The year’s best movie trailers will be crowned on May 8th when world-renowned actor and comedian Sinbad—rated by Comedy Central as one 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time--hosts the live 9th Annual Golden Trailer Awards® show at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. This popular gala night of entertainment rotates between coasts, and is heading back West after two prior editions in New York. The event is open to the public, with ticket sales through Ticketmaster.
Created in 1999 to celebrate the art and craft of movie promotion, the Golden Trailer Awards® have established themselves as the top prize in the field, coveted by trailer producers and watched carefully by marketing decision-makers in the industry. But, while the awards are serious business for the winners, for the rest of us they are just plain fun. Nomination categories range from the expected—Best Action, Best Romance, Best Horror, etc.—to the irreverent, including The Golden Fleece trophy applauding the best reel for a bad movie, and Trashiest Trailer. Additionally, there is a category for Best Videogame Trailer.
For the first time ever, nominees were selected by a public jury. Responding to a call to action, 140 trailer buffs signed up online and devoted an average of four hours to selecting from a total pool of 968 entries. The final round will be judged by a prestigious jury of entertainment pros, including skateboarder/game developer Tony Hawk; writer/director Joss Whedon; writer/director Eli Roth; esteemed critic Claudia Puig; Oscar-nominated director Morgan Spurlock; producer Jonathan D. Krane; Gary Meyer, Telluride Film Festival Co-Director; Mark Wnek, advertising great and Chairman/CEO of Lowe Worldwide; and Myles Bender, Sr. Vice President of Creative Advertising at Focus Features. The full list of nominees is online at www.goldentrailer.com