5th Annual Steelbook of the Year '15-7 categories-[Winners]

[digitalbabe]

Hello ninjas!

It's time to share what your favorites in the Steelbook collectibles category for 2015 in our 5th annual member vote for Steelbook of the Year.

Several new categories have been added this year based on member feedback and the evolution of the types of Steelbook releases released over the years. After the nomination period ends on January 15,2016, the individual voting poll threads for each category will be opened after Apollon tallies the nominations by category, and you will be able to vote until January 31,2016.

The winner(s) will be announced early February. Any Steelbooks that was completely released, shipped and in-hand to customers by December 31,2015 are eligible to be included.

2015 Categories & WInners:

1. Best Steelbook (overall standalone Steelbook only) -Winner: GOTG-Blufans
2. Best Overall Steelbook "package"(includes extras ie. cards etc)-Winner: GOTG-Blufans
3. Best Full slip-Winner: Jurassic Park-Film Arena
4. Best Lenticular slip-Winner: GOTG Ultimate Ed-Blufans
5. Best Quarter slip-Winner: ZDT-Plain Archive
6. Best Overall Art-Winner: GOTG-Blufans
7. Best Finish/embossing or debossing-Winner: Ex Machina (World Wide)

• Please nominate your 3 favorite picks in each category and respond with your selections in your reply in this thread. Feel free to use pictures, etc to share with fellow ninjas why you've made your selections.

• The 25 most nominated releases (based on member mentions in this thread), for each of the 7 categories will be included in the 7 voting polls (one for each category) that will be posted mid January. Once the polls are live you can only vote once for your top choice in each category, and you cannot change your vote.

Please kindly keep this thread to nominations for these categories, as always, the nominations and related chat are meant to celebrate the community and collectibles in general. All other general chat should go in gen chat threads, as folks assisting in tabulating nominations need to comb through all unrelated comments.Thanks!

Have fun all!

 

[snooloui]

It is cool to have more categories but I think seven is overkill. I think three categories (best Steelbook, best slip and best overall package) would have been sufficient.

 

[Solomont]

2015 Categories:

1. Best Steelbook - Godzilla (Blufans), Avengers (Nova Media), Guardians of the Galaxy (Blufans)
2. Best Overall Steelbook package - Jurassic World (Film Arena), Chappie (Film Arena), Whiplash (Film Arena)
3. Best Full slip - Godzilla (Blufans), Jurassic World (Film Arena), Ex_Machina (Film Arena)
4. Best Lenticular slip - The Master (Plain Archive), Gladiator (HDZeta), Guardians of the Galaxy (Blufans)
5. Best Quarter slip - The Master (Plain Archive), Memento (KimchiDVD), Gladiator (HDZeta)
6. Best Overall Art - Dead Man (Zavvi), Spiderman Trilogy (Hero Pack Amazon), Wall-E (Zavvi)
7. Best Finish/embossing or debossing - Good Morning Vietnam (Zavvi), Godzilla (Blufans), Guardians of the Galaxy (Blufans)

 

[tenderheartbear]

Pretty hard as I only buy UK steelbooks generally and most of those are just basic editions. Still, of the ones I own...

Best Steelbook - Dr. Who and the Daleks, Zavvi release
Best Overall Steelbook package - Inside Out, Zavvi release - 2D + 3D + bonus disc
Best Full slip - N/A
Best Lenticular slip - N/A
Best Quarter slip - N/A
Best Overall Art - Dr. Who and the Daleks, Zavvi release
Best Finish/embossing or debossing - Princess and the Frog/Big Hero 6/The Incredibles, Zavvi releases

 

[RomanCH]

1. Best Steelbook - John Wick (Nova), The Master (Plain), ZDT (Plain)
2. Best Overall Steelbook package - The Master Fullslip (Plain), ZDT Fullslip (Plain), Interstellar Lenti (HDZ)
3. Best Full slip - The Master (Plain), ZDT (Plain), The Grand Budapest Hotel (Kimchi)
4. Best Lenticular slip - GOTG (Blufans), Raid (Kimchi), Raid 2 (KImchi)
5. Best Quarter slip - The Master (Plain), ZDT (Plain)
6. Best Overall Art - Pan's Labyrinth Mondo, Raid (Kimchi), Raid 2 (KImchi)
7. Best Finish/embossing or debossing - Gladiator (HDZ), GOTG (Blufans),

