OPEN ROAD FILMS & INSYNC + BEEMISBALKIND’S TRAILER FOR “SPOTLIGHT” WINS BEST OF SHOW AS THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY & FILM FANS CELEBRATE THE BEST IN MOTION PICTURE MARKETING AT THE 17Th ANNUAL GOLDEN TRAILER AWARDS; Warner Bros. Wins Most Categories With 11 Trophies

(Beverly Hills, May 4, 2016) — Hollywood celebrated the best in motion picture marketing at the 17^th Annual Golden Trailer Awards tonight in Beverly Hills.  More than 1,100 studio marketing executives, movie fans, celebrities and trailer editors were on hand as Open Road Films and InSync + BeemisBalkind’s work for Spotlight titled “Answers” won the Best of Show Prize and the top honor for Best Independent Trailer.

While the Golden Trailer Awards bestows trophies in 92 different categories (full list below), only 16 were handed out live before a sold-out crowd at the Saban Theater. To view a selection of the winning trailers, please visit http://www.goldentrailer.com/gta17_nominees/.

Warner Bros. (along with New Line Cinema) was the big winner of the night taking home 11 Golden Trailer Awards overall. Fox and Disney each won a total of 10 statues while Universal took home 9 and Lionsgate earned 8.  Top creative vendors in the 2016 race included LA, whose print campaigns and posters were honored in 9 different categories. Best trailer vendors for 2016 included Create Advertising Group and Mark Woolen & Associates, each of whom won 5 GTAs. Aspect, AV Squad, Buddha Jones, Trailer Park and Zealot took home 4 trophies a piece.

The Jungle Book was the top GTA winner of the night by film winning awards in a total of 4 categories.

Wayne Brady served as host and master of ceremonies of the fun and spirited show while celebrity presenters included Ed Asner, David Koechner (Anchorman, “The Office”), David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man), Heather McDonald, Nichole Bloom (“Superstore”), Los Angeles Clippers’ Wes Johnson, and Tito Ortiz, among others. Celebrity and industry judges participating in this year’s ceremony included Tom Hooper, Academy Award-winning director of The King Speech and The Danish Girl, Tim Miller, director of the blockbuster Deadpool, Seth Gordon, Academy Award Winner and director of films such as Horrible Bosses, Mary Jo Markey, Academy Award nominated editor, Maryann Brandon, editor of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Alisa Lepselter, editor on 18 Woody Allen films, Michael Miller, director of Poverty Inc., Linda Kaplan Thaler (Advertising Hall of Fame honoree), Khandi Alexander (Actress “CSI: Miami,” “Treme,” “The Newsroom,”), Molly Tarlov (MTV’s “Awkward”), and Victoria Alonso, Executive Vice President of Physical Production for Marvel Studios.

The Golden Trailer Awards were launched in 1999 by Evelyn Watters and Monica Brady as a way to recognize the best of the best in worldwide motion picture and television marketing.The event has become one of the most anticipated award shows of the year.

“The Golden Trailer Awards recognizes the best and brightest in the fascinating world of movie trailers.  The media and marketing landscape for motion pictures in today’s digital world has become incredibly complex, yet trailers remain the single most important tool to open a movie, as they have since the 1960s when trailers first emerged as an art form,” said GTA Founder Evelyn Watters.  “One night per year, the tireless efforts and innovations of the artists who cut these two minutes of movie magic are recognized for their craft.  We couldn’t prouder of tonight’s nominees and winners.”

Added executive producer Monica Brady, “’The show and Wayne Brady were such high energy and so fun… and so short, it was like a great trailer and the audience was left wanting more’.”

Spotlight “Answers”, Open Road Films, InSync + BemisBalkind

Deadpool “DOM Trlr E: Power Red Online”, 20th Century Fox, mOcean

Jungle Book “Jungle”, Disney, Vibe Creative

Keanu “Take it”, Warner Bros., Create Advertising Group

He Named Me Malala, Fox Searchlight, Mark Woollen & Associates

The Martian, 20th Century Fox, Giaronomo Productions

Star Wars: The Force Awakens “Lessons”, Disney, Disney In-house

The Witch “Family”, A24, AV Squad

Spotlight “Answers”, Open Road Films, InSync + BemisBalkind

Deadpool “Trailer B – Power Red”, 20th Century Fox, Wild Card

Black Mass “Just Sayin”, Warner Bros., Aspect

Captain America: Civil War “Vigilante”, Marvel, Trailer Park, Inc.

Pixels Trailer “Game On”, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Refinery AV

Hail, Caesar! “So Simple”, Universal Pictures, Motive

Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland “Redband”, Lionsgate, Mob Scene Creative + Productions

Me Before You “Live”, Warner Bros/MGM/New Line Cinema, Aspect

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Story Trailer, Ubisoft, Sunny Side Up Creative

Anomalisa, Paramount Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. “Timeline”, Warner Bros., Buddha Jones

Jungle Book “Mowgli”, Disney, Vibe Creative

The Revenant, 20th Century Fox, Mark Woollen & Associates

Joy “Change”, 20th Century Fox, Industry Creative

What Happened to Monday “Cannes Sizzle”, Vendome Pictures, Open Road Entertainment

Narcos “Lines”, Netflix, TRANSIT

Grandma “Domestic Trailer”, Sony Pictures Classics, The Grossmyth Company

Rise of the Legend “US Trailer” , Well Go USA , Red Circle, Inc.

