VOTING FINALISTSThese are the finalists for the 2004 Golden Acorn Awards. For each category, select one (1) choice as your vote for that category. Where possible, links are provided to where works can be viewed.
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Special Awards - 2004 All-Time Best
Fanfics
Best Story -
Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Gadget Until Proven Innocent, Morgan K.
Gadget in Chains, Loneheart
A Ranger's Trek, The Gnome
A Romance for the Romantics, Rachel Gloess
Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace, Indy & Chris Silva
Best Author -
AQD Robert
Indy and Chris Silva
Kevin Sharbaugh
Morgan K
The Gnome
Winston
Most Improved Author -
Pupspals
Foxhound
CD
AQD Robert4
Morgan K.
Thunderbolt
Best Comedy -
Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace, Indy and Chris Silva
Who Wants To Be A Millionare: Celebrity Toon Version, Pupspals
Gadget's Skirt, Pupspals
Keep it under your hat, KS
Criss Cross Takes the Mary Sue Litmus Test, Morgan K.
Best Action/Adventure -
Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Lost Rangers, UrthQuake
New York City Trilogy, Thunderbolt
Theos Origin, Indy and Chris Silva
Best Drama -
Dividing the Emptiness, Winston
Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Gadget Until Proven Innocent, Morgan K.
Gadget in Chains, Loneheart
Theos Origin, Indy and Chris Silva
Best Romance -
Heart of Hearts, Rachel Helvey Gloess
A Romance for the Romantics, Rachel Helvey Gloess
Best Mystery/Thriller -
Lost Rangers, UrthQuake
Gadget Until Proven Innocent, Morgan K.
Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace, Indy and Chris Silva
Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Short Story -
Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace, Indy and Chris Silva
Keep it Under Your Hat, Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Narrative Description -
The forest: Dividing the Emptiness, Winston
The island: Theos Origin, Indy and Chris Silva
The Anticrisscross Virus: Gadget Until Proven Innocent, Morgan K.
Gadget in Chains, Loneheart
Lost Rangers, UrthQuake
Best Original Character (Male) -
Crisscross, Gadget Until Proven Innocent, Morgan K.
Theo, Theos Origin, Indy and Chris Silva
The Owl, Lost Rangers, UrthQuake
Best Original Character (Female) -
Dee, Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Peace, Another Suspension of Disbelief, AQD Robert (parts Two and Three)
Bubbles, Gadget in Chains, Loneheart
Amanda Hawkfeather, Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Brenda Baxter, Theos Origin, Indy and Chris Silva
Best Original Villain -
Alexander Flaversham, Gadget Until Proven Innocent, Morgan K.
Officer Haggs, Gadget in Chains, Loneheart
Tuffaz Nails, Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace, Indy and Chris Silva
Best Character Interaction -
Chip & Dale switch roles, Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace, Indy and Chris Silva
Gadget, Widget and a dissasembled Chris Cross, Gadget Until Proven Innocent, Morgan K.
The fight scene, Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Gadget & the Enterprise crew, A Ranger's Trek, The Gnome
Chip & Gadget, A Romance for the Romantics, Rachel Gloess
Gadget and Doohickey, Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Characterization of the Rangers -
Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace, Indy and Chris Silva
Gadget's Skirt, Pupspals
A Valentines Surprise, Rachel Helvey Gloess
A Ranger's Trek, The Gnome
Best Use of a Series Character (One-Shot) -
Tammy in Dividing the Emptiness, Winston
Desiree in Redemption, BW
Tammy in Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace, Indy and Chris Silva
Tammy's mother in Keep it under your hat, KS
Best Use of a Series Character (Recurring) -
Gadget in Gadget's Skirt, Pupspals
Rat Capone in Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Chip in Theos Origin, Indy and Chris Silva
Gadget in Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Dale in Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace, Indy and Chris Silva
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Special Awards - 2004 All-Time Best
Poetry
Best Verse -
The Gadgetclocky, Bock's Car 509
2003 Halloween Poem Cyber Daimyo
Reply to Cyber Daimyo's 2003 Halloween Poem, Ray Jones
Best Poet -
Bock's Car 509
Cyber Daimyo
Ray Jones
Indy
Best Poetic Imagery -
The Gadgetclocky, Bock's Car 509
2003 Halloween Poem Cyber Daimyo
Reply to Cyber Daimyo's 2003 Halloween Poem, Ray Jones
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Special Awards - 2004 All-Time Best
Satire and Parody
Best Satire -
We Need Censorship!, CD
The Book of Ranger Love, Rennod
Should've Been a Ranger, KS
The Ballad of Dale Oakmont, Indy
I'm a Believer, Bock's Car 509
Best Song Parody -
I'm a Believer, Bock's Car 509
Should've Been a Ranger, KS
The Ballad of Dale Oakmont, Indy
Anything for Gadj, Obi-Wan Maplewood
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Special Awards - 2004 All-Time Best
Artwork
Best Artwork -
Monty Kayos Mouseneggar, Jon Lemerond
Gadget, Through a Frosted Window, NN
3D Rescue Rangers, Jon Lemerond
The Ranger Villains, Jon Lemerond
Gadget of the Morning, NN
Desiree DeLure, Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Artist -
