T.J. Miller Keeps Laughs Flowing At Golden Trailer Awards

 

Set to pounding drums and hypnotic house rhythms, the 16th Annual Golden Trailer Awards kicked off with a three-minute trailer highlighting the evening’s nominees. Excitedly pounding his fists and pacing the stage of the Saban Theater mid-evening, May 6th, 2015, first time host T.J. Miller summed up the value of the evening’s award show in his one sentence response to the trailer:

"That trailer was better than any movie I saw all year!”

Over the next three hours, Miller, accompanied by fellow actors Missy Pyle, Neal McDonough, Ian Gomez and Chuck Liddell presented awards to twenty categories ranging from “Best Music” to “Best in Show” in theatrical trailers. This selection was a small percentage of Golden Trailer Awards that were presented off stage to a range of categories including television, posters, graphics, viral campaigns and foreign campaigns. The presenters kept the spirits high, both literally and figuratively, as they shifted between categories and “packages” featuring ample segments of the nominated trailer within each category.

“Does anyone else have a cocktail in their hands,” asked McDonough before presenting the “Best Comedy” award for “Ted 2.”

“I call it, ‘Ted 2, Audience 0,’” joked McDonough. “Also, I want you to know I didn’t write that joke.”

Approaching the final categories, Miller ran through the crowd, handing out cold beers he'd stashed in his jacket pockets. He presented the evening’s frequently nominated and winner of major categories Best Drama (Selma) and Golden Fleece (The Giver) to the boisterous Buddha Jones crew.

“Buddha’s are supposed to be calm and Zen,” said Miller as he presented their artists the Best Drama award. Upon receiving their gold trophy displaying a small trailer as its crown, the team said “Thank you, Oprah” to the renown producer of “Selma.”

For a complete list of the 2015 Golden Trailer Award winners, please see the listing below:

Best of Show Furious 7 "Family", Universal Pictures, AV Squad

Best Action Furious 7 "Family", Universal Pictures, AV Squad

Best Animation / Family Big Hero 6 "Find Your Way", Disney, Trailer Park

Best Comedy Ted 2 "Civil Rights: Trailer 2", Universal Pictures, AV Squad

Best Documentary Life Itself, Magnolia Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates

Best Drama Selma "The People", Paramount, Buddha Jones

Best Fantasy Adventure The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 "Courage of One", Lionsgate, Outpost Media

Best Horror Woman In Black 2: The Angel of Death "Forgive", Relativity Media, Buddha Jones

Best Independent Trailer Boyhood, IFC Films, Mark Woollen & Associates/Empire Design

Best Music Guardians of the Galaxy "Outlaws", Disney, mOcean

Best Romance Paper Towns "Find Yourself", 20th Century Fox, TRANSIT

Summer 2015 Blockbuster Trailer Avengers: Age Of Ultron "Strings", Disney, mOcean

Best Teaser Interstellar, Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros., Ignition Creative

Best Thriller American Sniper "Confirm", Warner Bros., mOcean

Best Video Game Trailer Batman: Arkham Knight "Gotham is Mine Trailer", WB Games, Hammer Creative

Golden Fleece The Giver "Community", The Weinstein Company, Buddha Jones

Most Original Trailer Mad Max: Fury Road "Mad", Warner Bros., Trailer Park

GTA 16 & Rentrak Best Opening Weekend Award Furious 7, Universal Pictures

The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over Inherent Vice "Higher", Warner Bros., Aspect

Trashiest Trailer What We Do In The Shadows, Unison Films, Jump Cut

Non-Show Categories Best Motion/Title Graphics The Hateful 8 "Hate", The Weinstein Company, Ignition Creative

Best Sound Editing Avengers: Age Of Ultra "Strings", Disney, mOcean

Best Teaser/Trailer for a TV Series or Mini-series Game Of Thrones: Season 5 "The Wheel", HBO, AV Squad

Best Original Score Interstellar "Memories", Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros, Trailer Park

Best Trailer - No Movie Birdman "Birdman Returns", Fox Searchlight, Ignition Creative

Foreign Best Foreign Action Trailer Grandmaster, Metrodome Distribution, The Editpool

Best Foreign Animation Family Trailer Shaun The Sheep The Movie "New Hero", Studio Canal, Wonderland London

Best Foreign Comedy Trailer The Bachelor Weekend "The Stag", Drei Freunde, Freealize, Good Hands

Best Foreign Documentary Trailer Dark Horse, Picture House Entertainment, Zealot UK

Best Foreign Drama Trailer The Imitation Game "Answer", The Weinstein Company, Zealot

Best Foreign Graphics in a Trailer The Babadook "Theatrical Trailer", Icon Film Distribution, Intermission Film

