The winners of the nineteenth annual Ursa Major Awards (formally the Annual Anthropomorphic Literature & Arts Awards), for the Best in anthropomorphic/"funny animal" literature and art first published during the calendar year 2019, were announced on YouTube on Saturday May 23, 2020.
The Ursa Major Awards are Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom's equivalents of s-f fandom's Hugo Awards, mystery fandom's Anthony Awards, horror fandom's Bram Stoker Awards, and so forth. The Ursa Majors are administered and presented by the Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Association (ALAA), an organization dedicated to promoting anthropomorphic literature and arts both within and outside of the fandom. Nominations and voting for the awards are open to the public. The physical award consists of a acrylic plaque with art designed by Heather Bruton as per the sample at right.
Eligibility in eleven categories is for works featuring intelligent &/or talking animals first published during the calendar year 2019. This can include new compilations of older works, such as a new collection of previously-published separate works. The winners are chosen by popular vote among those participating in Anthropomorphic Fandom who, first, submitted their nominations for the winners, and then voted upon a final ballot consisting of the five finalists (those receiving the most nominations) in each category. (Go here for full voting statistics.) The voting for the awards was open to all furry fandom via the internet and took place between March 1 to 31 and received 1113 votes from countries all around the world.
The envelope, please...
Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture
Live-action or animated feature-length movies.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (Directed by Rob Letterman)
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Avengers: Endgame (Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo)
• Toy Story 4 (Directed by Josh Cooley)
• Frozen 2 (Directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck)
• Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (Directed by Joe Murray and Cosmo Serguson)
Best Dramatic Series or Short Work
TV series or one-shots, advertisements or short videos.
Beastars (Directed by Shinichi Matsumi)(Japan)
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Aggretsuko, Season 2 (Directed by Rarecho)
• My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Season 9 (Directed by Denny Lu, Mike Myhre, and Gillian Comerford)
• Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart (Written and Storyboarded by Phil Ahn, Allison Craig, Nathanael H. Jones, Griffith Kimmins, Alexandria Kwan, Nora Meek, Michael Moloney, Emily Oetzell, Parker Simmons, and Chris Ybarra)
• Amphibia (Directed by Bert Youn and Derek Kirk Kim)
Best Novel
Written works of 40,000 words or more. Serialized novels qualify only for the year that the final chapter is published.
Fair Trade, by Gre7g Luterman
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Nexus Nine, by Mary E. Lowd
• Red Skies, by GS Cole and NC Shapero
• Darwin-sensei, Kemono Musume-tachi ga Gakuen de Omochi desu!, by Daisaburo Nonoue
• Off The Mark, by Bernard Doove and Jeff Hartt
Best Short Fiction
Stories less than 40,000 words, poetry, and other short Written works.
This Dog For Hire, by Mary E. Lowd, in Jove Deadly's Lunar Detective Agency
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Bourbon Jack, by Linnea Capps
• Black Out In Space, by Mary E. Lowd
• Ecto-Cafe, by Mary E. Lowd
• The Move, by Kristi Brooks
Best Other Literary Work
Story collections, comic collections, graphic novels, and serialized online stories.
Fang 10, edited by Kyell Gold and Sparf
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• The Rabbit Dies First, edited by Ryan Campbell
• Heat 16, edited by Alopex and Dark End
• ROAR Volume 10, edited by Mary E. Lowd
• Jove Deadly's Lunar Detective Agency, by Garrett Marco and Mary E. Lowd
• Tri-Galactic Trek, edited by Mary E. Lowd
Best Graphic Story
Includes comic books, and serialized online stories.
Beastars: Volume 12-16, by Itagaki Paru
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Slightly Damned, by Chu
• Shine, by Babystar
• Lackadaisy, by Tracy J. Butler
• The Dreamkeepers, by David & Liz Lillie
Best Comic Strip
Newspaper-style strips, including those with some ongoing arcs.
Housepets!, by Rick Griffin
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Carry On, by Kathy Garrison Kellogg
• Freefall, by Mark Stanley
• Doc Rat, by Jenner
• Friends You Are Stuck With, by Gabe Bold
Best Magazine
Edited collections of creative and/or informational works by various people, professional or amateur, published in print or online in written, pictorial or audio-visual form.
Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon
• Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd
• Up Fur Review, podcast by Jaden Drackus, TJ Minde, and Mog K. Moogle
• Virginity Clan, YouTube videos
Best Published Illustration
Illustrations for books, magazines, convention program books, cover art for such, coffee-table portfolios.
Moth Monarch, Furnal Equinox 2019 T-shirt design
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Moth Monarch, Surf Pacific Anthrocon 2019 banner and conbook art
• Teagan Gavet, Tri-Galactic Trek book cover
• Idess, Jove Deadly's Lunar Detective Agency book cover
• Silfoe, Off The Mark book cover
Best Game
Computer or console games, role-playing games, board games.
Untitled Goose Game
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Pokémon: Sword and Shield
• Winds of Change
• Kingdom Hearts III
• Blacksad: Under The Skin
Best Website
Online collections of art, stories, and other creative and/or informational works. Includes galleries, story archives, directories, blogs, and personal sites.
Fur Affinity
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• e621.net
• Inkbunny
• WikiFur
• Newgrounds
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