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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[First ever High-Def Disc Awards conclude]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/first-ever-high-def-disc-awards-conclude/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/first-ever-high-def-disc-awards-conclude/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/first-ever-high-def-disc-awards-conclude/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=11663"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/12/12-5-07-300.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Earlier this summer, <em>The Departed</em> and <em>007: Casino Royale</em> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/the-departed-007-casino-royale-films-snag-more-awards/">swept up</a> the spotlight at the first Entertainment Merchants Association's Home Entertainment Awards to hand out honors for high-definition titles, and now the first ever High-Def Disc Awards have doled out their own laundry list of victors. Presented by   Home Media Magazine in cooperation with The Hollywood Reporter and the EMA, the awards were decided upon by a panel of critics / bloggers, and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/07/warner-home-video-moves-250k-copies-of-300-in-first-week/"><em>300</em></a> was the only film to take home more than one award. Notably, of the two it won, one (Title of the Year) was on Blu-ray and the other (Best Bonus Feature) <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/29/warners-300-to-sport-bonus-features-on-hd-dvd-not-blu-ray/">was on HD DVD</a>. Other winners included <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/ratatouille-joins--cars-for-november-6th-blu-ray-release/"><em>Ratatouille</em></a> for Best Animated Film, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/transformers-hd-dvd-sets-new-high-definition-sales-records/"><em>Transformers</em></a> for Best Audio Quality and <em>Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest</em> for Best Picture Quality. Hit the read link for the full rundown, and don't be shy in voicing your support / outrage at the selections.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://formatwarcentral.com/index.php/2007/12/05/warners-300-shines-at-high-def-20s-high-def-disc-awards/">FormatWarCentral</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hd-dvd/" rel="tag">HD DVD</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/first-ever-high-def-disc-awards-conclude/">First ever High-Def Disc Awards conclude</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:09:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=11663>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/first-ever-high-def-disc-awards-conclude/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1055882/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/first-ever-high-def-disc-awards-conclude/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>300</category><category>award</category><category>awards</category><category>blu ray</category><category>blu-ray</category><category>bluray</category><category>ceremony</category><category>ema</category><category>Entertainment Merchants Association</category><category>EntertainmentMerchantsAssociation</category><category>hd</category><category>hd dvd</category><category>hddvd</category><category>High-Def 2.0</category><category>high-def disc awards</category><category>High-def2.0</category><category>High-defDiscAwards</category><category>honors</category><category>title of the ear</category><category>TitleOfTheEar</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:09:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
