On Tuesday, a lucky few will get a call telling them they’ve been nominated for the 78th annual Academy Awards, to be handed out March 5.
An even more select group, also lucky, will get a call from us on Feb. 24, saying they’ve been chosen to receive movie gift certificates and DVDs thanks to their votes in the second annual TAFFYs (Teen Awards for Favorite Films of the Year).
If you think “Sky High” was the best film of its kind in the “teens with superpowers” genre, here’s your chance to talk it up. Voting is in six categories (with a bonus question, for those who enjoy the essay portion of tests) and continues through noon Feb. 24; category winners will be announced in the Movies section on March 3.
Keep reading for categories, rules and a list reminding you of some of the year’s cinematic offerings. We look forward to hearing from you.
TAFFY categories
Best Picture
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Special Effects
Best Hero
Best Villain
Best Movie Moment Who can vote
The contest is open to ages 13-19 (no cheating!).
What you can win
First prize: A $100
movie gift card and
three DVDs (from
the TAFFY-nom-
inated films). And
there are prizes for
second and third too.
How to vote
Enter via e-mail to ctcmovies@tribune.com, or write your entries on anything the post office will deliver and send them to TAFFYs, Movies Section, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 60611.
To get started, here are some of 2005’s movies to choose from:
“The Adventures of Shark Boy
and Lava Girl”
“Aeon Flux”
“The Amityville Horror”
“The Bad News Bears”
“Batman Begins”
“The Baxter”
“Because of Winn-Dixie”
“Bee Season”
“Bewitched”
“Bride and Prejudice”
“The Brothers Grimm”
“Capote”
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
“Cheaper by the Dozen 2”
“Chicken Little”
“Cinderella Man”
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,
the Witch and the Wardrobe”
“Coach Carter”
“Crash”
“Doom”
“Dreamer”
“The Dukes of Hazzard”
“Duma”
“Elektra”
“The Exorcism of Emily Rose”
“The Fantastic Four”
“Fever Pitch”
“First Descent”
“Flightplan”
“The Fog”
“The 40 Year-Old Virgin”
“Get Rich or Die Tryin'”
“Good Night, and Good Luck.”
“The Great Raid”
“Greatest Game Ever Played”
“Guess Who”
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
“Herbie: Fully Loaded”
“Hitch”
“The Hitchhiker’s Guide
to the Galaxy”
“The Honeymooners”
“Hustle and Flow”
“Ice Princess”
“In Her Shoes”
“In the Mix”
“The Interpreter”
“Into the Blue”
“The Island”
“Jarhead”
“Just Friends”
“Just Like Heaven”
“Kicking and Screaming”
“Kingdom of Heaven”
“King Kong”
“King’s Ransom”
“Layer Cake”
“The Legend of Zorro”
“The Longest Yard”
“The Lords of Dogtown”
“A Lot Like Love”
“Madagascar”
“Mad Hot Ballroom”
“Madison”
“The Man”
“Man of the House”
“March of the Penguins”
“Miss Congeniality 2: Armed
and Fabulous”
“Monster-in-Law”
“Must Love Dogs”
“Oliver Twist”
“The Pacifier”
“Pride and Prejudice”
“Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio”
“Racing Stripes”
“Rebound”
“Red Eye”
“The Ring Two”
“Roll Bounce”
“Sahara”
“Saw II”
“Serenity”
“Shopgirl”
“Sin City”
“The Sisterhood
of the Traveling Pants”
“The Skeleton Key”
“Sky High”
“The Squid and the Whale”
“Star Wars: Episode III–
Revenge of the Sith”
“Stealth”
“Supercross”
“Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”
“Transporter 2”
“Two for the Money”
“Underclassman”
“Unleashed”
“An Unfinished Life”
“Valiant”
“Walk the Line”
“Wallace and Gromit”
“War of the Worlds”
“The Wedding Crashers”
“White Noise”
“Yours, Mine and Ours”
“Zathura”
Think about how life could change
Movies touched base with Josie Truong, who at age 19 won TAFFY’s debut contest last year, to see how winning the $100 gift card (and three DVDs) changed her life. (Second place gets a $50 gift card and 2 DVDs, third place a $25 gift card and 1 DVDs.)
“I saw a whole bunch of movies, and treated a couple of my friends and family to some movies,” Truong says.
Enter the 2006 contest, and that lifestyle could be yours!
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Good thing you have young eyes; here’s the fine print
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Here is your chance to vote for your favorite movies and actors/actresses of 2005. Teen Awards for Favorite Films of the Year (“TAFFY”) Contest (“Contest”) begins on 1/27/06 and ends at noon on 2/24/06.
