These are the finalists for the 2009 BizBash Event Style Awards. We’ll announce the winners at the BizBash Expo & Awards on June 11 at the L.A. Mart. More information about the awards is here, and you can learn more about our expo—and register to attend—here.
Best Entertainment Program/Concept
Ellen DeGeneres’s 50th Birthday Party
Submitted by Warner Brothers Special Events
Emirates Airlines A380 Road Show and Gala
Submitted by California Host
“The Heart Foundation Salutes Berry Gordy” Gala
Submitted by AOO Events
Grubb & Ellis’ “The Golden Age of Grubb” Incentive Gala
Submitted by Zoe Productions
Best Corporate Event Concept (Over $50,000)
Adobe Systems Inc.’s “Adobe Max” Customer Appreciation Event
Submitted by Branduin Creative
“Chevy Rocks the Future” Corporate Event
Submitted by Along Came Mary Productions
Ellen DeGeneres's 50th Birthday Party
Submitted by Warner Brothers Special Events
Meow Mix Think Like a Cat Game Show Launch Party
Submitted by Grand Central Marketing
Best Corporate Event Concept (Under $50,000)
Fall Downtown Los Angeles Program and Tour
Submitted by Simply Mumtaz Events
Guess/Vogue/Environmental Media Association Launch of Guess Green
Submitted by Tom Ford Designs
Marriott Masters Trade Show
Submitted by AOO Events
Best Nonprofit Event Concept
Alfred Mann Foundation Gala
Submitted by Poko Event Production
Mark Taper Forum Reopening Gala
Submitted by PGR Productions
Season-Opening Gala for the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Submitted by Special Occasions Event Planning
Syracuse University's Worldwide Scholarship in Action Campaign
Submitted by Precision Event Group
Best Event PR Strategy
“Bright Lights, Big Wheel: The Reveal” Pacific Park Ferris Wheel Debut Event
Submitted by Pacific Park
Ellen DeGeneres’s 50th Birthday Party
Submitted by Warner Brothers Special Events
Emirates Airlines A380 Road Show and Gala
Submitted by California Host
The Simpsons Ride Grand Opening Press Event
Submitted by Universal Studios Hollywood
Best Fresh Idea
Netflix Sponsorship Branding at the Film Independent Spirit Awards
Submitted by Larry Abel/De-signs
The Kindle Heater
Submitted by Kindle Living
The Saban Free Clinic Dinner Gala
Submitted by the Saban Free Clinic
Target One Star for Converse Unofficial MTV Movie Awards After-Party
Submitted by Caravents Inc.
Best Gift Bag
BET Awards
Submitted by GBK
“Chevy Rocks the Future” Corporate Event
Submitted by Along Came Mary Productions
GBK's Pre-Emmy Gift Lounge
Submitted by GBK
GBK’s Pre-Golden Globes Suites
Submitted by GBK
Best Invitation Design
Entertainment Tonight’s Emmy Party Sponsored by People
Submitted by YesDesignGroup
“Chevy Rocks the Future” Corporate Event
Submitted by Along Came Mary Productions
Meow Mix Think Like a Cat Game Show Launch Party
Submitted by Grand Central Marketing
"Politically Incorrect" Valentine’s Day Ball Benefiting the Stanford Cancer Center
Submitted by Creative Intelligence
Best New Product
3D Flip Photos
Submitted by Get Flipped!
Burn-Out Knits
Submitted by Dazian Fabrics
The Kindle Heater
Submitted by Kindle Living
Printed Crystal Velon
Submitted by Velon Designs
Best Lighting Design
Emirates Airlines Corporate Event
Submitted by Showpro
Macy's Passport V.I.P. Reception
Submitted by Kinetic Lighting
Sami Hayak for Target Launch Party
Submitted by Levy Lighting NYC in conjunction with Images by Lighting and Rock and Rain Productions
U.S.C. Shoah Foundation Ambassadors Foundation Gala
Submitted by Kinetic Lighting
Best Overall Catering at an Event
Batonga Foundation Gala Dinner
Submitted by An Catering by Crustacean
“City Warehouse Indulgence” Promotional Event at Rrivre Works
Submitted by Good Gracious Events
Emirates Airlines A380 Road Show and Gala
Submitted by California Host
Best Overall Event Decor (Under $50,000)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foreign Language Film Nominee Lunch
Submitted by Rrivre Works
Autry Museum Gala
Submitted by Poko Event Production
Canadian Tourism Commission Event
Submitted by Infinity Events
Louis Vuitton/Vanity Fair Exhibition Cocktail Party at Lacma
Submitted by Tom Ford Designs
Best Overall Event Decor (Over $50,000)
The CW’s 90210 Launch Party
Submitted by Poko Event Production
Hancock Premiere Party
Submitted by 15/40 Productions
Prime-Time Emmy Awards Governors Ball
Submitted by Sequoia Productions
Target One Star for Converse Unofficial MTV Movie Awards After-Party
Submitted by Caravents Inc.
Best New Venue
Hummingbird Nest
Submitted by Hummingbird Nest
Montage Beverly Hills
Submitted by Montage Beverly Hills
MyHouse
Submitted by Syndicate Hospitality Group
XIV
Submitted by SBE/XIV by Michael Mina
Best Use of Technology
Recording Academy’s “Grammy Celebration” Grammy After-Party
Submitted by Along Came Mary Productions
TV Guide Emmy After-Party
Submitted by Firefly LA
U.S.C.'s Graduate Students' Group Dinner Dance Gala
Submitted by Itsmyseat.com
U.S.O. Camp Pendleton
Submitted by Showpro
Best Video for an Event
Essilor National Sales Meeting
Submitted by Go West Events and Multimedia
R.S.A. Conference
Submitted by Cyberia Media
Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Annual “A Stellar Night” Gala
Submitted by AVT Event Technologies
Voices for Children’s “Starry, Starry Night” Fund-Raising Gala
Submitted by Voices for Children
