Winners Announced for The 2023 Golden Trailer Awards

Los Angeles, CA. (June 30, 2023) –– The Golden Trailer Awards (GTA) announced the winners of its 23rd annual awards show, which took place at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, June 29. Comedian and actor Missi Pyle hosted this year’s show.

The annual awards show highlights the phenomenal trailers from the current year, with a jury comprised of A-list directors, producers, actors, writers, executives, and advertising creatives. This year’s presenters included Anjali Bhimani (“Ms. Marvel”), Jena Frumes (Model/TV Personality), Matt Walsh (“Veep”), Metta World Peace (Former Los Angeles Lakers player), Page Kennedy (“The Meg 2: The Trench”), Chris Grace (Actor/Comedian), Chen Tang (“Warrior”), Matt Ramos (“At Midnight,” “The Let’s Go Show with Supes”), Drew Droege (“Fool’s Paradise”), Aida Rodriguez (“Fighting Words,” “Legitimate Kid”), Alexis Knapp (“Pitch Perfect”), and Jihad Ward (NFL – NY Giants).

Sisters and co-founders Evelyn Brady-Watters and Monica Brady, the visionary co-founders of the GTAs, launched the groundbreaking event to pay tribute to the extraordinary professionals working behind the scenes—those responsible for crafting spellbinding trailers and mesmerizing marketing content for new movies, television series, and streaming.

“It’s our honor to congratulate all the nominees and winners of the 2023 annual awards,” said co-founder Evelyn Brady-Watters. “We extend special congratulations to our winners, although all the nominees deserve praise for their impressive work this year.”

Film director and co-founder Monica Brady added, “Each year seems to set a new bar. We’re grateful for this annual opportunity to champion these artists behind the scenes.”

The 2023 Golden Trailer Award Winners: 

Best Action
John Wick: Chapter 4 “Legend”, Liosngate, AV Squad 

Best Animation/Family
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, SONY, MOCEAN/TRANSIT 

Best Comedy
Cocaine Bear “Higher”, Universal Pictures, Inside Job 

Best Documentary – Subject
Retrograde: Aftermath Teaser, National Geographic, TRANSIT 

Best Documentary – Bio Pic of an Individual
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Apple, JAX

Best Drama
Oppenheimer “Secrets”, Universal Pictures, Trailer Park Group 

Best Fantasy Adventure
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – New Day, Lucasfilm, Wild Card Creative Group 

Best Horror
Smile “Frighten”, Paramount Pictures, AV Squad

Best Independent Trailer
Women Talking, “Unknown”, UA Releasing, Mark Woollen & Associates 

Best Music
Babylon, Paramount Pictures, Buddha Jones 

Best Thriller
Don’t Worry Darling – Chaos, Warner Bros., Wild Card Creative Group 

Best Video Game Trailer
Hogwarts Legacy: Official Launch Trailer, WB Games, Create Advertising Group 

Golden Fleece
Smoking Causes Coughing, Magnolia Pictures, Jump Cut 

Most Original Trailer
Tar, “Time”, Focus Features, Mark Woollen & Associates  

Best Summer 2023 Blockbuster Trailer
Oppenheimer “Secrets”, Universal Pictures, Trailer Park Group

Best Teaser
Barbie “Teaser”, Warner Bros. Pictuers, Giaronomo Productions, Inc. 

Best Foreign Trailer
RRR “RRRe-Release”, Variance Films, Sequence Creative 

Best Comedy for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
Ted Lasso S3 “Fun”, Apple TV+, Tiny Hero 

Best Drama for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
Succession: Battle Royale, HBO, Create Advertising Group 

NON SHOW CATEGORIES

FEATURE FILM NOMINEES

The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Puzzle, Netflix, MOTIVE 

Best Sound Editing
Oppenheimer “Secrets”, Universal Pictures, Trailer Park Group 

Best Original Score
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Puzzle, Netflix, MOTIVE 

Best Motion/Title Graphics
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Puzzle, Netflix, MOTIVE 

