Voting Now Open for 2014 Poppies Toy and Collectible Awards

Voting is now open for the 2014 Poppies Awards.

Now in its seventh year, The Poppies is an awards program presented by MWCToys.com.  Run by MWCToys owner Michael Crawford, the Poppies present awards to toy and collectible companies in such categories as Best Overall Company, Eddie Wires Award for Outstanding Paint, and Best Vehicle or Playset.   Further categories for figures are broken down by gender to Best Male Figure and Best Female Figure and then further broken down by scale:  Under 5-inches, 5-inches to 11-inches, 12-inches to 17-inches, and 18-inches and larger.

The awards are voted on by a panel of judges picked by Crawford.  These judges represent collectible companies, media outlets, toy retailers, artists, and notable collectors.   Included in the 2014 judging are former DC Comics creative leader Georg Brewer, Toynami design consultant Scott Tipton, Diamond Select Toys Marketing Supervisor Zach Oat, Yodasnews.com webmaster Mark Picirilli, Entertainment Earth merchandiser Adam Pawlus, MTV Geek writer Jason Stephens, and Marvelicious Toys and Star Wars Action News podcast host Arnie Carvalho.   The full list of judges can be viewed at MWCToys.com.

In addition to the expert panel of judges, MWCToys.com also offers Peoples Picks awards which have open voting.  The ballot is hosted at MWCToys.com

This years list of nominees in the Peoples Picks awards are:

Best Overall Company

• 3A
• ACI
• Asmus
• Bandai / Bandai Japan
• Bif Bang Pow
• DC Collectibles
• Diamond Select
• Enterbay
• Four Horsemen
• Funko
• Gentle Giant
• Hasbro
• Hot Toys
• Jakks
• Jazwares
• Kotobukiya
• LEGO
• Mattel
• McFarlane Toys
• Mezco
• NECA
• Playmates
• Sideshow
• ThreeZero
• Weta

Best Overall Line – High End

• Batman Black & White (DC Collectibles)
• Batman (All licenses) (Hot Toys)
• DC Bombshells (DC Collectibles)
• DC Comics (Sideshow)
• DC (all lines) (Hot Toys)
• Dr. Who (Big Chief)
• Gang’s Kingdom (DAM Toys)
• G.I. Joe (Sideshow)
• The Hobbit/LOTR (Weta)
• The Hobbit/LOTR (Gentle Giant)
• Lord of the Rings (Asmus)
• Marvel (all lines) (Hot Toys)
• Marvel (all lines) (Sideshow)
• Masterpiece HD (All lines) (Enterbay)
• Robocop (Hot Toys)
• Star Wars (Sideshow)
• Star Wars Jumbo Vintage (Gentle Giant)
• Walking Dead (Gentle Giant)

Best Overall Line – Low End

• Batman Designer Series (DC Collectibles)
• Batman Animated (TNBA etc.) (DC Collectibles)
• Breaking Bad (Mezco)
• DC Multiverse (Mattel)
• Game of Thrones (Dark Horse)
• Game of Thrones (Funko)
• Gothitropolis: Ravens (Four Horsemen)
• Magic The Gathering (Funko)
• Marvel Legends (Hasbro)
• Marvel Select (Diamond Select Toys)
• Masters of the Universe Classics (Mattel)
• Outer Space Men (Four Horsemen)
• Pacific Rim (NECA)
• Planet of the Apes (NECA)
• Plants vs Zombies (Diamond Select Toys)
• Pop! Vinyl Figures (Funko)
• ReAction (Funko)
• Simpsons Celebrity Series (NECA)
• Star Wars Black (Hasbro)
• Star Wars Diecast (Disney)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (playmates)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Kid Robot)
• Transformers (Hasbro)
• Twilight Zone (BifBangPow)
• Universal Monsters (Diamond Select Toys)
• Walking Dead (Mcfarlane)
• WWE (Mattel)

