2002 Golden Acorn Awards

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The 2002 Golden Acorn Awards ceremonies took place at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City at December 29, 2002, starting at ca. 7:00 PM (Central Standard Time), thus beginning the new great tradition. Inspired by Matt Plotecher's Plato Awards, the GA Awards recognize those works of the Rangerphile community that were worthy of honor. This first awards ceremony was by far the hardest, as it was not only the longest with the fully separate International Categories but also the eligible works represented work from the past several years as the organizers had to play catch-up for three years passed since Platos.

Dr. Indy recalls:

The idea for the Golden Acorn awards was a continuation of Matt Plotecher's excellent first effort, the Plato Awards. That first awards ceremony had a definite positive impact on the community and brought us together. I decided that it was too good a thing to do only once.

Rennod got involved early on, and he was a big help. We had a lot of IM sessions (a few of which I still have in the Great Archives) and we planned out the structure and ideas for the Awards. I liked how the Platos had gone, but I thought it should really be on a bigger scale with more community involvement.

In some ways, I bit off more than I could chew with the International Categories. That was purely my idea, a way to bring in the community members outside of America. It doubled the size of the ceremony and there were too few volunteers to do all the work so I ended up writing all the award introductions for the International Awards. I can still remember thinking, "Do I have any Ranger-related characters left to use?"

That first effort was a real challenge, but with Rennod's help, advice and tallying the nominations and votes we carried it off pretty well. Community involvement's grown each year, and there's a sense of wanting to "top" the last time now--and I'm included on that. I'm as eager as anyone to see what the latest version will bring.

Artwork was sparse for the 2002 ceremony, which makes acceptance speech artwork that Shelley Pleger did even more wonderful and important.

The awards for 'Best All-Time Artwork' and 'Best All-Time Fanfic' were amended and named after Deborah Walley and Tex Henson respectively to commemorate two people who made Rescue Rangers possible and to the great regret of all the Rangerphiles passed away.

The lessons learned from this initial year helped to shape what the GA Awards have become today. In the years to come many nominations became history, as well as the International Awards section as a whole. One more reason to drop it was not to make The J.A.M. homeless, as his house already was stuffed with 18 Golden Acorns. 15 of them he got for his epic drama Death of the Comedian, which set a seemingly unbeatable record of GAA'S received by one fanfic. Little did Rangerphiles know...


INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Website Awards:

Best Website Maintainer: Ruslan

Further nominees:


Best English-Accessible Website: Tie between Disneyania by Johan Rhen, Ruslan's CDRR Project Group by Ruslan, Russian CDRR Portal by Ruslan and White Mouse Lab by Murad Ismailov

Further nominees:


Best Non-English Website: Russian CDRR Portal by Ruslan – Russian

Further nominees:


Artwork Awards:

Best Illustration Based on a Fanfic: Sunrise by Ilya Pestov

Further nominees:


Best Portrait: Alone by Ilya Pestov

Further nominees:


Best Black and White Grayscale Image: gadfavanimeB.jpg by Nathan aka "Teargas"

Further nominees:


Best Black and White Line Art: Hello, Chipper! by Loki, an illustration to part three of Excursion with Gadget

Further nominees:


Best Colored Image (Rendered): Foxydale by TOZ

Further nominees:

  • Alone by Ilya Pestov
  • Comic by Ilya Pestov
  • Gadget_New_Millenium by Shredder


Best Color Picture (Flat): Gadget_New_Millenium by Shredder

Further nominees:

  • Gadget Armygirl by Murad Ismailov
  • Illustration to Winner of Princesses by Nort
  • Sunrise by Ilya Pestov


Best Artist: Tie between Konstantin "Loki" Gloohov, Murad Ismailov and Ruslan

Further nominees:

  • Ilya Pestov
  • Nathan aka "Teargas"
  • Nort
  • Rem
  • TOZ


Best Artwork: It's My Life music video by Koyot

Further nominees:

  • findyou-bw_rm.gif by Ruslan
  • gadfavanimeB.jpg by Nathan aka "Teargas"
  • Gadget Armygirl by Murad Ismailov
  • Illustration to Winner of Princesses by Nort
  • simple_rm.jpg by Ruslan


Written works Awards:

Best Song Parody: The Best of One Old Show by Johan Rhen

Further nominees:


Best International Poet: Johan Rhen


Best Joke/Use of Humor: Stand-Up Routine from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.


