The Golden Trailer Awards are an American annual award show for film trailers founded in 1999. The awards also honor the best work in all areas of film and video game marketing, including posters, television advertisements and other media, in 108 categories.
It has been called "the Hollywood Awards show for the post-MTV era" and by its founders as celebrating "the people who condense 120 minutes into a two-minute minor opus."
Overview
The 1st Golden Trailer Awards ceremony was held on September 21, 1999, in New York and had 19 categories. This jury consisted of Quentin Tarantino, Stephen Woolley, United Artists executive Jeff Kleeman, and Miramax executive David Kaminow. The cofounders, sisters Evelyn Watters and Monica Brady, promoted their inaugural festival by screening the nominated trailers inside a gold-painted Airstream trailer at the 2000 Sundance festival.
The ceremonies moved to Los Angeles in 2002. Notable jurors in subsequent years have included Pedro Almodovar, Joel Siegel, Ben Stiller, Benicio Del Toro, Glenn Close, and Brett Ratner. Even as the ceremonies have expanded to include 108 categories (show and non-show), they have made a point of remaining short (at 70 minutes) â like the works they are recognizing. All editions have been broadcast online; more recent years have been televised on various networks including HDNet, ReelzChannel and Fox's MyNetworkTV.
Notable additions to the award list include the "Golden Fleece" award, given to the trailer that gives a bad movie the most appeal. Executive Director Evelyn Watters describes it as celebrating the "pure art of cutting"; Executive Producer Monica Brady describes it as recognizing "a great trailer for a movie that is not so great." It has also been called "the most anticipated [award] of the evening."
Hosts for the awards ceremonies have included Kathy Griffin (2002), Dennis Miller (2003), Tom Green (2004), Sinbad (2008), Natasha Leggero (2011), TJ Miller (2015) and Wayne Brady (2016, 2017). The award was designed by artist Jim Bachor.
The 9th Annual Golden Trailer Awards (broadcast as the Movie Preview Awards on MyNetworkTV), in 2008 were at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The Dark Knight won three awards: Best Action, Best Summer Blockbuster Poster and Trailer of the Year in the public vote held by USA Today.
The 19th annual awards ceremony was held on May 31, 2018, at the Theater at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. Michelle Buteau was host and master of ceremonies, and the presenters included Kate Flannery, Lea DeLaria, Yvette Nicole Brown, Nicole Sullivan and Missi Pyle. Paul Dergarabedian of comScore presented the Box Office Weekend Award (The Bow) to ' for the highest three day gross between May 1, 2017, and April 30, 2018.
1999
The 1st Golden Trailer Awards were held in 1999, the winners were:
2000s
Note: no ceremony was held for the year 2000.
2001
The 2nd Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2001, winners are listed as follows:
2002
The 3rd Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2002, the winners were:
2003
The 4th Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2003, the winners were:
2004
5th Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2004, the winners were:
2005
6th Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2005, the winners were:
2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
10th Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2009, the winners were:
2010s
2010
11th Golden Trailer Award ceremony award was held in 2010, the winners were:
2011
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2012
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2013
14th Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2013, the winners were:
2014
15th Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2014, the winners were:
2015
16th Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2015, the winners were:
2016
17th Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2016, the winners were:
2017
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2018
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2019
20th Golden Trailer Award ceremony was held in 2019, the winners were:
- Best of Show: '
- Box Office Weekend: '
- Best Action: '
- Best Animation/Family: Toy Story 4
- Best Comedy: Long Shot
- Best Documentary: Free Solo
- Best Drama: A Star Is Born
- Best Horror: Us
- Best Independent Trailer: The Favourite
- Best Music: Us
- Best Thriller: Bird Box
- Best Video Game Trailer: Anthem
- Golden Fleece: Serenity
- Most Original Trailer: Roma
- Best Summer 2019 Blockbuster Trailer: '
- Best Fantasy Adventure: '
- Best Teaser: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Romance: A Star Is Born
- Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over: If Beale Street Could Talk
- Trashiest Trailer: Piercing
- Best Motion/Title Graphics: The Irishman
- Best Sound Editing: Bohemian Rhapsody
- Best Original Score: Midsommar
- Best Independent Trailer (for film budget shot under $1.5Million US): Jonathan
- Best Faith-Based Trailer: Holy Lands
- Best Home Entertainment Action: '
- Best Home Entertainment Comedy: Crazy Rich Asians
