2005 Golden Acorn Awards

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The 2005 Golden Acorn Awards ceremonies took place at the Sydney Opera House on January 5, 2006, starting at ca. 7:00 pm (Central Standard Time).

The plaques have been created by Jareth.

The artwork has been done by Lotacats and fish.


Website Awards

Best Website: Tanka's CDRR Pages

Further nominee: Indy's Ranger Museum


Best Website Maintainer: Tanka

Further nominees:


Best Website Content: Tie between Indy's Ranger Museum and Tanka's CDRR Pages

Further nominee: The Russian CDRR Headquarters


Best Website Layout: The World Association of Montyphiles

Further nominees:


Most Informative Website: The Acorn Cafe

Further nominees: Indy's Ranger Museum


Best Original Website Section: Tie between Tanka's CDRR Mistakes Page, pupspals' Acorn Cafe Guest Map and Ray Jones' Rescue Ranger Calendar

Further nominee: Dr. Indy's Rescue Ranger Episode Guide and Commentary


Outstanding Website Achievement: Tie between Tanka, for her CDRR Mistakes page, and Stephen C & Dr. Indy, for the Acorn Cafe

Further nominees:

  • Dr. Indy, for his Ranger Museum
  • Ray Jones, for his Rescue Ranger Calendar


Artwork Awards

Best Artwork: The Rangers of Oz by fish

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Best Artist: Tie between fish and Toni

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Best Color Image (Flat): Tie between Valentine's Day 2005 by fish (with color by Obi-Wan Maplewood) and End of Work by Rex

Further nominees:

  • Gadget in the Night by Mikhail
  • Gadget's Cosmos by Mikhail
  • Resurrection by Mikhail
  • The Rangers of Oz by fish
  • Mammaliens 3 by fish
  • Someday I'll learn hands by E. D. Thweatt


Best Color Image (Rendered): Tom vs. Nimnul's Robot Dog by Jon Lemerond

Further nominees:

  • Ranger Emoticons by Toni
  • Fantasy Rangers Group Shot by Toni
  • Older Bink by Toni
  • Tammy the Mage by Toni
  • Foxglove the Thief by Toni
  • Sleepy Morning by Ruslan
  • Ranger Logo Mosaic by pupspals
  • Tammy Hackwrench by J
  • The Poem by bock's car and Lotacats
  • Halloween 2004 by Lotacats
  • Ranger Mosaic by Jeff Parkes
  • Train Rescue by Ray Jones


Best B&W Image (Greyscale): Tie between Medieval Princess Gadget and Gadget's Classroom by Artist

Further nominees:

  • Gadget on the railroad tracks by Oleg
  • Sparky and an exploded radio by Te'Targa
  • Monty cheeze attack! by Te'Targa
  • Clarice standing by Te'Targa
  • Clarice sitting by Te'Targa
  • Fat Cat's Birthday Present by IP Guest
  • Dale Proposing to Gadget by Chris Silva


Best Portrait of a Ranger: Tie between Kisses by Ruslan and Older Bink by Toni

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Best Illustration Inspired by a Fanfic: Tie between Death of a Comedian 2 by Te'Targa and Chip leaves (based on Jeff Parkes' Poll) by Tanka

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Best Original Costuming: Tie between The Rangers of Oz by fish and Fantasy Rangers Group Shot by Toni

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Best Animation: The Russian Animation Team for New Adventures of Gadget Hackwrench

Further nominees:

  • IP Guest for New Year Clip
  • Jon Lemerond and Foxhound for 3D Modelviewer for CDRR RPG
  • p.f. for Gadget listening to music
  • Lotacats for Smooth Criminal, Michael Chipson


Written Work Awards

Most Improved Author: Rachel Gloess

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Best Author: Stainless Steel Rat

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Best Story: Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess

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Best Comedy: Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh

Further nominee: Foxglove wa otaku desu by Stainless Steel Rat


Best Action-Adventure: Gadget in Chains by Loneheart

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Best Drama: Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess

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Best Romance: Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess

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Best Mystery/Thriller: Tie between Nothing But a Gadget by Indy and Chris Silva and Gadget in Chains by Loneheart

Further nominees:

  • The Do-Nutters by Stainless Steel Rat
  • Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess


Best Short Story: Tie between Foxglove wa otaku desu by Stainless Steel Rat and Last Call at the Acorn Cafe by Ronnie Rabbit

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Best Narrative Description: Tie between Clarice's performance, before and after in Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess and the opening from C-G: A Romance by Ronnie Rabbit

Further nominees:

  • Lift-off scene from On the Design of Rodent-Scale Pulse Drive Single-Stage-to-Orbit Vehicles by Stainless Steel Rat
  • Deleted Scene from 'Last Train to Cashville' by Stainless Steel Rat
  • Troublesome Trucks by Blackadder
  • Attack on the Duckstar in Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh
  • Entering Barbara's Headquarters in Nothing But a Gadget by Indy and Chris Silva


Best Original Male Character: Ken Thunderbolt from Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva

Further nominee: Dale Branchwalker from Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh


Best Original Female Character: Barbara Hackwrench from Nothing But a Gadget by Indy and Chris Silva

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

Further nominees:

  • Stella from Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess
  • Girth Vastcat from Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh


Best Character Interaction: Tie between Ronnie Rabbit for C-G: A Romance and Kevin Sharbaugh for Space Wars: The Ranger Parody

Further nominees:

  • Stainless Steel Rat for The Do-Nutters
  • Rachel Gloess for Chip and Clarice in Clarice Returns
  • Loneheart for Dale and Basil in Gadget in Chains
  • Indy and Chris Silva for Dale and Gadget in Nothing But a Gadget


Best Characterization of the Rangers: Tie between Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess and Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh

Further nominees:

  • The Do-Nutters by Stainless Steel Rat
  • Chip and Clarice in Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess
  • Nothing But a Gadget by Indy and Chris Silva


Best Use of a One-Shot Series Character: Lahwhinie as Princess Luau in Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh


Best Use of a Recurring Series Character: Tie between Fat Cat as Girth Vastcat in Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh and Gadget in Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva

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Best Verse: Tie between What Mice Know by Ronnie Rabbit and Rime of the Ancient Ranger by Wedge

Further nominee: On Gossamer Wings by bock's car


Best Poet: Tie between bock's car and Ronnie Rabbit

Further nominee: Wedge


Best Poetic Imagery: Tie between Rime of the Ancient Ranger by Wedge and On Gossamer Wings by bock's car

Further nominee: What Mice Know by Ronnie Rabbit


Best Satire: Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh

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Best Song Parody: Oh Golly by Neal Wolf

Further nominee: Eurovision Song Contest 2005 - Rescue Rangers Version by Gwendolyn Katsche


Special Awards

Most Helpful Rangerphile: Tie between Dr. Indy and Jeff Parkes


Best Nutcase: Greyhound Bus


Most Prolific Rangerphile: Stainless Steel Rat


Special Mention: Tie between Jeff Pierce for organizing the What's My Plotline contest and Toni for the Ranger Emoticons

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Best Caption: Tie between Week 153, Rachel Gloess, and Week 137, Karl

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All-Time Best 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 Of Mice and Mayhem by fish and Rhyme and Reason by Michael Demcio

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Miscellaneous Awards

Rookie of the Year: Toni

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Natasha Kashefipour Lifetime Achievement Award: Tanka

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External Links

Golden Acorn Awards 2005 page at Indy's Ranger Museum

The ceremonies at the Acorn Cafe:

Opening Ceremonies/Website Awards

Artwork Awards

Written Work Awards

Special Awards/All-Time Best Awards/Closing Ceremonies

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