CATEGORIES AND NOMINEES

       Here is the current list of categories for the 2003 Golden Acorn Awards. For the voting, the top nominees are listed here in each category, along with links to where they can be viewed (which may take a couple of days)

Written Work

Fanfics

Best Story

- "The Return of Winifred", Jareth
- "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish
- "Gadget In Chains", Loneheart
- "A Dream for the Ages", Untold Ranger Tales part 10, Indy and Chris Silva
- "Dust and Ashes", Winston

Best Author

- Fish
- Jareth
- Stitch
- Indy/Chris
-Winston
- Loneheart
- CD

Most Improved Author

- CD
- Winston

Best Comedy

- "The Case of the Kitnapped Kat", lotacats
- "Away from it All", Stitch

Best Action/Adventure

- "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish
- "The Return of Winifred", Jareth

Best Drama

- "Gadget In Chains", Loneheart
- "Cats Don't Direct", Indy and Chris Silva
- "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish
- "A Dream for the Ages", URT part 10, Indy and Chris Silva

Best Romance

- "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish

Best Mystery/Thriller

- "The Return of Winifred", Jareth
- "A Dream for the Ages", URT part 10, Indy and Chris Silva
- "Dust and Ashes", Winston
- "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish

Best Short Story

- "Small Stories", Ronnie Rabbit
- "The Clash of Two Cousins", Nicholas
- "I'm With You", Ronnie Rabbit

Best Narrative Description

- Journey to Itsalotabotha, "A Dream for the Ages"
- Description of limbo, "A Dream for the Ages"
- Jareth’s description of Darien, "The Return of Winifred"

Best Original Character (Male)

- Ferrante, "Of Mice and Mayhem"
- Darien, "The Return of Winifred"
- Jamba, "The Return of Winifred"

Best Original Character (Female)

- Hack, from "Broken Glass", Ronnie Rabbit
- Doohickey, from "The Wandering Feather", KS (Link goes to an incomplete copy of this story)
- Jade, from "Dust and Ashes", Winston

Best Original Villain

- Ferrante, "Of Mice and Mayhem"

- Jade, from "Dust and Ashes", Winston
Best Character Interaction

- Chip and Gadget, "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish
- Lahwhinie and Foxglove, "Small Stories", Ronnie Rabbit
- The kissing scene, "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish
- "The Last Will And Testament Of Chip Maplewood", Loneheart

Best Characterization of the Rangers

- "Away From It All", Stitch
- "Typical Day" Series, Winston
- "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish

Best Use of a Series Character (One-Shot)

- Winifred, "The Return of Winifred"
- Foxglove, "The Return of Winifred"
- Lahwhinie, "Gadget In Chains"
- Tammy, "Dust and Ashes"

Best Use of a Series Character (Recurring)

- Chip, "Away From It All"
- Gadget, "Gadget In Chains"
- Gadget, "Of Mice and Mayhem"
- Aldrin Klordane, "A Dream for the Ages"
- Monty, "The Return of Winifred"

Poetry

Best Verse

- "A Small Tribute To a Good Man", SomeGhol
- "Cat's Don't Direct", Indy and Chris Silva

Best Poet

- SomeGhol
- Indy

Best Poetic Imagery

- The tutoring lesson from "Cats Don't Direct", Indy and Chris Silva
- "A Small Tribute To a Good Man", SomeGhol

Satire and Parody

Best Satire

- "Who Wants Cake?", Stitch
- "The Day RR Was Done", Indy

Best Song Parody

- "Bring Me To Life", Ronnie Rabbit
- "Tammy's Mom", KS
- "The Day that RR Was Done", Indy
- "The Gaston-Gadget Song", Chip Chap
- "Gimme Three Eps", Rennod

Artwork

Best Artwork

- "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish
- "The Return of Winifred" cover, Jin
- Dale’s Birthday, Jin
- celikom_dyy111, TD
- Chip and Dale at the Bar, Ilya Pestov
- Gadget Angel, Ruslan Matvienko

Best Artist

- Fish
- Jin
- Tanka
- TD
- Ilya Pestov

Best Color Image (Flat)

- "The Return of Winifred" cover, Jin
- Tammy Modelsheet, Winston
- Dale’s Birthday, Jin

Best Color Image (Rendered)