Eddie Wires Award for Outstanding Paint

• Azog on Warg (Weta)
• Batista, WWE (Mattel)
• Black Widow (Gentle Giant)
• Chomper/Engineer 2 pack, Plants vs Zombies (DST)
• Clonetrooper, 501st (Sideshow)
• Elder Predator (Hot Toys)
• Gorilla Soldier (NECA)
• Harley, Batman B/W (DC Collectibles)
• Iron Man MK42 DieCast (Hot Toys)
• Kerberos Panzer Jäger (Hot Toys)
• Knifehead BD, Pacific Rim (NECA)
• Marv Sin City (DST)
• Maurice POTA (NECA)
• Robocop (Hot Toys)
• Shao Khan (PCS)
• T-800 BD (Hot Toys)
• Tyreese (McFarlane)
• Viper Predator (NECA)

Best Male Figure 18″ and up

• Batman 1989 (NECA)
• Bruce Lee (Blitzway)
• Cherno Alpha, Pacific Rim (NECA)
• Dutch, Predator (NECA)
• Godzilla (Jakks)
• Han in Stormtrooper Outfit (Jakks)
• Joker (NECA)
• Master Chief (NECA)
• Mr. Bean (Enterbay)
• Robocop (Enterbay)
• T-1000 (Enterbay)
• War Machine MKII (Play Imaginitive)

Best Male Figure (12″ – 17″)

• Batman (comic version) (Sideshow)
• Chucky (Mezco)
• Darth Vader (Sideshow)
• Diamond 3, Gangs Kingdom (DAM Toys)
• Guritz, LOTR (Asmus)
• Harry Potter (Star Ace)
• Iron Man MK42 Die Cast (Hot Toys)
• Link (Medicom)
• Probe Droid (Sideshow)
• Robocop with Chair (Hot Toys)
• Sherlock Holmes (Big Chief)
• Star-Lord, GotG (Hot Toys)
• Superman, MoS (Hot Toys)
• Tyrion, Game of Thrones (ThreeZero)

Best Male Figure (5″ – 11″)

• Amazing Spider-man 2 Spidey (Hasbro)
• Batman 1989 (NECA)
• Batman, TNBA (DC Collectibles)
• Caesar DOTPOTA (NECA)
• Captain America Stealth Suit ML (Hasbro)
• Creature from the Black Lagoon (DST)
• Drogo, GoT (Funko)
• ED-209 (NECA)
• Falcon, Marvel Select (DST)
• Garruk Wildspeaker, Magic The Gathering  (Funko)
• Glen, Walking Dead (McFarlane)
• Gorilla Soldier, POTA (NECA)
• Iron Patriot (S.H. Figuarts)
• Jedi Luke, SW Black (Hasbro)
• Jetfire, Transformers (Hasbro)
• Michelangelo, TMNT (Revoltech)
• Modulok, MOTUC (Mattel)
• Mummy (Mezco)
• Riddler, Batman Designer (DC Collectibles)
• Star-Lord, GotG ML (Hasbro)
• Tyreese, Walking Dead (McFarlane)
• Viper Predator (NECA)

Best Male Figure (under 5″)

• Adam Power, Power Lords (Four Horsemen)
• Alien, ReAction (Funko)
• Arctic B.A.T., G.I. Joe (Hasbro)
• Bowser, World of Nintendo
• Darth Vader #26, SW Black (Hasbro)
• Fighter’s Guild Akavari and Pony Guar (Symbiote)
• Gremlin, Twilight Zone (BifBangPow)
• Jack Asteroid, OSM (Four Horsemen)
• Jabba’s Skiff Guard, SW Black (Hasbro)
• Kane in Spacesuit, Alien ReAction (Funko)
• L’il Gotham Batman (DC Collectibles)
• Penguin, Multiverse (Mattel)
• Snake Eyes, Artic, G.I. Joe (Hasbro)
• Super Mario (S.H. Figuarts)

Best Female Figure (over 11″)

