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* ''[[Stacy Edwards]]'' (color) (illustration to ''11 PM'' by DTZ) by AGM [http://savepic.su/877948.jpg]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:24, 4 March 2012

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:


Best Website Maintainer: The Acorn Cafe Staff

Other nominees:


Best Website: The Acorn Cafe

Other nominees:


Artwork Awards

Best Music Video: Chipception by Racebest [7]

Other nominees:


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

Other nominees:


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

Other nominees:


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:


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:


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:


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:


Best Satire: Ranger Days by Gabe Bennett


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

Other nominees:


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:


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

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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:


Best Original Villain: Dra’maneh in Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains

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Best Original Female Character: Cherrie Mallow in Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains

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Best Original Male Character: Tivit in Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains


Best Narrative Description: Coffee and a Stakeout by Modern Times

Other nominees:

  • The final battle in Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains
  • The first gas station explosion in All the Myths Are True by t.s.
  • Finding Apocalypse by Nathair_Sionnach
  • Fallen Angel by iceberg210
  • Adieu by Rain Crow


Best Short Story: Tie between The Question of Love by Lord Thunder and Coffee and a Stakeout by Modern Times

Other nominees:


Best Mystery/Thriller: Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains

Other nominees:

  • Goodnight Vienna by Piotr
  • All the Myths Are True by t.s.
  • Coffee and a Stakeout by Modern Times


Best Romance: The Question of Love by LT


Best Drama: Tie between East Coast 2011 Rangercon Radio Play by RangerReady23 and Co. and Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains

Other nominees:

  • A Fire in the Belly by Bubbles' Big Brother
  • Goodnight Vienna by Piotr
  • Coffee and a Stakeout by Modern Times
  • Finding Apocalypse by Nathair_Sionnach
  • Out of the Depths of Sorrow by Piotr
  • All the Myths Are True by t.s.
  • Fallen Angel by iceberg210


Best Action/Adventure: Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains

Other nominees:

  • Zero Witching Hour by Greyman Zero
  • All the Myths Are True by t.s.
  • Goodnight Vienna by Piotr


Best Comedy: East Coast 2011 Rangercon Radio Play by RangerReady and Co.

Other nominees:

  • Showdown at Midnight by L. Cranston
  • All the Myths Are True by ts
  • They Say It Comes In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb]] by t.s.


Most Improved Author: Lord Thunder

Other nominees:

  • t.s.
  • nutsforbrains
  • Piotr


Best Author: nutsforbrains

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Best Story (Russian): Of Mice Beyond Mayhem by Gyrotank

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Best Story: Art of Mind’s Construction by nutsforbrains

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Special Awards

Most Helpful Rangerphile: Saraggle91

Other nominees:


Best Nutcase: Bubbles' Big Brother

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Most Prolific Rangerphile: Agent Chip

Other nominees:

  • Hamsy
  • Gabe Bennett
  • Saraggle91


Special Mention: Bubbles’ Big Brother for kicking cancer’s behind and still going!

Other nominees:

  • Boom! Comics, for making the CDRR Comics!
  • RangerReady23 for organizing the 2011 East Coast Rangercon!
  • East Coast 2011 Rangercon Radio Play by RangerReady23 and Co.


Best Motivational Poster: ARGH! CAN'T... STOP... STARING...! by HawkeyeNFO [92]

Other nominees:



Miscellaneous Awards

2011 Rookie of the Year: Wiggles

Other nominees:


2011 Natasha Kashefipour Lifetime Achievement Award: Tie between RangeReady23 and Winston

Other nominees:


External Links

The 2011 Golden Acorn Awards at the Acorn Cafe:

2011 GA Awards Intro, Emcee's Welcome & Subplot and Comix...

Best Original Website Section thru Best Website...

Best Music Video to Best Artwork (and yes more comix)....

Best Song Parody to Best Narrative Description...more comix!

Best Short Story to Best Story

Most Helpful Rangerphile to Lifetime Achievement

GA Awards Finale (and one last comic...)