Nominations are open through September 1, 2024. You can nominate people by clicking here.
The Good Egg Award This prize is for furries who do charitable and other volunteer work, such as helping out at furcons, raising money for animal charities, or doing work in their non-furry communities.
Crowned feline (a.k.a. Lazuli, a.k.a. Snax) has put her time, energy, and heart into organizing, volunteering, and participating in furry dance events that have brought many fandom members together. The success of events like floor wars, battle zoo, instinct Pittsburgh, and fur grounds are only a few in this past year that have benefited from crowned feline's efforts. She's a good furry yes she is!
Eddie Bear:He is a great person who has volunteered at furcons and other events. Hosts informative panels at furcons. And is always willing to help fursuiters in case of a suit malfunction at a con.
Joe "Bear" Goria:For his outstanding charitable work, contributions and being a positive influence in the furry community. Joe's charitable work to help encourage the annual ALS walk as well as "Furry Awareness" to our world and the entire universe far surpasses efforts of the Average Bear!
Mango Peach:"Mango is one of the most kind and caring souls. He will go out of his way to make sure you have a good and healthy life filled with happiness. He has just moved back with his family and already helped with church and community volunteer work. He has volunteered to help place tombstones in the local cemetery and helped with the Light the World project. As for his friends, he’ll always be there for them in thick and thin. If you’re having a horrible day, he’ll put your happiness above his own. He just started streaming on Twitch and already has a huge following of people who love him and care for him. He’s been nominated for this award multiple times, and I’ll keep nominating until he wins. He’s currently trying to find a job so he can help out more in his community, and he’s volunteering at his brother’s live theatre."
Mango Peach (2nd nomination): Mango is one of the most exemplary people I know. He’s going out of his way to make sure there’s food in the homeless shelters and makes sure people can get rides to where they need to be. He has no job or stable income but is always putting others before him. Mango is one person you need to meet and have in your life. He’s kind, sweet, caring, and will make sure you have a wonderful day.
Manick: "Manick has gone out far and beyond year after year helping with WPAFW [Western PA Furry Weekend], running the yinz furs [a furmeet] and helping with the Pittsburgh bowl. He is now the chair cat of WPAFW, and without his leadership, there woudn't be a WPAFW. Each year, they try to raise money to help an organization. Last year was Paws Across Pittsburgh. WPAFW has been going strong since 2010ish to current. It started out of the garage in someone’s house, then expanded to what it is today."
Onix:Onix has been a very active and loud member of the community for over a decade!! From running and organizing all of the events and parades for her local furry groups to staffing for multiple big conventions across Canada, she’s dedicated a big part of her life to the fandom and her community. This year she’s done something extraordinary, bringing attention to an unfortunate cause. She’s taken over the annual charity walk for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada after the event was cancelled in the nearby city! This cause is sadly a very close one to her as she suffered a great loss due to it earlier in the year. This event means so much to her and she’s organized it, planned and fundraised for it all on her own! As well as this she’s been a part of Extra Life and fundraising for them for 8 years!! All in all, I think Onix has done some extraordinary work for charity and deserves the title of Good Egg :)
Papa Woof Roth: Papa Woof, aka Tyger, has for decades worked in a variety of rolls in the community. Not only planning events in the local St. Louis area but also on the exec team of the Mephit Fur Meet. He has time and time again done so much to help keep Furry going in a positive direction. I would really love to see him finally get the kudos he deserves.
Shutter: Shutter dedicates his recreational life to finding/promoting/volunteering for events. He's a photographer who selflessly gives his time to capturing memories for countless events and then uploads them, for free, online with proper credits/tags for the furs. He runs Ohio Fur Events chat and constantly seeks out new entertainment for his Ohio fur friends. He promotes a safe space and attitude of inclusion to all under his sphere of influence. Shutter has fallen victim to bad circumstances and never lashed out. He's never asked anything of the fandom. He has legitimate talent. Please consider Shutter as a good furry.
Toronto: This furry has put an immense effort into building up the Cardiff furry scene over the last couple of years, putting so much time, effort, and a ton of his own money into developing one of the UK's premier furmeets! It has grown from just six furries meeting in a dusty pub during the pandemic to over 150 attendees in a bangin' city centre bar with live DJ, fursuit games, parade, video game tournaments, and so much more! The furmeets are a welcoming safe space for a lot of folk who otherwise would have nobody to socialize with, and attract attendees from across the UK, and even mainland Europe! Most folks don't realize how much work goes on behind the scenes, and I feel he deserves a little recognition for that!
The Image Award This prize goes to furries who present a positive image of the fandom through the media, including YouTube videos, documentaries, vlogs, podcasts, websites and other similar means of communication.
