Good Furry Award
The Good Furry Award is an annual prize given to furries who represent the spirit of the furry fandom.
Debuting in 2019, it is administered by Grubbs Grizzly on the Ask Papabear website, nominations are received by furries and then a selection of the best nominations are put to a vote.
The winner receives a cash prize and a crystal trophy; three honorable mentions also receive trophies. Anyone in the furry community is eligible for the prize without regard to age, sex, gender, race, religion, or nationality, with the exception of the administrator and anyone else who might assist the administrator.
In 2022, Grubbs added a new category: The Lifetime Achievement Award. The award goes to a furry who has been active in the fandom for at least 25 years and has made outstanding contributions that have profoundly impacted the fandom. Unlike the main Good Furry Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award is selected by a committee and not by popular vote.
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Winners[edit]
2019[edit]
The winner of the first award was Tony Barrett (Dogbomb), who won posthumously (the prize was sent to his brother and the money was donated to the ALS Foundation in his name), and honorable mentions were Aleshka Alejandra, Wyld (Noelle White), and Matt VanNest.[1]
2020[edit]
The winner of the second annual award is Ash Coyote who won for her series of YouTube videos Ask Ash, that promote and inform about the furry fandom.
Honorable mentions went to Aleshka Alejandra, who is the first repeat winner, Hunter Fusky and Courtney "Nuka" Plante.[2]
2021[edit]
The third winner of the award was musician Cassidy Civet[3], becoming the second trans winner in a row. She was also the first furry person of color to win, as well as the first Canadian and the youngest winner.
Honorable mentions went to Kitwana Lion, Paco Panda and VinceWuff. Nominations for the 2021 award were opened in January 2021 and voting was during the entire month of May.
2022[edit]
The Fourth Annual Good Furry Award was presented live at Biggest Little Fur Con and broadcast on Bearly Furcasting. The first place winner is Soatok Dhole for their fundraising efforts that saved a library in Ridgeland, Mississippi from losing all its funding because it carried LGBTQIA+ books. Honorable mentions went to Adler the Eagle, Splitz the Dutchie and Xusho Wolf.[4]
This was the first year that a Lifetime Achievement Award was presented for a furry who has been involved in the fandom for over 25 years and has made significant contributions. Mark Merlino and Rod O'Riley won jointly for establishing the first furry convention, ConFurence 0, as well as for their work on Califur, the Prancing Skiltaire party, and the online furry entertainment news service In-Fur-Nation.[5]
2023[edit]
The Fifth Annual Good Furry Awards were presented on YouTube and on the Ask Papabear website. The first place winner was Kite's Windswept Wanderings for their extensive work promoting the fandom in a positive way on their YouTube channel and elsewhere. Honorable mentions went to Chise for their work in Covid-19 research and for getting the word out on the importance of vaccinations, TygerCowboy (aka Papa Woof Roth) for exemplary work as a director of Mephit Fur Meet and for supporting the St. Louis furry community, and Beeton Nukicoon for volunteer work at cons, running a YouTube channel, and being supportive of artists and other furries.[6]
This was the second year that a Lifetime Achievement Award, which is presented to a furry who has been involved in the fandom for over 25 years and has made significant contributions, was given. Reed Waller won for co-creating the first furry APA, Vootie, and for his seminal furry comic book, Omaha the Cat Dancer.
2024[edit]
For the sixth annual award, the awards are to be split due to a tendency for media personalities to win the award:
- The Good Egg Award: For furries doing good deeds for others.
- The Image Award: For furries in various media promoting and informing about the fandom.
- The Furtastic Award: For furries doing any other good deeds not falling into the first two categories.
There will also be a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nominations for the 2024 Good Furry Award will be open until September 1, 2024.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 2019 Good Furry Award Winners. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ↑ 2020 Winners. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ↑ ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS FOR 2021! page on the Askpapabear.com website.
- ↑ 2022 Winners. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ↑ Lifetime Achievement Award Winners. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ↑ 2023 Winners. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ↑ Good Furry Award Homepage. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Good Furry Awards official homepage
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