The winners of the twenty-first 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 2021, were announced on YouTube on May 15, 2022.
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 2021. 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 838 votes from countries all around the world.
The envelope, please...
Best Anthropomorphic Costume (Fursuit)
Rocket Raccoon (Endgame Version), Maker/Owner/Wearer: Akela Taka
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Armored Lizardman, Maker: Treasure Court, Owner: xinghejieZLS
• Bash the Piñata, Maker: Kemonokapi, Owner: @TransformARTive/@BashThePinata
• Fifel, Makers: feathersOkapi and ZettaNova, Owner: GlacierClear
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
• Wikifur
• Zootopia News Network
• Fuzznet Music
Best Game
Computer or console games, role-playing games, board games.
Deltarune: Chapter 2
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Death's Door
• F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
• Doodle Champion Island Games
Best Published Illustration
Illustrations for books, magazines, convention program books, cover art for such, coffee-table portfolios.
Kathy Garrison Kellogg, A World Of Our Own
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Caraid, Ruxa, Patient Professor
• Lofi, Oh, Well
• Caraid, Beginnigs
• Nomax, Brothers
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, by Patch O'Furr
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon
• InFurNation, edited by Rod O'Riley
• Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd
• #ohmurr!, edited by Izzy Torres, AKA Weasel
Best Comic Strip
Newspaper-style strips, including those with some ongoing arcs.
Carry On, by Kathy Garrison Kellogg
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Foxes in Love, by @foxes_in_love on Twitter
• Freefall, by Mark Stanley
• The Whiteboard, by Doc N.
• Friends You Are Stuck With, by Gabe Bold
Best Graphic Story
Includes comic books, and serialized online stories.
Shine, by Babystar
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Found Retake, by Toddlergirl
• Blades of Furry, by Deya Muniz and Emily Erdos
• 24/7, by Hladilnik
• Isla Aukate, by Foxena
Best Non-Fiction Work
Includes opinion pieces and news articles.
This furry scientist won't let Twitter's COVID pessimists kill her vibe, by Chris Stokel-Walker
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• How Furries Are Making Virtual Reality Worth Visiting, by Matt Baume
• The otter who became an accidental VTuber star, by Patricia Hernandez
• Furry Fiction Is Everywhere: A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Anthropomorphic Characters, by Ian Madison Keller & Mary E. Lowd
• The Zoo Files, by Toad McKinley
Best Other Literary Work
Story collections, comic collections, graphic novels, and serialized online stories.
Awoo!: Volume 1, by AC Stuart
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Difursity Vol. 2, edited by Weasel
• Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory, by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, illustrated by Benjamin Dewey, lettering by Nate Piekos
• Sam Digger: Beaver Detective, by Ian Madison Keller
• Shark Week: An Ocean Anthology, edited by Ian Madison Keller
Best Short Fiction
Stories less than 40,000 words, poetry, and other short Written works.
Where Have All The Mousies Gone, by Mary E. Lowd
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Dance of Wood and Grace, by Marie Croke
• Too Cuddly, by Mary E. Lowd
• Crystal Fusion, by Mary E. Lowd
• The Arsenal of Obsolescence, by Mary E. Lowd
Best Novel
Written works of 40,000 words or more. Serialized novels qualify only for the year that the final chapter is published.
The Captain's Oath, by Rick Griffin
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Interesting Times, by George Cole and N.C. Shapero
• Starwhal in Flight (The Entangled Universe, Book 3), by Mary E. Lowd
• The Entropy Fountain (The Entangled Universe, Book 2), by Mary E. Lowd
• The Bee's Waltz: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel, by Mary E. Lowd
Best Dramatic Series
TV, streaming, or YouTube series.
Helluva Boss (Created by Vivienne Medrano; Season 1 episode 3 to episode 6)
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Beastars, Season 2 (Directed by Shinichi Matsumi; January 7 to March 25)
• Centaurworld (Created by Megan Nicole Dong; July 30 to December 7)
• Chikn Nuggit (by Chikn Nuggit; videos January 1 to December 31)
• Odd Taxi (Directed by Mugi Kinoshita; episode 1 to 13, April 6 to June 29)
Best Dramatic Short Work
One-shots, advertisements or short videos.
Nobody Does It Better, Musical interlude by Princess Katre (Video production by Frank Berhring, artwork and concept by K. Garrison; from the comic strip Carry On.)
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Fuelled by The Home Guardsmen (Directed by Michelle Hao and Fawn Chan; December 1)
• Fossils (Directed by Directed by Piti Yindee; June 3)
• The Mandrake (Directed by Quincy Baltes; August 8)
• Katrina the Fuzzy Princess (Directed by Charles Brubaker; September 9)
Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture
Live-action or animated feature-length movies.
Raya and the Last Dragon (Directed by Don Hall, Carlos Lopez Estrada, Paul Briggs and John Ripa)
Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
• Luca (Directed by Enrico Casarosa)
• My Little Pony: A New Generation (Directed by Robert Cullen and Jose Ucha)
• Sing 2 (Directed by Garth Jennings)
• Wish Dragon (Directed by Chris Appelhans)
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