- Best Home Entertainment Drama: Bohemian Rhapsody
- Best Home Entertainment Family/Animation: Mary Poppins Returns
- Best Home Entertainment Fantasy Adventure: '
- Best Home Entertainment Horror/Thriller: In Darkness
- Best Foreign Action Trailer: Girls of the Sun (original title Les filles du soleil)
- Best Foreign Comedy Trailer: Sink or Swim (original title Le Grand Bain)
- Best Foreign Documentary Trailer: Sharkwater Extinction
- Best Foreign Drama Trailer: Border (original title Gräns)
- Best Foreign Horror Trailer: The Hole in the Ground
- Most Original Foreign Trailer: Temporary Difficulties (original title Vremennye trudnosti)
- Best Foreign Independent Trailer: Aniara
- Best Foreign Music Trailer: Beats
- Best Foreign Thriller Trailer: The Guilty (original title Den skyldige)
- Best Foreign Teaser: Shadow (original title å½±)
- Best Action TV Spot (for a Feature Film): '
- Best Animation/Family TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Mary Poppins Returns
- Best Comedy TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Deadpool 2
- Best Drama TV Spot (for a Feature Film): A Star Is Born
- Best Foreign TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Equally Powerful Movies
- Best Graphics in a TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Searching
- Best Horror TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Us
- Best Music TV Spot (for a Feature Film): A Star Is Born
- Best Romance TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Life Itself
- Best Thriller TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Us
- Best Video Game TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Fallout 76
- Best Voice Over TV Spot (for a Feature Film): The Favourite
- Most Original TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Deadpool 2
- Best Documentary TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Free Solo
- Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot (for a Feature Film): '
- Best Original Score TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Native Son
- Best Sound Editing in a TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Hereditary
- Golden Fleece TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Hellboy
- Best Action TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: The Boys
- Best Animation/Family TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Anne with an E
- Best Comedy TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Atlanta
- Best Drama TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Escape at Dannemora
- Best Documentary/Reality TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: The Staircase
- Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Game of Thrones
- Best Foreign TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Arde Madrid
- Best Graphics in a TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Biography
- Best Horror/Thriller TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Chernobyl
- Best Music TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Stranger Things
- Best Original Score TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: The Twilight Zone
- Best Sound Editing TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Stranger Things
- Best Voice Over in a TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: The Handmaid's Tale
- Most Original TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Maniac
- Best Promo for a TV Network: HBO
- Best Title/Credit Sequence for a Feature Length Film (or Video Game): Escape Room
- Best Title/Credit Sequence for a TV/Streaming Series: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- Best Promo for an OTO or Special: HBO
- Best Action Poster: '
- Best Animation/Family Movie Poster: A Dog's Way Home
- Best Billboard: Roma
- Best Comedy Poster: The Hustle
- Best Documentary Poster: Free Solo
- Best Drama Poster: Roma
- Best Fantasy Adventure Poster: Captain Marvel
- Best Foreign Poster: Firecrackers
- Best Horror Poster: The Nun
- Best Independent Poster: Private Life
- Best International Poster: Bohemian Rhapsody
- Best Motion Poster: Mary Poppins Returns
- Best Summer 2019 Blockbuster Poster: The Lion King
- Best Teaser Poster: '
- Best Thriller Poster: Glass
- Best Video Game Poster: Prey: Mooncrash
- Best Wildposts: Roma
- Most Original Poster: I Think We're Alone Now
- Best Animation/Family Poster for a TV/Streaming Series: Castlevania
- Best Comedy Poster for a TV/Streaming Series: Young Sheldon
- Best Documentary/Reality Poster for a TV/Streaming Series: '
- Best Drama/Action Poster for a TV/Streaming Series: '
- Best Horror/Thriller Poster for a TV/Streaming Series: Ghoul
- Best WildPosts for a TV/Streaming Series: Ozark
- Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film: Us
- Most Innovative Advertising for a TV/Streaming Series: Shark Week
- Best Viral Campaign: Hulu
- Best TrailerByte for a Feature Length Film: Mid90s
- Best TrailerByte for a TV/Streaming Series: Parker Strong: How the New England Patriots Became Super Heroes
- Best Radio/Audio Spot (All Genres): A Star Is Born
2020s
2021
The 21st Annual Awards ceremony was live-streamed from the Niswonger Performing Arts Center (NPAC) in Greeneville, Tennessee.
