Sixth Annual TV DVD Award Winners

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The sixth annual TV DVD Awards were presented by Home Media Magazine, Agent DVD Magazine and TVShowsOnDVD.com. A panel of judges, composed of DVD critics and journalists, selected five finalists in each of 11 categories from a field of studio submissions of titles released between Oct. 1, 2008, and Sept. 30, 2009. Winners were determined by an online consumer vote conducted in November at HomeMediaMagazine.com, TVShowsOnDVD.com and TheDigitalBits.com. The judges panel selected the Title of the Year winner from among all entries. Winners were announced Jan. 4.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s complete-series boxed set of the sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica was a double winner. It was named TV DVD of the Year and also won for Best Complete-Series Set. I guess the Cylon action figure put it over the top – sorry, G.I. Joe.

When asked about the selection of Galactica as TV DVD of the Year, Bill Hunt of TheDigitalBits.com said, “This was an absolute home run. It delivered top-notch A/V quality — better than viewers had ever seen it before — and was simply packed with amazing bonus material. Plus, it was one of the best shows on TV over the last few years. Just a superb viewing experience.”

As for current TV series, HBO’s vampire drama True Blood The Complete First Season was victorious because of a boom of online support from fan sites for the hit show.

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Sixth Annual TV DVD Award Nominees and Winners (Winners in BOLD):

Best Current Series (Episodes aired 2008-09)
Fringe: Season 1, Warner
Lost: Season 4, Disney
Mad Men: Season 2, Lionsgate
True Blood: Season 1, HBO
24: Season 7, Fox

Best Contemporary Series (Episodes aired 1990-2007)
According to Jim: Season 1, Lionsgate
Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Paramount/CBS
Life on Mars (UK): Series 1, Acorn
The Simpsons: Season 12, Fox
The State, Paramount/MTV

Best Vintage Series (Episodes aired pre-1989)
Bonanza: Season 1, Paramount/CBS
Howdy Doody Show: 40 Episode Collection, Mill Creek
The Lucy Show: Season 1, Paramount/CBS
The Outer Limits: Complete Original Series, Fox/MGM
Thirtysomething: Season 1, Shout! Factory

Best Complete Series
Battlestar Galactica, Universal
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Shout! Factory
The Real Ghostbusters, Time Life
The Sopranos, HBO
That ’70s Show, Fox

Best Miniseries/TV Movie
Cagney & Lacey: The Menopause Years, S’More
Kennedy, MPI
Torchwood: Children of Earth, BBC
24: Redemption, Fox
War and Remembrance: Complete Epic Miniseries, MPI

Best Animation
Afro Samurai: Resurrection, Funimation
Irresponsible Captain Tylor Remastered, Right Stuf
Powerpuff Girls: 10th Anniversary, Warner
SpongeBob SquarePants: First 100 Episodes, Paramount/Nickelodeon
Transformers: Matrix of Leadership Edition, Shout! Factory

Best Kidvid
Charlie and Lola: Seasons 1-2, BBC
Liberty’s Kids, Shout! Factory
Mr. Men: Mr. Tickle/Little Miss Sunshine, Sony Pictures
Sesame Street: Elmo Loves You/Being Green, Genius Products/ Sesame Workshop
Transformers Animated: Season 2, Paramount

Best Nonfiction
A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama, MPI
Nature’s Most Amazing Events, BBC
Penn & Teller: BS Season 6, Paramount/CBS
This American Life: Season 2, Paramount/CBS
Yellowstone: Battle for Life, BBC

Best Unscripted Series
The Girls Next Door: Season 5, Fox
The Hills: Season 4, Paramount/MTV
Keeping Up With the Kardashians: Season 1, Lionsgate
Playing Shakespeare, Acorn/Athena
Project Runway: Season 5, Genius Products

Best Extras
Crash: Season 1, Anchor Bay
Dollhouse: Season 1, Fox
Fringe: Season 1, Warner
Lost: Season 4, Disney
Mad Men: Season 2, Lionsgate

Best TV Blu-ray
Band of Brothers, HBO
Fringe: Season 1, Warner
John Adams, HBO
Lost: Season 4, Disney
Star Trek TOS Season 2, Paramount/CBS

Source: TVShowsonDVD.com / Home Media Magazine

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