Bluebird Films Lands 18 XBIZ Award Nominations

VENICE, Calif. — Bluebird Films has picked up a total of 18 XBIZ Award nominations, acknowledging the studio’s acting, directing, technical and marketing achievements for the past year.

In addition to the accolades for the company's big features "Bat FXXX: Dark Night" and "Bonny & Clide" in multiple categories, "Black Shack, Vol. 1" picked up a nod as Best Interracial Release of the Year.

Bluebird CEO and director Nicholas Steele, who was nominated for Director of the Year – Individual Project for his work on "Bat FXXX: Dark Night," said, “We’re proud to be able to release new titles every week for our fans to enjoy, and it’s an honor to have the outstanding quality of our product recognized by the industry.”

Bluebird's U.S. contract girl Madelyn Marie earned a Female Performer of the Year nomination while Glambird Natasha Marley will compete in that award’s foreign category as well as being a contender for her Acting Performance in "Bonny & Clide." In addition to a slew of technical achievements, Bluebird Films has been nominated both as Studio of the Year in addition to Feature Studio of the Year.

The 2011 XBIZ Awards Show is scheduled for Feb. 9, 2011, at the legendary Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

The complete list of Bluebird Films’ 2011 XBIZ Awards nominations is:

Studio of the Year
Feature Studio of the Year
Parody Release of the Year (Bonny & Clide)
Parody Release of the Year (Bat FXXX: Dark Night)
Director of the Year - Individual Project (Nicholas Steele, Bat FXXX)
Female Performer of the Year (Madelyn Marie)
Acting Performance of the Year (Natasha Marley, Bonny & Clide)
Acting Performance of the Year (Paul Chaplin, Bat FXXX; Nick Manning, Bat FXXX)
Screenplay of the Year (Paul Chaplin, Bat FXXX and Bonny & Clide)
Best Cinemamography (Bat FXXX, Fliktor & Butch; Bonny & Clide, Fliktor & Butch)
Best Art Direction (Bat FXXX)
Best Special Effects (Bat FXXX)
Best Editing (Bat FXXX, Darrell van Dimes)
Marketing Campaign of the Year (Bat FXXX)
Interracial Release of the Year (Black Shack, Vol. 1)
Foreign Female Performer of the Year (Natasha Marley)

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