2012 Ursa Major Awards

The 2012 Ursa Major Awards was an awards ceremony recognizing anthropomorphic works and media from 2012 as voted by internet users. It was the 13th iteration of the Ursa Major Awards since its establishment in 2000.

Nominations opened January 17, 2013 and closed on February 28. Voting opened March 15 and closed May 15.. The winners were announced at Anthrocon 2013 on July 5 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There were 1113 voters.

Nominees

See also: List of Ursa Major Awards winners#2012

Winners are highlighted in bold italics

Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture

Live-action or animated feature-length movies.

• winner: Brave, produced by Pixar.

Also nominated were:

• Ice Age: Continental Drift, produced by Blue Sky Studios.
• Madagascar 3, produced by DreamWorks Animation.
• Rise of the Guardians, produced by DreamWorks Animation.
• Ted, directed by Seth MacFarlane and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series

TV series or one-shots, advertisements or short videos.

• winner: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, produced by Hasbro Studios (scripts) and DHX Media (animation)

Also nominated were:

• Crayon Dragon, directed by Toniko Pantoja at the California Institute of the Arts.
• My Little Brony, CollegeHumor.com
• Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos, produced by DreamWorks Animation.
• Simon's Cat, directed by Simon Tofield

Best Anthropomorphic Novel

• winner: Flight of the Star Phoenix, by Bernard Doove.

Also nominated were:

• Flight of the Godkin Griffin, by M.C.A. Hogarth.
• Freedom City, by Phil Geusz.
• The Prince of Knaves, by Alflor Aalto.
• Sarin Barneby and All the King's Jewels by Alflor Aalto.

Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction

• winner: Dangerous Jade, by Malcolm "foozzzball" Cross.

Also nominated were:

• Hot Chocolate for the Unicorn by Mary E. Lowd. (in Untied Shoelaces of the Mind, issue 6)
• One Night in Nocturnia, by Mary Lowd. ([In Tails of a Clockwork World: A Rainfurrest Anthology, September)
• Magtwilla and the Mouse, by Mary Lowd. (In Allasso Volume 2: Saudade, April 29)
• St. Kalwain and the Lady Uta, by Mary Lowd. (In ROAR 4, June)
• Shreddy and the Christmas Ghost, by Mary Lowd. (Read by Peter Katt in Anthropomorphic Dreams Podcast AD 049, December)

Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work

• winner: Slightly Damned, Book One by Sarah "Chu" Wilson.

Also nominated were:

• Housepets! Can Be Real Ladykillers (Book 3), by Rick Griffin.
• The Werewolf Calendar, 2012, multiple artists.
• The Ursa Major Awards Anthology, edited by Fred Patten.
• The Streets of His City & Other Stories, by Alflor Aalto.

Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story

• winner: Slightly Damned by Sarah "Chu" Wilson.

Also nominated were:

• TwoKinds, by Tom Fischbach.
• Lackadaisy, by Tracy Butler.
• Furthia High, by QuetzaDrake.
• Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures, by Amber M. Williams.

Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip

• winner: Housepets! by Rick Griffin.

Also nominated were:

• Sandra and Woo, by Powree and Oliver Knörzer.
• Freefall, by Mark Stanley.
• Faux Pas, by Robert and Margaret Carspecken.
• Precocious, by Christopher J. Paulsen.

Best Anthropomorphic Magazine

• winner: Fuzzy Logic podcast.

Also nominated were:

• Flayrah.
• Anthro Dreams.
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe.
• Allasso.

Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration

• winner: Rukis, cover of Green Fairy by Kyell Gold.

Also nominated were:

• Beth Sabretoothed Ermine, cover of Winter Games by Kyell Gold.
• Blotch, back cover of the MIDFur 2012 Convention book.
• Kacey Miyagami, wrap around cover of Flight of the Star Phoenix by Bernard Doove.
• Dark Natasha, cover of the MiDFur 2012 conbook.
• Henrieke Goorhuis, cover of the EuroFurence XVIII Con Book.

Best Anthropomorphic Game

• winner: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard.

Also nominated were:

• Pokemon Black 2 and White 2.
• Dust: An Elysian Tail.
• World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.
• Nordguard: The Card Game.

Best Anthropomorphic Website

• winner: Fur Affinity.

Also nominated were:

• [adjective][species].
• Inkbunny.
• SoFurry.
• WikiFur.