It´s no big news that movies heavily rely on the internet for marketing, i´d say it´s the most important marketing instrument by far.

Facebook, Twitter and Co have become a basic instrument, but what about movie websites?

Really well designed movie websites are nothing new either, but there are some examples that underline the theme so well and are by far more than just a website about a movie – they carry the world and theme of a movie a lot further and serve as an extension and not just merely present some information.

Smashing Magazine compiled a great list of movie websites. Not a list exactly, they tried to answer the question “What if Oscars were given to movie websites”.

It´s a great showcase of incredibly well designed websites, read the full article here.