UPDATE: Tuesday night "The Director's Edition" won the Video Premiere Award in the category of New, Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes. In addition, Roger Nygard (identified below) won in the Screenplay category, sharing the award with Joe Yanetty.

It won't actually be released until November 6, but the DVD and widescreen VHS version of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture — The Director's Edition" is already garnering award nominations.

The first Video Premiere Awards has recognized "The Director's Edition" with nominations in four categories: Best Overall New Extra Features, Library Title (Paramount); Best New, Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes (David C. Fein, producer; Michael Matessino, restoration supervisor; Daren R. Dochterman, visual effects supervisor); Best Audio Commentary (Robert Wise, Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Jerry Goldsmith, Stephen Collins); and Best DVD Menu Design (1K Studios).

The awards, voted on by members of the Video Premieres Academy, recognize original creative work done specifically for premiere on video, both VHS and DVD. Titles considered for judging include those scheduled for release through December that were provided in advance.

"This is the first recognition of the artistic work being done for the most profitable of all media, homevideo," said Scott Hettrick, editor-in-chief of Video Business magazine. The award ceremony will take place October 23 at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California. Video Business will donate 50% of all ticket sales and 50% of the money paid by sponsors to United Way's September 11th Fund.

The Video Premiere Awards also includes acting categories where a number of Star Trek alums are in contention. For Best Actor, Christopher Lloyd ("Kruge" in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock") is nominated for his work in "When Good Ghouls Go Bad." Kirsten Dunst ("Hedril" in "Dark Page") is up for Best Actress for "Lover's Prayer." Vying for Best Supporting Actor is Christopher Plummer ("Chang" in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"), nominated for "Full Disclosure."

In addition, Roger Nygard, director and editor of "Trekkies," the Denise Crosby-hosted documentary about Star Trek fandom, is a nominee in the Best Screenplay category for writing "Suckers."