New Line Home Entertainment sweeps DVD Awards

Televisionpoint.com Team
New Line Home Entertainment scored seven victories, six of them for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Special Extended DVD Edition, at the eighth annual DVD Awards, which were part of the Entertainment Media Expo in Hollywood on August 30.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Special Extended DVD Edition tied with The Ultimate Matrix Collection for best of show and best blockbuster theatrical and also won awards for authoring design, video presentation, audio presentation and the "Viewers' Choice" vote through the web site Grab.com. Additionally, Elf won for best PC support.

"This is a great honor. It represents the very hard work of a great many people at New Line and we are proud of them," said Stephen Einhorn, president and chief operating officer of New Line Home Entertainment.

"Clearly, the judges felt Return of the King takes the DVD experience to a whole new level, One judge noted that no other DVD comes close, Hollywood is no longer in the business of making movies but is now in the business of making DVDs." Bruce Apar, executive producer, DVD Entertainment Awards said.

The DVD Awards drew more than 220 entries in 31 categories. The ceremony was hosted by film critic Leonard Maltin and presented by the International Recording Media Assn. and CMP Entertainment Media.