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2003 URSA Major Awards Nominations-
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Best
Anthropomorphic Motion Picture
1.
Ice Age (20th Century Fox, March 15,
2002)
2. Lilo & Stitch (Disney, June
21, 2002)
3. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
(DreamWorks SKG, May 24, 2002)
4. Spirited Away (Disney, September
20, 2002)
5. Stuart Little 2 (Columbia Pictures,
July 19, 2002)
Best
Anthropomorphic TV Series
1.
Between the Lions (WGBH Boston and
Sirius Thinking, Ltd. for PBS syndication; 2002 new
episodes, 3rd season, #56 - #65, September 16 - November
18)
2. Dinotopia (Hallmark Entertainment
and MAT I Production for ABC; 3 episode mini-series,
May 12 - May 14). Dinotopia: The Series (Hallmark Entertainment
and MAT I Production for ABC; 2002 new episodes, 1st
season, #1 - #6, November 28 - December 26)
3. Greg the Bunny (Steven Levitan Productions
for 20th Century Fox Television; 13 episodes, March
27 - August 25, 2002)
4. Redwall; a.k.a. Brian Jacques' Martin the
Warrior: A Tale of Redwall (Nelvana Ltd. for
Teletoon in Canada, December 2001 and PBS syndication
in the U.S., 2002; 2002 U.S. new episodes, Redwall 3rd
season #27 - #39; a.k.a. Martin the Warrior 1st season
#1 - #13, April 14 - July 28))
5. Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (CineGroupe,
in association with Children's Television Workshop and
IF/X Productions for PBS syndication; 2002 new episodes,
#21 (February 13) to #40 (October 5))
Best
Anthropomorphic Novel
1. Rescue Ferrets at Sea, by Richard
Bach. (The Ferret Chronicles #1) Scribner/Ferret House
Press, June 2002.
2. Ecce Femina, by Raven Blackmane,
in TSAT (Transformation Stories, Art, Talk) #25, December
2002-January 2003. (http://tsat.transform.to/stories/ecce.femina.html)
3. Changespell Legacy, by Doranna Durgin.
Baen Books, June 2002.
4. Scars: An Ironclaw Novel, by Ted
MacKinnon. Sanguine Productions, Ltd., January 2002.
5. Doom's Break: The Third Book of Arna,
by Christopher Rowley. ROC Books, December 2002.
Best
Anthropomorphic Short Story
1.
"Six", by Samuel C. Conway,
in Anthrolations #5, July 2002.
2. "Ailoura", by Paul Di
Filippo, in Once Upon a Galaxy, edited by Wil McCarthy,
Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers. DAW Books, September
2002.
3. "Milk Run", by Jim Hayden,
in Yarf! #65, July 2002.
4. "Familiars", by Michael
H. Payne, in Sword and Sorceress XIX, edited by Marion
Zimmer Bradley. DAW Books, January 2002.
5. "A Prison of Clouds",
by Tim Susman, in Breaking the Ice: Stories from New
Tibet, edited by Tim Susman. Sofawolf Press, January
2002.
Best
Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work
1.
Fornax: Outtakes from a Recording Studio,
by Gary Akins, Jr. Fauxpaw Productions, July 2002.
2. A Search for Meaning: The Story of Rex,
color edition, by Michel Gagne. Gagne International
Press, May 2002. (Children's picture book.)
3. Three Fingers, by Rich Koslowski.
Top Shelf Productions, July 2002. (Cartoon art novel)
4. Ozy and Millie IV: Authentic Banana Dye,
by David Simpson. Plan Nine Publishing, November 2002.
(Comic strip collection)
5. Breaking the Ice: Stories from New Tibet,
edited by Tim Susman. Sofawolf Press, January 2002.
(Collection of short stories)
Best
Anthropomorphic Comic Book or Strip
1.
Under the Lemon Tree, by Ralph E. Hayes,
Jr. (Comic strip, Internet, tri-weekly, 2002 strips
from January 2 to December 30)
2. Kevin & Kell, by Bill Holbrook.
(Comic strip, Internet, daily, 2002 strips from January
1 to December 31)
3. Scrued, by Melissa Jewel. (Comic
strip, Internet, irregular, 2002 strips from March 13
to December 23)
4. Herobear and the Kid, by Mike Kunkel.
(Comic book, Astonish Comics, irregular, 2002 issues
from #4, undated but published in January, to #5, undated
but published in November)
5. Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai. (Comic
book, Dark Horse, monthly, 2002 issues from v. III #54,
January to #62, November)
Best
Anthropomorphic Fanzine
1.
Anthrolations (2002 issues from #5,
July, to #6, November)
2. Huzzah! (2002 issues from #45, February,
to #48, November)
3. South Fur Lands (2002 issues from
#24, March, to #27, December)
4. Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe (2002
issues from #29, March, to #31, December)
5. Yarf! (2002 issues from #63, January,
to #65, July)
Best
Anthropomorphic Published Illustration
1.
Heather Bruton. Cover painting for
Anubis: Dark Desire #1, June 2002.
2. Heather Bruton. Cover painting for
Furrlough #112, April 2002.
3. Odis Holcomb. Cover painting for
Breaking the Ice: Stories from New Tibet, edited by
Tim Susman, January 2002.
4. Chuck Melville. Cover painting for
Wild Kingdom #13, April 2002.
5. Natasha "Dark Natasha" Mleynek.
Cover of Furrlough #109, January 2002.
Best
Anthropomorphic Game
1.
JADECLAW: The Anthropomorphic Fantasy Role-Playing
Game! Developer & Publisher: Sanguine Productions,
Ltd., January 2002.
2. Kingdom Hearts. Developer: SquareSoft;
Publisher: Square Electronic Arts, September 17, 2002.
3. Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus.
Developer: Sucker Punch; Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment,
September 24, 2002.
4. Star Fox Adventures. Designer: Rare,
Ltd.; Publisher: Nintendo, September 23, 2002.
5. Tank Vixens: The Card Game, by Paul
Kidd (writer) & Greg Panovich (artist). United Publications,
November 2002.