BizBash Announces 2009 L.A. Event Style Award Winners, Including Ellen DeGeneres's 50th Birthday Party and the Recording Academy's Grammy Celebration.

Other winners include Marriott Masters Trade Show, Emirates Airline, and Target, honored for the best events in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES -- BizBash (bizbash.com), the trade magazine and Web site for the event planning industry, announced the winners of the annual Los Angeles Event Style Awards in a ceremony held during the BizBash Expo on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at the L.A. Mart. Winners were selected by a panel of event industry professionals that included planners, suppliers, and BizBash editors. Awards were presented in 16 categories, including Best Corporate Event Concept, Best Gift Bag, Best Invitation Design, Best Catering at an Event, Best New Venue, Best Video, and Best Fresh Idea. BizBash hosts other award presentations in Chicago on August 20 and New York on October 21, 2009.

"We would like to congratulate all of the winners on creating exceptional events," said Chad Kaydo, editor in chief of BizBash. "I'd like to thank our judges, presenters, and sponsors for their contributions."

Society Awards (society-awards.com) created elegant awards for the event, made of clear crystal on a silver base. Classic Party Rentals was the official sponsor of the Event Style Awards.

The award presentation was attended by top corporate event and meeting professionals, as well as marketers and vendors in the event industry, including caterers, audiovisual companies, lighting and sound companies, venue managers, and decor and design companies.

2009 BizBash Event Style Awards Winners

Best Entertainment Program/Concept: Ellen DeGeneres's 50th Birthday Party, submitted by Warner Brothers Special Events

Best Corporate Event Concept (Over $50,000): Ellen DeGeneres's 50th Birthday Party, submitted by Warner Brothers Special Events

Best Corporate Event Concept (Under $50,000): Marriott Masters Trade Show, submitted by AOO Events

Best Nonprofit Event Concept: Season-Opening Gala for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, submitted by Special Occasions Event Planning

Best Event PR Strategy: The Simpsons Ride Grand Opening Press Event, submitted by Universal Studios Hollywood

Best Fresh Idea: Netflix Sponsorship Branding at the Independent Spirit Awards, submitted by Larry Abel/De-signs

Best Gift Bag: "Chevy Rocks the Future" Corporate Event, submitted by Along Came Mary Productions

Best Invitation Design: "Politically Incorrect" Valentine's Day Ball Benefiting the Stanford Cancer Center, submitted by Creative Intelligence

Best New Product: The Kindle Heater, submitted by Kindle Living

Best Lighting Design: Emirates Airlines Corporate Event, submitted by Showpro

Best Overall Catering at an Event: "City Warehouse Indulgence" Promotional Event at Rrivre Works, submitted by Good Gracious Events

Best Overall Event Decor (Under $50,000): Autry Museum Gala, submitted by Poko Event Production

Best Overall Event Decor (Over $50,000): Target One Star for Converse Unofficial MTV Movie Awards After-Party, submitted by Caravents Inc.

Best New Venue: MyHouse, submitted by Syndicate Hospitality Group

Best Use of Technology: Recording Academy's "Grammy Celebration" Grammy After-Party, submitted by Along Came Mary Productions

Best Video for an Event: Essilor National Sales Meeting, submitted by Go West Events and Multimedia

About BizBash

Since its founding in 2000, BizBash Media has become the industry's leading source for inspiration, smart marketing strategies, and useful tools, helping to revolutionize how event professionals get ideas and connect with each other. The company publishes magazines and Web sites and produces trade shows for the event industry in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Florida, and Washington, D.C. BizBash has just launched Web sites for Boston, Las Vegas, and Orlando.