Fanfic Award Winners and Nominees
When I was digging through my files looking for the classic green and white background so I could give the site a retro look, I found the nominations for the fanfic awards for Winter 2003, which never got finalised. I didn’t realise it had got that far.
At that point my life was falling apart, it wasn’t just a few bad days, I was being bullied relentlessly and living with an abusive alcoholic, so it was kind of understandable that I never finished the awards process. Apparently we got to the final round, having finalised the top three contenders, so here they are, seventeen years later.
And here are all the previous winners and nominees. So, if you want to know what was popular in this fandom nearly two decades ago, boy have you come to the right place.
| Place | Summer 2002 | Winter 2002 | Summer 2003 | Winter 2003* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Angst | ||||
| 1 | Golden Grail by Stepherz | Misconception by Star | Sketches by Aqua Lion | A World Without Ducks by lycanthrope Handbook for the Sellout by denverhockeygirl Right up Close by Star |
| 2 | Decontstructing Charlie by Digital Tempest | Decontstructing Charlie by Digital Tempest and Firefly by Regret |
Empty Lockers by Gerri and You Never Asked What I Wanted by Dana |
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| 3 | What Your Eyes Couldn’t See by Eriks-lil-rocker | |||
| Nominations | Abnormal Like Me by Victory Thru Tears Misconception by Star School Daze by Dana |
Fallen Duck by MaybeI’llUpdateSoon Falling Out of Reach by Dana Friends by AlexdaStorymaker Nothing’s Perfect by meme Surrendering by Cimmy |
A Little Rain Must Fall by meme A New Beginning by Cimmy Abnormal Like Me by Victory Thru Tears Acceptance by Elamae And I Fell by Wari Fell On Dark Days by no banksie Love Sees No Colour by meme Repairing The Dream by Dana Save by xOxAllyLuvsBandxOx Someone Your Own Age by meme Surrendering by Cimmy Take These Broken Wings by saimone What’s Meant To Be by Bottles |
Cabin Fever by Meme and Star Combat Boots and Clover by Schiz Dreams Will Fade by Plainjane Fell On Dark Days by no banksie Gang of Love by Vinnies-Angel On Being Alone by Carla Spitting Image of My Father by Eriks-lil-rocker The Mighty Ducks: Defiance is a Hard Game by SpikeytheHedgehog Unforgiven by Schiz |
| Best Comedy | ||||
| 1 | Dear Duck Community by Aqua Lion | Go! by Charisma and Star and So You Wanna Date A Duck? by byRnBwRvrGrl and Digital Tempest |
Anything But Ordinary by Star | A Midsummer Night’s Dinner by NYgoldfish54 D4: Mary Sue Annoys The Ducks by Star Ducks University of Fan Fiction by The-Perfect-Elf |
| 2 | Duck Quotes: Camel Style by ally*cat | Adam Banks: Fashion Police by RnBwRvrGrl and Digital Tempest | ||
| 3 | Doll House by Eriks-lil-rocker | Harry Potter and The Mighty Queertet by Victory Thru Tears and Star | All Locked In by WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll | |
| Nominations | Stranded by ally*cat Take It Away! by Stepherz |
Adam Banks: Fashion Police by RnBwRvrGrl and Digital Tempest Anything But Ordinary by Star Free For All by Joyful Hide and Seek: And They’re All Insane by FunkieChick Marriage Daze by Cimmy Monkeys and Midgets at Eden Hall by Joyful The Movie Marathon! by Cake Eater |
13 Ghosts by Charisma Ducks University of Fan Fiction by The Perfect Elf Ducks vs. Rebels by Cake Eater Edina Man by Cake Eater Elimiduck by WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll Marriage Daze by Cimmy Surprise Date by coolgraniterock Toilet Ring of Oz by Jen |
All Locked In 2 by WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll Elimiduck by WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll Games and Dating by Schiz The Slash Attack is Back, Jack! by Astrid the Oh-So-Mighty |
| Best Duck Only | ||||
| 1 | Sketches by Aqua Lion | Closer Than We Thought by Aqua Lion | Tales From The Shoebox by Star | Cold Heart Breaker by Star Combat Boots And Clover by Schiz Following a Dream, Finding a Nightmare by Eriks-lil-rocker |
| 2 | And The Fox Declared to the Hound… by Renee-chan | Breaking Hazel: Guy Germaine by FunkieChick | The Bash Brothers in Love by lycanthrope | |
| 3 | The Story of Us by WoopWoop87 | Spin the Bottle by meme | And I Fell by Wari | |
| Nominations | Closer Than We Thought by Aqua Lion Coulda Woulda Shoulda by Soy Duck Secrets by Eriks-lil-rocker Fallen Bird Of Prey by Gerri Never Let Them See You’re Hurt by Dana The Test of Friendship by Dana What Your Eyes Couldn’t See by Eriks-lil-rocker |
