AND THE WINNER IS....

There were two commenters who got 5 out of the 6 Oscar winners correct, Sara and beesknees7 (that Foreign Language Film category was a killer!).  I used Random.org to choose between the two and the winner is....

Congratulations Sara! Please e-mail me at afomft@gmail.com by end of day Wednesday, March 7th to claim your prize.

Oscar Mania Meets AFOMFT

I love the Oscars so I decided it would be fun to have a little Oscar contest here on AFOMFT!  (Well, that and the fabulous Bakerella is doing something similar which inspired me).  Here's how it's going to work.  I picked six categories which are listed below.  Post a comment with your six picks to win those Oscars and the person with the most right answers will win this gorgeous necklace from Tiny Designs valued at $78.

In case we have a tie or several posters with the same number of correct answers, I'll use Random.org to choose a winner from the group.

Here are the categories:

BEST PICTURE

Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

BEST ACTOR

Jeff Bridges - "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney - "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth - "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman - "Invictus"

BEST ACTRESS

Sandra Bullock - "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren - "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan - "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe - "Precious"
Meryl Streep - "Julie & Julia"
Jeremy Renner - "The Hurt Locker"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Matt Damon - "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson - "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer - "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci - "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz - "Inglourious Basterds"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Penelope Cruz - "Nine"
Vera Farmiga - "Up in the Air"
Maggie Gyllenhaal - "Crazy Heart"
Anna Kendrick - "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique - "Precious"

And just to keep things interesting....

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"Ajami" - Israel
"El Secreto de Sus Ojos" - Argentina
"The Milk of Sorrow" - Peru

"Un Prophète" - France

"The White Ribbon" - Germany

 

The winner will be announced here on Monday, March 8th so be sure to check back to see if you won!  Happy Oscar watching.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK CONTEST WINNERS & NEXT WEEK'S THEME!

In case you didn't notice the side of the site, the winners of this week's Picture of the Week Contest are Oliver, Miles, Linus & their mommy (the reader vote):

And Ginny, picked by this week's judge!

Congratulations little ones - you'll each be getting a $15 American Express gift card in the mail, courtesy of our fabulous sponsor, Lil LJ.

The next Picture of the Week theme is KIDS & PRESENTS.  Whether your little ones are tearing the paper off or enjoying a new gift, we want to see your kids with their presents!  And since next week is Christmas, we're extending the deadline.  Here's how the contest works:

You have until 11:59 pm EST Monday, December 28th, to e-mail the photo you want to enter to afomft@gmail.com.  All of the pictures will be posted on Tuesday morning and voting will start.  You can send a link to the POTW poll to anyone you want so it's up to you how all out you want to go!

Voting will continue until Thursday, December 31st at 11:59 EST and I'll announce the picture that received the most votes along with a second photo picked by an impartial judge on Friday.  Not only will the two winners have a place of honor on AFOMFT for a week but the people who submitted the winning photos will also receive a fantastic prize.  What are you waiting for?  Send your favorite pictures with Santa our way!

The fine print:

• Only one photo may be entered per child per week.  If you have more than one child, you may enter a photo of each of them but only one of each child will be included in the contest. 
• You must have the rights to any photos submitted.  
• Please only submit pictures that have been taken within the past three months.
• If your submission was taken by a photographer, include their credit.

Just a Few Hours Left....

To cast your vote in the AFOMFT PICTURE OF THE WEEK CONTEST!  You can see all of the entries and vote here.  The winners will be announced tomorrow.

GET YOUR POTW VOTE ON!

The entries are in for this week's PICTURE OF THE WEEK CONTEST.  Check out these super sweet Santa Babies! 

Entry #1:

The Alexander Boys

Entry #2:

Alex, Ben & Nate

Entry #3:

Emily, Dylan, Ayden and their cousin

Entry #4:

Ginny

Entry #5:

Gracie, Tate & Bennett

Entry #6:

Jack & Finn

Entry #7:

Jackson

Entry #8:

Oliver, Miles, Linus & mommy

Cast your vote now!

Which Santa Baby picture is your favorite?

Voting will be open until Thursday, December 17th at 11:59 pm EST and the winner of the voting as well as the judge's pick will both be announced on Friday, December 18th. Good luck to everybody!

Don't forget to send us your picture with Santa!

The deadline for this week's Picture of the Week contest is tonight.  The theme is SANTA BABIES so whether your little ones are smiling in delight or screaming in terror, we want to see your pictures with Santa!  We've got some terrific entries already like this one of  Gracie, Tate and Bennett:

I love how Santa looks more upset than the kids do!  Now let's see yours.  Here's how the contest works:

You have until 11:59 pm EST today, Monday, December 14th, to e-mail the photo you want to enter to afomft@gmail.com.  All of the pictures will be posted tomorrow morning and voting will start.  You can send a link to the POTW poll to anyone you want so it's up to you how all out you want to go!

Voting will continue until Thursday, December 17th at 11:59 EST and I'll announce the picture that received the most votes along with a second photo picked by an impartial judge on Friday.  Not only will the two winners have a place of honor on AFOMFT for a week but the people who submitted the winning photos will also receive a fantastic prize.  What are you waiting for?  Send your favorite pictures with Santa our way!

The fine print:

• Only one photo may be entered per child per week.  If you have more than one child, you may enter a photo of each of them but only one of each child will be included in the contest. 
• You must have the rights to any photos submitted.  
• Please only submit pictures that have been taken within the past three months.
• If your submission was taken by a photographer, include their credit. 
• There is no age limit.
  

PICTURE OF THE WEEK CONTEST WINNERS & NEXT WEEK'S THEME!

In case you didn't notice the side of the site, the winners of this week's Picture of the Week Contest are Sophie & Lily (the reader vote):

And The Alexander Boys, picked by this week's judge, Kate from Cozy Toes by Kathydee!

Congratulations little ones - you'll each be getting a $15 American Express gift card in the mail, courtesy of our fabulous sponsor, Lil LJ.

The next Picture of the Week theme is SANTA BABIES.  Whether your little ones are smiling in delight or screaming in terror, we want to see your pictures with Santa!  Need some inspiration?  Here are my munchkins visiting the big guy:

Here's how the contest works:

You have until 11:59 pm EST Monday, December 14th, to e-mail the photo you want to enter to afomft@gmail.com.  All of the pictures will be posted on Tuesday morning and voting will start.  You can send a link to the POTW poll to anyone you want so it's up to you how all out you want to go!

Voting will continue until Thursday, December 17th at 11:59 EST and I'll announce the picture that received the most votes along with a second photo picked by an impartial judge on Friday.  Not only will the two winners have a place of honor on AFOMFT for a week but the people who submitted the winning photos will also receive a fantastic prize.  What are you waiting for?  Send your favorite pictures with Santa our way!

The fine print:

• Only one photo may be entered per child per week.  If you have more than one child, you may enter a photo of each of them but only one of each child will be included in the contest. 
• You must have the rights to any photos submitted.  
• Please only submit pictures that have been taken within the past three months.
• If your submission was taken by a photographer, include their credit.

Just a Few Hours Left....

To cast your vote in the AFOMFT PICTURE OF THE WEEK CONTEST!  You can see all of the entries and vote here.  The winners will be announced tomorrow.