2008 Home Entertainment Award Winners

Category	Title	Label/Distributor
Archival TV Series of the Year	Roots the Complete Collection	Warner
Current TV Series of the Year	Grey’s Anatomy: Season Three	Disney
Direct to DVD/Limited Release of the Year from a Major Studio	Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee	HBO/Warner
Direct to DVD/Limited Release of the Year from a Independent Studio	The King of California	First Look
Documentary Title of the Year	Planet Earth	Warner
DVD Extras of the Year	The Bourne Ultimatum	Universal
Family Title of the Year	Ratatouille	Disney
Foreign Title of the Year	La Vie en Rose	HBO/Warner
High-Definition Title of the Year	300	Warner
Marketing Campaign of the Year	Transformers	Paramount
Music DVD of the Year	Across the Universe	Sony
Non-Children's Animated Title of the Year	The Simpsons Movie	Fox
Packaging of the Year	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Warner
Re-Mastered Title of the Year	Blade Runner Ultimate Collector’s Edition	Warner
Rental Title of the Year from a Major Studio	300	Warner
Rental Title of the Year from an Independent Studio	The Contract	First Look
Sell-Through Title of the Year from a Major Studio	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End	Disney
Sell-Through Title of the Year from an Independent Studio	The Nanny Diaries	Weinstein/Genius
Sleeper Title of the Year	The Astronaut Farmer	Warner
Special Interest Title of the Year	Deal or No Deal	First Look

JUNE 24 | LAS VEGAS—Warner Home Video's 300 was the sole Home Entertainment Award evening, receiving kudos for High-Definition Title of the Year and Rental Title of the Year From a Major Studio. The winners were announced tonight at a ceremony during the Entertainment Merchants Assn.'s Home Media Expo here.

Warner won the most awards of any major studio, with seven, while First Look Home Entertainment took home the most wins of independent studios, with three.

“Home video has found a place in the hearts of many homes throughout the country, speaking volumes about the exceptional quality and diversity of the products that are made available to consumers,” EMA president Bo Andersen said in a statement. “The Home Entertainment Awards are a celebration of these products, and EMA is proud to recognize and award these exceptional titles.”

EMA also added Paramount Home Entertainment's Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark to the Video Hall of Fame.

“Twenty-seven years after the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark and as today’s moviegoers attend the latest iteration of Indiana Jones, we remain transfixed by this joyride of a film,” Andersen said in a statement. “This cinematic work is in a league of its own, encompassing action, adventure, drama and romance, and having amassed a worldwide fan base, which makes this an exemplary addition to EMA’s Video Hall of Fame.”

Video Hall of Fame movies, chosen by EMA members, are those that have continued to perform well in both video sales and rental over an extended period of time. Casablanca, The Godfather, Grease and Scarface also are in the Video Hall of Fame. [Source from: videobusiness.com]