2011 Golden Acorn Awards

The 2011 Golden Acorn Awards ceremonies took place in The Metropolitan Opera House on March 2, 2012.

The awards plaques were designed by Kaiser and Agent Chip.

Website Awards

Best Original Website Section: The RR Database [1]

Other nominees:

Outstanding Website Achievement: Tie between The RR Database and The Acorn Cafe [4]

Other nominees:

Rescue Rangers HQ [5]

Best Website Maintainer: The Acorn Cafe Staff

Other nominees:

Best Website: The Acorn Cafe

Other nominees:

Russian CDRR Portal [6]
The RR Database

Artwork Awards

Best Music Video: Chipception by Racebest [7]

Other nominees:

CDRR: All Your Base by Wiggles [8]
Stay the Night by Gwendolyn_Katsche [9]

Best Animation: New Year's Matrix Parody by Lazorewka Studio [10]

Other nominees:

Clock Cleaner Gadget by Tellyweb [11]
Medallion Foxy (art by Agent Chip, animated by C.H.) [12]
Medallion Gadget (art by Agent Chip, animated by C.H.) [13]
Dale Wagging His Tail by Rattus [14]

Best Original Costuming: Gadget in Ancient Slavic Style by Kejzfox [15]

Other nominees:

Halloween Tammy by Agent Chip [16]
CDRR-Star Wars Crossover Comic by HawkeyeNFO [17]
Gaga Gadget by Saraggle91 [18]
D+M (I’m Not Playing) by nutsforbrains [19]
Dale by Rattus [20]
Fine Day for Gardening by Saraggle91 [21]

Best Illustration Inspired by a Fanfic: 4173 by Agent Chip (illustration for 11 PM by DTZ) [22] and Gadget and Widget by Lord of Darkness (illustration for John Nowak's stories) [23]

Other nominees:

The Blast by Agent Chip (illustration for 11 PM by DTZ) [24]
The Gameby nutsforbrains (for Catsino Royal by t.s.) [25]
Rushian Revolution Cover Art by t.s. [26]
Of Mice Beyond Mayhem Cover by Gyrotank [27]

Best Portrait of a Ranger: Tie between Tammy by Saraggle91 [28] and The Date of Zipper and Queenie by Agent Chip [29]

Other nominees:

Alternate Tammy by Saraggle91 [30]
Geegaw and Gadget by nutsforbrains [31]
Gadget in Ancient Slavic Style by Kejzfox [32]
Gadget on Watch for Salesmen by AGM [33]
Sadness by Agent Chip [34]
4173 (illustration for DTZ's '11 PM') by Agent Chip [35]
Billiards (Zipper) by Agent Chip [36]
Chip Swings To Safety by Agent Chip [37]

Funniest Picture: Gadget Gets Owned by Saraggle91 [38]

Other nominees:

Halloween Tammy by Agent Chip [39]
Summer Fun by Oha [40]
Dale and Gadget by Saraggle91 [41]
Hard Day for the Agent by Hamsy [42]
Halloween by Bock’s Car [43]
Oops! I Stand Corrected by Agent Chip [44]
Caught! By Agent Chip [45]

Most (Cafe Appropriate) Romantic Picture: Tie between Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong by Saraggle91 [46] and The Date of Zipper and Queenie by Agent Chip [47]

Other nominees:

Farewell by Agent Chip [48]
Tender Moment by Saraggle91 [49]
M+D by Agent Chip [50]
Kiss for Daddy by Saraggle91 [51]
Summer Fun by Oha [52]
Dale and Gadget by Saraggle91 [53]

Best Action/Adventure Picture: Don’t You Dare Die on Me by Agent Chip (illustration for 11 PM by DTZ) [54]

Other nominees:

Gadget and Widget by Lord of Darkness (illustration for John Nowak's stories) [55]
CDRR-Star Wars Crossover Comic by HawkeyeNFO [56]
The Blast by Agent Chip [57]
Jets'n'Guns by JJ-Revers [58]
Geegaw and Monty by Agent Chip [59]
Repairs in the Air by Agent Chip [60]

Best Black and White Image (Greyscale): Sadness by Agent Chip [61]

Other nominees:

Halloween Tammy by Agent Chip [62]
Gadget and Widget by Lord of Darkness (illustration for John Nowak's stories) [63]
Gadget on Watch for Salesmen by AGM [64]
Cookie VS. Dale: Episode 1 by Saraggle91 [65]
Gadget in the Age of Steam by Hamsy [66]

Best Color Image (CGI): Clock Tower by Rye [67]

Other nominees:

Summer Fun by Oha [68]
Gadget in Ancient Slavic Style by Kejzfox [69]
Jets'n'Guns by JJ-Revers [70]
Of Mice Beyond Mayhem Cover by Gyrotank [71]
The Date of Zipper and Queenie by Agent Chip [72]
Look what I have built in Mine Craft by TPGH [73]
Don't You Dare Die (RGB) by Agent Chip [74]
The Blast (RGB) by Agent Chip [75]

Best Color Image (Traditional): Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong by Saraggle91 [76]

Other nominees:

Tammy by Hamsy [77]
Desiree and Monty by nutsforbrains [78]
Gift by Hamsy [79]
Geegaw and Gadget by nutsforbrains [80]
Stacy Edwards (color) (illustration to 11 PM by DTZ) by AGM [81]
No Spare by Hamsy [82]

Best Artist: Tie between Agent Chip and Saraggle91

Other nominees:

Best Artwork: Clock Tower by Rye [83]

Other nominees:

Summer Fun by Oha [84]
Don’t You Dare Die by Agent Chip [85]
Gadget in Ancient Slavic Style by Kejzfox [86]
The Blast by Agent Chip [87]
The Game (illustration for Catsino Royal by ts) by nutsforbrains [88]
Gadget Yawning by Hamsy [89]
Jets'n'Guns by JJ-Revers [90]
The Date of Zipper and Queenie by Agent Chip [91]

Written Work Awards

Best Song Parody: Rangercon <bleep> Yeah! By Mayhem

Other nominees:

St. Geegaw's Fire by L. Cranston
My Little Cafe by Zaptiftun
Cafeponycation by Midnight Man
Pilot in the Storm by L. Cranston
I'm Onto Something Good by Zaptiftun
Ranger Skies Song by Gwendolyn_Katsche

Best Satire: Ranger Days by Gabe Bennett

Best Poetic Imagery: Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains

Other nominees:

Adieu by Rain Crow
Ode to the Acorn Cafe by Nathair_Sionnach

Best Poet: Bubbles' Big Brother

Other nominees:

nutsforbrains
L. Cranston
Rain Crow
Nathair_Sionnach

Best Verse (Russian): not awarded - no works nominated

Best Verse: Ode to the Acorn Cafe by Nathair_Sionnach

Other nominees:

Adieu by Rain Crow

Best Use of a Recurring Series Character: Tie between Gadget in Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains and Chip in Coffee and a Stakeout by Modern Times

Other nominees:

Nimnul in All the Myths Are True by t.s.

Best Use of a One-Shot Series Character: Rat Capone in Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains

Other nominees:

Foxglove in Foxglove’s Big Day by LT
Frenchie and K.Sera in The Pound Meets Chinatown by nutsforbrains

Best Characterization of the Rangers: All the Myths Are True by ts

Other nominees:

Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains
Goodnight Vienna by Piotr
Coffee and a Stakeout by Modern Times

Best Character Interaction: Tie between Rat Capone and Cherrie in Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains and the characters in All the Myths Are True by ts

Other nominee: