Toy lovers can cast their vote in 20 categories, ranging from Action & Adventure Ultimate Toy of the Year to Stuffed Animals Ultimate Toy of the Year. There are also three non-toy categories: Girl Cartoon Star of the Year, Boy Cartoon Star of the Year and Movie Star of the Year. Voters can also select their choice for the top prize of all - The Ultimate Toy of 2004. Online votes, coupled with votes cast by members of the American Toy Press, will determine the winners of The Ultimate Toy Awards. Voting ends on November 3.
The categories and corresponding nominees for The Ultimate Toy Awards are as follows:
Action & Adventure
Batman(TM) Animated Batcave(TM) (Mattel)
Power Rangers DinoThunder(TM) Deluxe Dino Stegazord(TM) (Bandai)
Spider-Man(R) Triple Action Web Blaster (Toy Biz)
Transformers(TM) Energon Omega(TM) Supreme Figure (Hasbro)Activities
Far-Out Fuzzy(R) Tee (Rose Art)
Crayola(R) GadgetHeadz(TM) Car Factory (Binney & Smith)
My Overstuffed Life(TM) (JAKKS Pacific)
Hershey's(TM) S'mores Maker (Spin Master)
Construction & Building
Ultimate Big Air(TM) Ball Tower (K'Nex)
Fire and Ice(TM) Dragons(TM) Dragon Mountain (Mega Bloks)
Knights Kingdom (LEGO)
Nano(TM) Building System (Mega Bloks)
Dolls & Accessories
Bratz(TM) Tokyo-A-Go-Go(TM) Dance N' Skate Club(TM) (MGA)
Cabbage Patch Kids(R) (Play Along)
Fashion Fever(TM) (Mattel)
Barbie(R) as The Princess & The Pauper (Mattel)
Educational & Learning
InteracTV(TM) (Fisher-Price)
LeapPad(R) Mind Wars And Mind Wars Jr. (LeapFrog)
V.Smile(TM) TV Learning System (VTech)
Electronic Entertainment
Disney Portable DVD Player (Disney Electronics)
GameBoy(R) Advance Video (Majesco)
My Scene(TM) My Pics Digital Camera (Kid Designs)
VideoNow(TM) Color Personal Video Player (Hasbro)
Games & Puzzles
Balloon Lagoon(TM) (Cranium)
Cover To Cover(TM) (Hasbro)
Scene It?(TM) Jr. DVD Game (Mattel)
Yu-Gi-Oh!(TM) Collector's Tins (Upper Deck)
Girls' Toys
Barbie(R) Balance Beam (Radica)
Bella Dancerella(TM) Home Ballet Studio (Spin Master)
Dora the Explorer(TM) Dora's Talking House (Fisher-Price)
My Little Pony(TM) Friendship Ball(TM) Twinkle Twirl Dance Studio(TM) (Hasbro)
Infant Toys
Baby Einstein(TM) Animal Orchestra Stacker (Equity Marketing)
John Deere(R) Kids Big Red Barn Playset (RC2)
Peek-A-Blocks(TM) IncrediBlock(TM) (Fisher-Price)
PowerTouch(TM) Baby (Fisher-Price)
Make Believe
Batman(TM) Gloves and Utility Belt (Thinkway)
Spider-Man 2(R): Doc Ock Arm With Tentacle Grabbin' Action (Toy Biz)
Get-Up Wearable Sound FX Fantasy Toy (Big Boing)
SpongeBob SquarePants(TM) Krabby Patty Station(TM) (Wild Planet)
Playcenters
Bedtopper(TM) (Playhut)
Laugh & Learn(TM) Learning Home(TM) (Fisher-Price)
Magicook Kitchen(TM) (Little Tikes)
Preschool
Geotrax(TM) Elevation Series (Fisher-Price)
Little People(R) Discovery Village(TM) (Fisher-Price)
Noah's Ark (Playmobil)
The Wiggles(R) Wiggling Dancing Guitar (Spin Master)
Radio-Controlled Toys
Alien Racers(TM) (MGA)
Nitro Battlerz(TM) Starter Set (Radica)
Polly Pocket(TM) Remote Control Limo Kit (Kid Design)
Terrain Twister(TM) (Mattel)
Rideables
Adventure Series Hummer(R) H2 SUV (Little Tikes)
Honda Minimoto Maxii (Toy Quest)
Power Rangers(TM) Tri-Wheel (Huffy)
Power Wheels(R) Hot Wheels(R) Go-Karts (Fisher-Price)
Seasonal
Hanukkah Bear (Aurora)
Hasbro(R) Christmas Ornaments (Basic Fun)
Holiday(TM) Barbie(R) (Mattel)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Elves' Toy Shop Playset (Playing Mantis)
Stocking Stuffers
CAR-GO Fun!(TM) (Mattel)
Gnomads (Big Boing)
Mighty Beanz(TM) Key Chains (Basic Fun)
Pocket Pixter(R) (Fisher-Price)
Stuffed Animals
E-L-M-O(TM) (Fisher-Price)
Care Bears(TM) Fit & Fun (Play Along)
FurReal Friends(TM) Luv Cub(TM) (Hasbro)
Sing & Boogie(TM) Blue (Fisher-Price)
Tech Toys
Aquapets(TM) (Wild Planet)
ETO(TM) (Ohio Art)
Girl Tech(R) My Photo Booth (Radica)
Tamagotchi Connection(TM) (Bandai)
Vehicles
Hot Wheels(R) Tech Trax(TM) AirStunt Challenge(TM) (Mattel)
Monster Garage(TM) Skool Bus Pontoon Boat (Funrise)
Thomas & Friends(TM) Wooden Railway Sights & Sounds Destinations (RC2)
XTS(TM) Train System (Basic Fun)
Video Games & CD-Roms
Plug it in & Play TV Games(TM) featuring Ms. Pac-Man (JAKKS Pacific)
Play TV(R) EA SSX Snowboarder (Radica)
Pokemon(R) FireRed & Leafgreen (Nintendo)
Tiger Games(R) TV Mission: Paintball (Hasbro)
World of Sports
ESPN(TM) Gamestation(R) (Fisher-Price)
Game Zone(R) 5-Foot Air Hockey With Overhead Scoring (Hedstrom)
Laser Tag(R) Team Ops(TM) (Hasbro)
Movie "Star" of the Year
Shrek
Spider-Man
Harry Potter
Oscar
Girl Cartoon "Star" of the Year
Strawberry Shortcake
Barbie
Bratz
Dora
Care Bears
Boy Cartoon Star of the Year
SpongeBob SquarePants
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Power Rangers
Transformers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Ultimate Toy of the Year
Balloon Lagoon(TM) (Cranium)
Barbie(R) as The Princess & The Pauper (Mattel)
Bella Dancerella(TM) Home Ballet Studio (Spin Master)
Bratz(TM) Tokyo-A-Go-Go(TM) (MGA)
Cabbage Patch Kids(R) (Play Along)
E-L-M-O(TM) (Fisher-Price)
InteracTV(TM) (Fisher-Price)
Nitro Battlerz(TM) Starter Set (Radica)
Tamagotchi Connection(TM) (Bandai)
Plug it in & Play TV Games(TM) featuring Ms. Pac-Man (JAKKS Pacific)
VideoNow(TM) Color Personal Video Player (Hasbro)
V.Smile(TM) TV Learning System (VTech)
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