Welcome to the 2006 TNI Collector's Choice Awards where you, the readers, get to vote on the hottest toys of 2006. Make your vote count and select the winners of TNI's exclusive awards. Categories include Toy Company of the Year, Best New Toyline of the Year, the coveted Toy of the Year Award, and more. Awards will be presented to the winning companies at the International Toy Fair in New York this February, 2007. Don't delay! Votes will be accepted through January 31, 2007. Please read the rules and regulations below before voting. Good luck!
At end of the voting ballot, there will be details on how you can enter for a chance to win a $300 toy shopping spree drawing from the TNI sponsor of your choice.
Toy of the year
Azreal (DCSH)
Balrog (Lord of the Rings)
Biker Scout (VOTC)
Captain America (Marvel Legends Icons)
Darth Maul (12" Sideshow)
Darth Maul Lightsaber (Master Replica)
Jetfire (Transformers Classics)
Mirage (Alternators)
Mongul (DC Direct)
Reptile (Motal Kombat)
Solomen Grundy (JLU)
Wasp - Red Variant (Marvel Legends)
Zartan (G.I.Joe Sigma 6)
Other
Best overall toy company
Art Asylum
Bandai
Bowen
Corgi
Diamond Select Toys
Four Horsemen
Gentle Giant Studios
Hasbro
Jada Toys
Jakks Pacific
Jazwares Inc.
Joy Ride Studios
Lego
Master Replica
Mattel
McFarlane Toys
Medicom
Mezco
NECA
Organic Hobby, Inc.
Playmates
Sideshow Toy
Shocker Toys
Sota Toys
Toy Biz
Toynami
WizKids
Yamato USA
Other (Optional)
Best overall action figure line
Ben 10
Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Angel
Corpse Bride
Cult Classics
DC Direct 6"
DC SuperHeroes 12"
DC SuperHeroes 6"
Dragons
Family Guy
Fantastic Four
Final Fantasy
G.I.Joe 8" Sigma 6
G.I.Joe 2.5" Sigma 6
G.I.Joe 3 3/4"
Halo
Hanna Barbera
Justice League Unlimited
Last Avatar
Living Dead Dolls
Lord of the Rings (Sideshow)
Mortal Kombat
Marvel Legends
Marvel Legends Icons
Marvel Select
Marvel Super Hero Showdown
Medicom Real Action Heroes
Microman
Mortal Kombat
MOTU Staction
Naruto
Now Playing
Power Rangers
Revoltech
Rocky
Spawn
Star Trek
Star Wars (Hasbro)
Star Wars (Sideshow)
Street Fighter
Superman Returns
TMNT
TNA Wrestling
Transformers Alternators
Transformers Classics
Transformers Cybertron
Other
Company with the best packaging for its toylines
Art Asylum
Bandai
Bowen
Corgi
Diamond Select Toys
Four Horsemen
Gentle Giant Studios
Hasbro
Jada Toys
Jakks Pacific
Jazwares Inc.
Joy Ride Studios
Lego
Master Replica
Mattel
McFarlane Toys
Medicom
Mezco
NECA
Organic Hobby, Inc.
Playmates
Sideshow Toy
Shocker Toys
Sota Toys
Toy Biz
Toynami
WizKids
Yamato USA
Other
Company that provided best overall sculpting
Art Asylum
Bandai
Bowen
Corgi
Diamond Select Toys
Four Horsemen
Gentle Giant Studios
Hasbro
Jada Toys
Jakks Pacific
Jazwares Inc.
Joy Ride Studios
Lego
Master Replica
Mattel
McFarlane Toys
Medicom
Mezco
NECA
Organic Hobby, Inc.
Playmates
Sideshow Toy
Shocker Toys
Sota Toys
Toy Biz
Toynami
WizKids
Yamato USA
Other
Best super hero line
DCSH
Marvel Legends
Marvel Legends Icons
Marvel Minimates
Marvel Select
Marvel Super Hero Showdown
Justice League Unlimited
Superman Returns
Teen Titans (Bandai)
The Batman
Best Transformers line
Alternators
Classics
Cybertron
Masterpiece
Titanium
Best G.I.Joe line
8" Sigma 6
2.5" Sigma 6
3 3/4"
Toyline with best vehicles and playsets
Ben 10
G.I.Joe
Pirates of the Caribbean (Zizzle)
Star Trek
Star Wars
TMNT
The Batman
Other
Toyline you want to see return to action in 2007 the most
Thundercats
Masters of the Universe
MASK
Other
Company you had the most consumer confidence in
Art Asylum
Bandai
Bowen
Corgi
Diamond Select Toys
Four Horsemen
Gentle Giant Studios
Hasbro
Jada Toys
Jakks Pacific
Jazwares Inc.
Joy Ride Studios
Lego
Master Replica
Mattel
McFarlane Toys
Medicom
Mezco
NECA
Organic Hobby, Inc.
Playmates
Sideshow Toy
Shocker Toys
Sota Toys
Toy Biz
Toynami
WizKids
Yamato USA
Other
Best toyline for girls
Barbie
Bratz
Living Dead Dolls
My Little Pony
Strawberry Shortcake
Other
Toy News International Collectors Choice Awards and Drawing Rules and Regulations:
Votes will be accepted through midnight (11:59 pm) January 31, 2007 EST.
Potential winners may be notified by mail, email, and/or announced on the ToyNewsI.com Web site.
The drawing prize will be mailed to you. You must supply your real name, email and mailing address to enter.
No purchase is necessary to enter.
Drawing is open to individuals only. No companies, third parties or groups will be allowed as entrants.
Proof of Identification may be required to claim the prize.
Drawing winner must respond within 7 calendar days of prize notification or forfeit their prize.
In the event the winner does not reply in 7 days, another winner will be picked at random till a contestant claims the prize.
We reserve the right to limit each household to one qualifier per drawing and or make prize substitutions when necessary.
Entertainment News International reserves the right to amend any rules at any time.
You must be 12 years of age or older to participate in the 2006 Collectors Choice Awards.
The drawing is open to entrants all over the world. However, service to your geographic location will be at the sole discretion of the TNI sponsor delivering the items to the winner.
Entertainment News International Employees, staff and immediate partners of Entertainment News International properties are not eligible to win.
The prize drawing will consist of a store credit with a TNI in-house sponsor. It has no cash value and cannot be redeeemed for such from Entertainment News International or the retailer.
Entertainment News International and 2006 Collectors Choice Awards sponsors are not responsible or liable for entries that are lost, misdirected, delayed, or destroyed in delivery.
There is no responsibility or liability for any potential entrant's inability to access the voting ballot to submit an entry.
Entries that are late, incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the rules may be disqualified.
This drawing is subject to the laws of California and the federal laws of the United States as may be applicable.
Chances of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Entertainment News International reserves the right to deny participation to any entrants as it sees fit without justification.
Decisions of Entertainment News International and or the 2006 Collectors Choice Awards sponsors are final in all cases.
All entries become the sole property of Entertainment News International and cannot, nor will not, be returned for any reason.
All entries will be used by Entertainment News International only. No personal information will be shared with or reported to a third party under any circumstances.
By voting in the 2006 Collectors Choice Awards, you acknowledge that you accept and will abide by these rules and regulations.
