2006 DVD Technical Awards Finds Lost Is Tops

2006 DVD Technical Awards Finds Lost Is Tops

Re-Issue of Titanic Also Captures 2 Awards

LAS VEGAS, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The hit television series Lost received two 2006 DVD Technical Awards for Best Commentary and Best Overall Presentation -- Television Release and the Special Collectors Edition of the epic film Titanic won for Best Video Transfer From a Non-Digital Source and Best Supplementary Material at this evening's VSDA Awards Show at Home Entertainment 2006.

"The DVDs available today feature an unprecedented amount of visual and audio quality as well as interactivity and special features for the die-hard movie fan," said Bo Andersen, President of the Entertainment Merchants Association. "DVDs of Lost and Titanic allow viewers to have a richer experience than when watching the programs on television or pay-per-view, and the features that are included give legitimate retailers a huge advantage over pirated copies."

VSDA's 2006 DVD Technical Awards honor DVD titles that have demonstrated the most innovative and entertaining features through the use of the latest DVD technology. The awards were presented at VSDA's Home Entertainment 2006 at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The winners of the 2006 VSDA Technical Awards were:

Category Title Studio
Best Audio From the Earth To HBO Video
Presentation The Moon

Best Commentary Lost Buena Vista Home
Entertainment

Best Direct Twentieth Century
Digital Transfer Robots Fox Home
Entertainment
Best Video
Transfer From a Titanic-Special Paramount Home
Non-Digital Collector's Edition Entertainment
Source

Best Menu Saw: Uncut Edition Lionsgate
Features

Best Music DVD-- The Who: Rhino
Concert Release Quadrophenia Live Entertainment
with Special Guests

Best Music DVD-- No Direction Home-- Paramount Home
Non Concert Bob Dylan Entertainment
Release

Best Re-Mastered Harold Lloyd Comedy New Line Home
DVD Collection Entertainment

Best Titanic--Special Paramount Home
Supplementary Collector's Edition Entertainment
Material

Best Overall Digital
Presentation-- Pirates Playground
Adult Product

Best Overall
Presentation-- Howl's Moving Castle Buena Vista Home
Foreign Language Entertainment
Release

Best Overall Looney Tunes, Warner Home Video
Presentation -- Volume 3
Direct-to-DVD
Release

Best Overall
Presentation -- Lost Buena Vista Home
Television Entertainment
Release

Best Overall
Presentation -- Harry Potter & The Warner Home Video
Theatrical Goblet Of Fire
Release

VSDA's Home Entertainment 2006, presented by the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA), brings together retailers, distributors, and suppliers of DVDs and video and computer games to learn about upcoming releases and industry developments and to celebrate the $32 billion home entertainment industry.

Source: Entertainment Merchants Association

CONTACT: Andrew Mun of Entertainment Merchants Association,
+1-800-955-8732, ext. 244, amun@entmerch.org; or Martin Blythe,
+1-818-906-2448, for Entertainment Merchants Association

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