Fish
John Lemerond
NN
Tanka
JDracous
Best Color Image (Flat) -
Gadget, Playing in the Snow, NN
Rescue Rangers Wall Mural, Ray Jones
Dale's Dream Come True, Pupspals
Angel on My Table, Ruslan
ChangesWhen Did the Clothes Come On?, lotacats
Best Color Image (Rendered) -
Desiree DeLure, Kevin Sharbaugh
Monty Kayos Mouseneggar, Jon Lemerond
ChangesWhen Did the Clothes Come On?, lotacats
3D Rescue Rangers, Jon Lemerond
Gadget of the Morning, NN
The Ranger Villains, Jon Lemerond
Best Black-and-White Image (Greyscale) -
I Want to Believe, Ruslan
RR Fathers Day Card, Fish
Spotted!, The Gnome
Gadget, Wondering, Shredder
Smile in a Sweater, Artist
Best Portrait of a Ranger -
Chip, dressed as Indy, Head
Gadget of the Morning, NN
Yes, Dale, Loki
Gadget, Purely Happy (Color), Shredder
Gadget's Happy New Year, Head
Smile in a Sweater, Artist
Gadget in Love, Tanka
Best Illustration From or Inspired By a Fanfic -
Fat Cat and Family, Chris Silva
Cover Art for 'The Thinnest Thread' , Jdracous,
Bink and Theo, Shelley Pleger
Theo's First Barrel Roll in the RangerWing, Chris Silva
Illustration from 'What, how, why' , Artist
Best Original Costuming -
Thansksgiving, Munk Style, lotacats
Chip, dressed as Indy, Head
jd_bink (bink dressed as a pumpkin), Jdracous,
Doohickey in wedding dress, KS
I Want to Believe, Ruslan
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Special Awards - 2004 All-Time Best
Animation
Best Animation (Flash, MPEG, AVI, GIF, etc) -
The RR Slide Show, Animated Malamute
The New Year Clip, IPGuest
Trailer to 'The Collision of Minds', IPGuest
Munks on Ice, Lotacats
Kissy Munks Revisited, Lotacats
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Special Awards - 2004 All-Time Best
Websites
Best Web Site -
The Acorn Cafe, Stephen Clouse, Indy and a cast of thousands (of posts)
The (Reborn) RR Database, Winston
Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia, Tanka
The World Association of Montyphiles (WAM), Jeff Parkes
The Acorn Cafe Guest Map, Pupspals
Best Web Site Maintainer -
Tanka
Winston
Stephen Clouse
Indy
Pupspals
Best Web Site Content -
Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia, Tanka
The (Reborn) RR Database, Winston
Russian CDRR Portal, Alex
The World Association of Montyphiles (WAM), Jeff Parkes
The Rescue Ranger Calendar, Ray Jones
Best Web Site Layout -
Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia, Tanka
Russian CDRR Portal, Alex
Indy's Ranger Museum, Indy
The World Association of Montyphiles (WAM), Jeff Parkes
The (Reborn) RR Database, Winston
Most Informative Web Site -
Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia, Tanka
The (Reborn) RR Database, Winston
Russian CDRR Portal, Alex
The Acorn Cafe Guest Map, Pupspals
The Acorn Cafe, Stephen Clouse, Indy and a cast of thousands (of posts)
Best Original Section/Material -
Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia, Tanka
How to Rangerize your Mac, Pupspals
The Rescue Ranger Calendar, Ray Jones
How to tell the difference b/w Chip & Dale, Pupspals
The Rescue Ranger Poll, Jeff Parkes
Outstanding Achievement -
Winston, reviving the RR Database
Stephen Clouse & Indy, keeping the Acorn Cafe going
Tanka for her CDRR Mistakes & Trivia website
Jeff Parkes for his Ranger Poll & WAM websites
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Special Awards - 2004 All-Time Best
Special Awards
Most Helpful -
Winston
AQD Robert
Indy
PupsPals
Ray Jones
Best Nutcase -
AQD Robert
Pupspals
CD
Foxhound
Greyhound Bus
Most Prolific Rangerphile-
Loneheart
CD
Indy
Winston
Tanka
Special Mention -
Joseph Sturch, for working on the sequel to DOAC (and a parallel story) while on duty in Iraq
Stephen Clouse, for preparing a new Cafe
Pupspals, for her Guest Map
Winston, for reviving the RR Database
Lotacats, for her constant and excellent artwork
Best Caption -
Week 104: Karl
Week 118: Obi Wan
Week 117: KS and Jeff Parkes
Week 119: Stitch
Week 125: Ronnie Rabbit
2004 All-Time Best Awards
2004 Best All-Time Website
RR Database (the original)
The Foxglove Feature
The Acorn Cafe, Stephen Clouse, Indy and a cast of thousands (of posts)
The (Reborn) RR Database, Winston
Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia, Tanka
The World Association of Montyphiles (WAM), Jeff Parkes
The Acorn Cafe Guest Map, Pupspals
2004 Best All-Time Artist
Charles Williams
Fish
John Lemerond
NN
Tanka
JDracous
2004 Best All-Time Artwork
Plots and Times of Their Lives Covers, Charles Williams
Of Mice and Mayhem, Fish
Monty Kayos Mouseneggar, Jon Lemerond
Gadget, Through a Frosted Window, NN
3D Rescue Rangers, Jon Lemerond
The Ranger Villains, Jon Lemerond
Gadget of the Morning, NN
Desiree DeLure, Kevin Sharbaugh
2004 Best All-Time Author
Indy and Chris Silva
Fish
AQD Robert
Kevin Sharbaugh
Morgan K
The Gnome
Winston
2004 Best All-Time Fanfic
Rhyme and Reason, Mike Demcio
Of Mice and Mayhem, Fish
Gadget's Quest, Kevin Sharbaugh
Gadget Until Proven Innocent, Morgan K.
Gadget in Chains, Loneheart
A Ranger's Trek, The Gnome
A Romance for the Romantics, Rachel Gloess
Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace, Indy & Chris Silva
2004 Rookie of the Year Award
Pupspals
Jon Lemerond
Bocks Car 509
2004 Natasha Kashefipour Lifetime Achievement Award -
Winston
Indy
Ray Jones
Kevin Sharbaugh
Loneheart