List of Ursa Major Awards winners

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The following is a list of all Ursa Major Awards winners since 2000.

Winners[edit]

2000[edit]

In this year ConFurence 12 introduced the Special Awards (for the Best Anthropomorphics of the 20th Century), which were voted on by convention members and counted by Greg Bilan, Rod O’Riley, and Fred Patten.[1] The winners were:

After the convention, a permanent award committee was set up to extend the concept.


2001[edit]

Voted on by members of ConFurence 2002 and awarded at the convention, the winners were:[2]


2002[edit]

Awarded at ConFurence 2003, the winners were:[3]

2003[edit]

Awarded at C-ACE 2004, the winners were:[4]


2004[edit]

Awarded at Anthrocon 2005, the winners were:[5]


2005[edit]

Awarded at Rocket City Fur Meet 2006, the winners were:[6]

177 ballots were received, all posted online. While the majority of voters (over 100) came from the USA, a significant proportion were from overseas, including Canada, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, West Indies, Trinidad, and the U.K.


2006[edit]

Awarded at Califur 3 in 2007, the winners were:[7]


2007[edit]

Awarded at Morphicon 2008, the winners were:[8]

In total, 201 ballots from 15 countries were counted: 145 from the U.S.; a dozen or more from Australia and the U.K.; a half dozen or more from Canada and Germany; and one or two each from Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Spain, and Sweden. All ballots were cast online.[9]


2008[edit]

Awarded at All Fur Fun 2009 on May 16, 2009, the winners were:

The voting for the awards was open to all furry fandom via the Internet; and took place between March 14th and April 19th; and received over 270 votes from countries as diverse as Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the USA.[10]


2009[edit]

Awarded at FA: United 3 on May 30, 2010, the winners were:[11][12]


2010[edit]

Presented at Morphicon 2011 on May 13, 2011, the winners were:[13][14]


2011[edit]

Presented at Califur 8 on June 4, 2012, the winners were:[15]


2012[edit]

Presented at Anthrocon 2013 on July 5, 2013, the winners were:[16]

  • Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - Brave (2012 film), directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell
  • Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, directed by James Thiessen and James Wooton
  • Best Anthropomorphic Novel - Flight of the Star Phoenix, by Bernard Doove
  • Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - Dangerous Jade, by Malcolm Cross
  • Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - Slightly Damned, Book One, by The Chu (Sarah Wilson)
  • Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story - Slightly Damned by The Chu (Sarah Wilson)
  • Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - Housepets!, by Rick Griffin
  • Best Anthropomorphic Magazine - Fuzzy Logic podcast
  • Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - Cover by Rukis for Green Fairy by Kyell Gold
  • Best Anthropomorphic Game - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard
  • Best Anthropomorphic Website - Fur Affinity
  • The ALAA's Choice Award - no award for 2012


2013[edit]

Presented at Califur 10 on May 31, 2014, the winners were:[17]

  • Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - Frozen directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
  • Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic directed by Jayson Thiessen and Jim Miller
  • Best Anthropomorphic Novel - Skyfire by Jess. E Owen
  • Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - The Monkeytown Raid by Roz Gibson
  • Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - Slightly Damned, Book Two by The Chu
  • Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story - Slightly Damned by The Chu
  • Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - Housepets! by Rick Griffin
  • Best Anthropomorphic Magazine - Flayrah edited by GreenReaper
  • Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - Wraparound cover by Blotch for Divisions by Kyell Gold
  • Best Anthropomorphic Game - Pokémon X&Y
  • Best Anthropomorphic Website - Fur Affinity
  • The ALAA's Choice Award - Children of the Night


2014[edit]

Presented at Morphicon 2015 on May 1, 2015, the winners were:[18]


2015[edit]

Presented at What the Fur 2016 on May 20, 2016, the winners were:[19]


2016[edit]

Presented at Anthrocon 2017 on June 30, 2017, the winners were:[20]

  • Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - Zootopia, directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush
  • Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, directed by James Thiessen, Jim Miller, and Denny Lu
  • Best Anthropomorphic Novel - My Diary, by Frederick Usiku Kruger, Lieutenant of the Rackenroon Hyena Bridage by Kathy Garrison Kellogg
  • Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - 400 Rabbits by Alice "Huskyteer" Dryden
  • Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - Gods With Fur edited by Fred Patten
  • Best Anthropomorphic Non-Fiction Work - The Art of Zootopia by Jessica Julius
  • Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story - Twokinds by Tom Fischbach
  • Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - Housepets! by Rick Griffin
  • Best Anthropomorphic Magazine - Dogpatch Press edited by Patch Packrat
  • Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - by Tracy Butler for the wraparound cover of the Anthrocon 2016 souvenir book
  • Best Anthropomorphic Game - Major\Minor, developed by Klace, published by Steam
  • Best Anthropomorphic Website - Fur Affinity


2017[edit]

Presented at Furry Down Under on May 5, 2018, the winners were:[21]


2018[edit]

Presented at AnthrOhio 2019 on May 26, 2019, the winners were:[22]


2019[edit]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an announcement was made stating that the awards will be presented online for the first time in the awards' history.[23] The award presentation was published on Youtube on May 23, 2020.[24][25] There were no awards for the Non Fiction and Fursuit categories because of insufficient nominees.

  • Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture - Pokémon Detective Pikachu, directed by Rob Letterman
  • Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series or Short Work - Beastars, directed by Shinichi Matsumi
  • Best Anthroppmorphic Novel - Fair Trade, by Gre7g Luterman
  • Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction - This Dog for Hire, by Mary E. Lowd
  • Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work - FANG volume #10 edited by Kyell Gold and Sparf
  • Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story - Beastars volumes #12-16, by Paru Itagaki
  • Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip - Housepets!, by Rick Griffin
  • Best Anthropomorphic Magazine - Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat
  • Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration - Moth Monarch's entry for Furnal Equinox 2019's T-shirt design
  • Best Anthropomorphic Game - Untitled Goose Game, developed by House House and published by Panic
  • Best Anthropomorphic Website - Fur Affinity


2020[edit]

With the COVID-19 pandemic still active, the 2020 Ursa Major Awards was also presented online via Youtube.[26] A major change was that The Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series or Short Work category was split into two.


2021[edit]

In its third year of being presented online via Youtube[27], the 2021 Ursa Major Awards used an animated mink avatar voiced by Rod O'Riley as the presenter.


2022[edit]

Presented on Youtube[28] for the fourth year, Rod O'Riley once again hosted the awards with the absence of the animated mink avatar of the previous year. This was also the debut of the new category for music. There was no fursuit category due to insufficient nominations.


2023[edit]

The winners of the 2023 Ursas were announced at the Golden State Fur Con on April 7, 2024 after four years of online presentations. The category for Best Anthropomorphic Music was removed for the 2023 iteration of the Ursa Major Awards due to "infighting" and a "refusal to allow impartial and unbiased management of the nominations and voting"[29]


References[edit]

  1. InFurNation, July 2001
  2. Award Winners 2001 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated April 26, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2016
  3. Award Winners 2002 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated April 25, 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2016
  4. Award Winners 2003 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated June 5, 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2016
  5. Award Winners 2004 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated July 10, 2005. Retrieved January 15, 2016
  6. Award Winners 2005 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated May 27, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2016
  7. Award Winners 2006 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated May 4, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2016
  8. Award Winners 2007 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated May 17, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2016
  9. Contribution for Apa L, 2242nd Distribution - Fred Patten (1 May 2008)
  10. Award Winners 2008 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated May 16, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  11. GreenReaper. "2009 Ursa Major Award Winners". May 31, 2010. Flayrah. Retrieved on June 1, 2010.
  12. Award Winners 2009 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated May 30, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  13. Official 2010 Ursa Major Award winners list
  14. Award Winners 2010 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated May 13, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  15. Award Winners 2011 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated June 4, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  16. Award Winners 2012 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013
  17. Award Winners 2013 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated May 31, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014
  18. Award Winners 2014 on the Ursa Major Awards website. Dated May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2015
  19. "Award Winners 2015" on the Ursa Major Awards website. Retrieved July 31, 2016
  20. "Award Winners 2016" on the Ursa Major Awards website. Retrieved August 10, 2017
  21. "Award Winners 2017" on the Ursa Major Awards website. Retrieved May 7, 2018
  22. "Award Winners 2018: on the Ursa Major Awards website. Retrieved 2020/02/02
  23. "Due to the current COVID-19 crisis..." Ursa Major Awards [@UrsaMajorAwards] (March 28, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  24. The results of the Ursa Major Awards voting are now live! Twitter. Dated May 23, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020
  25. 2019 Awards presentation on Youtube Retrieved May 23, 2020
  26. "The 2020 Ursa Major Awards presentations are now live!" Twitter on May 1, 2021, retrieved May 14, 2021
  27. "The presentation video for the results of the 2021 Ursa Major Awards can now be seen at Youtube..." Twitter; posted May 15, 2022, retrieved May 15, 2022
  28. "Lets hear it for the winners of the 2022 Ursa Awards!" Twitter posted May 25, 2023, retrieved May 30, 2023
  29. "Because the Music category has been irreparably compromised...". Posted March 6, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  30. "Congrats, Viv! Your team won an Ursa Major!" Twitter posted April 7, 2024, retrieved April 7, 2024

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