The Ursa Major Awards - 2020 winners


		AWARD WINNERS 2020
FRONT PAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Recommended Anthropomorphics List Open for submissions • Discussion @UrsaMajorAwards • • Contacts & Links • AWARDS Nominations for 2023 Closed! • Voting for 2023 Closed! • Past Winners: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 • ALAA's Choice Award • ALAA Hall of Fame • Award Presentations • Articles & Interviews •		The winners of the twentieth 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 2020, were announced on YouTube on May 2, 2021. 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 fourteen categories is for works featuring intelligent &/or talking animals first published during the calendar year 2020. 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 1047 votes from countries all around the world. The envelope, please... Best Anthropomorphic Costume (Fursuit) Zigc the Khajiit, Maker: Inerri Creatures, Owner/Wearer: Zigc The Khagiit Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Toriel, Maker/Owner/Wearer: Nautilus20000 • Cassidy Civet, Maker: Blue Wolf Studios, Owner/Wearer: Cassidy Civet • Inutami Luki the Saluki, Maker: Kotoori Works, Owner/Wearer: Inutami Luki • Xif, Maker/Owner/Wearer: lutamesta 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) • SoFurry • Loona Moonlight_howling_666, Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss character (on Instagram) • Furry Life Online • Stolas daddy_hoothoot, Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss character (on Instagram) Best Game Computer or console games, role-playing games, board games. *Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Ori and the Will of the Wisps • Spiritfarer • Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time • Them's Fightin' Herds Best Published Illustration Illustrations for books, magazines, convention program books, cover art for such, coffee-table portfolios. Lofi, Cheers Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • A_Blue_Deer, A Night At The Fair • Bubblewolf, Paintwork • Ashley A Adams, Sir Monty, The Good Boy • Foxer421, "TAKE OFF YOUR HEADSET!!" 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. Pocari Roo, YouTube videos Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat • Furry Writers' Guild, edited by Literalgrill • Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon • Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd 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 • The Whiteboard, by Doc N. Best Graphic Story Includes comic books, and serialized online stories. Beastars, by Paru Itagaki (Viz Media and Weekly Shonen Champion, Volume 4 to 8) Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Shine, by Babystar • Found, by Toddlergirl • A&H Club, by Rick Griffin • Oren's Forge, by Tegan Gavet Best Non-Fiction Work Includes opinion pieces and news articles. The Fandom: A Furry Documentary, directed by Ash Kreis & Eric Risher Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • The Last Bronycon: A Fandom Autopsy, by Jenny Nicholson • From Paw To Print: Essays About Writing in the Furry Fandom, compiled by Thurston Howl • The BEST and WORST Anthro Movies Tier List, by Saberspark • Furries Among Us 3, compiled by Thurston Howl Best Other Literary Work Story collections, comic collections, graphic novels, and serialized online stories. Difursity: Stories by Furries of Color, edited by Weasel Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Blacksad: The Collected Stories, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido • Tales of Hayven Celestia, edited by Rick Griffin and Gre7g Luterman • Selections of Anthropomorphic Regalements, Vol. 1, edited by KC Alpinus • Bush Heroes, by Bush Heroes (many artists) Best Short Fiction Stories less than 40,000 words, poetry, and other short Written works. What Makes a Witch, by Linnea Capps Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Summer Strawberries, by Mary E. Lowd • Familiar, by Linnea Capps • The Glow, by Linnea Capps • Titillating Trivia, by Linnea Capps Best Novel Written works of 40,000 words or more. Serialized novels qualify only for the year that the final chapter is published. The City That Barks and Roars, by J.T. Bird Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • On The Mark, by Bernard Doove and Jeff Hartt • Entanglement Bound, (The Entangled Universe Book 1) by Mary E. Lowd • Disbanded, by Frances Pauli • Spin the Bottle, by Dajan Tafari Best Dramatic Series TV, streaming, or YouTube series. Beastars (Directed by Shinichi Matsumi; Season 1 Episode 1 to 12) (USA Release, English Dub) Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Helluva Boss (Directed by Vivienne Medrano; Episodes "Murder Family" and "Loo Loo Land", Oct 31 - Dec 9) • Aggretsuko (Directed by Rarecho, Season 3 episode 1 - 10, August 27) • BNA: Brand New Animal (Directed by Yoh Yoshinari; Season 1 Episode 1 to 12, June 30) • Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (Created by Radford Sechrist; January 14 - October 12) Best Dramatic Short Work One-shots, advertisements or short videos. Zoophobia - "Bad Luck Jack" (Directed by Vivienne Medrano; September 30) Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • The Humiliation of Jinjur Maiham by The Home Guardsmen (Created by K Garrison; December 30) • Burrow (Directed by Madeline Sharafian; December 25) • Mystery Skulls Animated - The Future (Directed by Ben Mangum; October 31) • Trick Moon (Directed/Storyboarded by Geneva Hodgson, July 21) Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture Live-action or animated feature-length movies. Wolfwalkers (Directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Sonic the Hedgehog (Directed by Jeff Fowler) • Soul (Directed by Pete Docter and Kemp Powers) • Onward (Directed by Dan Scanlon) • Hayop Ka! (You Animal!) (Directed by Avid Liongoren)