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!

 

[Flloydo]

Damn for some reason I thought I had until the 31st

I'll have to do this tomorrow

 

[AlienKing]

1. Best Steelbook - Pan's Labyrinth Mondo, Zero Dark Thirty PA
2. Best Overall Steelbook "package" - Zero Dark Thirty PET PA, Jurassic Park 1 - 3 Boxset HDzeta, Interstellar Boxset HDzeta
3. Best Full slip - Chappie FA, Cinderella Kimchi, Zero Dark Thirty PET PA
4. Best Lenticular slip - Edge of Tomorrow NM, Big Hero 6 NM, Cinderella Kimchi
5. Best Quarter slip - Zero Dark Thirty PA, The Master PA, John Wick NM
6. Best Overall Art - If steelbook only: Boondock Saints Mondo, The Master PA, Pan's Labyrinth Mondo. If "overall" can include anything then: Dracula Untold slip FA, The Maze Runner slip FA, Boondock Saints Mondo.
7. Best Finish/embossing or debossing - Ex Machina WWA, Pan's Labyrinth Mondo, Guadians of the Galaxy BF

 

[Hella]

1. Best Steelbook: Ex Machina (WWA)

 

[Flloydo]

Okay a bit rushed and probably haven't thought it through but here goes. - far too many categories IMO #SteelbookOscars!


(This one is a tough one)
1. Best standalone Steelbook
• Ex_Machina - Zavvi
• the thing - mondo
• whiplash - kimchi


(Also loved eternal sunshine of the spotless mind - kimchi, guardians of the Galaxy - blufans, terminator genysis - Zavvi, the princess and the frog - zavvi, a bugs life - zavvi, the boondock saints - mondo, brother bear - Zavvi, whiplash - zavvi)



2. Best overall Steelbook package
• Avengers - lenticular nova
• guardians of the Galaxy - rocket & groot blufans
• whiplash - full slip kimchi


(Also loved eternal sunshine of the spotless mind lenti - kimchi, avengers age of ultron lenti & full slip- nova)



3. Best full slip
• hulk - nova ( this was shipped to me on the 31/12 so I'm guessing it counts)
• avengers - age of ultron - nova
• whiplash - kimchi


(Also loved zombieland uv slip- HDN)



4. Best lenticular
• avengers - nova
• avengers age of ultron - nova
• guardians of the Galaxy (rocket & Groot) - blufans


(Also loved eternal sunshine of the spotless mind - kimchi)



5. Best quarter slip
Don't own any and not really taken and notice of any


(Also a tough one)
6. Best overall art
• The thing - mondo
• the boondock saints - mondo
• guardians of the Galaxy - blufans


(Also loved Ex_Machina - Zavvi, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind - kimchi, Brother bear - Zavvi, the princess and the frog - zavvi, a bugs life - zavvi, whiplash kimchi & zavvi, terminator genisys - zavvi, Kung fu hustle - zavvi, nightcrawler - HMV & nova, tangled - zavvi), true detective - mondo, all 6 Star Wars)



7. Best finish/ embossing or debossing
• Ex_Machina - Zavvi
• princess and the frog - Zavvi
• jumanji - zavvi


(Also loved eternal sunshine of the spotless mind - kimchi, the Jurassic park steels, whiplash kimchi & Zavvi, a bugs life - zavvi, into the woods - zavvi, Tomorrowland - zavvi, nightcrawler - HMV, brother bear - Zavvi, avengers - nova, Star Wars (all 6), frankenweenie - zavvi, the boondock saints - mondo, guardians of the Galaxy - blu fans)

 

[GinjaNinja18]

1 - Best Steelbook - Thor - Blufans
2 - Best Overall Steelbook "package"- Guardians of the Galaxy UE - Blufans
3 - Best Full slip- Zero Dark Thirty PET Slip - Plain Archive
4 - Best Lenticular slip - Captain America: The First Avenger - Blufans
5 - Best Quarter slip - Zero Dark Thirty - Plain Archive
6 - Best Overall Art - The Master - Plain Archive
7 - Best Finish/embossing or debossing - Ex_Machina WWA

 

[lolwut]

It would be helpful if we had a list of steelbooks released in 2015, or a link to said list.

No such list exists?

 

[ayamas]

1. Best Steelbook: GotG Blufans, Ex Machina WWA
2. Best Overall Steelbook package: GotG Ultimate Blufans
3. Best Full slip: Ex Machina Filmarena
4. Best Lenticular slip: GotG Ultimate Blufans
5. Best Quarter slip: Thor Blufans
6. Best Overall Art: GotG Blufans, Ex Machina WWA
7. Best Finish/embossing or debossing: GotG Blufans, Ex Machina WWA

 

[digitalbabe]

Thanks everyone for sharing your favorites in our noms thread!

 

[IRON MAN]

Will be locking this thread in about half an hour or so, to tally the nominations. Last bump.

 

[IRON MAN]

Locking thread and hiding it till the tallying's done.

 

[IRON MAN]

The polls are now open:

Best SteelBook (standalone SteelBook only)

Best Overall SteelBook package

Best Full Slip

Best Lenticular Slip

Best Quarter Slip

Best Overall Art

Best Finish (embossing, debossing etc...)

Enjoy!