• Avea Trotter, Monster High (Mattel)
• Baroness, G.I. Joe (Sideshow)
• Black Widow, CA:WS (Hot Toys)
• Cammy, Street Fighter (Medicom)
• Catwoman, DC Comics (Sideshow)
• Crimson (Flirty Girl)
• Domino Lady (Phicen)
• Faraway Forest Elf, Barbie (Mattel)
• Harley, DC Comics (Sideshow)
• Hit Girl, Kick Ass 2, (Medicom)
• Maleficent (Hot Toys)
• Maleficent (Disney Signature Collection)

Best Female Figure (5″ – 11″)

• Alien Queen (NECA)
• April O’Neil TMNT (Playmates)
• Arcee, Transformers (Hasbro)
• Arya Stark, GoT (Funko)
• Arya Stark, GoT (Dark Horse)
• Black Cat, Spider-Man ML (Hasbro)
• Black Widow, CA:WS ML (Hasbro)
• Catwoman, animated (DC Collectibles)
• Daenerys, Got (Dark Horse)
• Daenerys, GoT (Funko)
• Gamora, GotG ML (Hasbro)
• Lilliana Vess, Magic (Funko)
• Lucy Lawless, Simpsons (NECA)
• Maggie, Walking Dead (McFarlane)
• Mermista, MOTUC (Mattel)
• Penny, Gremlins (NECA)
• Scorpia, MOTUC (Mattel)
• Venus, Sailor Moon (S.H. Figuarts)
• Windblade, Transformers (Hasbro)
• Zira, POTA (NECA)

Best Female Figure (under 5″)

Notes: The strong female represetation continues in the smaller scale. It’s particularly nice to see it’s not just Star Wars and Joe, although they have some strong nominees as well.

• Amy Pond, Dr. Who (Character Options)
• Baroness, G.I. Joe (Hasbro)
• Catwoman, DC Multiverse (Mattel)
• Harley, DC Multiverse (Mattel)
• Lady Jaye, G.I. Joe (Hasbro)
• Ripley, Alien ReAction (Funko)
• Samus Arun, Amiibo, (Nintendo)
• Talky Tina, TZ (BifBangPow)
• Terra Firma, OSM (Four Horsemen)
• Toryn Farr, Star Wars Black (Hasbro)
• Wasp, Marvel Infinite (Hasbro)

Best Build a Figure/Collect and Connect (any size or type):

• Green Goblin, Spider-Man ML (Hasbro)
• Groot, GotG ML (Hasbro)
• Jubilee, ML (Hasbro)
• Kalibak, DCU/Super Powers (Mattel)
• Mandroid, ML (Hasbro)
• Minicon Assault Team Centuritron, Transformers (Hasbro)

Best Vehicle or Playset

• Armory, Batman (Hot Toys)
• AT-DP, Star Wars, (Hasbro)
• Batbot, RC (Imaginext)
• Batmobile, Toy Toyko Red version (Funko)
• Battle Ram, MOTUC (Mattel)
• Battle Rover (Imaginext)
• Cobra Wolf, G.I. Joe (Hasbro)
• Dragon Castle (True Legends)
• Ecto-1, Ghostbusters, (Funko)
• High Flying Blimp, TMNT (Playmates)
• Inquisitor TIE Fighter, Star Wars (Hasbro)
• Iron Man 3 Hall of Armor, House Party (Hot Toys)
• Iron Man 3 Workshop Accessories (Hot Toys)
• Millenium Falcon, Star Wars Hero (Hasbro)
• Phantom, Star Wars Rebels (Hasbro)
• Serenity 1:250 scale cutaway (Qmx)
• Slave 1, Star Wars Die Cast (Disney)
• Speeder Bike, Star Wars Black (Hasbro)
• T-Tower, Teen Titans (Jazzwares)
• X-Wing Fighter, Star Wars (Hasbro)
• Z-line Billiard Breakout, TMNT (Playmates)

