TV DVD Awards 2009
6th Annual Award Winners to be Announced in December
In early September we reported about the upcoming 2009 TV-DVD Awards, and now we're ready for YOUR input on which releases should win! We're down to the final nominees, and you get to cast your vote on which title should be the winner in each available category. Below, thanks to the people behind the awards at Home Media Magazine, is a look at who the nominees are. Please click the link above to go to the voting site, and cast your ballot!
Don't forget: voting starts today, and ends on November 20th. The winners will be announced in December, and we'll make sure you know who they are...including the coveted "Best of Show" prize! In past years that honor has been awarded to Image's The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 1; Fox's 24 - Season 3; Sony's " Seinfeld - Re-Gift Set 2" (with seasons 5 and 6 in a collectible set); HBO/Time-Life's Get Smart - The Complete Series; and Sony's Seinfeld - The Complete Series. Who will join their ranks this year?
Nominees in each category (click the link at the top to actually vote on these):
- Best Current Series Set (discs of shows containing episodes that aired in 2008-09):
- Fringe: The Complete First Season, Warner
- Lost: The Complete Fourth Season, Disney
- Mad Men: Season Two, Lionsgate
- True Blood: The Complete First Season, HBO
- 24: Season 7, Fox
- Best Contemporary Season Set (discs of shows containing episodes that aired between 1990 and 2007):
- According to Jim: The Complete First Season, Lionsgate
- Andy Richter Controls the Universe: The Complete Series, Paramount/CBS
- Life on Mars: Series 1 - The Original UK Series, Acorn
- The Simpsons: The Twelfth Season, Fox
- The State: The Complete Series, Paramount/MTV
- Best Vintage Series Set (discs of shows containing episodes that aired before and up to 1989):
- Bonanza: The Official First Season (Vol. 1-2), Paramount/CBS
- The Howdy Doody Show: 40 Episode Collection, Mill Creek
- The Lucy Show: The Official First Season, Paramount/CBS
- The Outer Limits: The Complete Original Series, Fox/MGM
- Thirtysomething: The Complete First Season, Shout! Factory
- Best Complete Series Set (all the seasons of a show in a boxed set):
- Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series, Universal
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - The Complete Collector's Set, Shout! Factory
- The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection, Time Life
- The Sopranos: The Complete Series (Limited Edition), HBO
- That '70s Show: The Complete Series Stash Box, Fox
- Best Miniseries or TV Movie (a disc release of short-form TV content):
- Cagney & Lacey: The Menopause Years, S'More
- Kennedy, MPI
- Torchwood: Children of Earth, BBC
- 24: Redemption, Fox
- War and Remembrance: The Complete Epic Miniseries, MPI
- Best Animation TV DVD (a disc release of animated programming):
- Afro Samurai: Resurrection, Funimation
- The Irresponsible Captain Tylor: The Complete TV Series Remastered, Right Stuf
- The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series - 10th Anniversary Collection, Warner
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes, Paramount/Nickelodeon
- The Transformers: 25th Anniversary Matrix of Leadership Edition, Shout! Factory
- Best Kidvid TV DVD (a disc release intended for younger viewers):
- Charlie and Lola: The Complete Seasons One and Two, BBC
- Liberty's Kids: The Complete Series, Shout! Factory
- Mr. Men: Mr. Tickle/Little Miss Sunshine, Sony Pictures
- Sesame Street: Elmo Loves You/Being Green, Genius Products/Sesame Workshop
- Transformers Animated: Season Two, Paramount
- Best Nonfiction TV DVD (a disc release of a documentary or informational program):
- A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama, MPI
- Nature's Most Amazing Events, BBC
- Penn & Teller: BS - The Complete Sixth Season, Paramount/CBS
- This American Life: Season Two, Paramount/CBS
- Yellowstone: Battle for Life, BBC
- Best Unscripted Series Set (a disc release of a reality or variety show):
- The Girls Next Door: Season Five, Fox
- The Hills: The Complete Fourth Season, Paramount/MTV
- Keeping Up With the Kardashians: Season 1, Lionsgate
- Playing Shakespeare, Acorn/Athena
- Project Runway: The Complete Fifth Season, Genius Products
- Best Extras (the bonus material, including commentaries, featurettes, deleted scenes, etc., that add value to the disc):
- Crash: The Complete First Season, Anchor Bay
- Dollhouse: Season One, Fox
- Fringe: The Complete First Season, Warner
- Lost: The Complete Fourth Season, Disney
- Mad Men: Season Two, Lionsgate
- Best TV on Blu-ray (programming released in the high-definition format):
- Band of Brothers, HBO
- Fringe: The Complete First Season, Warner
- John Adams, HBO
- Lost: The Complete Fourth Season, Disney
- Star Trek: The Original Series - Season Two, Paramount/CBS
- A write-in field is provided for the voter to answer: "What is your favorite TV DVD title of the past year?" (note that eligible titles were released between Oct. 1, 2008, and Sept. 30, 2009).
  
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