DV Magazine's annual Black Diamond Awards highlight the best new products on display at the annual NAB Show, specifically those that will appeal to our readership of independent video professionals. These products include cameras, lenses, camera support, monitors, NLE software, storage solutions, audio gear, and all other production or post tools that will help support a user's creativity.

The Black Diamond Awards are named after the "diamond" scoring system used in DV Magazine's review section.

Black Diamond Award nominees are proposed by an impartial jury of industry professionals who scour the Las Vegas Convention Center exhibit floor, seeking out the most useful and imaginative new products making their debut at the Show.

We also welcome nominations from manufacturers and developers, as well as informed end users. 



All nominations should be made by April 10 to DV editor-in-chief David E. Williams at dwilliams@nbmedia.com. Submissions should include as much information as possible, including a press release on the nominated product, a high-res image of the item, and complete contact information including the company's NAB Show booth number.

Black Diamond Award winners will be selected by the editors of NewBay Media’s video publications (including DV, Videography, TV Technology and Government Video) and will be announced on DV.com on April 14 during the NAB Show. To be chosen as a winner, the editors must unanimously agree on the merits of the product or technology and on how it specifically serves the DV readership.

Profiles on all 2010 Black Diamond Award winners will be published in the June issue of DV and on DV.com.

You'll find the 2009 Black Diamond Award winners right here.