- "The Untold Ranger Tales" cover, Charles Williams and Indy
- Reflections, by Tanka and Lawhinie HellDale
- Chip and Dale at the Bar, Ilya Pestov

Best Black-and-White Image (Greyscale)

- The Reflection, by Tanka
- Chip and Gadget kiss, from "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish
- Induction scene from Loneheart's "Gadget in Chains", Fish
- Foxglove confronts Winifred, Jin

Best Portrait of a Ranger

- Tammy Modelsheet, Winston
- The Reflection, Tanka
- Gadget, stuttering when recognizing Chip, from "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish

Best Illustration From or Inspired By a Fanfic

- The "death" scene from "The Day Dale Became Smart", Jdracous
- "A Dream for the Ages" cover, Charles Williams and Indy (aka "The Untold Ranger Tales" cover)
- Induction scene from Loneheart's "Gadget in Chains", Fish
- Foxglove confronts Winifred from Jareth's "The Return of Winifred", Jin
- "The Return of Winifred" cover, Jin

Best Original Costuming

- "Oni" Winifred's outfit, "The Return of Winifred", Jin
- Bald Gadget from "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish

Best Online Comic

- "Of Mice and Mayhem"
- Foxhound’s Comic Strip

Website

Best Web Site

- The Foxglove Feature
- JoneScientific
- The Russian CDRR Portal
- Zanzibar's web site
- The Acorn Café
- CD's Rescue Ranger Roadhouse

Best Web Site Maintainer

- Ray Jones (JoneScientific)
- Alex (The Russian CDRR Portal)
- Jaleel (The Foxglove Feature)

Best Web Site Content

- JoneScientific
- The Russian CDRR Portal

Best Web Site Layout

- The Russian CDRR Portal
- The Acorn Café

Most Informative Web Site

- Indy's Ranger Museum
- The Russian CDRR Portal

Best Original Section/Material

- Kissy Munks, lotacats
- Original characters guide, Zanzibar
- Captions Page, Indy
- CDRR Mistakes and Trivia, Tanka
- "Of Mice and Mayhem"

Outstanding Achievement

- Lotacats, for her many creative contributions
- Fish, for "Of Mice and Mayhem"
- Julie Bihn, for her longtime contributions to the community

Special Awards

Most Helpful - Who at the Cafe has demonstrated that they are the most helpful to others? Who's gone the extra mile to see that things turn out right, and is always ready to provide things like web space or answers to questions?

Best Nutcase - Who's been the class clown, the life of the party, the person who can always seem to liven things up in a funny or silly way? Whose personality and spirit's added most to the zest of the community over the past year?

Most Prolific Rangerphile - Who has given us more over this past year than anyone else? Who's been putting out the most effort with fanfics,artwork, or webpage material?

Special Mention - Who deserves some special recognition in the community for what they've done? Who would you like to honor for what you've seen them do?

Best Caption - From among the last year's caption winners, select the caption that for you stands out as the best!

2003 All Time Best

2003 Tex Henson Best All-Time Fanfic Award

- "The Return of Winifred", Jareth
- "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish
- "Gadget In Chains", Loneheart
- "A Dream for the Ages", Untold Ranger Tales part 10, Indy and Chris Silva
- "Dust and Ashes", Winston

2003 Best All-Time Author

- Indy and Chris Silva
- Fish
- Jareth
- Winston
- Stitch

2003 Deborah Walley Best All-Time Artwork Award

- "Plots" and "The Times of Their Lives" cover, Charles Williams
- "Of Mice and Mayhem", Fish
- "The Return of Winifred" cover, Jin
- Dale’s Birthday, Jin
- celikom_dyy111, TD
- Chip and Dale at the Bar, Ilya Pestov
- Gadget Angel, Ruslan Matvienko

2003 Best All-Time Website

- The RR Database
- The Foxglove Feature
- JoneScientific
- The Russian CDRR Portal
- Zanzibar's web site
- The Acorn Café
- CD's Rescue Ranger Roadhouse

2003 Rookie of the Year Award - This award should go to a Rangerphile who came here within the past year and, over that time, has done the most to advance the cause of Rangerphiles everywhere. Please include a short statement of why you chose this person.

2003 Natasha Kashefipour Lifetime Achievement Award - This award goes to a veteran Rangerphile (one who has been in the community at least two years) who has contributed greatly over their time to the life and vitality of the Rangerphile community. Please include a short statement of why you chose this person.