- Best of Show: '
- Box Office Weekend: '
- Best Action: 1917
- Best Animation/Family: Soul
- Best Comedy: Palm Springs
- Best Documentary: The Painter and the Thief
- Best Drama: Queen & Slim
- Best Horror: '
- Best Independent Trailer: Uncut Gems
- Best Music: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Best Thriller: Joker
- Best Video Game Trailer: Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Golden Fleece: Capone
- Most Original Trailer: Cherry
- Best Summer 2021 Blockbuster Trailer: F9
- Best Fantasy Adventure: Black Widow
- Best Teaser: Jojo Rabbit
- Best Romance: The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
- Best Trailer No Movie: The Lost Blonde: The Veronica Lake Story
- Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over: Marriage Story
- Trashiest Trailer: White Trash Ninja: Ninja Badass
- Best Motion/Title Graphics: Judy & Punch
- Best Sound Editing: 1917
- Best Original Score: '
- Best Independent Trailer (for film budget shot under $1.5Million US): Never Rarely Sometimes Always
- Best Faith-Based Trailer: I Still Believe
- Best Home Entertainment Action: Captain Marvel
- Best Home Entertainment Comedy: Freaky
- Best Home Entertainment Drama: The Cotton Club Encore
- Best Home Entertainment Family/Animation: Call of the Wild
- Best Home Entertainment Fantasy Adventure: '
- Best Home Entertainment Horror/Thriller: Fear of Rain
- Best Foreign Action Trailer: '
- Best Foreign Comedy Trailer: Blinded by the Light
- Best Foreign Documentary Trailer: The Painter and the Thief
- Best Foreign Drama Trailer: The Life Ahead
- Best Foreign Horror Trailer: Saint Maud
- Most Original Foreign Trailer: Deerskin
- Best Foreign Independent Trailer: Parasite
- Best Foreign Music Trailer: Blinded by the Light
- Best Foreign Thriller Trailer: Official Secrets
- Best Foreign Teaser: Redemption Of A Rogue
- Best Action TV Spot (for a Feature Film): '
- Best Animation/Family TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Frozen II
- Best Comedy TV Spot (for a Feature Film): 6 Underground
- Best Drama TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Cherry
- Best Foreign TV Spot (for a Feature Film): The Right Kind of Movies
- Best Graphics in a TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Jojo Rabbit
- Best Horror TV Spot (for a Feature Film): It Chapter Two
- Best Independent TV Spot (for a Feature Film): The Outpost
- Best Music TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Uncut Gems
- Best Romance TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Emma
- Best Summer Blockbuster TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Black Widow
- Best Thriller TV Spot (for a Feature Film): '
- Best Video Game TV Spot (for a Feature Film): '
- Best Voice Over TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Emma
- Most Original TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Jojo Rabbit
- Best Documentary TV Spot (for a Feature Film): The Social Dilemma
- Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot (for a Feature Film): '
- Best Original Score TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Downton Abbey
- Best Sound Editing in a TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Greyhound
- Golden Fleece TV Spot (for a Feature Film): Cats
- Best Action TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Narcos
- Best Animation/Family TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Home Before Dark
- Best Comedy TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Motherland
- Best Drama TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: The Queen's Gambit
- Best Documentary/Reality TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: A Perfect Planet 60â² Trail
- Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: The Nevers
- Best Foreign TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Our Boys
- Best Graphics in a TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Sky Rojo
- Best Horror/Thriller TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: The Purge
- Best Music TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: The Crown
- Best Original Score TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: The Underground Railroad
- Best Sound Editing TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: FX on Hulu, "The Future", FX Networks.