Best Foreign Horror Trailer Hollow "Theatrical Trailer #2", Old Photo Films, Alice M. Tran

Best Foreign Romance Trailer Far From the Madding Crowd "Her Heart", Fox Searchlight Pictures International, Create Advertising London

Best Foreign Thriller Trailer Ex Machina "Human", Universal Pictures, The Picture Production Company

Most Original Foreign Trailer Hyena, Independent Film Company, Zealot UK

TV Spots Best Action TV Spot Furious 7 "Fast", Universal Pictures, AV Squad

Best Animation / Family TV Spot Big Hero 6 "Your Way", Disney, Trailer Park

Best Comedy TV Spot Ted 2 "Mission Super Bowl Extended Online", Universal Pictures, Workshop Creative

Best Documentary TV Spot Disneynature's Monkey Kingdom "Monkee Around", Disneynature, Toy Box Entertainment

Best Drama TV Spot American Sniper "Sacrifice", Warner Bros., Seismic Productions

Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot Guardians of the Galaxy "World", Disney, mOcean

Best Foreign TV Spot Ex Machina "Spritz", Universal Pictures International Ltd, The Picture Production Company

Best Graphics in a TV Spot Nightcrawler "Squeegee :15", Open Road Films, Workshop Creative

Best Horror TV Spot Woman In Black 2: Angel of Death "Silent Night", Relativity Media, Buddha Jones

Best Independent TV Spot The Drop "Name", Fox Searchlight, AV Squad

Best Music TV Spot American Sniper "Cadence Review", Warner Bros. Pictures, Wild Card

Best Original Score TV Spot The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 "Return to District 12", Lionsgate, CARVE

Best Romance TV Spot If I Stay "Never Leave", Warner Bros., Trailer Park

Best Summer 2015 Blockbuster TV Spot Jurassic World "Biggest Superbowl", Universal Pictures, Wild Card

Best Thriller TV Spot American Sniper "Confirm", Warner Bros., mOcean

Best Video Game TV Spot Bloodborne "Hunt You Down TV Spot", Sony Computer Entertainment of America/Japan Studio/From Software, Petrol Advertsing

Best Voice Over TV Spot McFarland, USA "Where We're Going", Disney, Motive

Most Original TV Spot Birdman "Action Figure Spot", Fox Searchlight, Fox Searchlight In-House Creative

Posters Best Action Poster The Expendables 3 "Final One-Sheet", Lionsgate, Ignition

Best Animation / Family Movie Poster Minions "Stuart, Kevin & Bob Teaser One-Sheet", Universal, Ignition

Best Billboard The Divergent Series: Insurgent "Mondrian", Lionsgate, LA Associates

Best Comedy Poster Ted 2 "Teaser One-Sheet", Universal, Ignition

Best Documentary Poster Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger, Magnolia Pictures, Blood & Chocolate

Best Drama Poster American Sniper "Domestic 1", Warner Bros., The Refinery

Best Fantasy / Adventure Poster The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 "Katniss Final One-Sheet", Lionsgate, Ignition

Best Foreign Poster '71 "The Merchant Of Menace", Studio Canal UK, Wonderland

Best Horror Poster Dracula Untold "One-Sheet", Universal Pictures, Ignition

Best Independent Poster Cut Bank, A24, P+A

Best International Poster As Above So Below "International One-Sheet", Universal, Ignition

Best Motion Poster Deliver Us From Evil "Motion Poster 1", Sony Pictures Releasing International, Greenhaus GFX

Best Romance Poster The Age Of Adaline "Blue Payoff Poster", Lionsgate, LA Associates

Best Summer 2015 Blockbuster Poster Minions "Stuart, Kevin & Bob Teaser One-Sheet", Universal, Ignition

Best Teaser Poster The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 "Logo", Lionsgate, Ignition

Best Thriller Poster John Wick "Final One-Sheet", Lionsgate, Ignition

Best Video Game Poster Dead Island 2 "Redwood Rampage", Deep Silver, Midnight Oil

Best Wildposts (Teaser Campaign) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 "District Heroes", Lionsgate, Ignition

Most Original Poster Kill the Messenger "Wild Post", Focus Features, Ignition

Trashiest Poster Buzzard, Oscilloscope Pictures, Jump Cut

Innovative Best pre-show Theatrical Advertising for a Brand Big Hero 6 "Bowtie", Disney, Trailer Park

Best Viral Campaign Into The Storm "Tornado Selfie", Village Roadshow Pictures, The Woolshed Company

Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film These Final Hours "The Interactive Prequel", Roadshow Films, Soap Creative Australia

Film Festivals Best Film Festival Trailer 2014 New York Film Festival, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jump Cut Best Film Festival Poster Birdman "Toronto International Film Festival poster", Fox Searchlight, New Regency

 

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