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The fans have it: Star Trek is top Blu-ray

Sep 01, 2010 - 02:45 PM GMT

At the Third Annual High-Def Awards, presented by Home Media Magazine, fans gave Star Trek the biggest thumbs-up of the Blu-ray field. The Paramount title won Best Theatrical Blu-ray, Best Single Extra for its ‘Starfleet Vessel Simulator’ and the Consumers’ Choice Award for best overall Blu-ray Disc release.

Two categories were not subject to a consumer vote and were selected directly by the judges. Best Audio Quality went to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s electric guitar documentary It Might Get Loud, and a special award for Best Blu-ray Upgrade, defined as an ideal reason to replace an old DVD version of a title, went to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s Fight Club.

The Wizard of Oz was the judges’ choice for the best Blu-ray of 2009, and the were:

  • Consumers’ Choice Award: Star Trek (2009), Paramount Home Entertainment
  • Best Theatrical Blu-ray: Star Trek (2009), Paramount Home Entertainment
  • Best Nontheatrical Blu-ray: Ben 10 Alien Swarm, Warner Home Video/Cartoon Network
  • Best TV on Blu-ray — Complete Series Set: Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Limited Edition, Universal Studios Home Entertainment
  • Best TV on Blu-ray — Season Set: True Blood: The Complete First Season, HBO Home Entertainment
  • Best Catalog Blu-ray: The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition, Warner Home Video
  • Best Blu-ray Collection: The Bourne Trilogy, Universal Studios Home Entertainment
  • Best Animation Blu-ray: Up, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
  • Best Nonfiction Blu-ray: The National Parks: A Ken Burns Film, Paramount Home Entertainment/PBS
  • Best Single Extra: Star Trek (2009) ‘Starfleet Vessel Simulator’, Paramount Home Entertainment
  • Best Picture Quality: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Paramount Home Entertainment
  • Best Audio Quality: It Might Get Loud, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • Best Blu-ray Upgrade: Fight Club, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

The Awards honoured the best Blu-ray releases from 2009, with winners chosen by a month-long consumer vote held in July. A panel of judges nominated titles submitted by studios in a number of categories.

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