Oddball “Official Trailer”, Roadshow Films, The Trace House

Rams ‘UK Theatrical’, Soda Pictures, Coffee & Cigarettes

Amy, Altitude, Intermission Film

Phoenix, Sundance Selects, Jump Cut

The Hallow ‘Trespass’, Entertainment One UK, Create Advertising London

Goodnight Mommy, RADiUS, Mark Woollen & Associates

Macbeth “UK Teaser”, StudioCanal, Zealot UK

Zinzana, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Zealot UK

Brooklyn “Two Worlds”, Lionsgate UK, Create Advertising London

High Rise “Teaser” , Studio Canal , Intermission Film

The Wave, Magnolia Pictures, Zealot

Love, Alchemy, Mark Woollen & Associates

J. Kessels ‘Theatrical Trailer’, CTM Pictures, Spark Trailers

Zinzana, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Zealot UK

Mission Impossible Rogue Nation “Fate Alt Rev.”, Paramount Pictures, Trailer Park, Inc.

The Jungle Book “legend”, The Walt Disney Company, Create Advertising Group

Spy “Identity”, 20th Century Fox, AV Squad

Making A Murderer “Target”, Netflix, Aspect

Bridge of Spies “:60 INTL Standing Man”, 20th Century Fox, Wild Card

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2 “Epic Finale” , Lionsgate , Carve

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny “Teaser”, Netflix, InSync + BemisBalkind

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. “That Kind Of Review”, Warner Bros., Buddha Jones

The Conjuring 2 “Close”, New Line Cinema, Buddha Jones

The Hateful Eight “Last Shot”, The Weinstein Company, IGNITION

Straight Outta Compton “Compton/BET”, Universal Pictures, Motive

The Jungle Book “legend”, The Walt Disney Company, Create Advertising Group

The Danish Girl “True Love”, Focus Features, Motive

The Witch “Paranoia”, A24, AV Squad

Captain America: Civil War “Rivals”, Disney/Marvel, mOcean

Jessica Jones “It’s Time”, Netflix, Aspect

Sicario “Big Welcome”, Lionsgate, AV Squad

Fallout 4 “The Wanderer”, Bethesda Softworks, gnet

Zoolander 2 “Perfect Fight Rev”, Paramount Pictures, Workshop Creative

Fifty Shades of Black “Shadiest”, Open Road, Rogue Planet

Zootopia “Oscar Review”, Disney, Trailer Park, Inc.

Technically Speaking:  Ford Edge, 40 Foot Solutions, Screenvision Media

Ride Along 2 “Universal Claim Radio”, Universal, Universal Creative

Victor Frankenstein “Eyeball”, Twentieth Century Fox, Buddha Jones

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension “Haunted Open House”, Paramount Pictures, Grandesign

Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice “Fly to Metropolis / Fly to Gotham”, Warner Bros., Jax Film / Crispin Porter & Bogusky / Elastic

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation “Live Obstacle Course”, Paramount Pictures, Grandesign

Broforce “The Ballad of Rambro”, Devolver Digital, kertgartner.com

Magic in North America, Warner Bros. / Pottermore, Jax Film / Elastic

Aladdin on Broadway “Tradition/Genie”, Disney, Trailer Park, Inc.

Best Action Poster

Star Wars: The Force Awakens “1-Sheet”, Walt Disney Studios, LA

The Secret Life of Pets “City”, Universal Pictures, LA

Allegiant: The Divergent Series “Scaling Wall” Billboard, Lionsgate, LA

Dirty Grandpa “Graduate”, Lionsgate, LA

Making a Murderer, Netflix, The Refinery

The Hateful Eight, The Weinstein Company, Leroy & Rose

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 “Katniss On Fire” Payoff, Lionsgate, LA

Downriver “Official Poster”, Happening Films, The Trace House

PRIDE & PREJUDICE & ZOMBIES “Thanksgiving” One-Sheet, Sony, IGNITION

The End of the Tour, A24 Films, P+A

Unfriended “1-Sheet”, Universal Pictures International, LA

Sinister 2, Focus Features, Gravillis Inc.

Me Before You “One-Sheet”, Warner Bros., WORKS ADV

Straight Outta Compton, Universal Pictures, Gravillis Inc.

THE MARTIAN “Bring Him Home” One-Sheet, Fox, IGNITION

Minions “Artist Series” Wildposts, Universal Pictures, LA

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice “Superman Tear Art Poster”, Warner Bros., WORKS ADV

Dirty Grandpa “Armchair”, Lionsgate, LA

For Honor – Helmets, Ubisoft, Sunny Side Up Creative

Suicide Squad “Teaser Poster”, Warner Bros., WORKS ADV

New York Film Festival 2015, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jump Cut

Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest 2015, Palm Springs Int’l Film Festival, LA