Best Plot Twist: The result of the C+G marriage from Chip + Gadget = Yes by Rem (translated by Aivars Liepa)


Best Dialogue, Line or Quote: Chip & Dale's heated argument from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:


Best Moment in a Fanfic: the End of "Dogfight" from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:

  • Dale & Foxglove's “blackout” scene from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.
  • Dale getting hit and falling down the wall, from A Fantasy General by Aivars Liepa,


Best Use of a One-Shot Series Character: Foxglove in Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:


Best Character Interaction: Chip and Dale’s heated argument from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:

  • Dale & Foxy's "joint hallucination" scene from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.
  • Foxy sings "Total Eclipse of the Heart", from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.


Best Original Villain: Strigidae from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.


Best Original Female Character: Tie between Dalee Oakmont, Feyanna and Strigidae from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.


Best Original Male Character: the Batmunk from I Dream of the New Ranger by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:


Best Imagery: Staten Island Park from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:

  • The desert from A Fantasy General by Aivars Liepa


Best Action Sequence: the "Dogfight" from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:

  • Lahwhinie eaten by the crabs from “Lahwhinie Goes Hawaiian” by Rem
  • A Fantasy General by Aivars Liepa


Best Short Story: Let's Suppose Chip & Dale Behaved Slightly Differently After The Kidnapping by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:

  • Chip + Gadget = Yes by Rem (translated by Aivars Liepa)
  • Lahwhinie Goes Hawaiian by Rem


Best Drama: Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:

  • Chip + Gadget = Yes by Rem (translated by Aivars Liepa)
  • Lahwhinie Goes Hawaiian by Rem
  • Sisters by Aivars Liepa


Best Author: The J.A.M.

Further nominees:

  • Aivars Liepa
  • Rem
  • Ruslan


Special Award:

International Award for Outstanding Achievment: Ruslan

Further nominees:

  • CD
  • Chris "Dale" Birkett



UNITED STATES AWARDS

Website Awards:

Best Original Website Section: Ray Jones for his Sculpyture page


Most Informative Website: The RRDatabase by Matt Plotecher


Best Website Layout: The Foxglove Feature by Jaleel

Further nominees:


Best Website Content: The RRDatabase by Matt Plotecher

Further nominees:


Best Website Maintainer: Indy, for The Acorn Cafe and Indy's Ranger Museum

Further nominees:

  • Jaleel, for Foxglove Feature
  • Karen 'Kat' Mollet, for Tales From the Messageboards
  • Ray Jones, for joneScientific
  • Matt Plotecher, for The RRDatabase
  • Ruslan, for The Russian CDRR Portal and The Russian CDRR Project


Best Website: Foxglove Feature by Jaleel

Further nominees:

  • Julie's Ranger Rama by Julie Bihn
  • Russian CDRR Portal by Ruslan
  • The Acorn Cafe by Indy, Julie Bihn, and Steve C.
  • The RRDatabase by Matt Plotecher


Software Awards:

Best Rangerphile-Created Nongame Software: Foxy KiSS by Chip 'n Death et al

Further nominees:


Best Rangerphile-Created Game Software: Tie between Rescue Ranger Adventure by Jeff Parkes and Starcraft Add-ons by Shredder

Further nominees:


Artwork Awards:

Best Online Comic: Tie between Luigi Meets the Rescue Rangers by 8-Bit Star and Strange Day at the Beach by Chip 'n Death

Further nominees:


Best Animation (Flash): the Foxglove Feature Intro by Jaleel

Further nominees:


