2004 Golden Acorn Awards

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The 2004 Golden Acorn Awards ceremonies took place at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City at December 29, 2004, starting at ca. 7:00 PM (Central Standard Time). Michael Demcio appeared as a special guest to honor the show's 15th anniversary and gave a speech to the audience; this was his first appearance in the Fandom since 1998.

The plaques have been created by Lotacats.

The artwork has been done by Jon Lemerond, Lotacats and Shelley Pleger.


Website Awards

Best Website: Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia

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Best Website Maintainer: Winston

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Best Website Content: Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia

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Best Website Layout: The Russian CDRR Portal

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  • Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia
  • Indy's Ranger Museum
  • The World Association of Montyphiles
  • Winston's RRDatabase


Most Informative Website: Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia

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Best Original Website Section: Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia

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Outstanding Website Achievement: Winston, for reviving the RRDatabase

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  • Stephen Clouse and Dr. Indy, for keeping the Acorn Cafe going
  • Tanka, for her CDRR Mistakes and Trivia
  • Jeff Parkes, for The World Association of Montyphiles and the Rescue Ranger Poll


Artwork Awards

Best Artwork: Tie between Gadget of the Morning and Gadget through a Frosted Window by NN and 3D Rescue Rangers by Jon Lemerond

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Best Artist: Tie between fish and John Lemerond

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Best Color Image (Flat): Gadget, Playing in the Snow by NN

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Best Color Image (Rendered): The Ranger Villains by Jon Lemerond

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  • Desiree DeLure by Kevin Sharbaugh
  • Monty KOs Mousenegger by Jon Lemerond
  • 3D Rescue Rangers by Jon Lemerond
  • Changes—When Did The Clothes Come On? by Lotacats
  • Gadget of the Morning by NN


Best B&W Image (Greyscale): RR Father's Day Card by fish

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Best Portrait of a Ranger: Gadget of the Morning by NN

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  • Chip, Dressed as Indy by Head
  • Gadget's Happy New Year by Head
  • Yes, Dale by Loki
  • Gadget, Purely Happy (Color) by Shredder
  • Smile in a Sweater by Artist
  • Gadget In Love by Tanka


Best Illustration Inspired by a Fanfic: Theo and Bink by Shelley Pleger


Best Original Costuming: I Want to Believe by Ruslan


Best Animation: The trailer to The Collision of Minds and The New Year Clip by IP Guest

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  • The RR Slide Show by Animated Malamute
  • Munks on Ice by Lotacats
  • Kissy Munks Revisited by Lotacats


Written Work Awards

Best Story: Tie between Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh and Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl

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Best Author: Kevin Sharbaugh

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Most Improved Author: AQD_Robert

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Best Comedy: Keep It Under Your Hat by Kevin Sharbaugh

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Best Action Adventure: Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh

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Best Drama: Tie between Gadget in Chains by Loneheart and Dividing the Emptiness by Winston

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  • Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh
  • Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl
  • Theo's Origin by Indy and Chris Silva


Best Romance: A Romance for the Romantics by Rachel Gloess

Further nominee: Heart of Hearts by Rachel Gloess


Best Mystery/Thriller: Lost Rangers by UrthQuake

Further nominees:

  • Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl
  • Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Indy and Chris Silva
  • Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh


Best Short Story: Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Indy and Chris Silva

Further nominee: Keep It Under Your Hat by Kevin Sharbaugh


Best Narrative Description: Tie between the island in Theo's Origin by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva and the descriptions in Gadget in Chains by Loneheart (spoilers blanked)

Further nominees:

  • The forest in Dividing the Emptiness by Winston
  • the Anticrisscross Virus in Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl
  • the descriptions in Lost Rangers by UrthQuake


Best Original Male Character: Theo from Theo's Origin by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva

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  • Crisscross from Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl
  • the owl from Lost Rangers by UrthQuake


Best Original Female Character: Amanda Hawkfeather from Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh


Best Original Villain: Officer Margo Haggs from Gadget in Chains by Loneheart

Further nominees:

  • Alexander Flaversham from Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl
  • Tuffaz Nails from Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Indy and Chris Silva


Best Character Interaction: Gadget and Doohickey in Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh (spoiler blanked)

Further nominees:

  • Chip and Dale switch roles in Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Indy and Chris Silva
  • Gadget, Widget, and a disassembled Crisscross in Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl
  • the fight scene in Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh
  • Gadget and the Enterprise Crew in A Ranger's Trek by The Gnome
  • Chip and Gadget in A Romance for the Romantics by Rachel Gloess (spoilers blanked)


Best Characterization of the Rangers: Tie between Gadget's Skirt by pupspals and Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva

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Best Use of a One-Shot Series Character: Tammy in Dividing the Emptiness by Winston

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Best Use of a Recurring Series Character: Tie between Rat Capone in Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh and Dale in Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Indy

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  • Gadget in Gadget's Skirt by pupspals
  • Chip in Theo's Origin by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
  • Gadget in Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh


Best Verse: The Gadgetclocky by bock's car

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Best Poet: bock's car

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  • Cyber Damiyo
  • Ray Jones
  • Dr. Indy


Best Poetic Imagery: The Gadgetclocky by bock's car

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  • 2003 Halloween Poem by Cyber Damiyo
  • Reply to Cyber Damiyo's 2003 Halloween Poem by Ray Jones


Best Satire: The Book Of Ranger Love by Rennod

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Best Song Parody: I'm a Believer by bock's car


Special Awards

Most Helpful Rangerphile: Winston

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Special Mention: Joseph Sturch for working on the sequel to Death of a Comedian (and a parallel story) while on duty in Iraq

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Best Nutcase: Tie between AQD_Robert, Foxhound, pupspals, Greyhound Bus

Further nominee: CD


Most Prolific Rangerphile: Tanka

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Best Caption: Week 118, Obi-Wan Maplewood

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All-Time Awards

Best All-Time Website: The Acorn Cafe

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Best All-Time Artist: fish

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Best All-Time Artwork: Of Mice and Mayhem by fish

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Best All-Time Author: Indy & Chris Silva

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Best All-Time Fanfic: Tie between Rhyme and Reason by Michael Demcio and Of Mice and Mayhem by fish

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Miscellaneous Awards

Rookie of the Year: pupspals


Natasha Kashefipour Lifetime Achievement Award: Ray Jones


External Links

The 2004 Golden Acorn Awards page at Indy's Ranger Museum

The ceremonies at the Acorn Cafe:

First part

Second part

Third part

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