Best Statue

• Azog on Warg (Weta)
• Batman Arkham City (Kotobukiya)
• Black Widow (Gentle Giant)
• Black Widow PF (Sideshow)
• Chewbacca PF (Sideshow)
• Conan (ARH)
• Harley, DC Bombshells (DC Collectibles)
• Harley, Batman B/W (DC Collectibles)
• Harley PF (Sideshow)
• He-Man (Pop Culture Shock)
• Herman Munster (Tweeterhead)
• Judge Death (Pop Culture Shock)
• King Thror, Hobbit (Weta)
• Mojo (Bowen)
• Padme Amidala (Gentle Giant)
• Rick Grimes, Walking Dead comic (McFarlane)
• Shao Khan (Pop Culture Shock)
• Superman DC Comics PF (Sideshow)
• Warframe Excalibur (Symbiote)
• Wonder Woman ArtFX (Kotobukiya)
• Yoda Ilum, Star Wars (Gentle Giant)

Best Bust

• Alien Big Chap Legendary Scale (Sideshow)
• Azog (Gentle Giant)
• Goblin King (Gentle Giant)
• Iron Man MK42 Battle Damaged (Hot Toys)
• Jek Porkins, Star Wars (Gentle Giant)
• Panzerkommandant Jürgen (Quarantine)
• Rocket Raccoon (Gentle Giant)
• Ryu, Street Fighter Life Size (Pop Culture Shock)
• Scorpion, Life Size (Pop Culture Shock)
• Sophia Stalker, Walking Dead (Gentle Giant)

Best Designer/Vinyl

• Baby Dancing Groot (Funko)
• BeeBop, TMNT (Kid Robot)
• Chariv, Rise of the Beasts, Glyos (Onell)
• Dr. Who War Beast SDCC (Titan)
• Dr. Who War Doctor SDCC (Titan)
• Elder Scrolls Online Nord (Symbiote)
• GoGo Yubari, Kill Bill (Funko)
• Gus Fring, Dead Face, Breaking Bad (Funko)
• Judge Dredd Cosplay Penguin (Blind Mouse)
• Kiora Atua, Magic (Funko)
• Sharknado, Bloody (Funko)
• Shockwave, Transformers (Loyal Subjects)
• Splinter, TMNT (Loyal Subjects)
• Sun Dad Red (RealXHead)
• Super Crayboth, Glyos (Onell)
• Tezzeret, Magic (Funko)
• White Lantern Flash (Funko)
• Yubiosu (RealXHead)

Best Prop Replica

• Batman Returns Cowl (Hollywood Collectibles)
• Breaking Bad Teddy Bear (Mezco)
• Gremlins 2 Flasher (NECA)
• Infinity Gauntlet (Hasbro)
• Larry Talbot’s Cane, Wolfman (Factory Entertainment)
• Longclaw, GoT (Valyrian Steel)
• Monkey Brains Bowl, Indiana Jones
• Predator 1 Bio Mask (Sideshow)
• Ravenclaw Diadem, Harry Potter (Noble)
• Sonic Screwdriver, Dr. Who (Rubbertoe)
• Tomenosuke Blaster Pro Edition (Hollywood Collectibles)
• Walking Dead Jail Key (McFarlane)

Best Block Figures/Building Set Series

• DC/Marvel Superheroes (Lego)
• Halo (MegaBloks)
• How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Ionix)
• Legends of Chima (Lego)
• Lego Movie (LEGO)
• Plants Vs Zombies Minimates (DST)
• Simpsons (Lego)
• Spongebob (MegaBloks)
• Star Wars (Lego)
• Titanfall (K’Nex)
• Transformers (Kre-o)
• Walking Dead (McFarlane)
• WWE (C3)

Best Misc

• Caesar’s Bust/DVD Case (NECA)
• Disneyvision (Disney)
• Grimlock Stomp and Chomp (Hasbro)
• ReAction Figures (Funko)
• Star Wars Command (Hasbro)
• Titanfall Collector’s Edition
• TMNT Giant Size (Jakks)

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