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VSDA HONORS THE BEST RETAILERS, TITLES
Lord of the Rings is big winner of 2003 awards.
By Mike Barnes 7/29/2003

JULY 29 | VSDA dispensed its annual awards Tuesday, honoring retailers from Seattle to Poland and lauding films such as New Line Home Entertainment's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with 2003 Home Entertainment and DVD Technical awards.

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To be considered, titles had to be released between April 1, 2002 and March 31, 2003.

Winners of the 2003 Home Entertainment Awards:

Archival Title from a Major Studio: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial--Universal Studios Home Video

Archival Title from an Independent Studio: Reservoir Dogs--Artisan Home Entertainment

Rental Title of the Year from a Major Studio: The Bourne Identity--Universal Studios Home Video

Rental Title of the Year from an Independent Studio: Monster's Ball--Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Sell-Through Title of the Year from a Major Studio: My Big Fat Greek Wedding--HBO/Warner Home Video

Sell-Through Title of the Year from an Independent Studio: Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie--Artisan Home Entertainment

Direct-to-Video/Limited Release from a Major Studio: 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure--Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Direct-to-Video/Limited Release from an Independent Studio: Dahmer--First Look Pictures

Family Title of the Year from a Major Studio: Monsters, Inc.--Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Family Title of the Year from an Independent Studio: Dinotopia--Artisan Home Entertainment

Foreign Language Title of the Year: Brotherhood of the Wolf--Universal Studios Home Video

Sleeper of the Year: Frailty--Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Special Edition DVD of the Year from a Major Studio: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring - Extended Edition--New Line Home Entertainment

Special Edition DVD of the Year from an Independent Studio: Traffic/Criterion Collection--USA Home Entertainment/Criterion

Marketing Campaign of the Year: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring--New Line Home Entertainment

DVD Packaging of the Year: Band of Brothers--HBO/Warner Home Video

VHS Packaging of the Year: Ghost Ship--Warner Home Video

Adult Title of the Year: Breathless--Wicked Pictures

GameCube Videogame of the Year: Legend of Zelda: The Wind Walker--Nintendo

PlayStation 2 Videogame of the Year: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City--Take 2 Interactive

Xbox Videogame of the Year: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell--Ubisoft

Winners of the 2003 Home Entertainment DVD Technical Awards:

Best Overall DVD Presentation, Theatrical Release: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Special Extended Edition)--New Line Home Entertainment

Best Overall DVD Presentation, Non-Theatrical Release: Band of Brothers--HBO/Warner Home Video

Best Overall DVD Presentation for Adult Product: Gladiator--Special Collector's Edition--Private North America

Best DVD Commentary: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Special Extended Edition)--New Line Home Entertainment

Best Use of Menu Features: Who Framed Roger Rabbit--Buena Vista/Touchstone Home Entertainment

Best Audio Presentation: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Special Extended Edition)--New Line Home Entertainment

Best Overall Use of DVD-ROM Features: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone--Warner Home Video

Best Remastered DVD: Singin' in the Rain--Warner Home Video

Best Direct Digital Transfer: Ice Age--Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Best Video Transfer from a Non-Digital Source: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Special Extended Edition)--New Line Home Entertainment

Best Supplementary Material Presentation: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Special Extended Edition)--New Line Home Entertainment

Best Easter Egg: Spider-Man--Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Best Music DVD--Theatrical Release: The Last Waltz--Special Edition--MGM Home Entertainment

Best Music DVD--Non-Theatrical Release: Miles Davis: Live in Munich--Pioneer Entertainment