The Ursa Major Awards - 2024 winners


		AWARD WINNERS 2025
FRONT PAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Recommended Anthropomorphics List Open for submissions • Discussion @UrsaMajorAwards • • Contacts & Links • AWARDS • • Past Winners: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 • ALAA's Choice Award • ALAA Hall of Fame • Award Presentations • Articles & Interviews •		The winners of the twenty-forth annual Ursa Major Awards (formally the Annual Anthropomorphic Literature & Arts Awards) for the Best in anthropomorphic/"funny animal" literature and art first published during the calendar year 2025 were announced in a special presentation at Las Vegas Fur Con on Friday April 3rd at 8:00 PM EST. The Ursa Major Awards are Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom's equivalents of s-f fandom's Hugo Awards, mystery fandom's Anthony Awards, horror fandom's Bram Stoker Awards, and so forth. The Ursa Majors are administered and presented by the Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Association (ALAA), an organization dedicated to promoting anthropomorphic literature and arts both within and outside of the fandom. Nominations and voting for the awards are open to the public. The physical award consists of a acrylic plaque with art designed by Heather Bruton as per the sample at right. Eligibility in fourteen categories is for works featuring intelligent &/or talking animals first published during the calendar year 2025. This can include new compilations of older works, such as a new collection of previously-published separate works. The winners are chosen by popular vote among those participating in Anthropomorphic Fandom who, first, submitted their nominations for the winners, and then voted upon a final ballot consisting of the five finalists (those receiving the most nominations) in each category. (Go here for full voting statistics.) The envelope, please... MOTION PICTURE Zootopia 2 Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • The Bad Guys 2 • Dog Man • Good Boy • Elio DRAMATIC SHORT WORK Lackadaisy - Last Call Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • BUN HUNTING 2.0: YOU CAN (not) BE BAKED • Snow Bear • Intermarché - Unloved • Talon - An Animated Dinosaur Epic DRAMATIC SERIES The Amazing Digital Circus Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Helluva Boss • Hazbin Hotel • Belfort & Lupin • The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball NOVEL Feral Flame Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Of Late Belonging (18+) • Relinquished Realms • Gravitational Pull • The Blood of Life SHORT FICTION Coming Ott Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • The Young Man Who Knew Where He Was Going • The Package • Salisbury (18+) • Amongst the Upright Ones • Sanctum Scriptorium GENERAL LITERARY WORK Sabrina Online 'A Trio of Tales' Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • The Wideness of the World • Tales from the Guild: Blood and Water • Echoes • Detective Alice NON-FICTION WORK 85 Years of Con Cosplay - From Costume Masquerade to Fursuit Parade Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • The Wealth Disparity in the Furry Fandom • The Furry Detectives: Unmasking a Monster • Who runs your community? Five stories about predators with powerful friends in fandom • They solved a horrific crime in their community. Don't mind the colorful fur suit. GRAPHIC STORY A Tale of Tails (18+) Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Wrath of Con • Projection Edge • Incomplete Control • Pixeas and Henry COMIC STRIP Foxes in Love Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Lauren Ipsum • Nine To Nine • Freefall • Damian Foxx MAGAZINE The Voice of Dog Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Dogpatch Press • InFurNation • Gaming Furever • Indie Anthro PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATION Furry Fantasy Banner Set Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Steampunk Protogen Banner • Adventure • AVIAN AERIE: 2025 • Among the Tides • Deep Sea Fox GAME Deltarune Chapter 3+4 Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Hollow Knight: Silksong • Donkey Kong Bananza • Back to the Dawn • Sunderfolk • Shape of Dreams WEBSITE Fur Affinity Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • E621 • FurTrack • The Belfry WebComics Index • Fluffle FURSUIT Gintan 3.0 Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Echo the Bat • Bubblegum • Violet the Mule • Bon Pansky MUSIC If I Were to Die Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Off the Leash • First Step • Ignition • There's Still Tomorrow Streamer BarleyTheBurr Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Skaifox • Whiskeyding0 • BardicRJ • Qweave • Fluwufy Classic Anthro Videogame Spyro the Dragon (1998) Runners-Up (in descending number of votes) • Star Fox 64 (1997) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) • Crash Bandicoot (1996) • Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993) • Banjo-Kazooie (1998) • PaRappa the Rapper (1997) • Tail Concerto (1998) • Mappy (1983) • Rocket Knight Adventures (1993) For the full results and voting statistics, go to the 2025 tally page.