Best Faith Based Trailer
Ordinary Angels “Family”, Lionsgate, The Refinery 

Best Romance
Past Lives, “Fate”, A24, Mark Woollen & Associates 

Best Independent Trailer (for film budget shot under $1.5Million US)
Upon Entry, Charades, ZEALOT 

Trashiest Trailer
Holy Shit!, The Playmaker Munich, Good Hands 

TV SPOTS FOR FEATURE FILM

Best Action TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Fast X “Ahead”, Universal Pictures, AV Squad 

Best Animation / Family TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: TV60 “Dear Son”, Netflix, REBEL 

Best Comedy TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
AIR “Future”, Amazon Studios, Major Major 

Best Documentary TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Retrograde, National Geographic, TRANSIT

Best Drama TV Spot (for a Feature FIlm)
The Woman King “Freedom”, Sony, Trailer Park Group

Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – Hero, Lucasfilm, Wild Card Creative Group 

Best Foreign TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
MOVIESUMMER, TNT4,  

Best Graphics in a TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
See How They Run “Headline Act”, The Walt Disney Studios, Tiny Hero 

Best Horror TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Evil Dead Rise “Click Review”, Warner Bros., MOCEAN 

Best Independent TV Spot
FEAR – “Big Movie 15”, Hidden Empire Film Group, Heart Sleeve Creative 

Best Music TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
The Gray Man, Netflix, Rogue Planet 

Best Original Score TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Crimes of the Future, Pain, NEON, GrandSon Creative 

Best Romance TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Shotgun Wedding “Untraditional”, Prime Video, Tiny Hero

Best Sound Editing in a TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves “Sound”, Paramount Pictures, AV Squad 

Best Thriller TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Nope: “Choices”, Universal Pictures, TRANSIT 

Best Voice Over TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Polite Society, Focus Features, Buddha Jones 

Most Original TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Champions, Woody, Focus Features, Ignition Creative 

STREAMING/TV SERIES NOMINEES

Best Action for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
Andor “Uprising”, The Walt Disney Studios, The Hive 

Best Animation/Family for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
Lost Ollie “Dream”, Netflix, Trailer Park Group 

Best Documentary/Reality for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
The Last Movie Stars “Beautiful”, CNN/HBO Max, MOCEAN 

Best Fantasy Adventure for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
Wednesday “Nero”, Netflix, Trailer Park Group

Best Foreign TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a TV/Streaming Series
The Nurse, Netflix, ZEALOT  

Best Graphics for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
1899 Triangles, Netflix, Netflix Creative Studio 

Best Horror/Thriller for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
FROM Season 2, “Dream”, EPIX/MGM+, ZEALOT 

Best Music for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
Stranger Things 4 “Hype Vol. 2”, Netflix, Trailer Park Group 

Best Original Score for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
The Mandalorian S3 “Stronger”, Disney+, AV Squad

Best Sound Editing for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
Only Murders in the Building S2: Click, Hulu, Create Advertising Group 

Best Voice Over for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)
Ramy S3 “Family”, Hulu, GrandSon

Most Original TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a Series
The Watcher “House”, NETFLIX, Level Up AV

Best Promo for a OTO Special
Presenting the 2023 Best Picture Nominees, The Academy of Motion Pictures and Science, Sleepy Skunk 

Best Promo for a TV Network
Nat Geo Sizzle Brand Anthem “Wonder”, National Geographic, Ultrabland 

DIGITAL & INNOVATIVE NOMINEES

Best Digital – Action
Top Gun Maverick Aviation Day, Paramount Pictures, Paradise Creative 

Best Digital – Animation / Family
A Christmas Story “Holiday Classic”, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Arkive Creative 

Best Digital – Comedy
Spirited “Def Not Lip Syncing”, Apple TV+, AV Squad

Best Digital – Drama
Casablanca “80th Anniversary”, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Arkive Creative 

Best Digital – Fantasy Adventure
Avatar: The Way of Water “Journey”, The Walt Disney Studios, Tiny Hero 

Best Digital – Horror / Thriller
M3GAN “Getting Hacked” Universal Pictures, The Fabulous Group 

Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish “Hot Ones”, Universal Pictures, Inside Job 

