Awards
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Oscars Group Rejects Proposed Ban on Netflix Movies
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors April 24 announced it would continue to welcome movie nominations from streaming services such as Netflix. The organization in charge of the annual Academy Awards left eligibility requirements for feature films unchanged, which means any submission must have a minimum one-week theatrical release in … Continue reading “Oscars Group Rejects Proposed Ban on Netflix Movies”
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‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Blu-ray Takes Top Honors in 2019 Home Media Awards
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Batman: The Complete Animated Series — Deluxe Limited Edition earned the top prize in the ninth annual Home Media Awards, which honor the best home video releases of 2018, taking Title of the Year and TV on Disc of the Year. It also won Best Complete TV Series Set. Blu-ray Disc of … Continue reading “‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Blu-ray Takes Top Honors in 2019 Home Media Awards”
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Oscars Group Rejects Proposed Ban on Netflix Movies
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors April 24 announced it would continue to welcome movie nominations from streaming services such as Netflix. The organization in charge of the annual Academy Awards left eligibility requirements for feature films unchanged, which means any submission must have a minimum one-week theatrical release in … Continue reading “Oscars Group Rejects Proposed Ban on Netflix Movies”
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‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Blu-ray Takes Top Honors in 2019 Home Media Awards
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Batman: The Complete Animated Series — Deluxe Limited Edition earned the top prize in the ninth annual Home Media Awards, which honor the best home video releases of 2018, taking Title of the Year and TV on Disc of the Year. It also won Best Complete TV Series Set. Blu-ray Disc of … Continue reading “‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Blu-ray Takes Top Honors in 2019 Home Media Awards”
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Luncheon Fetes Fast Forward Award Honorees
FandangoNow VP of home entertainment Cameron Douglas, Redbox CEO Galen Smith, Google Play head of media and entertainment Jonathan Zepp, and the team at Apple iTunes were honored with Fast Forward Awards at a luncheon April 4 in Los Angeles at the Universal Hilton. The awards, presented by Media Play News, recognize people, technologies, organizations, … Continue reading “Luncheon Fetes Fast Forward Award Honorees”
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Starz Original Series ‘Vida’ Wins Outstanding Comedy at GLADD Media Awards
The Starz original series “Vida” received the “Outstanding Comedy Series” award March 28 at the 30th Annual GLADD Media Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. The event recognizes media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community and issues. Actor Sean Hayes was honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak award, while Beyoncé and … Continue reading “Starz Original Series ‘Vida’ Wins Outstanding Comedy at GLADD Media Awards”
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Fast Forward Awards 2019: Keeping the Faith
Digital retailers are revving up their promotional engines and helping studios chase down the Holy Grail: transactional sales and rentals of movies over the Internet. These four Fast Forward honorees are the leaders of the pack. The rise of subscription streaming has revolutionized home entertainment consumption — and music, as well. We still pick and … Continue reading “Fast Forward Awards 2019: Keeping the Faith”
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Online Voting Is Open for the 2019 Home Media Awards
Consumer voting for the 2019 Home Media Awards Presented by Media Play News has begun. Through April 5, film and TV fans and home entertainment enthusiasts can visit MediaPlayNews.com/awards/ballot to select their favorite home video titles of 2018, as nominated by studios and distributors. The results of the consumer vote will be combined with ballots … Continue reading “Online Voting Is Open for the 2019 Home Media Awards”
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A Complete List of the 2019 Oscar Winners
The following is a complete list of the films and talent who were honored at the 91st annual Academy Awards ceremony, held Feb. 24 at the Dolby Theater in the Hollywood and Highland Center complex in the heart of Hollywood, along with those who were nominated. The list comes courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture … Continue reading “A Complete List of the 2019 Oscar Winners”
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‘Green Book,’ ‘Roma,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Black Panther’ Lead Oscar Winners
The big story of the 91st Academy Awards Feb. 24 is that Hollywood isn’t quite ready to crown Netflix with its highest honor just yet, as another traditional studio film, Universal Pictures’ Green Book, earned the Oscar for Best Picture from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Green Book, which is available now … Continue reading “‘Green Book,’ ‘Roma,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Black Panther’ Lead Oscar Winners”
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Digital Retailers to be Honored in Second Annual Fast Forward Awards
Media Play News Feb. 19 announced that four digital retailers will receive the second annual Media Play Fast Forward Awards, honoring people, technologies, organizations, products or services that move the home entertainment industry forward. This year’s honorees are Cameron Douglas, VP of home entertainment at FandangoNow; Google Play’s Jonathan Zepp, Head of Media and Entertainment; Galen … Continue reading “Digital Retailers to be Honored in Second Annual Fast Forward Awards”
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Netflix’s ‘Roma’ Big Winner at 2019 BAFTA Awards
Heading into the Oscars, Netflix original movie Roma emerged the big winner at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts 2019 EE British Academy Film Awards held Feb. 10 in London. The black-and-white film won awards for Best Film, Director, Cinematography and Film Not in the English Language. Director Alfonso Cuarón won in each of these categories as well. Cuarón’s … Continue reading “Netflix’s ‘Roma’ Big Winner at 2019 BAFTA Awards”