment, Mojo

Best Voice Over TV Spot: Cyrus “Shower”, Fox Searchlight, Motive The Expendables “Testosterone Review”, Lionsgate, Fishbowl The Last Exorcism “Devil 10”, Optimum Releasing, The Editpool Madea’s Big Happy Family “Prescripture”, Lionsgate, Ignition

Most Original TV Spot: The Disappearance of Alice Creed “15 sec”, Icon, The Solid State Limitless “Movie in a Minute”, Relativity, Motive Madea’s Big Happy Family “Prescripture”, Lionsgate, Ignition Megamind “Mega Rap”, DreamWorks, Buddha Jones

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Best Action Poster: Cowboys & Aliens “Teaser One Sheet”, Universal, Ignition The Mechanic “One Sheet”, CBS Films, Ignition The Next Three Days “McQueen” Poster, Lionsgate, Ignition Sucker Punch “One-sheet Retro Babydoll”, Warner Bros., Ignition

Best Animation/Family Poster: Alpha and Omega “Log Ride Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition Legend’s of the Guardians “One Sheet”, Warner Bros., Mojo Madea’s Big Happy Family “Brady Bunch Poster”, Lionsgate, Kustom Creative Rio “Teaser 2Sheet Finish V4”, 20th Century Fox International, The Refinery

Best Comedy Poster: Madea’s Big Happy Family “Black Swan Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition Madea’s Big Happy Family “God Mother Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition Super “One Sheet”, IFC Films, Mojo Your Highness “Your Highness”, Universal Pictures, Cold Open

Best Documentary Poster: Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, Magnolia Pictures, Cold Open Freakonomics “Final Art 1sheet”, Magnolia Pictures, The Refinery Making the Boys, First Run Features, Greenlight Creative The TallMan “Poster”, Blackfella Films,The Solid State

Best Drama Poster: 127 Hours “One Sheet”, Fox Searchlight, Ignition For Colored Girls “Tears Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition Inception “Bus Shelter (Paris)”, Warner Bros., Ignition Rabbit Hole “Tire Swing Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition

Best Horror Poster: The Last Exorcism “Back Bend Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition The Last Exorcism “Wall Demon Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition Let Me In “One Sheet”, Overture Films, Ignition My Soul to Take, Universal Pictures, Cold Open

Best Independent Poster: 127 Hours “One Sheet”, Fox Searchlight, Ignition Buried “Coffin Poster” Lionsgate, Ignition Madea’s Big Happy Family “Godmother Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition Rabbit Hole “Tire Swing Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition

Best Foreign/International Poster: I Am Love, Metrodome Distribution, allcity media Red Riding Hood (One Sheet), Warner Bros., Ignition The Tourist (One Sheet), Studio Canal, Ignition You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (One-Sheet), Sony Pictures Classics, Ignition

Best Romance Poster: Ceremony (One Sheet), Magnolia Pictures, Ignition I Love You Phillip Morris (One Sheet), Roadside Attractions, Ignition One Day (One Sheet), Focus Features, Mojo Rabbit Hole (Panels Poster), Lionsgate, Ignition

Best Summer 2011 Blockbuster Poster: Captain America: The First Avenger “Domestic Teaser”, Paramount Pictures, BLT & Associates, Inc Cowboys & Aliens “Teaser One-sheet”, Universal Pictures, Ignition Fast Five “Fast Five”, Universal Pictures, Cold Open Super 8 “Final One Sheet”, Paramount Pictures, BLT & Associates,Inc.

Best Teaser Poster: Buried “Coffin Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition Catfish “Catfish”, Universal Pictures,Cold Open Madea’s Big Happy Family “One Sheet”, Lionsgate, Ignition The Mechanic “One Sheet”, CBS Films, Ignition

Best Thriller Poster: Buried “Vertigo Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition Inception “Bus Shelter “Folding City”, Warner Bros., Ignition The Next Three Days “Map Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition Source Code “One Sheet”, Summit Entertainment, Ignition

Best Video Game Poster: Def Jam Rap Star “Rapstar One Sheet”, 4mm Games, The Refinery Fight Night Champion “One-sheet”, EA Sports, Ignition

Best Wildposts: Priest “Priest 004”, Screen Gems, The Refinery The Roommate “Wild Posting”, Sony Screen Gems, Ignition Sucker Punch “Character Banners”, Warner Bros., Mojo Super “Wild Postings”, IFC Films, Mojo

Most Original Poster: Buried “Coffin” Poster, Lionsgate, Ignition The Expendables “International Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition Inception “Mosaic Character” Posters, Warner Bros., Ignition The Mechanic “One Sheet”, CBS Films, Ignition

Trashiest Poster: Kaboom, IFC, Mojo Orgasm Inc., First Run Features, Greenlight Creative

******** Standees

Best Standee for Feature Film: The Expendables “Standee”, Lionsgate, Ignition Hanna “Standee”, Focus Features, Ignition Inception “In Theater Totems”, Warner Bros., Ignition Sucker Punch “Standee”, Warner Bros., Ignition

******** Advertising In Theater & On Screen

Best Pre-show Theatrical Advertising: Megamind “In Theater Spot”, Paramount Pictures, Mob Scene Creative Productions

******** Original/Experiential Cinematic/Movie Advertising

Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film: Buried “Motion Poster”, Lionsgate, Ignition For Colored Girls “Living Portraits”, Lionsgate, Ignition Inception “Entire Campaign”, Warner Bros., Ignition Tangled “Grounded for Life”, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, mOcean

Most Innovative Advertising for a Brand/Product: Avatar Blu Ray “Avatar :45 Vision”, Flyer Entertainment Avatar Blu Ray “Avatar: ECE-Domestic Trailer”, Flyer Entertainment Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu Ray “Global Consumer Trailer #1”, Flyer Entertainment A Year of A Million Moments “Million Moments Overall Trailer”, Flyer Entertainment

******** Film Festival Category

Best Film Festival Trailer: Milwaukee Film Festival “2010 Sponsor Trailer”, Milwaukee Film San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival “7th Annual”, MOHA Productions Sonoma International Film Festival “Tipsy”, ICA Toronto International Film Festival “Essential Cinema”, Kinetic Trailers

Best Film Festival Poster: Los Angeles Film Festival, Ignition Sonoma International Film Festival, ICA

******** Winners will be announced at the show on June 29th at The Music Box in Los Angeles, California Press contact: info(at)kahnmediastrategies.com

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