Dreaming of the Cat by Charisma Duck Serects by Eriks-lil-rocker Flying Together by Hedwig Never Let Them See You’re Hurt by Dana The Movie Marathon! by Cake Eater You Never Asked What I Wanted by Dana |
A Love Never Ending by Kitten All Locked In by WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll Changing Wings, Trading Feathers by meme Class of 1998 by jojobear Never Let Them See You’re Hurt by Dana Taking Off The Mask by Sharshar The Eden Hall Faculty by WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll The Movie Marathon! by Cake Eater Things Fall Apart by Bottles |
A New Family by anne918 Blue Jean Baby by Bella7 Coming Apart by goblz Family Ties by Daguesha Forever by Cimmy Might As Well by Schiz On Being Alone by Carla On Being Fake by Carla On Being Real by Carla The Mighty Ducks: Defiance is a Hard Game by SpikeytheHedgeHog |
| Best Het | ||||
| 1 | This Too Will Pass by Star | Anything But Ordinary by Star | A Real Duck by Strider | Blue Jean Baby by Bella7 Forever by Cimmy Trapped by Meme |
| 2 | Amor Vincit Omnia by Digital Tempest | Breaking Hazel: Guy Germaine by FunkieChick | All’s Fair in Love and War by meme | |
| 3 | Wounded Duck by SalyaSky | Something Quite Special by Victory Thru Tears | After The Stars Fell by meme | |
| Nominations | Coulda Woulda Shoulda by Soy Limpet by Star Second Time Around by Aqua Lion Something Quite Special by Victory Thru Tears The Story of Us by WoopWoop87 |
All’s Fair in Love and War by meme Dreaming of the Cat by Charisma Drive by Eriks-Lil-Rocker Fever by Cat4Josh Objection by SupahDupahNicci One Last Time by aznJEDI13 Spring Fever by Cimmy |
A Love Never Ending by Kitten Double Zero by Spinnette Drive by Eriks-lil-rocker Expecting by meme New Sensation by WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll The Reunion by GracefullFall Toilet Ring of Oz by Jen Underneath The Golden Mask by Twenty-OneA.P. |
Cold Heart Breaker by Star Filling His Shoes by KountryKitten Getting Through It by Pixie13 How The River Flows by Eriks-lil-rocker Love Sees No Color by Meme More Than You’ll Ever Know by Crazy4nc128 Other Things to Life by Gwenyth Hunter Pushing It by DoubleL27 |
| Best Original Character | ||||
| 1 | Taryn “Taz” McDonald from Limpet by Star | Damien from Myself or Someone Like You by Taiorami | Damien Calvert from Sun by Victory Thru Tears and Star | Alexis “Lex” O’Leary from One Week by Kristine Jonathan Starchild (aka Star, Jono, etc) from I Wanna Make You Feel Beautiful and other stories by Solis & Tai Phoebe de Los Fuegos from Unforgiven by Schiz |
| 2 | Jake Russleson from Breaking Hazel: Guy Germaine by FunkieChick | Ratana “Rat” Griffian from Second Time Around by Aqua Lion and Maya Hansen from Something Quite Special by Victory Thru Tears |
Johnny Sheffield from The Bash Brothers by lycanthrope | |
| 3 | Joanna “Annie” James from Misconception by Star | Donna Parks from Breaking Hazel: Guy Germaine by FunkieChick | ||
| Nominations | Joanna “Annie” James from Misconception by Star Kyle “Koon” Capuano from The Scarlette Scrolls by Stepherz Maya Hansen from Something Quite Special by Victory Thru Tears |
Cat from Objection by SupahDupahNicci Cecilia from Surrendering by Cimmy Courtney from A Real Duck by Usagi Ella from Fever by Cat4Josh Julia Knight from Julie and Julia by Charisma |
Boomer from New Sensation by WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll Cecilia from Surrendering by Cimmy Courtney from A Real Duck by Strider Fred from Marriage Daze by Cimmy Jessica Morrison from More Than You’ll Ever Know by crazy4nc128 Julia Knight from Julie and Julia by Charisma Kory Montel from Hear No Evil, See No Evil by meme Kyle “Koon” Capuano from The Scarlette Scrolls by Stepherz |
Becky Orion from Daddy’s Girl by meme Belle from Ducks University of Fan Fiction by erikslilrocker Haley Shale from Unforgiven by Schiz Jeremy Banks from Filling His Shoes by KountryKitten Jessica Bombay from More Than You’ll Ever Know by Crazy4nc128 Korienna “Kori” Smith from Realization by crazy4nc Shannon Reed from No Name Brand by SgathSeun |
| Best Overall (This category was changed to “Best Overall Long Fic” for Winter 2003) | ||||
| 1 | Sketches by Aqua Lion | Second Time Around by Aqua Lion | Breeze by Victory Thru Tears and Star | Might As Well by Schiz Realization by Crazy4nc128 Unforgiven by Schiz |
