Home Entertainment Media Play Awards Online Ballot Home Entertainment Media Play Awards Ballot 2026 Please vote for what you think should win in these categories. Voting ends March 31. Consumer preferences will be combined with the judges scores to determine the winners, which will be announced in the April issue of MPN. Nominations are based on submissions by the studios. You may write in your own in each catgory, but these will be collected only for survey purposes and may not influence the outcome of the voting. Additional categories that did not have sufficient entries to advance to the ballot stage will also have winners announced.PACKAGED-MEDIA & DIGITAL TRANSACTIONAL CATEGORIESBest New Movie Home Release Flow (Criterion) Legends of the Highway (Maverick) A Minecraft Movie (Warner) Sinners (Warner) Superman (2025) (Warner) The Toxic Avenger (2025) (Warner) Best Catalog Movie on Disc The Descent — 4K Steelbook (Lionsgate Limited) Dogma 4K (Lionsgate) Eyes Wide Shut 4K (Criterion) Frailty 4K (Lionsgate Limited) High Society (Warner Archive) Jaws — 50th Anniversary Edition (Universal) The Mask (Arrow Video) Night of the Juggler 4K (Kino Lorber) Best Recent TV Season Disc/TVOD Landman — Season 1 (Paramount) The White Lotus — Season 3 (Warner/HBO) Best Vintage TV Series on Disc The Huckleberry Hound Show (Warner Archive) Best Movie Boxed Set A Better Tomorrow Trilogy (Shout! Studios) A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-Film Collection 4K (Warner) Shudder 10: A Decade of Fearless Horror (Shudder) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy (Arrow) Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era — 1940-1958 (Warner) The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years (Criterion) Best Complete TV Series Set Ben 10: The Complete Collection (Warner) Documentary Now! — The Complete Series (Alliance/Mill Creek) Peanuts: Ultimate TV Specials Collection 75 Years (Warner) Robot Chicken: The Complete Series (Warner) Shameless: The Complete Series (Warner) Best 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Boogie Nights (Warner) Eyes Wide Shut (Criterion) Frailty (Lionsgate) Hard Boiled (Shout! Studios) In the Mouth of Madness (Arrow Video) Sinners (Warner) Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Warner) Best Extras/Bonus Material The Beyond 4K (Grindhouse) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Season 1 Part 2 Limited Edition (Crunchyroll) The Last of Us: The Complete Second Season (Warner/HBO) The Long Walk (Lionsgate) Robot Chicken: The Complete Series (Warner) Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era — 1940-1958 (Warner) Best Box ArtView nominees at https://www.mediaplaynews.com/awards/2026-art-and-packaging-nominees/ The Descent — 4K Steelbook (Lionsgate Limited) Frailty 4K (Lionsgate Limited) High Tension — 4K Steelbook (Lionsgate Limited) Masters of the Universe: Revelation/Revolution (Alliance/Mill Creek) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Complete Season 2 (Crunchyroll) The Toxic Avenger (2025) (Cineverse) Best PackagingView nominees at https://www.mediaplaynews.com/awards/2026-art-and-packaging-nominees/ American Psycho — 25th Anniversary Uncut (Lionsgate Limited) Call of the Night: Season 1 Limited Edition (Sentai) The Eminence in Shadow: Season 1 Limited Edition (Sentai) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Season 1 Part 2 Limited Edition (Crunchyroll) A Minecraft Movie: Collector's Crafting Table Edition (Walmart Exclusive) (Warner) Requiem for a Dream — 25th Anniversary (Lionsgate Limited) The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years (Criterion) Best SteelbookView nominees at https://www.mediaplaynews.com/awards/2026-art-and-packaging-nominees/ The Descent (Lionsgate Limited) Dogma (Lionsgate Limited) Fallout: The Complete First Season (Amazon Exclusive) (Warner) Gladiator 2-Movie Collection (Paramount) High Tension (Lionsgate Limited) Masters of the Universe: Revelation/Revolution (Alliance/Mill Creek) Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (Alliance/Paramount) Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Alliance/Decal) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Complete Season 2 (Crunchyroll) The Toxic Avenger (2025) (Cineverse) Best UpgradeA new edition to replace an existing edition of a disc Cloud Atlas 4K (Shout! Studios) Cruising 4K (Arrow) Best Restoration High Society 4K (Warner Archive) A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-Film Collection 4K (Warner) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy 4K (Arrow) Tim Burton's Corpse Bride 4K (Warner) Best Audio/Visual Quality Dark City 4K (Arrow) Frailty 4K (Lionsgate Limited) Best International Release Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Season 1 Part 2 Limited Edition (Crunchyroll) Best Indie Studio Disc Release The Beyond 4K (Grindhouse) Dogtooth 4K (Kino Lorber) The Toxic Avenger (2025) (Cineverse) Best Retailer Exclusive Fallout: The Complete First Season (Amazon Exclusive) (Warner) A Minecraft Movie: Collector's Crafting Table Edition (Walmart Exclusive) (Warner) Best