We’re talking with the founders of the Golden Trailer Awards about the winners of this year’s awards.

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Sisters Monica and Evelyn Brady are the founders of the Golden Trailer Awards. Since 2000, the GTA’s have been the entertainment industry’s premier awards show recognizing movie, video, and video game previews.

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Golden Trailer Awards 2026
The Golden Trailer Awards is an unconventional ceremony that honors excellence in marketing for film, television, and streaming content, including trailers, teasers, TV spots, posters, and breakthrough promotional campaigns. 

GTA26 WINNERS

Agency of the Year

AV Squad

Best of Show,

Project Hail Mary “Chance”, Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Card Creative Group

Best Action

The Running Man, “What It Takes”, Paramount, BOND

Best Animation/Family

Sketch “Creative”, Angel Studios, Wild Card Creative Group

Best Comedy

Anaconda, O.M.G., Sony Pictures, Requiem

Best Documentary Bio Pic of an Individual

Pee Wee As Himself – Trailer, HBO, Mark Woollen & Associates

Best Documentary Subject

The Tale of Silyan, National Geographic, Requiem

Best Drama

Project Hail Mary “Chance”, Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Card Creative Group

Best Fantasy/Adventure

Project Hail Mary, Message, Amazon MGM Studios, Buddha Jones

Best Horror

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Katie, Warner Bros., Requiem

Best Independent Trailer

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die “Revolution”, Briarcliff Entertainment, AV Squad

Best Music

Project Hail Mary “Chance”, Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Card Creative Group

Best Summer 2026 Blockbuster Trailer

Disclosure Day, Know, Universal Pictures, Buddha Jones

Best Teaser

The Devil Wears Prada 2, Catwalk, 20th Century Studios, Buddha Jones

Best Thriller

Weapons – Beware, Warner Bros., Mark Woollen & Associates

Best Video Game Trailer

Silent Hill f, Live Action Trailer, Konami Digital America, Create Advertising Group

Most Original Trailer

Wuthering Heights “Everything”, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wild Card Creative Group

Best Comedy Trailer for a TV/Streaming Series

Nobody Wants This: Season 2, Lucky, Netflix, Requiem

Best Drama Trailer for a TV/Streaming Series

The Pitt Season 2, Return Trailer, HBO Max, Aspect

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This brand was founded on April 17, 1924, formed by Marcus Loew by combining Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Pictures. It was taken over by Kirk Kerkorian in 1969, sold to Ted Turner in 1986, then sold back to Kerkorian, then to a group including Sony Pictures. Since 2022, has been owned by Amazon.

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Metro Goldwin Meyers Pictures made some of the movie industries most famous films including The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Singin’ in the Rain,  Doctor Zhivago,  2001: A Space Odyssey, Rocky and the James Bond franchise.

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Advertising campaigns have headlines, taglines, and slogans. What’s the difference? What makes them good, bad, or annoying? This video is sponsored by Venice.ai. Get a free trial, go to https://venice.ai/moondog or use code MOONDOG to get 20% off a Pro Plan. Enjoy uncensored and private A.I. with Venice.

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This brand is the world’s largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment,

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Advertising is about words and visuals that move the consumer towards affinity and even love of a company or its products. The words in an Ad is either the Headline or a Tagline or a Slogan. What’s the difference.

And sometimes the headline is the Tagline or the Slogan. What is what?

HEADLINE
The key message about the product being sold. What’s the problem? What’s the solution? ie. “Eat more chicken.”

TAGLINE
A short phrase or sentence expressing a brand’s core identity or ethos.

Nike — “Just do it.”

Apple — “Think different.”

De Beers — “A Diamond is Forever.”

BMW — “The Ultimate Driving Machine.”

American Express — “Don’t leave home without it.”

California Milk Processing Board – “Got Milk?”

SLOGAN
The core idea or benefit of a campaign or promotion of a product.

McDonald’s – “You Deserve A Break Today”

Verizon — “Can you hear me now? Good.”

Disneyland — “I’m going to Disneyland!”

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This shoe and sports brand exploded in the late 1980’s through its sponsorship and partnership with basketball player Michael Jordan, which created his Air Jordan shoes.

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Over 20 California Gubernatorial Candidates?! This show isn’t about politics, but this state is nuts! We are going to have a little fun and learn something about the candidates running for Governor of California, in their own words.

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This nut and chocolate brand is one of the biggest snack companies in the US. It was sold by Kraft Heinz in 2021 to Hormel Foods.

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California has over 20 Goobers running in the June Gubantorial Primary

California is the largest state in the union. Largest population. Largest economy. Home of technology, Hollywood, the music business. It’s no flex to say the United States is the most influential country in the world. That’s why the rest of the world watches the news and even bets on the U.S. presidential election.

It’s no understatement to say that California is the most influential state in the union. So that’s why you may be hearing about the California gubernatorial race in your local news.

In 2004 California voters passed a Non-Partisan “Jungle Primary” where almost anybody could run regardless of political party affiliation. On paper, this would expand people’s choice beyond the 2-party system. An open primary will be held in June 2026 with the top 2 candidates proceeding to the general election in November.

This year, the CA board of elections validated 32 gubernatorial candidates. As of this video, 10 of them have dropped out, including, Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell due to sexual assault allegations.

Here are the other 22 candidates from the Primary Ballot Pamphlet mailed out this week.

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The nut brand was founded by Italian immigrant Amedeo Obici in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He started his career as a bellhop and fruit stand vendor in Scranton, Pennsylvania and became known locally as the Peanut Man. This brand is best known for its mascot, “Mr. Peanut”.

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I couldn’t do a Livestream last week because I was in the Northern Arizona desert. Today we’re going to talk about that.

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This iced tea brand is named after a Southwestern state but was actually founded in Brooklyn and is based in Long Island, New York. The founder saw the success of Snapple and came out with his own competitive juice and iced tea brand.

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Arizona

Arizona was the 48th State of the Union and the 6th largest state by size, 14th largest by population. And surprisingly its capital Phoenix is the 5th largest in the country at 1.6M.

Grand Canyon

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This ice-tea brand is known for its 99¢, 22oz tall cans. Their most popular products are their ginseng honey green tea and Arnold Palmer lemonade ice-tea.

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