Best GIF Animation: Gadget Bop by Matt Plotecher

Further nominees:

  • Gadget at a Railing in the Rain by Shredder
  • The RR Symbol by Ruslan


Best Costuming: Rustic Beauty by Ruslan

Further nominees:

  • Diamondbacks Gadget by Julie Bihn
  • Gadget at a Train Station by Artist
  • Gadget Lucia by Julie Bihn
  • gadplant.gif by Nathan aka "Teargas"


Best Solo Illustration: Chip as Indy by Claire Hunter


Best Illustration Inspired by a Fanfic: the cover to '‘Times of Their Lives by Charles Williams

Further nominees:


Best Portrait: Gadget Working on the Computer by Shelley "Dannycat" Pleger

Further nominees:

  • Gadget Sitting, Mopey by Claire Hunter
  • Oily Gadget by Polo Jasso
  • Pretty Bat Girl by Chip’n Death
  • Tammy Reclining by Konstanin “Loki” Gloohov


Best Picture (Greyscale): Tie between Chip as Indy by Claire Hunter and Gadget at a Train Station by Artist

Further nominees:

  • gadfavabimeB.jpg by Nathan aka "Teargas"
  • Gadget Leaning On Top of a Wall and Looking Straight Ahead by Konstantin "Loki" Gloohov


Best Line Art: Zanzibar by Matt Plotecher

Further nominees:


Best Color Picture (Flat): RR Girls by Chip ‘n Death

Further nominees:

  • Gadget, arms crossed by Ruslan
  • Gadgetara by Claire Hunter


Best Color Picture (Rendered): Gadget's Go-Cart by Shelley "Dannycat" Pleger

Further nominees:

  • Claire07.jpg by Claire
  • Cyber3.jpg by Morgan Kohl
  • Gadget on a Wintry Day by Rebekah Henderson
  • Cover illustration for Ready... Aim... FIRE! by Morgan Kohl


Best Artwork: Gadget working on a computer by Shelley "Dannycat" Pleger

Further nominees:

  • Chip as Indy by Claire Hunter
  • Dale and Foxgolve (sculpy) by Ray Jones
  • Gadget Desktop by Venis959
  • Just a Shadow of my Past by Matt Plotecher
  • Rustic Beauty by Ruslan
  • Simple by Ruslan


Best Artist: Charles Williams

Further nominees:

  • Chip N’ Death
  • Ruslan
  • Fubar Fox
  • Matt Plotecher
  • Morgan Kohl
  • Murad Ismailov
  • Shelley “Dannycat” Pleger


Written works Awards:

Best Prose Parody: Interview With The Mouse by Candy Courtnier

Further nominees:


Best MySTing: MiST-ed: The Dark Savior Saga by John Nowak & Matt Plotecher

Further nominees:


Best Song Parody: Ms. Hackwrench is the Centerfold by Rennod

Further nominees:


Best Satire: Crossroads of Time by John Davidson

Further nominees:


Best Poetic Imagery: The Gadget Sonnets by Indy

Further nominees:


Best Poet: Tie between Rennod and Indy

Further nominees:

  • 8-Bit Star
  • Candy Courtnier


Best Verse: Tie between Kubla Kat by Galabad and A Very Bad Poem to a Very Good Mouse by Ray Jones

Further nominees:


Best Joke/Use of Humor(SPOLIERS BLANKED): Chip kisses Gadget and jumps off the building from Dance of the Dreams by Jeff Wikstrom

Further nominees:


Best Plot Twist(SPOLIERS BLANKED): Gadget’s true parentage from The Untold Ranger Tales by Indy & Chris Silva

Further nominees:


Best Dialogue/Line/Quote: Tie between "Alas, poor thumbtack, I knew him, Horseradish..." said by Dale, from Roaches, Hamsters, and Ladybugs, Oh, My! by Kevin Sharbaugh; Chip and Dale’s heated argument, from Death of a Comedian by the J.A.M.; and "Who you callin' a zipper, fool! Now cut with the jibber jabber and come on!" said by Dale, from The Rescue Rangers and the A-Team--Dale on the Jazz by Indy & Chris Silva