 

[carllenc]

Best Steelbook
Guardians Of The Galaxy - Blufans
John Wick Angel - Film Arena FAC
Ex_Machina WWA

Best Overall Steelbook Package
Guardians Of The Galaxy Ultimate Edition Lenticur - Blufans
John Wick Angel + Devil Full Slip - Film Arena FAC
Interstellar collection - HDZeta

Best Full Slip
Jurassic World - Film Arena FAC
Ex_Machina - Film Arena FAC
Chappie - Film Arena FAC

Best Lenticular Slip
Guardians Of The Galaxy - Blufans
F&F7 - HDZeta
Memento - KimchiDVD

Best Quarter Slip
Guardians Of The Galaxy - Blufans
Thor - Blufans
Captain America - Blufans

Best Overall Artwork
Guardians of the Galaxy - Blufans
Jurassic World - Film Arena FAC
Ex_Machina - Film Arena FAC

Best Finish/Embossing or Debossing
Guardians Of The Galaxy - Blufans
John Wick Angel - Film Arena FAC
Ex_Machina WWA

 

[clarky1992]

Best Steelbook:
Ex Machina (WWA), Oz The Great And Powerful (Zavvi), The Master (Plain Archive)

Best Overall Steelbook Package:
Ex Machina (Film Arena), Zero Dark Thirty PET Full Slip (Plain Archive), The Master Lenticular Full Slip (Plain Archive)

Best Full Slip:
Ex Machina (Film Arena), The Grand Budapest Hotel (KimchiDVD), Zero Dark Thirty PET (Plain Archive)

Best Lenticular Slip:
Ex Machina (HDzeta), The Master (Plain Archive), Interstellar (HDzeta)

Best Quarter Slip:
Zero Dark Thirty (Plain Archive), The Master (Plain Archive), Interstellar (HDzeta)

Best Overall Artwork:
Oz The Great And Powerful (Zavvi), The Master (Plain Archive), Interstellar (HDzeta)

Best Finish, Embossing/Debossing:
Ex Machina (WWA), Oz The Great And Powerful (Zavvi), The Master (Plain Archive)

 

[KazzPetrelli]

Is Memento & Her can be counted? I thought it's 2014 releases

 

[frankfish44]

Best Steelbook

Guardians of the Galaxy Blufans
Gladiator HDZeta
Avengers NovaMedia
Best Overall Steelbook package

Guardians of the Galaxy UE Blufans
Elektra FAC
Interstellar HDZeta Lenticular
Best Full slip

Avengers Nova Full Slip B
Elektra FAC
Cinderella Kimchidvd Full slip
Best Lenticular slip

Guardians of the Galaxy UE Blufans
Big Hero 6 NovaMedia
Gladiator HDZeta
Best Quarter slip

Captain America Blufans
Thor Blufans
Exodus Gods and Kings TW
Best Overall Art

Gladiator HDZeta
Avengers NovaMedia
Dredd Mondo
Best Finish/embossing or debossing

Guardians of the Galaxy Blufans
Avengers NovaMedia
Whiplash Kimchidvd

 

[laz305]

1. Best Steelbook Only: Ex Machina WWA, GotG Blufans, Big Hero 6 Blufans

2. Best Overall Steelbook Package: Guardians Of The Galaxy Ultimate Blufans, Big Hero 6 Blufans, Interstellar Box Set Zeta

3. Best Full Slip: Ex Machina FAC, Big Hero 6 Geek Tragedy Edition, Intersrellar HDZeta

4. Best Lenti Slip: Thor Blufans, Big Hero 6 Blufans, Captain America TWS Blufans

5. Best Quarter Slip: Romeo + Juliet Blufans, Moulin Rouge Blufans

6. Best Overall Art: Guardians Of The Galaxy Blufans, Ex Machina WWA, Boondocks Saints Mondo

7. Best Embossing/Debossing: Ex Machina WWA, Romeo+Juliet Blufans, Moulin Rouge Blufans

 

[Kuzco]

Best Steelbook : Ex_Machina (WWA), Jumanji (WWA), Hook

Best Overall Steelbook package: Big Hero 6 (Blufans)

Best Full slip: Jurassic World (FilmArena), Chappie (FilmArena)

Best Lenticular slip: Interstellar (HDZeta), Big Hero 6 (Nova).