Premium Video on Demand Release Good Night and Good Luck: Live From Broadway (Magnolia) Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (Paramount) The Toxic Avenger (2025) (Cineverse) What was your favorite TV show released on disc in 2025?What was your favorite Blu-ray Disc of 2025?What was your favorite home video release of 2025?GENRE CATEGORIESBest Action/Adventure Release Gladiator 2-Movie Collection (Paramount) Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (Alliance/Paramount) The Penguin: The Complete First Season (Warner/HBO) Best Comedy Release Documentary Now! — The Complete Series (Alliance/Mill Creek) Robot Chicken: The Complete Series (Warner) Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Alliance/Decal) Best Drama Release The Handmaid's Tale: The Complete Series (Warner) The Last of Us: The Complete Second Season (Warner/HBO) The Penguin: The Complete First Season (Warner/HBO) The White Lotus — Season 3 (Warner/HBO) Yellowstone: The Complete Series (Alliance/Paramount) Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Release A Minecraft Movie (Warner) Dune: Prophecy: The Complete First Season (Warner/HBO) Fallout: The Complete First Season (Warner) Masters of the Universe: Revelation/Revolution (Alliance/Mill Creek) Superman (2025) (Warner) The Assessment (Magnolia) The Last of Us: The Complete Second Season (Warner/HBO) Best Horror/Thriller Release Borderline (Magnolia) 40 Acres (Magnolia) Longlegs Steelbook (Alliance/Decal) A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-Film Collection 4K (Warner) Sinners (Warner) Weapons (Warner) You: The Complete Fourth Season (Warner) Best Release of a Musical High Society 4K (Warner Archive) Wicked: For Good TVOD (Universal) Best Release of a Western Cheyenne: The Complete Series (Warner) Best Animation Release Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (Warner) Flow (Criterion) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Season 1 Part 2 Limited Edition (Crunchyroll) Peanuts: Ultimate TV Specials Collection 75 Years (Warner) Rick & Morty: Season 7 (Warner) Robot Chicken: The Complete Series (Warner) Sonic Prime: The Complete Series (Alliance/NCircle) Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Warner) Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era — 1940-1958 (Warner) Best Kidvid Release Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures (Alliance/NCircle) Best Superhero Release Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (Warner) Captain America: Brave New World (Marvel) The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel) The Mask (Arrow) The Penguin: Season 1 (Warner/HBO) Superman (2025) (Warner/DC) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy (Arrow) Thunderbolts* (Marvel) The Toxic Avenger (2025) (Cineverse) Best Anime Release Call of the Night: Season 1 Limited Edition (Sentai) The Eminence in Shadow: Season 1 Limited Edition (Sentai) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Season 1 Part 2 Limited Edition (Crunchyroll) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Complete Season 2 (Crunchyroll) Best Video Game Adaptation A Minecraft Movie (Warner) Fallout: The Complete First Season (Warner) The Last of Us: The Complete Second Season (Warner) Sonic Prime: The Complete Series (Alliance/NCircle) STREAMING CATEGORIESBest Niche Streaming Channel Magnolia Selects Marquee TV Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Radial) Best FAST Channel (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV Channel) CineLife (Magnolia) Unsolved Mysteries (Radial) Best Ad-Supported Streaming Service CineLife (Magnolia) Best Indie Streaming Scripted Series Scream and Cry Horror Movie Review (Magnolia) Best Binge Series Prime Suspect (Radial) Best Nonfiction Streaming Movie or Series The American Revolution: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt (PBS) Forensic Files (Radial) Best Scripted Series (Streaming Original — Major Service) Adolescence (Netflix) Star Wars — Andor: Season 2 (Disney+) The Bear: Season 4 (FX on Hulu) Black Mirror: Season 7 (Netflix) The Diplomat: Season 3 (Netflix) Hacks: Season 4 (HBO Max) Paradise: Season 1 (Hulu) The Pitt: Season 1 (HBO Max) Severance: Season 2 (Apple TV) Slow Horses: Season 5 (Apple TV) The Studio: Season 1 (Apple TV) Best New Movie (Streaming Original) Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock) The Family Plan 2 (Apple TV) Frankenstein (2025) (Netflix) Happy Gilmore 2 (Netflix) Heads of State (Prime Video) KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu) Swiped (Hulu) Train Dreams (Netflix) Wake Up Dead Man (Netflix) Best Major SVOD Streaming Service Apple TV Disney+/Hulu ESPN Unlimited Fox One HBO Max Netflix Paramount+ Peacock Prime Video Best International SVOD Streaming Service Marquee TV OTHER CATEGORIESBest Marketing Initiative Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal) — Thailand Lagoon Global Media Event The Toxic Avenger (2025) (Cineverse) — Undue Medical Debt Charitable Donation Your Email* Emails may be used for promotional purposes. 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