Nominate your real life hero with #AnnieMovie and you could be in the chance of winning £150 worth of High Street Vouchers and a Sandy Plush Toy! NOW CLOSED

[AnnMumsnet]

To celebrate the new Annie Movie - (at Cinemas December 20), the team behind the film would love to hear all about your own personal real life hero.

The team behind Annie the movie says "If you've seen the film, you'll know Annie forms a strong bond with the Jamie Fox’s character, Will Stacks. Stacks believes he’s her guardian angel, but Annie’s self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it’s the other way around.”

Check out the trailer here:

We'd love to hear about someone you know in real life (or even on MN) who has provided you with support, or does good things which help you or your family. This could be a neighbour, teacher, family member, friend or someone in a particular job.

You don't need to give their real name if you'd rather not. Please share your hero on this thread - everyone who does so will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win £150 worth of High Street vouchers and a Sandy Plush Toy.

Thanks and good luck

MNHQ

PS - check out the great 12 days of Christmas comp from Annie here

[Flossiecrossie]

My sister, Rodalind, has had a real series of set backs, a lot stemming from an abusive, and controlling marriage, which I am pleased to say she is now out of. She works incredibly hard maintaining a great work/home balance for my nephew and herself, despite the frequent manipulation & threats from her ex. She provides a wonderful life for my nephew, keeps smiling and puts everyone else before herself. She's an inspiration and my hero. xx

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

My dp. He gave up work to be a SAHD and the girls are now lovely teenagers, who get on brilliantly together. He retrained and returned to work but was recently made redundant. Since then, he's taught himself to cook and does all of the housekeeping too, even the ironing. I've not been too well and he always makes sure I've got a packed lunch, brings me coffee in bed, makes a cup of tea as soon as I get in from work and feeds and looks after me generally in the evenings and weekends. I honestly don't know what I'd do without him.

[VickyRsuperstar]

My hero is my grandma who sadly passed away in 1995. She was a very brave, mentally strong, determined lady with a deep sense of right and wrong and very generous to everyone around her. She always made time for people and took care of anyone that she was able to help. I went to live with her in my early teens as my parents house needed a lot of work doing on it and my grandma was very ill with emphysema, asthma and heart disease and she needed someone to live with her and give her some help with daily tasks like the house and help her out with all her medication as she had so many tablets, inhalers, nebulizers and Oxygen tanks. Her determination to keep going and participate in local events was amazing. She was at all the local fundraising events for various charities doing what she could to raise money and being kind to everyone round her. I watched her health really decline over the years, but it didn't break her spirit, she had had to escape from India during World War II and survived the ship she was on being hit and sinking - she also managed to get her baby & toddler safely off the sinking vessel (my mother and aunt) I believe that some of these difficult events that she had seen and had been through made her very grateful for surviving and even more determined to look after others and make a difference. She was very dignified and never ever complained or felt sorry for herself despite her obvious discomfort and difficulties with breathing which got worse every few hours as the medication wore off before the next dose. She showed me and others love, kindness, patience and dignity in the face of great personal difficulty with her health and for that I hold her in the highest possible respect. I just really wish she had lived long enough to see me get married and meet all her great grandchildren. She was an amazing woman.

[bc1616]

I would like to nominate my mum because she is the most unselfish person I know, she always puts others before herself. She helps everyone, not just her family

[jelliex]

My grandma's friend/housekeeper. She is soo lovely, even though she is paid to sort the house out she is good friends with my Grandma and does soo much more to help her, and visits her super often. She is awesome :)

[wooohooo]

My mother in law Is one In a million,she lost her husband mum and nephew In a space of 7 months,shes always thinking of everyone else
If Ive had a busy week at work she pops In as she has a key to our home and cleans the house and even does the Ironing
She takes my son too school and looks after him when he finishes
Wish more people were like her
She has 11 grandchildren,and 8 great grand children and they all love her to bits x

[avery64]

My hubby of over 45 years needs a medal for putting up with me. I am not the easiest of people to live with but he is my rock and is always there for me. Kind, dependable and the centre of my universe a fantastic husband, a great dad and now a devoted grandad. I love him to bits :)

[katiefish]

My husband Mark, he has 2 jobs to support us whilst studying for a degree with the open university and always ensuring that he does spend time with his family. He wont let me get another job to help support us as I already work full time but have 3 voluntary jobs and I would have to give them up but he knows how much I enjoy them. I have also suffered with ill health so he has taken on extra work around the house to help me. He was provided me with so much support as well when I had a gastric bypass last year, he loved me when i was bigger and now Ive lost 12 stone he loves me just as much. My size has have been an issue to him he has always told me how gorgeous I am every day. He is my superhero.

[fluffyblueberry]

My mum. She's always been incredibly supportive but since I have had children, even more so! I have two children and one is autistic also, my mum is very close to the boys and looks after them once a week so that I can have some time to myself. She tries to help out whenever she can, she's always supported me and wanted to follow my dreams. She's a very positive person and very strong! She's made me find inner strength myself.

[Tonkatol]

There is a member of our church who lives near us. He is now 70 and hasn't had the greatest of times - he was a Barnados child and grew up in homes. Although I don't think it has ever been given a formal title, he seems to have some form of autism. However, he has spent many years with another church family and is friends with all of the children, who are now grown up and have children of their own. He loves dogs and animals in general and for the past two years or so, he has visited our house during the day to sit with our dogs and keep them company. He usually comes in after he has had lunch (about 1 ish) and lets the dogs up the garden and then sits down with a cup of coffee and fusses the dogs and often has a snooze whilst there. He loves the dogs and if he has any problems with his bike or at home and we sort them out, he is always bringing treats for the dogs and our cats. He is just an all-round kind-hearted man.

[littlemisstrivia]

My husband - he looks after our little boy full time while I go to work and he has done such a fantastic job.

[Daariina]

My eldest son is my hero. He has always treated me above and beyond and always taken care of me financially and otherwise. I love him to bits!

[AnnMumsnet]

Thanks for all the nominations. Am pleased to say stewaris has been selected as the winner of the vouchers and Sandy toy. Well done!