“Man on Wire,” “The Wrestler” Among 2009 Golden Trailer Winners

Logo for the Golden Trailer Awards. Image courtesy of the GTA's official website.

The winners of the 10th Annual Golden Trailer Awards, which honor the best movie previews of the past year, were announced last night at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles.

“Star Trek” took both the Summer 2009 Blockbuster Award and the trophy for Best in Show at last night’s ceremony. Among the other winners, “Man on Wire” received Best Documentary, “The Wrestler” won Best Independent, and “My Winnipeg” took home Most Original. Meanwhile Best Romance went to “500 Days of Summer,” Best Comedy to the upcoming “Bruno” while “WALL-E” took Best Animation/Family and “Frost/Nixon” Best Drama.

Notably, Lionsgate was the studio that took home the most awards, winning nine Golden Trailer Awards.

Also this year, the category Best Voice Over was renamed the Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over to honor the industry veteran who contributed voice overs to thousands of movie trailers over the course of his career. LaFontaine passed away in 2008. The award went to “Tropic Thunder - ‘Hollywood Legend.’”

Below is a partial list of last night’s winners. For the complete list of nominees and winners visit the Golden Trailer Awards’ official website.

Best Action
“Fast and Furious” - AV Squad, Universal

Best Animation/Family
“WALL-E” - Craig Murray Productions, The Walt Disney Studios

Best Comedy
“Bruno” - The Ant Farm, Universal Pictures

Best Documentary
“Man on Wire” - The Editpool, Icon Film Distribution

Best Drama
“Frost/Nixon” - Empire Design, Working Title Films

Best Horror
“The Unborn” - Buddha Jones, Rogue Pictures

Best Independent Trailer
“The Wrestler” - Mark Woollen & Associates, Fox Searchlight

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Best Music “Where the Wild Things Are” - The Ant Farm, Warner Bros. Best Romance “500 Days of Summer” - Mark Woollen & Associates, Fox Searchlight Best Thriller “Angels & Demons” - Trailer Park, Sony Pictures Best Video Game Trailer “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” - Eyestorm Productions, Lucasarts Don La Fontaine Award for Best Voice Over “Tropic Thunder ‘Hollywood Legend’” - Buddha Jones, DreamWorks Golden Fleece “The Spirit” - Seismic Productions, Lionsgate Most Original “My Winnipeg” - Kinetic Trailers, IFC Films Summer 2009 Blockbuster “Star Trek” - Aspect Ratio, Paramount Pictures Trashiest Trailer “One Eyed Monster” - The Refinery, Liberation Entertainment Best In Show “Star Trek” - Aspect Ratio, Paramount Pictures Login to recommend this article » posted on June 5, 2009 Films to Snag Login to Leave a Comment »