- Best Voice Over in a TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: Dave Chappelle Sticks & Stones "TV Spot", Netflix, Netflix In-House.
- Most Original TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series: WandaVision
- Best Promo for an OTO or Special: FX on Hulu, "The Ride", FX Networks, Buddha Jones.
- Best Promo for a TV Network: FX on Hulu, "The Future", FX Networks, Buddha Jones.
- Best Title/Credit Sequence for a Feature Length Film (or Video Game): Shazam!
- Best Title/Credit Sequence for a TV/Streaming Series: The Most Dangerous Animal of All
- Best Action Poster: 1917
- Best Animation/Family Movie Poster: Wolfwalkers
- Best Billboard: Blumhouse Glow In The Dark Billboard, Prime Video, LA
- Best Comedy Poster: Jojo Rabbit
- Best Documentary Poster: The Painter and the Thief
- Best Drama Poster: The Little Things
- Best Fantasy Adventure Poster: '
- Best Foreign Poster: The Unlit
- Best Horror Poster: It Chapter Two
- Best Independent Poster: Synchronic
- Best International Poster: 1917
- Best Motion Poster: Soul
- Best Summer 2019 Blockbuster Poster: The Lion King
- Best Teaser Poster: '
- Best Thriller Poster: Vivarium
- Best Video Game Poster: Mortal Kombat 11
- Best Wildposts: Zack Snyder's Justice League Character Art, HBO Max, Gravillis
- Most Original Poster: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Best Animation/Family Poster for a TV/Streaming Series: Here We Art Key Art
- Best Comedy Poster for a TV/Streaming Series: Dave
- Best Documentary/Reality Poster for a TV/Streaming Series: '
- Best Drama/Action Poster for a TV/Streaming Series: Brave New World
- Best Horror/Thriller Poster for a TV/Streaming Series: '
- Best WildPosts for a TV/Streaming Series: Ted Lasso
- Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film: '
- Best Viral Campaign for a Feature Film: Jojo Rabbit
- Best Action/Thriller TrailerByte for a Feature Film: 1917
- Best Animation TrailerByte for a Feature Film: Soul
- Best Comedy / Drama TrailerByte for a Feature Film: Jojo Rabbit
- Best Horror / Thriller TrailerByte for a Feature Film: Come True
- Most Innovative Advertising for a TV/Streaming Series: For Life
- Best Viral Campaign for a TV / Streaming Series: Narcos
- Best Action / Thriller TrailerByte for a TV / Streaming Series: The Boys
- Best Animation TrailerByte for a TV / Streaming Series: Kipo & The Age Of Wonderbeasts
- Best Comedy / Drama TrailerByte for a TV / Streaming Series: Why Women Kill
- Best Horror / Thriller TrailerByte for a TV / Streaming Series: Chernobyl
- Best BTS/EPK for a Feature Film (Under 2 minutes): Ready or Not
- Best BTS/EPK for a Feature Film (Over 2 minutes): '
- Best BTS/EPK for a TV/Streaming Series (Under 2 minutes): On the Rocks
- Best BTS/EPK for a TV/Streaming Series (Over 2 minutes): See
- Best Radio/Audio Spot (All Genres): Midnight Sky
2022
The 22nd Golden Trailer Awards were presented on October 6, 2022. The nominations were announced on August 2, 2022.
Show
Non-Show (Theatrical)
Streaming
TV Spots (Theatrical)
2023
The 23rd Golden Trailer Awards were presented in Los Angeles on June 29, 2023. The nominations were announced on June 5, 2023.
Show
Non-Show (Theatrical)
TV Spot (Theatrical)
Streaming
Digital & Innovation
Poster
Radio
2024
The 24th Golden Trailer Awards were presented in Los Angeles on May 30, 2024. The nominations were announced on May 7, 2024.
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Non-Show (Theatrical)
TV Spot (Theatrical)
TV/Streaming Series
Digital & Innovation
Poster
Radio
2025
The 25th Golden Trailer Awards were presented in Los Angeles on May 29, 2025. The nominations were announced on May 8, 2025.
Show
Non-Show (Theatrical)
TV Spot (Theatrical)
TV/Streaming Series
Digital & Innovation
Poster
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