``The Incredibles'' and ``Saw'' Win Big at 2005 Home Entertainment Awards; 20 Video and Video Game Titles Honored at Star-Studded Event.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- "The Incredibles" and "Saw" were the big winners at the 2005 Home Entertainment Awards, which were presented last night at an awards reception where stars Vin Diesel and Patrick Swayze and director Penelope Spheeris Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. Life and work Penelope Spheeris was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Greek immigrant father who owned the Magic Empire Shows (Majick Empire). were honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. as well for their contributions to home video. "The Incredibles" and "Saw" each won three awards. The Home Entertainment Awards are presented by the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA VSDA Video Software Dealers Association ) in recognition of outstanding achievement in home video. The awards were announced at VSDA's Home Entertainment 2005, currently taking place at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino casino or cassino (both: kəsē`nō). 1 Card game played with a full deck by two to four players. Its origins are obscure though it probably traces back to the Italian game of Scopa. in Las Vegas, Nevada Nevada (nəvăd`ə, –vä–), far western state of the United States. It is bordered by Utah (E), Arizona (SE), California (SW, W), and Oregon and Idaho (N). . VSDA's Home Entertainment 2005 is the annual convention of the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA). "Home video is America's favorite way to view movies, and the Home Entertainment Awards recognize the best videos and video games See video game console. in their class," noted VSDA President Bo Andersen. "Each of the titles honored tonight has struck a chord chord, in geometry chord (kôrd), in geometry, straight line segment both end points of which lie on the circumference of a circle or other curve; it is a segment of a secant. A chord passing through the center of a circle is a diameter. with the public and together they demonstrate why America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. loves its videos and video games." A total of 20 video and video game titles were honored with awards. In addition, VSDA named "Scarface," the 1983 drama about the life and death of a cocaine cocaine (kōkān`, kō`kān), alkaloid drug derived from the leaves of the coca shrub. A commonly abused illegal drug, cocaine has limited medical uses, most often in surgical applications that take advantage of the fact that, in kingpin, played by Al Pacino, as the second entry in its "Hall of Fame," joining last year's selection, "The Godfather." The winners were:
Category Title Studio/Distributor
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Sell-Through Title of the "The Incredibles" Buena Vista Home
Year from a Major Studio Entertainment
Sell-Through Title of the "Saw" Lions Gate Home
Year from an Independent Entertainment
Studio
Rental Title of the Year "The Bourne Universal Studios
from a Major Studio Supremacy" Home
Entertainment
Rental Title of the Year "Saw" Lions Gate Home
from an Independent Entertainment
Studio
Sleeper of the Year "Napoleon Dynamite" 20th Century Fox
Home
Entertainment
Direct to Video/Limited "The Final Cut" Lions Gate Home
Release of the Year from Entertainment
an Independent Studio
Direct to Video/Limited "Mulan II" Buena Vista Home
Release of the Year from Entertainment
a Major Studio
DVD Extras of the Year "The Lord of the New Line Home
from a Major Studio Rings: The Return Entertainment
of the King
(Extended Edition)"
DVD Extras of the Year "Dawn of the Dead: Anchor Bay Home
from an Independent Ultimate Edition" Entertainment
Studio
Marketing Campaign of the "The Incredibles" Buena Vista Home
Year from a Major Studio Entertainment
Marketing Campaign of the "Saw" Lions Gate Home
Year from an Independent Entertainment
Studio
Archival Title of the Year "Star Wars Trilogy" 20th Century Fox
Home
Entertainment
Children's Title of the "Barbie as the Lions Gate Home
Year Princess and the Entertainment
Pauper"
Documentary Title of the "Super Size Me" Hart Sharp Home
Year Video
Family Title of the Year "The Incredibles" Buena Vista Home
Entertainment
Foreign Language Title of "The Motorcycle Universal Studios
the Year Diaries" Home
Entertainment
Music DVD of the Year "Metallica: Some Paramount Home
Kind of Monster" Entertainment
Packaging of the Year "The Ultimate Matrix Warner Home Video
Collection Limited
Edition Collector's
Set"
TV Series on DVD of the "Sex and the City - HBO Video
Year Season 6, Part 2"
Archival TV Series of the "Seinfeld - Seasons Sony Pictures Home
Year 1, 2 & 3" Entertainment
Adult Title of the Year "Jenna Jameson Is Club Jenna/Vivid
The Masseuse" Entertainment
GameCube Video Game of the "Mario Party 6" Nintendo Of
Year America
PlayStation 2 Video Game "Gran Tourismo 4" Sony Computer
of the Year Entertainment of
America
Xbox Video Game of the "Halo 2" Microsoft Game
Year Studios
Hall of Fame "Scarface" Universal Studios
Home
Entertainment
This year's award categories and nominees were determined by VSDA's Home Entertainment Awards Nominating Committee A nominating committee is a group formed usually from inside the membership of an organization for the purpose of nominating candidates for office within the organization. It works similarly to an electoral college, the main difference being that the available candidates, either , which is comprised of retailers, distributors, and journalists. A total of 120 nominations were submitted for awards in 24 categories. In developing the list of nominees, the committee took into consideration the rental and sales success of the title and the strength of the marketing campaign launched by the studio or distributing label of the video, both to consumers and to retailers. For a list of nominees, go to http://www.idealink.org/Resource.phx/vsda/resources/heawinners.htx. The winners were determined by the votes of video retailers that are members of the Video Software Dealers Association. VSDA's Home Entertainment 2005 is organized through Home Entertainment Events, in which the Video Software Dealers Association is a partner. For more information about Home Entertainment Events and its shows, please send an e-mail to info@heeteam.com. Established in 1981, the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) is the not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. international trade association for the $24 billion home entertainment industry. VSDA represents more than 1,000 companies throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , and other nations. Its members operate more than 11,500 retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → in the U.S. that sell and/or and/or conj. Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved. Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing. rent DVDs, VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. cassettes, and console video games. Membership comprises the full spectrum of video retailers (from single-store operators to large chains), video distributors, the home video divisions of major and independent motion picture studios, and other related businesses that constitute and support the home video entertainment industry. |
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