1) Eligibility. You must be a legal resident of Illinois and be between ages 13 and 19 at time of entry. Chicago Tribune (“Sponsor”) employees or its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, attorneys (collectively, “Sponsor Parties”), and each of employee’s immediate family members and persons who reside in the same household as employee are not eligible. Void where restricted or prohibited. All federal, state and local laws apply.
2) To enter, submit an e-mail to ctcmovies@tribune.com. Via regular mail: On a letter or postcard, hand-print the words TAFFY CONTEST and your name, street address, telephone number, and e-mail address. Then, submit your vote in each of the following categories for movies of 2005: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Special Effects, Best Hero, Best Villain, and describe, in 15 words or less, the Best Movie Moment. Mail-in entries must be sent, postage paid, to TAFFYs, c/o Movies Section, Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, received no later than 2/24/06. Limit one entry per person, and one entry per envelope. Entries that do not contain all contact information as set forth above will be disqualified. Entries are the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor reserves the right to edit, adapt, use, trademark, copyright, publish and/or transfer any submissions without compensation or credit to you. Mechanical reproductions of original entries, mail entries with private postage meter, and entries not in compliance with these rules are not eligible. Internet entries may not be made by proxy or by third party software/mechanism to automate entries. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, illegible, damaged, or scrambled entries. In a dispute over the identity of an online entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account indicated by entrant’s e-mail address. Your contact information is collected only for the purpose of administering this Contest and will be deleted after the Contest is over.
3) Prizes/Odds. 1st Prize: One Winner will receive a $100 movie theater gift certificate and 3 movie DVDs. (ARV is $159.97.) 2nd Prize: One Winner will receive a $50 movie theater gift certificate and 2 movie DVDs. (ARV is $89.98.) 3rd Prize: One Winner will receive a $25 movie theater gift certificate and 1 movie DVD. (ARV is $44.99.) ARV of all prizes is $294.94, depending on the DVDs selected. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. One prize per person. Sponsor will select the gift certificates (which are subject to the movie theater’s policies) and DVDs. Gift certificates do not guarantee seating in the theater and are subject to availability and theater schedules. Expenses not specifically provided for in these rules are the responsibility of winners. Winners will be responsible for the reporting and payment of all federal, state, and local taxes. Prizes cannot be refunded, substituted, sold or transferred for consideration. Sponsor may substitute prizes of equal or greater value due to availability. If a winner is unable to accept a prize or is ineligible, another winner may be selected.
4) Drawing/Notification. On or about Feb. 24, 2006, under Sponsor supervision, a 1st Prize Winner, 2nd Prize Winner, and 3rd Prize Winner will be randomly selected (in the above order) from all eligible entries. Winners will be notified on or about Feb. 24, 2006, by e-mail or phone, and may be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity Release (“Release”), within seven days of issuance of winner notification, or prize may be forfeited. If a winner is under the age of majority, prize will be awarded to winner’s parent/legal guardian on winner’s behalf. Parents/guardians of underage winners may be required to sign, on his/her own behalf and on behalf of winner, a Release. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to use each winner’s name, likeness, videotape, voice and photo for promotional and publicity purposes at no additional compensation. Sponsor will not be liable for: (i) failed, returned or misdirected notifications; or (ii) entries and responses to notifications which are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, damaged, failed, returned or otherwise not received.
5) Administration. Sponsor is not responsible for any computer, technical, or human error that compromises the administration of the Contest. If Contest integrity is compromised, Sponsor may cancel the Contest and select winners from eligible non-suspect entries received prior to cancellation. By entering, you agree that: (i) you have read, consented to and complied with, and will be bound by, these Official Rules; (ii) Sponsor’s decisions will be final and binding in all Contest matters; (iii) the Sponsor Parties and each of their officers, directors, employees, representatives, shareholders, and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) shall have no liability and shall be held harmless by you or your representative for any damage, injury, loss or liability relating to or arising out of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or participation in this Contest; and (iv) in the event of any third party claims, damages, losses or injuries or death relating to or arising out of this Contest, and/or your use of any prize, you will indemnify each of the Released Parties from all such claims, including attorneys’ fees.
6) TAFFY Winners. TAFFY winners will be determined by the highest vote getters in each category.
7) Official Rules/Winners’ List. Prize winners and TAFFY winners will be available in the March 3, 2006, Movies section, or at bancodeprofissionais.com on or about March 3, 2006. For a list of the prize and TAFFY winners, or these rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to TAFFYs, c/o Movies Section, Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611.
8) Sponsor. Contest is sponsored by Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611.