Further nominees:

  • "Comic acting takes timing! It takes skill! It takes practice...take me, I'm yours!", from Rangers/Animaniacs by Indy & Chris Silva
  • Dale and Foxglove disciplining the Batmunk, from I Dream of the New Ranger by The J.A.M.
  • Dale finds out just what the guards *would* believe..., from The Day Smart Became Dale by Indy & Rennod
  • Foxglove's argument on the second ending, from Let's Suppose Chip & Dale Behaved Slightly Differently After The Kidnapping by The J.A.M.
  • "Hmmm. Most peculiar. I feel perspicacious, sagacious...even astute," Dale noted, from The Day Dale Became Smart by Indy & Chris Silva
  • "I'm waiting for the Belching Bulldogs!", from Roaches, Hamsters, and Ladybugs, Oh, My! by Kevin Sharbaugh
  • "The Machiavellian Gourmet?" said by Lahwhinie, from The Untold Ranger Tales by Indy & Chris Silva
  • "Wow, he, that, golly, oh... Oh, I'm, I'm okay. I'm okay," she said as much to herself as Monty. "Golly", from Dance of the Dreams by Jeff Wikstrom
  • "Yes" said by Gadget at the end of Sovereign by John Nowak


Best Moment in a Fanfic (SPOILERS BLANKED): Tie between the scene when Chip pays the price for losing his bet with Gadget, from The Bikini Break by Dave White and Dale & Foxglove's “blackout” scene from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:

  • A human nearly cracks the secret of the animal world, from Payback by Matt Plotecher
  • Dale and Clarice at The Nutshell, from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.
  • Dale argues with all the Rescue Rangers, from The Day Dale Became Smart by Indy & Chris Silva
  • Gadget discovers Dale’s lair, they fall in love, from The Untold Ranger Tales by Indy & Chris Silva


Best Prose: The Untold Ranger Tales (All parts) by Indy & Chris Silva

Further nominees:


Best Use of a Recurring Series Character: Gadget in ‘'Gadget in Chains’' by Loneheart

Further nominees:


Best Use of a One-Shot Character: Aldrin Klordane in The Times of Their Lives by Indy

Further nominees:

  • Foxglove in Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.
  • Bink in Dreams of the Fathers by Indy & Chris Silva
  • Lahwhinie in Gadget in Chains by Loneheart
  • Foxglove in I Dream of the New Ranger, by The J.A.M.


Best Characterization of the Rangers: Sovereign by John Nowak

Further nominees:


Best Character Interaction: Chip & Lahwhinie in The Untold Ranger Tales by Indy & Chris Silva

Further nominees:

  • Dale & Foxy's "joint hallucination" scene, from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.
  • Dale and Dale's Past Self, from The Day Dale Became Smart by Indy & Chris Silva
  • Gadget and Dale, from Daring to Dream by Indy & Chris Silva
  • Daring to Dream by Indy & Chris Silva (the whole thing)


Best Original Villain: Strigidae from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:


Best Original Female Character: Doohickey "Dee" Hawkfeather from Reservation Dogs and The Ties That Bind by Kevin Sharbaugh

Further nominees:


Best Original Male Character: "Uncle" Bevidere Fairmont from Indy & Chris Silva's stories

Further nominees:


Best Action Sequence (SPOILERS BLANKED): Rangers fight with Strigidae, from Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:

  • Bats invade the Insect colony, from Swarm by Matt Plotecher
  • Chip’s fight with The World’s Deadliest Assassin, from Roaches, Hamsters, and Ladybugs, Oh My! by Kevin Sharbaugh
  • Dale’s Escape From Death (Lab Explosion), from The Day Dale Became Smart by Indy & Chris Silva


Best Short Story: The Day Smart Became Dale by Indy & Rennod

Further nominees:


