Voting is open for the 2021 Ursa Major Awards

The vote for the 2021 Ursa Major Awards is happening this month! Send them your e-mail address, and you can vote for any of the nominations in 14 categories. Voting closes on Thursday, March 31.

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This year's nominees are...

[Some links may include mature content; not all are marked. You can also look over the list of nominees on the Ursa Major Awards Twitter feed.]

Best Motion Picture
Live-action or animated feature-length movies.

• Luca (Directed by Enrico Casarosa)
  
• My Little Pony: A New Generation (Directed by Robert Cullen and Jose Ucha)
  
• Raya and the Last Dragon (Directed by Don Hall, Carlos Lopez Estrada, Paul Briggs and John Ripa)
  
• Sing 2 (Directed by Garth Jennings)
  
• Wish Dragon (Directed by Chris Appelhans)

Best Dramatic Short Work
One-shots, advertisements or short videos.

• Fossils (Directed by Piti Yindee)
  
• Fuelled (Directed by Michelle Hao and Fawn Chan)
  
• Katrina the Fuzzy Princess (Directed by Charles Brubaker)
  
• Nobody Does It Better, a musical interlude by Princess Katre from the comic strip Carry On (Video production by Frank Berhring, artwork and concept by K. Garrison)
  
• The Mandrake (Directed by Quincy Baltes)

Best Dramatic Series
TV or YouTube series videos.

• Beastars, Season 2 (Directed by Shinichi Matsumi)
  
• Centaurworld (Created by Megan Nicole Dong)
  
• Chikn Nuggit (by Chikn Nuggit)
  
• Helluva Boss (Created by Vivienne Medrano) Mature Audiences.
  
• Odd Taxi (Directed by Mugi Kinoshita)

Best Novel
Written works of 40,000 words or more. Serialized novels qualify only for the year that the final chapter is published.

• Interesting Times, by George Cole and N.C. Shapero. (Jarlidium Press)
  
• Starwhal in Flight (The Entangled Universe, Book 3), by Mary E. Lowd. (Aethon Books)
  
• The Bee's Waltz: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel, by Mary E. Lowd. (Shadow Spinners Press)
  
• The Captain's Oath, by Rick Griffin. (Self-published)
  
• The Entropy Fountain (The Entangled Universe, Book 2), by Mary E. Lowd. (Aethon Books)

Best Short Fiction
Stories less than 40,000 words, poetry, and other short written works.

• "Crystal Fusion", by Mary E. Lowd (in The Voice of Dog)
  
• "Dance of Wood and Grace", by Marie Croke (in Zooscape)
  
• "The Arsenal of Obsolescence", by Mary E. Lowd (in The Voice of Dog)
  
• "Too Cuddly", by Mary E. Lowd (in Daily Science Fiction)
  
• "Where Have All The Mousies Gone", by Mary E. Lowd (in Daily Science Fiction)

Best Other Literary Work
Story collections, comic collections, graphic novels, non-fiction works, and serialized online stories.

• Awoo!: Volume 1, by A.C. Stuart. (Fenris Publishing, comic strip collection)
  
• Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory, by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, illustrated by Benjamin Dewey, lettering by Nate Piekos. (Dark Horse, trade paperback collection)
  
• Difursity Vol. 2, edited by Weasel. (Thurston Howl Publications, short story/article collection)
  
• Sam Digger: Beaver Detective, by Ian Madison Keller. (Rainbow Dog Press, anthology)
  
• Shark Week: An Ocean Anthology, edited by Ian Madison Keller. (Rainbow Dog Press, anthology)

Best Non-Fiction Work
Includes documentaries, opinion pieces, and news articles.

• Furry Fiction Is Everywhere: A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Anthropomorphic Characters, by Ian Madison Keller & Mary E. Lowd. (Rainbow Dog Books, writing guide)
  
• How Furries Are Making Virtual Reality Worth Visiting, by Matt Baume. (Input, article)
  
• The otter who became an accidental VTuber star, by Patricia Hernandez. (Polygon, article)
  
• The Zoo Files, by Toad McKinley. (Youtube, video)
  
• This furry scientist won't let Twitter's COVID pessimists kill her vibe, by Chris Stokel-Walker. (Input, article)

Best Graphic Story
Includes comic books, and serialized online stories.

• 24/7, by Hladilnik. (Twitter)
  
• Blades of Furry, by Deya Muniz and Emily Erdos. (Webtoons)
  
• Found Retake, by Toddlergirl. (Fur Affinity)
  
• Isla Aukate, by Foxena. (Overlordcomic)
  
• Shine, by Babystar. (Fur Affinity) Adult material.

Best Comic Strip
Newspaper-style strips, including those with ongoing arcs.

• Carry On, by Kathy Garrison Kellogg. (Internet)
  
• Foxes in Love, by @foxes_in_love. (Twitter)
  
• Freefall, by Mark Stanley. (Internet)
  
• Friends You Are Stuck With, by Gabe Bold. (Internet)
  
• The Whiteboard, by Doc N. (Internet)

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.

• #ohmurr!, edited by Izzy Torres, aka Weasel. (Internet) Mature Audiences.
  
• Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat. (Internet)
  
• Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon. (Internet)
  
• InFurNation,, edited by Rod O'Riley. (Internet)
  
• Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd. (Internet)

Best Published Illustration
Illustrations for books, magazines, convention program books, cover art for such, coffee-table portfolios.

• Caraid, "Beginnings". (Furaffinity)
  
• Caraid, "Ruxa, Patient Professor". (Magic the Gathering - Strixhaven: School of Mages Commander set, Artstation)
  
• Kathy Garrison Kellogg, "A World Of Our Own". (Crosstime Cafe)
  
• Lofi, "Oh, Well". (Furaffinity)
  
• Nomax, "Brothers". (Twitter)

Best Game
Computer or console games, role-playing games, board games.

• Death's Door. (Developer: Acid Nerve. Publisher: Devolver Digital)
  
• Deltarune: Chapter 2. (Developer & Publisher: Toby Fox)
  
• Doodle Champion Island Games. (Developer & Publisher: Google)
  
• F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch. (Developer: TiGames. Publisher: Bilibili)
  
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. (Developer & Publisher: Insomniac Games)

Best Website
Online collections of art, stories, and other creative and/or informational works. Includes galleries, story archives, directories, blogs, and personal sites.

• e621, Furry art. (Contains 18+ content)
  
• Fur Affinity, Furry art and stories. (Contains 18+ content)
  
• Fuzznet Music, World's biggest furry-centered professional music distribution collective.
  
• Wikifur, Furry wiki.
  
• Zootopia News Network, All things Zootopia.

Best Anthropomorphic Costume (Fursuit)

• Armored Lizardman - maker: Treasure Court; owner, wearer: xinghejieZLS.
  
• Bash the Piñata - maker: Kemonokapi; owner, wearer: @TransformARTive / @BashThePinata.
  
• Fifel - makers: feathersOkapi and ZettaNova; owner, wearer: GlacierClear.
  
• Rocket Raccoon (Endgame Version) - maker, owner, wearer: Akela Taka.

Good luck to everyone! And if you have the time to vote, why not also e-mail in suggestions for the 2022 Recommended Anthropomorphics List?