Best Action/Thriller TrailerByte for a Feature Film
Avatar: The Way of Water “Planet Pandora”, 20th Century Fox, Mob Scene 

Best Animation TrailerByte for a Feature Film
Turning Red, “Boots & Cats”, Disney Pixar, ZEALOT

Best Comedy / Drama TrailerByte for a Feature Film
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry ‘Book to Screen’, Entertainment One, Silk Factory

Best Horror / Thriller TrailerByte for a Feature Film
Barbarian, Disney/20th Century, Intermission Film 

Best Viral Campaign for a Feature Film
Cocaine Bear, Digital Campaign, Universal, Project X/AV 

Most Innovative Advertising for a TV/Streaming Series
Evil Social Campaign, Paramount+, Paramount+ 

Best Action / Thriller TrailerByte for a TV / Streaming Series
Stranger Things 4, “Layers 1”, Netflix, ZEALOT 

Best Comedy / Drama TrailerByte for a TV / Streaming Series
Only Murders in the Building Season 2, “Evidence”, Hulu, ZEALOT 

Best Viral Campaign for a TV / Streaming Series
Only Murders in the Building Season 2, “Paid Social Campaign”, Hulu, ZEALOT 

Best BTS/EPK for a Feature Film (Under 2 minutes)
Corsage “Corset”, IFC Films, Jump Cut 

Best BTS/EPK for a Feature Film (Over 2 minutes)
Everything, Everywhere All At Once | Scene at the Academy, A24, SunnyBoy Entertainment 

Best BTS/EPK for a TV/Streaming Series (Under 2minutes)
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special “Guardians of Cheer”, The Walt Disney Studios, Tiny Hero 

Best BTS/EPK for a TV/Streaming Series (Over 2 minutes)
A Small Light “In Production”, National Geographic, Nat Geo In-House Team 

POSTER NOMINEES

Best Action Poster
Polite Society “Payoff”, Focus Features, AV Print

Best Animation / Family Movie Poster

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules “Crowd”, The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Ignition Creative

Best Billboard (for Feature Film or TV/Streaming Series)
Welcome to Chippendales 3-D Digital Billboard, Hulu, Hulu

Best Comedy Poster
Paint, IFC Films, GrandSon Creative 

Best Documentary Poster
Aftershock, Hulu, The Refinery 

Best Drama Poster
Sharper “Kaleidoscope”, Apple TV, Ignition Creative

Best Foreign Poster
Kill Boksoon, Date Announcement, Netflix, The Refinery 

Best Horror Poster
Swallowed, “Gulp”, Momentum Pictures, Champ & Pepper

Best Independent Poster
Summering, Bleecker Street Media, The Refinery 

Best Teaser Poster
TÁR, Focus Features, AV Print

Best Thriller Poster
Cocaine Bear “Payoff”, Universal Pictures, AV Print 

Best Wildposts
John Wick: Chapter 4 “Illumicade”, Lionsgate, AV Print 

Most Original Poster
Don’t Worry Darling, Warner Bros., The Refinery 

Best Motion Poster
Peter Pan & Wendy “Marriott Magic”, The Walt Disney Studios, Tiny Hero 

Best Animation/Family Poster for a TV/Streaming Series
Muppets Mayhem, Payoff, Disney Branded Television, Ignition Creative 

Best Comedy Poster for a TV/Streaming Series
Only Murders in the Building Season 2, Hulu Originals, Hulu Originals 

Best Documentary/Reality Poster for a TV/Streaming Series
The Hair Tales , Onyx Collective, Onyx Collective 

Best Drama/Action Poster for a TV/Streaming Series
The Watchful Eye, Freeform, Freeform 

Best Horror/Thriller Poster for a TV/Streaming Series
Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Netflix, MOCEAN 

Best WildPosts for a TV/Streaming Series
SWARM, Amazon Studios & Prime Video, GrandSon Creative 

RADIO SPOTS

Best Radio/Audio Spot (For a Feature Film or TV/Streaming Series)
Cocaine Bear “Ursa Coca”, Universal Pictures, Inside Job 
For more information, contact: Monique Sondag 214-536-4319 Monique@TroopsandAllies.com

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