Thursday 19 June 2008

'Blade Runner' tops DVD Critics Awards

'Transformers,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Ratatouille' also get nods





Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" was the big winner at the fourth annual DVD Critics Awards, with a Warner Home Video re-release of the 1982 sci-fi classic picking up two top awards in the annual contest.


"Blade Runner: Ultimate Collector's Edition," a five-disc set with several different versions of the film, a three-hour retrospective documentary, art cards and other memorabilia, won best of show, while "Blade Runner: The Final Cut" picked up best director's cut honors.


Other key awards in the contest, produced by Home Media Magazine, went to Paramount/DreamWorks' "Transformers" as best theatrical DVD, Sony Pictures' "Seinfeld: The Complete Series" as best TV-DVD, Disney's "Ratatouille" as best animation DVD and Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" as best Blu-ray Disc theatrical title.


A panel of home entertainment critics and judges selected the winners from nearly 140 entries.



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