New Line Home Entertainment scored seven victories — six of them for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Special Extended DVD Edition — at the eighth annual DVD Awards, which were part of the Entertainment Media Expo in Hollywood on August 30.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Special Extended DVD Edition tied with The Ultimate Matrix Collection for best of show and best blockbuster theatrical and also won awards for authoring design, video presentation, audio presentation and the "Viewers' Choice" vote through the web site Grab.com. Additionally, Elf won for best PC support.

“This is a great honor. It represents the very hard work of a great many people at New Line and we are proud of them,” said Stephen Einhorn, president and chief operating officer of New Line Home Entertainment.

"Clearly, the judges felt Return of the King takes the DVD experience to a whole new level," DVD Entertainment Awards executive producer Bruce Apar said. "One judge noted that 'no other DVD comes close —Hollywood is no longer in the business of making movies but is now in the business of making DVDs.' "

The DVD Awards drew more than 220 entries in 31 categories. The ceremony was hosted by film critic Leonard Maltin and presented by the International Recording Media Assn. and CMP Entertainment Media.

About New Line Home Entertainment:
New Line Home Entertainment distributes New Line Cinema theatrical films on DVD, VHS and UMD, including the premium DVD brand infinifilm™. The Company also distributes feature films and non-theatrical programs acquired or produced by New Line Home Entertainment and New Line Television. Founded almost 40 years ago, New Line Cinema is the most successful independent film company in the world. Its mission is to produce innovative, popular and profitable entertainment in the best creative environment. In addition to the production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising and an international unit. In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release independent films. A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line’s Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most successful film franchises in history. New Line is a division of Time Warner, Inc.