Reaper Award
{{Short description|Annual Awards Show}}
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| location = Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
| country = United States
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| host = Steve Barton
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| year = 2009
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The Reaper Awards is an annual awards show presented by Home Media Magazine and Dread Central to honor the best horror genre home video releases.{{cite web|url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/news-article/voting-open-2012-reaper-awards|title=Voting Is Open for the 2012 Reaper Awards|last=Castillo|first=Sara|work=Fearnet|date=2012-09-18|accessdate=2013-11-25}} Fans can vote online for their favorite DVD and Blu-ray releases in categories selected by the show's judges. Winners receive the "Grimmy Award", a hand-crafted Grim Reaper trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/reaper-awards-09|title=Reaper Awards '09!|last=Walkuski|first=Eric|work=JoBlo.com|date=2009-10-14|accessdate=2013-11-25}}
History
The first award ceremony launched at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, CA on October 13, 2009. The ceremony was originally closed to the public, but a limited number of tickets were later offered for sale. The pre-dinner cocktail reception was still reserved for industry insiders.{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33711/join-us-the-reaper-awards|title=Join Us for The Reaper Awards!|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=Dread Central|date=2009-09-24|accessdate=2013-11-28}} It was held there again October 12, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/16873-krueger-reigns-in-our-reaper-awards-wrap-up/|title=Krueger Reigns in Our Reaper Awards Wrap-Up|last=Turek|first=Ryan|work=Shock Till You Drop|date=2010-10-13|accessdate=2013-11-28}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/40350/event-report-reapers-take-over-roosevelt-hotel|title=Event Report: The Reapers Take over The Roosevelt Hotel|last=Wixson|first=Heather|work=Dread Central|date=2010-10-14|accessdate=2013-11-28}}
Judges include Steve Barton of Dread Central and Ryan Turek of Shock Till You Drop.{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/articles/133216-2010-reaper-awards|title=2010 Reaper Awards|work=CraveOnline|date=2010-10-20|accessdate=2013-11-27}} Past celebrity judges have included filmmakers Roger Corman{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38555/dread-central-home-media-magazine-announce-second-annual-reaper-awards|title=Dread Central & Home Media Magazine Announce Second Annual Reaper Awards!|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=Dread Central|date=2010-07-15|accessdate=2013-11-25}} and Mick Garris.{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/16696/|title=The Reaper Awards Coming This October|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=2009-07-09|accessdate=2013-11-25}}
The award itself was designed and sculpted by FearWerx and EMCE Toys.{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33314/the-reaper-awards-2009-meet-the-grimmy|title=The Reaper Awards 2009: Meet The Grimmy!|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=Dread Central|date=2009-09-03|accessdate=2013-11-28}}
Categories
= Voted by fans =
Unless otherwise noted, all awards were introduced in 2009 and continue to the present.{{cite web|url=http://www.homemediamagazine.com/awards/reaper-award-winners-through-years|title=Reaper Award Winners Through the Years|work=Home Media Magazine|accessdate=2013-11-27}}
- Best Theatrical Disc
- Best Direct-To-Video Release
- Best Catalog/Re-release
- Best Collection (2012–)
- Best TV on disc
- Best Indie/Foreign Release
- Spookiest Kidvid (2012–)
- Best Extras (2011–)
- Best Packaging
- Best Box Art (2011–)
- Best Big Bad (2011–)
- Best Kill (2011–)
- Best Line (2011–)
- Best Blu-ray (2009–2010)
- Best of Genre (2009)
- Best Remastering (2009)
- Most Anticipated (2010–)
= Voted by judges =
In addition to the fan-vote categories, the judges select a Best in Show. Previous winners include:
- Hellraiser: Box Set (2009){{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/17698/|title=First Annual Reaper Awards Winners Announced|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=2009-10-14|accessdate=2013-11-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.brutalashell.com/2009/10/reaper-award-winners-announced/|title=Reaper Award Winners Announced|last=Patterson|first=Marc|work=BrutalAsHell.com|date=2009-10-14|accessdate=2013-11-25}}
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010){{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reaperawards|title=2010 Reaper Awards|last=Duran|first=Marco|work=DVD Verdict|accessdate=2013-11-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014917/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reaperawards|archivedate=2013-12-03}}{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/22015/|title=Winners of Last Night's Reaper Awards|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=2010-10-13|accessdate=2013-11-25}}
- Alien Anthology (2011){{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/26882/|title=2011 Reaper Award Winners|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=2011-10-24|accessdate=2013-11-25}}
- The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season – Special Edition (2012){{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/61014/2012-reaper-awards-winners-announced-walking-dead-named-title-year|title=2012 Reaper Awards: Winners Announced; The Walking Dead Named Title of the Year|last=Moore|first=Debi|work=Dread Central|date=2012-10-22|accessdate=2013-11-25}}
- The Cabin in the Woods (2013){{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3260637/vhs-won-a-reward-award-for-best-indie-horror/|title='V/H/S' Won A Reaper Award For Best Indie Horror!|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=2013-10-21|accessdate=2013-11-25}}
Two lifetime achievement awards have been given out:
- Michael Felsher, owner of Red Shirt Pictures (2009)
- Tom Holland (2010)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.homemediamagazine.com/awards/reaper-award-winners-through-years}}