2017 Ursa Major Awards

The 2017 Ursa Major Awards winners were announced at FurDU 2018 on May 5, 2018. There were 884 voters, an approximately 39% decrease from the 2016 awards.

Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture

 * Winner: Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, directed by James Gunn
 * Runners up:
 * My Little Pony: The Movie, directed by Jayson Thiessen
 * Rock Dog, directed by Ash Brannon
 * Ferdinand, directed by Carlos Saldanha
 * War for the Planet of the Apes, directed by Matt Reeves

Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Work or Short Series

 * Winner: Duck Tales [2017 reboot], directed by John Aoshima and Dana Terrace
 * Runners up:
 * My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, season 7 episodes 1-24, directed by Jim Miller, Tim Stuby, Denny Lu, Mike Myhre
 * OK KO! Let's Be Heroes, episodes 1-42, directed by Hwang Ki-hoo, Chang-woo Shin, Sunjae Lee, Byungjae Oh, Eunyung Byun and Sunhung Kim
 * Here's the Plan, directed by Fernanda Frick
 * Mascot Fur Life, directed by Jens Wernstedt
 * Doodle Toons, directed by Jack C
 * Kouka and Bibi, by Dan Variano

Best Anthropomorphic Novel

 * Winner: The Wayward Astronomer, by Geoffrey Thomas
 * Runners up:
 * Always Gray in Winter, by Mark J. Engels
 * Otters in Space III: Octopus Ascending, by Mary E. Lowd
 * Kismet, by Watts Martin
 * Black Friday, by Jan Stryvant

Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction

 * Winner: Lieutenant Kruger and the Mistress Jade Trophy Game, by Kathy Garrison Kellogg
 * Runners up:
 * Behesht, by Dwale
 * Beyond the Great Divide, by S.H. Mansouri
 * The Moon Like an Unhatched Egg, by Mary E. Lowd
 * Rickety V, by Rechan

Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work

 * Winner: Dogs of War, edited by Fred Patten
 * Runners up:
 * ''ROAR volume 8, edited by Mary E. Lowd
 * Arcana: A Tarot Anthology, edited by Madison Scott-Clary
 * Intimate Little Secrets, by Rechan
 * Symbol of a Nation, edited by Fred Patten

Best Anthropomorphic Non-Fiction Work

 * Winner: Furry Nation, by Joe Strike
 * Runners up:
 * Furries Among Us 2; More Essays On Furries By Furries, edited by Thurston Howl
 * Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015, by Fred Patten
 * 3 Ursa Major-ly Painful Victories, by Rooview
 * The Shocking Furry Fandom Conversation. Yes, Really!, by Stefan Molyneux

Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story

 * Winner: Dreamkeepers, by David & Liz Lillie (January 2 [#340] to December 18 [#385])
 * Runners up:
 * Lackadaisy, by Tracy J. Butler (Lackadaisy Gimmickry to Lackadaisy Deliria)
 * ''TwoKinds, by Tom Fischbach (January 5 to December 28)
 * A&H Club, by Rick Griffin (January 7 to November 25)
 * Endtown by Aaron Neathery (January 2 to December 25)

Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip

 * Winner: Housepets!, by Rick Griffin (January 2 to December 29)
 * Runners up:
 * ''Dreamkeepers Prelude, by David & Liz Lillie (January 6 [#350] to December 28 [#393])
 * Freefall, by Mark Stanley (January 2 to December 29)
 * Carry On, by Kathy Garrison Kellogg (January 1 to December 29)
 * Doc Rat, by Jenner (January 4 to December 29)

Best Anthropomorphic Magazine

 * Winner: Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat (January 5 to December 25)
 * Runners up:
 * Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon (January 1 to December 30)
 * InFurNation, edited by Rod O'Riley (January 1 to December 31)
 * FurryFandom.es, edited by Mike Retriever (February 19 to October 9)
 * Typewriter Emergencies: A Journal of Furry Lit, edited by Weasel

Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration

 * Winner: David Lillie, cover for The Wayward Astronomer by Geoffrey Thomas
 * Runners up:
 * Bone, cover for Always Gray in Winter by Mark J. Engels
 * Teagan Gavet, cover for Dogs of War edited by Fred Patten
 * Teagan Gavet, cover for ROAR vol. 8 edited by Mary E. Lowd
 * Baron Engel, Prepare to Engage the Enemy, cover for A Different Perspective by Bernard Doove
 * Idess, cover for Otters in Space III: Octopus Ascending, by Mary E. Lowd
 * Ashley Foy, Valentine's Gifts

Best Anthropomorphic Game

 * Winner: Night in the Woods, developed by Infinite Fall
 * Runners up:
 * Cuphead, developed by StudioMDHR Entertainment
 * Star Fox 2, developed by Nintendo and Argonaut Games
 * Sonic Mania, developed by PagodaWest Games and Headcannon
 * Yooka-Laylee, developed by Playtonic Games

Best Anthropomorphic Website

 * Winner: Inkbunny
 * Runners up:
 * e621
 * WikiFur
 * The Furry Writers' Guild
 * The Cross Time Cafe