The 2006 Winners are...

[d rod]

After receiving the entries, we have our winners. Remember, all we did was send a list of categories and ask members to vote for the best in each category. They were allowed to put whoever they wanted to. All we asked was to base their answer off of 2006 releases. Members who voted where active participants in each of the major forum sections to level out the playing field. A lot of great entries but these are the ones who rose above.

They will each receive a 2006 Statue Forum Award and hopefully they will get a picture taken with it so we can post them on the boards and enjoy them. Congrats to all who took part of this industry, fans, sculptors and manufacturers alike. Most of all, congrats to the winners!

Best Female Body Sculptor: Clay Moore
Best Male Body Sculptor: Martin Canale
Best Maquette Sculptor: Tony Cipriano
Best New Sculptor: Gabe Perna
Best Movie Props: Master Replicas
Best Toy Figures: Sideshow
Best Company: Sideshow
Best New Statue Line: Sideshow vs Line

Please make sure you go to the other thread and participate in the Statue Forum fan awards. Make your vote count!

[d rod]

Also, if your favorite didn't win, please don't take it away from the winners. Let them enjoy the moment. It was a tight race and more than one could have been a winner.
Thanks!

[martin canale]

After receiving the entries, we have our winners. Remember, all we did was send a list of categories and ask members to vote for the best in each category. They were allowed to put whoever they wanted to. All we asked was to base their answer off of 2006 releases. Members who voted where active participants in each of the major forum sections to level out the playing field. A lot of great entries but these are the ones who rose above.

They will each receive a 2006 Statue Forum Award and hopefully they will get a picture taken with it so we can post them on the boards and enjoy them. Congrats to all who took part of this industry, fans, sculptors and manufacturers alike. Most of all, congrats to the winners!

Best Female Body Sculptor: Clay Moore
Best Male Body Sculptor: Martin Canale
Best Maquette Sculptor: Tony Cipriano
Best New Sculptor: Gabe Perna
Best Movie Props: Master Replicas
Best Toy Figures: Sideshow
Best Company: Sideshow
Best New Statue Line: Sideshow vs Line

Please make sure you go to the other thread and participate in the Statue Forum fan awards. Make your vote count!

WOW!!!! Thanks for the Surprise!!!!! This is a good one, ... so thanks to all who was give me the vote ;) But to be Honest I feel that
the correct name for this category is no doubt ANDY BERGHOLTZ, A truly MASTER!! :buttrock: :buttrock:
AGAIN THANKS A LOT:thumbs2:

[darthblue]

Felicitaciones Martín!! Sos muy groso hermano !!

[d rod]

Bien merecido! Aunque Pablo estaba en tu cola!!

[Alex655321]

Congrats to all the Winners:thumbs2:

[ickwinzs]

WOW!!!! Thanks for the Surprise!!!!! This is a good one, ... so thanks to all who was give me the vote ;) But to be Honest I feel that
the correct name for this category is no doubt ANDY BERGHOLTZ, A truly MASTER!! :buttrock: :buttrock:
AGAIN THANKS A LOT:thumbs2:

Congrats Martin!!!!

[rilynil]

That's a well-deserved honor, Martin! Congrats! I love that you and Sideshow did so well. It's the Vs. line (Hulk vs. Spidey) that got me started collecting statues in the first place last year.

[Sgt Taz]

Congratz :thumbs2:


Do we get to know for wich piece the sculptors won or is it in general?

[Bullseye]

Congrats to all the winners.

[JDH]

Worthy winners all.

[Comicboy]

Congrats to the winners! They earned it for doing some of the most incredible work this hobby has seen. Seeing the works created this last year and seeing some of the pieces coming at us in the future make this an incredible time to be in collecting.

[HardHeroine]

Best Female Body Sculptor: Clay Moore

no surprise :buttrock:

congrats everybody and to all who are not on that list: try harder and give us crazy collectors a fantastic 2007 ;) :thumbs2:

[ickwinzs]

Congrats to all the winners!!! Thats a Damn good lineup of talent!

[Kdawg59]

Congrats to all the winners!!! Thats a Damn good lineup of talent!

word that Rick.....


This is a great thing to have on the ground floor... talent will be lobbying in the future to win a SF award... You gotta start somewhere...

congrats to the talent who one, was in the running, and the future talent that will win...

participation is the key!

[JLM]

Well done to all the winners.

[Danno]

That is awesome, congrats to a pool of incredible talent!!!!!

[RickDTM]

Man, what a list!!! Imagine if one company had all that talent to draw from.....

Congrats to all the winners! Well deserved for sure.

[FengShuiStein]

Congrats one and all!!

-Phil

[Andy Bergholtz]

Congrats fellas! All very well deserved!



And Martin... You are delusional!!!! :)

[Collection King 13]

Congrats!!!!

[boondocksaint]

congrats to all...
i voted on all the winners....do i get a prize?

[Lunchmin]

wow! this comes a quite a shock!!!
i guess i really don't know what to say, other than thanks to all who thought of me. there are others who are so far beyond my level of skill and understanding, that it absolutely blows my mind to think that are some of you out there that prefer the way i do things.
i know i've become a total forum flake as of late- but it's due solely to the fact that i'm being kept rather busy. i hope that some of my upcoming efforts support the honor you have granted me!
...and to the other winners- the accolades are incredibly well deserved. i look up to each and every one of you! congrats to all the winners and thanks again, for the very highly esteemed honor!