Best Mystery/Thriller: Tie between Claw&Antler: Small Animals Unit by Rennod and Payback by Matt Plotecher

Further nominees:

  • Cobwebs of the Past by Morgan Kohl
  • Once Upon A Dream by Loki


Best Romance: The Untold Ranger Tales (All Parts) by Indy & Chris Silva

Further nominees:

  • Dale's Decision by Justin Reese
  • Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.
  • I Dream of the New Ranger by The J.A.M.
  • Reservation Dogs by Kevin Sharbaugh
  • The Spy Who Loved Monty by Indy & Chris Silva


Best Drama: Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.

Further nominees:

  • Gadget In Chains by Loneheart
  • I Dream of the New Ranger by The J.A.M.
  • Once Upon A Dream by Loki
  • The Untold Ranger Tales (All Parts), by Indy & Chris Silva
  • Sovereign by John Nowak


Best Action-Adventure: The Times of Their Lives by Indy

Further nominees:

  • Claw & Antler: Small Animals Unit -- Small Town Heroes by Rennod
  • Once Upon A Dream by Loki
  • Ready... Aim... FIRE!!! by Morgan Kohl
  • Reservation Dogs by Kevin Sharbaugh
  • Sovereign by John Nowak


Best Comedy: The Day Smart Became Dale by Indy & Rennod

Further nominees:

  • Brain vs. The Rangers by Indy & Chris Silva
  • Mind Media by 8-Bit Star
  • Mind Media 2 by 8-Bit Star
  • Rangers-Animaniacs by Indy & Chris Silva
  • Roaches, Hamsters, and Ladybugs, Oh My! by Kevin Sharbaugh
  • The Rescue Rangers and the A-Team -- Dale on the Jazz by Indy & Chris Silva


Best Round Robin Contributing Author: The Enduring Man-Child

Further nominees:


Most Improved Author: 8-Bit Star

Further nominees:

  • CD
  • Indy & Chris Silva
  • Kevin Sharbaugh
  • Rosey Collins


Best Author: Indy & Chris Silva

Further nominees:

  • Dave White
  • Kevin Sharbaugh
  • Loki
  • Loneheart
  • Rennod
  • The J.A.M.


Best Story: The Untold Ranger Tales (All Parts) by Indy & Chris Silva

Further nominees:

  • Claw & Antler: Small Animals Unit -- Small Town Heroes by Rennod
  • Death of a Comedian by The J.A.M.
  • Gadget in Chains by Loneheart
  • Once Upon A Dream by Loki
  • Reservation Dogs by Kevin Sharbaugh
  • The Day Dale Became Smart by Indy & Chris Silva



Miscellaneous Awards:

US Award for Outstanding Achievement: Indy & Chris Silva

Further nominees:



SPECIAL AWARDS:

Miscellaneous Awards:

Honorable Mention: Tie between CD, Kevin Sharbaugh, Chris "Dale" Birkett, Stephen C. and Schroeder


Best Caption: Tie between Tammy Puckering Up by Loneheart and Rennod, Holodeck Malfunction by John “Q” Davidson and Speechless for Deborah by Rennod


Most Helpful Rangerphile: Ray Jones


Best Nutcase: Schroeder


Most Prolific Rangerphile: Tie between Ray Jones and 8-Bit Star



All-Times Best Awards:

Best All-Time Website: The RRDatabase by Matt Plotecher


Best All-Time Artist: Charles Williams


Deborah Walley Best All-Time Artwork Award: Tie between covers for Matt Plotecher’s Plots and for Indy’s Times of Their Lives by Charles Williams


Best All-Time Author: Indy & Chris Silva


Tex Henson Best All-Time Fanfic Award: Rhyme and Reason by Michael Demcio


2002 Rookie of the Year: Rennod


Natasha Kashefipour Lifetime Achievement Award: Indy



External Links

Golden Acorn Awards'2002 home page at Dr. Indy's Ranger Museum

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