| 2 | Smoke by Victory Thru Tears and Star | Flying Together by Hedwig | The Bash Brothers in Love by lycanthrope | |
| 3 | Limpet by Star | Snow by Victory Thru Tears and Star | Go! by Charisma and Star | |
| Nominations | Second Time Around by Aqua Lion Snow by Victory Thru Tears and Star The Test of Friendship by Dana What Your Eyes Couldn’t See by Eriks-lil-rocker Wounded Duck by SalyaSky |
Age Is Just A Number by meme All Wars Are Deadly by meme Breeze by Victory Thru Tears and Star Catch Me, I’m Falling by Dana Seven Minutes In Heaven by meme Test of Friendship by Dana |
Age Is Just A Number by meme All’s Fair in Love and War by meme And The Fox Declared to the Hound… by Renee-chan Chasing by Charisma D2point5: The Mighty Ducks by ballisticbubble Eternity by Bottles Friends with the Enemy by Dana Fulton and Portman by BennyP Summer Vacation… Duck Style by Kitten The Golden Grail by Stepherz Wounded Duck by SalyaSky |
The Test Of Friendship by Dana What Your Eyes Couldn’t See by Eriks-lil-rocker When It Rains It Pours by Banksiesbabe99 |
| Best Overall Short Fic (new category for Winter 2003) | ||||
| 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Adam’s Song by lycanthrope Maybe You Should Sleep by Taimi V2 On Being Real by Carla |
| Nominations | N/A | N/A | N/A | Blood Ties by lycanthrope ‘n’ Schiz Chasing by Charisma Missed Chances by Schiz On Being Alone by Carla On Being Fake by Carla Right up Close by Star Smile by Star That Simple by Quimby Timing is Everything by Mneosyne23 To be Cake Eater’s Girl by Connie 4 Guy |
| Best Romance | ||||
| 1 | One Last Time by aznJEDI13 | Sun by Victory Thru Tears and Star | The Bash Brothers in Love by lycanthrope and Ice Cream by Selena |
A World Without Ducks by lycanthrope Sometimes I Don’t Believe in Myself by Solis and Tai Us Against The World by crazy4nc128 |
| 2 | Smoke by Victory Thru Tears and Star | Spin the Bottle by meme | ||
| 3 | Amor Vincit Omnia by Digital Tempest | A Poet Among Ducks by meme | Something Quite Special by Victory Thru Tears | |
| Nominations | Morning Glory by mnemosyne23 Senior Year by SarahMarie Snow by Victory Thru Tears and Star To Be Known by Joyful |
A Love Never Ending by Kitten A New Beginning to A Love That Never Died by Adi Gallia All’s Fair in Love and War by meme Half my Mind, Half my Heart by Emer Hockey, Crushes and Rock Bands by Raven aka SlightlyMoldy Searching by Lil’ Cutie The Queen of Hearts by aznJEDI13 The Story of Us by WoopWoop87 |
A Christmas Wish by Kitten A New Beginning to A Love That Never Died by Adi Gallia All’s Fair in Love and War by meme Crazy Korean Old Man Shop by Fifi Reed Expecting by meme Fulton and Portman by BennyP Go! by Charisma and Star Hear No Evil, See No Evil by meme More Than You’ll Ever Know by crazy4nc128 Never Change by Emma Conners |
Blue Jean Baby by Bella7 Finally Home by SuperSteph Forever by Cimmy Might As Well by Schiz Other Things to Life by Gwenyth Hunter Realization by crazy4nc128 Saving a Love, Chasing a Dream by Meme When it Rains it Pours by Banksiesbabe99 |
| Best Slash | ||||
| 1 | Abnormal Like Me by Victory Thru Tears and Snow by Victory Thru Tears and Star |
Myself or Someone Like You by Taiorami | The Bash Brothers in Love by lycanthrope | A World Without Ducks by lycanthrope Combat Boots And Clover by Schiz Finally Home by SuperSteph |
| 2 | Firefly by Regret and Closer Than We Thought by Aqua Lion |
Tales From The Shoebox by Star | ||
| 3 | Smoke by Victory Thru Tears and Star | Saving A Love, Chasing A Dream by meme | ||
| Nominations | Closer Than We Thought by Aqua Lion Sharing More by Stage The Scarlette Scrolls by Stepherz To Be Known by Joyful |
Breeze by Victory Thru Tears and Star Chasing by Charisma Confusion by Elamae Go! by Charisma and Star Hidden Feelings by Hippy Flower=Voldie’s kid Nothing’s Perfect by meme The Scarlette Scrolls by Stepherz Transitions by Joyful |
13 Ghosts by Charisma And I Fell by Wari Breeze by Victory Thru Tears and Star Chasing by Charisma Fulton and Portman by BennyP Ice Cream by Selena Sun by Victory Thru Tears and Star The Scarlette Scrolls by Stepherz Things Fall Apart by Bottles When Doves Cry by meme |
Behind the Walls by Moonlight Phoenix1 Hold My Hand While I’m Sinking In by Dimitri Aidan I Wanna Make You Feel Beautiful by Solis and Tai On Being Fake by Carla On Being Real by Carla Sometimes I Don’t Believe In Myself by Solis and Tai |