Best Quarter slip: N/A

Best Overall Art: Interstellar (HDZeta)

Best Finish/embossing or debossing: The Emperor's New Groove (Zavvi)

 

[badgerman]

Best Steelbook
GoTG - Blufans
Whiplash - WWA
Gladiator - HDZeta

Best Overall Steelbook Package
GoTG Ultimate Edition - Blufans
Interstellar Box - HDZeta
Jurassic Park Ultimate Edition Box Set - HDZeta

Best Full Slip
The Avengers: Age Of Ultron Full Slip - Novamedia
Zero Dark Thirty PET Slip - Plain Archive
Whiplash - Film Arena

Best Lenticular Slip
Thor The Dark World - Blufans
Big Hero 6 - Novamedia
GoTG Rocket and Groot Edition - Blufans

Best Quarter Slip
Zero Dark Thirty PET 1/4 - Plain Archive
The Master - Plain Archive
Gladiator - HD Zeta

Best Overall Artwork
Guardians Of The Galaxy - Blufans
Zero Dark Thirty - Plain Archive
Interstellar - HDZeta

Best Finish/Embossing or Debossing
Gladiator - HDZeta
The Master - Plain Archive
Avengers - Novamedia

 

[urbeenjammin]

I think some people are confusing the best overall artwork with best overall package. They need to edit their pics in regards to the category of Best Overall artwork.

 

[Benfica17]

1:
- thé avengeurs ( nova )
- gladiator ( hdzeta )
- whiplash ( zavvi )
2:
- Guardians Of The Galaxy Full slip ( Blufans )
- nightcrawler ( nova )
- begin again ( nova )
3:
- nightcrawler ( nova )
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - ( KimchiDVD )
- thé avengers [ iron Man] ( nova )
4:
- thé Avengers ( Nova )
- John wick ( Nova )
- Jurassic World ( Nova )
5:
- Zero Dark Thirty (Plain Archive)
- Edge Of Tomorrow (Nova )
- Memento (KimchiDVD)
6:
- big héro 6 ( zavvi )
- wall e ( zavvi )
- Guardians of the Galaxy ( Zavvi )
7:
- jurassic park ( zavvi )
- Gladiator ( nova )
- oz thé gréat and powerful ( zavvi )

 

[jeffster15]

Best Steelbook

• Ex Machina WWA
• GOTG Blufans
• Zero Dark Thirty Plain Archive

Best Overall Steelbook Package

• Interstellar HDzeta
• GOTG UE Blufans
• The Raid 1 & 2 Sextuple Pack

Best Full Slip

• Ex Machina FimArena
• Avengers: Age Of Ultron Nova Choice
• Zero Dark Thirty PET Slip Plain Archive

Best Lenticular Slip

• Big Hero 6 UE Blufans
• John Wick Nova
• GOTG UE Blufans

Best Quarter Slip

• Zero Dark Thirty 1/4 Lenti
• Thor Blufans
• Thor 2 Blufans

Best Overall Artwork

• Total Recall Mondo
• Ex Machina WWA
• GOTG Blufans

Best Finish/Embossing or Debossing

• Ex Machina WWA
• Whiplash WWA
• GOTG Blufans

 

[j4c0]

1. Best Steelbook
GOTG (Blufans), Ex Machina (WWA), Thor (Blufans)

2. Best Overall Steelbook package
Interstellar Boxset (HDZeta), The Raid 1&2 sextuple pack (Kimchidvd), GOTG 1click (Blufans)

3. Best Full slip
Jurassic World (FAC), Age Of Ultron (Novamedia), Chappie (FAC)

4. Best Lenticular slip
Big Hero 6 (Novamedia), Captain America (Blufans), Avengers (Novamedia)

5. Best Quarter slip
Zero Dark Thirty (Plain Archive), The Master (Plain Archive), Thor (Blufans)

6. Best Overall Art
Ex Machina (WWA), Boondock Saints (Mondo), GOTG (Blufans)

7. Best Finish/embossing or debossing
Ex Machina (WWA), Jumanji (WWA), Game Of Thrones (WWA)

 