-gabe

[Kdawg59]

Gabe... that's yet another reason why you more than deserve what praise you get... humble pie bro... you are A okay man!!!

[boondocksaint]

gabe love your work bro...

[ANGRYCOMICMAN]

Congrats to all the winners.

[Zemo55]

Congrats and THANKS to all these visionaries!

[Bullseye]

Gabe your work begs to differ from your comments. Your an awesome sculptor and i look forward to having that awesome Goblin King in my collection.

[Clayburn S Moore]

After receiving the entries, we have our winners. Remember, all we did was send a list of categories and ask members to vote for the best in each category. They were allowed to put whoever they wanted to. All we asked was to base their answer off of 2006 releases. Members who voted where active participants in each of the major forum sections to level out the playing field. A lot of great entries but these are the ones who rose above.

They will each receive a 2006 Statue Forum Award and hopefully they will get a picture taken with it so we can post them on the boards and enjoy them. Congrats to all who took part of this industry, fans, sculptors and manufacturers alike. Most of all, congrats to the winners!

Best Female Body Sculptor: Clay Moore
Best Male Body Sculptor: Martin Canale
Best Maquette Sculptor: Tony Cipriano
Best New Sculptor: Gabe Perna
Best Movie Props: Master Replicas
Best Toy Figures: Sideshow
Best Company: Sideshow
Best New Statue Line: Sideshow vs Line

Please make sure you go to the other thread and participate in the Statue Forum fan awards. Make your vote count!

I'm honored at the award and for being in such talented company. Thanks very much to all. I'll display this very proudly.

[bat_collector]

Congrats to all the winners! Believe me some of these were extremely tight races.:thumbs2:

[popeye]

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[CKinSD]

congratulations to all of you. the whole entire lot of you have cost me a pretty penny and i am so glad to own works by everyone of one you in my collection. the superb talent that each and everyone of you have is just steller. compition was strong and those that did not win please realize this was very hard to choose just a few out of such a huge talent pool.

keep sculpting everyone!

[bender]

word that Rick.....


This is a great thing to have on the ground floor... talent will be lobbying in the future to win a SF award... You gotta start somewhere...

congrats to the talent who one, was in the running, and the future talent that will win...

participation is the key!

Couldn't have said it better myself :buttrock:

[Kirk Durfey]

Congratulations everyone! With all the great sculpting talent out there it must have been really tough to pick just one for each category!

[OneOne78]

Congrats to all the winners.

[Bullseye]

From Dusty.
Thanks for the congrats! And thanks to everyone who voted for us :) - you rock :rock We promise not to rest on our laurels in 2007 :duff

[Mike]

Hey Hey all Mike from MR here.

Thanks for the props. (hehe get it.........:confused2 )

Seriously guys this is a great community with people that know as much about the industry as those that work in it. Winning an award like this really means something.

[Bullseye]

Sideshow takes top honors in 'Best of 2006' awards!
Break out the champagne because Sideshow Collectibles has taken the top honors in the 'Best of 2006' awards at many respected collectible websites! We are proud to have been chosen as the leader in quite a few categories, but the one closest to our heart is 'Company of the Year'! We pride ourselves on doing whatever it takes to excel in our industry while keeping fresh and unique, high quality collectibles in the hands of our customers. We couldn't have done it without the support of all our collectors, so here's to you! And we promise not to rest on our laurels in 2007! [MWC.com 2006 awards] [AFtimes.com 2006 awards] [StatueForum.com 2006 awards]

[JDH]

Excellent.

[Bullseye]

This is great news as the awards are being taken seriously by this top class company.

[mat falls]

Wow, this is a real honor guys! We've been working really hard to give you the best product that we can imagine and actually winning so many awards makes it that much more satisfying for all of us. Do know that all of us at Sideshow are excited to be a part of your awards and also being mentioned with such greats as Clay, Martin, Tony and others. I know that Martin has worked extremely hard to give it his all in every single piece he does as I am sure the rest here have as well.
Thank you Statue Forum for these awards and we will continue to produce only the top quality pieces. We appreciate your support, positive feedback and look forward to an even better 2007!

[JDH]

Congatulations Mat, you guys have earned it.

[teeball]

Congratulations guys, no one could ever take that away from you.

[hulkpitt]

Cool beans! I am happy for you all, real life hero's:thumbs2:

[seymourito]

congrats...

[seymourito]

where are the categories of the best company,best statue, best male statue,best female,best sculptor etc for 2007? I can't find the link?

[MONSTER]

I don't think it happened.

[seymourito]

why? Supposedly they make some awards for this matter...

[JLM]

I'd imagine that setting awards up, and compiling votes is quite a lot of work, and no one gets paid for it. :)

[seymourito]

but much better if all members in SF have an idea for best statue in the market for the year of 2007, same like what they done a few years ago..

[insomniac]

You always have the poppies.

http://www.mwctoys.com/poppies_results_2007.htm