BetaEtaDelota: "I’ve been following this awesome fur for a few years now, and I think his in-depth analysis and explanations of the furry community, including dissecting the anti-fur arguments that arise, are endearing and educational to all new furs and existential ones! Regardless of your sona or species, he’s delved into many different things, ranging from what it is to be a furry to fur icons and suit makers to furry convention experiences! I’ve never felt more informed and well-off about embracing my fursona and identity and wanting to explore it more with hope I’ll be welcomed than when I listened to his videos and started reaching out to other furries!"
Jib Kodi: Jib is the most amazing furry who made so many furs laugh and cry with his animations. His drawings seem to be really alive. His animations are sometimes weighing in on social issues, too, which is very memorable when done with cute animals. He also often donates animations to charity auctions and never gets involved with drama.
Maelstrom Eyre: They do wonderful YouTube videos about all aspects of the fandom. Everything to fursuit types, or inner-fandom relations with others, or maintaining a healthy balance of fandom stuff vs RL stuff. It's just very practical stuff that could be really useful for someone who is new to the fandom.
Joe Strike: Joe Strike (aka Comus) has contributed immeasurably to the furry fandom. As one of the earliest members, he has seen it evolve and done so much to offer art (the universe of Circe's Funhouse and other transformation-related art), written material (Furry Nation and Furry Planet, in addition to several articles and essays on animation and its history), and videos ("The Incredible Hare", several interviews, and promotional materials). In all these mediums, Joe has always found the best in furry and its members to share with the rest of the world, and he has become a true ambassador in connecting with specific members who have contributed uniquely themselves (Charleston Rat, the Prancing Skiltaires, Uncle Kage, Spottacus). Joe Strike takes a proactive approach in connecting with any individuals he finds (through intensive research) who are connected with positive furry themes in some way, which further spreads out furry's positive vibes to the rest of the world. He has made this possible specifically through his two books (mentioned previously), both of which took a few years each of intense dedication and research (and even more interviews). As a result, he has received personal thanks from several readers who tell him personally how much the books and even his past contributions (e.g., the Funhouse) have helped them through difficult times. Joe Strike deserves the Image Award fully for his contributions to making furry universal, positive, and universally positive.
The Furtastic Award This prize is basically for furries doing good works that don't easily fall into the first two categories. It could also apply to a furry who you believe is just an all-around wonderful, lovely person, even if they might not do charity work or do something in the media.
Hope "Strype" Ironheart: [the person who nominated them wrote] Recently, I was in a bad place/bad position. I was living in abusive conditions with my family. It was a toxic environment and toxic relationship. Hope put together a funding campaign and was able to help get me raised enough money to escape my family and escape my situation for the start of a better life. But this is what she does without warrant for accolades. She does what she should because she's an amazing humanist. She encourages others to walk their journey. Follow their path. She has taught people, like me, so much of what it means to be a person in the guise of a synthetic tigress. Hope is a one of a kind. Caring. Compassionate. Humorist. Kind. Loving. Patient. Encouraging. She helped me to realize I was trans. Then helped me to find the path needed to start my transition. She was always patient with my questions giving me detailed answers without sugar coating or coaxing me, ever, to transition. Please. If you consider someone for furry of the year--Its Hope. She's one of a kind. She's supported so many people without ever even asking for anything in return. I can't thank her enough- without her I wouldn't likely be "here" today.
Hund the Hound: (writes the nominator) I’m currently homeless and unemployed after I left my family (gaslighting/emotional abuse). Hund and his family have supported me when I needed it the most by inviting me into their home, helping me find a job, giving me shelter pro bono, feeding me, helping me get medical coverage for my gender transition, even working on getting my car fixed up. This is without expectation of payback. Hund has supported me for years, but he and his family’s generosity cannot be overlooked. Of those who have supported me, he has been an emotional rock for my needs and I am forever grateful. He’s a furry YouTuber, convention organizer (World Wild Fur Camp), and a loving provider to his family. He’s been a close friend for years, but there’s a difference between close friend and someone who will just take you in during your darkest moments.
Photographotter donated a kidney to his good furry friend Hiyu, who suffered from kidney failure and was on almost constant dialysis. While he was scared, he travelled halfway across the world and spent a month away from his girlfriend and friends to do this. He also missed NFC. He did this off his own back. He's a brilliant person and a good example of what we as a fandom are about. Both he and Hiyu are making good progress in recovering btw.
The Royal Rebellion: "They’re a lifeguard at the place I interned at. They’re hardworking and positive. They’ve told me stories of their time working the very last years of Raging Waters before they shut down, gotta say, they’re truly a hero, I don’t think I’ve the guts to work in a fast paced environment like that without fail. I know it’s an easy job to get, but in reality, it’s almost tue same as being an EMT… saving lives."