[Dawe4]

Best Steelbook - Gladiator (Hdzeta ), Avengers (Nova Media), Guardians of the Galaxy (Blufans)
Best Overall Steelbook package - Jurassic World (Film Arena), Kingsman (Film Arena), Interstellar Boxset (HDZeta)
Best Full slip - Jurassic World (Film Arena), Ex_Machina (Film Arena), Age Of Ultron (Novamedia)
Best Lenticular slip - Memento (KimchiDVD), Nightcrawler (Novamedia), Guardians of the Galaxy (Blufans)
Best Quarter slip - Thor (Blufans), Memento (KimchiDVD), Zero Dark Thirty (Plain Archive)
Best Overall Art - Dead Man (Zavvi), Godzilla (Blufans), Wall-E (Zavvi)
Best Finish/embossing or debossing - Jurassic Park 1-3 (WWA), Big Hero 6(Blufans WEA), Guardians of the Galaxy (Blufans)

 

[AlienKing]

I think some people are confusing the best overall artwork with best overall package. They need to edit their pics in regards to the category of Best Overall artwork.

Agree. @digitalbabe I see many people voting full slips and lenticular arts for their "best overall artwork" category. People should know this is artwork for the steelbook.

Unless you guys meant any art? Which doesn't make sense since it's for "steelbook of the year" award.

 

[David Seto]

1. Best Steelbook
   • (Zavvi) - The Hunger Games - Mockingjay Part 1
     
   • (Bestbuy) - Avengers - Age of Ultron
   • (Amazon) - The Goonies
2. Best Overall Steelbook
   • (FilmArena) - Fast 7 - Paul Walker Edition
   • (Blufans) - Guardians of the Galaxy - Ultimate Edition
     
   • (Blufans) - Big Hero 6 - Ultimate Edition
3. Best Full slip
   • (Blufans) - Big Hero 6 - Hollow Edition
     
   • (FilmArena) - Fast 7 - Paul Walker Edition
   • (Blufans) - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
4. Best Lenticular slip
   • (Blufans) - Guardians of the Galaxy - Rocket and Groot
   • (Blufans) - Captain America - The Winter Soldier
   • (Blufans) - Thor - The Dark world
5. Best Quarter slip
   • (Blufans) - Thor
   • (Blufans) - Guardians of the Galaxy
   • (Blufan) - Captain America
6. Best Overall Art
   • (Blufans) - Guardians of the Galaxy
     
   • (FilmArena) - Fast 7 - Paul Walker Edition
   • (Blufans) - Thor
7. Best Finish/embossing or debossing
   • (Amazon) - The Goonies
     
   • (Blufans) - Thor
   • (Zavvi) - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

• If I understand correctly, only Steelbooks I have in hand that released during 2015, so with that i didn't buy too many this year, so my list is the best, just what I have. maybe wrong assumption, but ok to nominate same steel more then once?

 

[jimmyv]

I took best overall artwork to mean the artwork of the steelbook + slipcover, not just the artwork for the steelbook (unless of course your vote goes to a slipless steelbook)

Best overall package would consider not only the artwork, but the content and style, like lenticular, book, gloss, emboss/deboss, and overall fit and finish of all items contained in the package.

 

[toonminator]

1. Best Steelbook (overall standalone Steelbook only)
   GOTG Blufans Ultimate Edition
2. Best Overall Steelbook "package"(includes extras ie. cards etc)
   GOTG Blufans Ultimate Edition, Interstellar HDZeta
3. Best Full Slip
   Godzilla (Blufans), Avengers: Age of Ultron (Novamedia)
4. Best Lenticular Slip
   GOTG Blufans Ultimate Edition
5. Best Quarter slip
   Didn't buy any this year
6. Best Overall Art
   Interstellar HDZeta
7. Best Finish/embossing or debossing
   Game of Thrones Season 1
   Game of Thrones Season 2