2011 Awards Kick off!

FINALLY! The time has arrived! 

This year the nominees will be chosen by YOU, the anipal community! 

Nominations are now open for the second annual anipal awards show. The nominations will be open from now until Oct15th with voting on those nominees starting on Oct 16 and ending on Oct 24th. Please visit the polls and cast your nomination by clicking HERE.

 The Ceremony and After pawty will be November 12 & 13

DON"T FORGET! We will be having a photo/video contest again this year. The Anipal Awards committee is delighted to welcome @Cokiethecat as the new director for that program! WELCOME COKIE! Click HERE for the Call for Submissions for Photo & Video categories!

2010 Coolest Newbie

@JBHippo

"Thank you so much! I am honored to be a member of the anipal community. You are all so wonderful to have welcomed this little hippo girl into the family.

I accept this award in the name of the new anipals of all shapes & sizes who join Twitter each day! I have found friendship, inspiration, & fun here & I know you will, too!

Thank you all so very much!"

2010 Coolest Doggie

@MattieDog

*runs up to stage* *high fives fwiends along the way* *steps up to the microphone, bends it down to speak* Wow, thank you eberyone! I am so humbled just to be nominated, but to win the Coolest Dog on Twitter, well that's just *gets choked up* well, that's just awesome! *Lifts award over head*  I'd first like to thank all of you for voting for me, and all my fwiends for laughing at my jokes and just well..... for putting up wif me.  Oh and I'd like to thank my momma *waves at the camera,* look ma, I won!!!

Well, I see them telling me to wrap it up, so I'd like to thank the Academy for all their hard work!  Thanks eberyone, you really have touched my widdle heart!  Blessings all!! *walks off stage* *10 seconds pass* *runs back up on stage* *takes mic* Oh! and pwease remember to ask all your human fwiends to consider adopting an animal, we adoptees make some awesome fuzzy fwiends!  Fank U! *runs off stage with awards clasped in paw over head* *grabs awards pwesenter and plants a smoochie on her!*

2010 Funniest & Anipal's Choice Giggle Instigator Winner

@RosieandCheeto

We are so honored to receive such a grate honor from such honorable anipals! 

Furst off, we'd like to thank all the voters who pushed "Vote" fur us with thare paws, beaks, noses, claws and nubbins. Yoo all will be furst on the list of opposable protetik thumb beta testers.

Sekondlie, we'd like to thank the acatamy fur making this the best day we've evur had! Yoo all really owtdid yerself and raised a squillion dollars fur a grate cause!

Lastlie, we'd like to thank owr momma who got boinked by owr daddy and gave burth to us next to an apartment complex pool in Miami. Withowt yer promisquety we would have nevur be borned.

Thank yoo! Thank yoo! Thank yoo!

2010 Most Kind Hearted

@ForeverGinger

Hello there friends.  I want to thank those who nominated me and voted for me as “Most Kind Hearted”.  It came as quite a shock to me when I heard I had been nominated and I am honored to share this award with my dear friend @Mariodacat.  Thank you to all who put together the Anipal Academy Awards.  Your hard work and dedication really showed throughout the entire event.  It was am amazing event.  Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.  P.S. I think we should have a “Biggest Flirt” category next year.  I think I have a good shot at winning that award. Again, Thank you all.

2010 Anipal's Choice Favourite Blog

@AlbertTheCat

"My Lords, Ladies, Gentlemen, Cats, and I suppose I have to include dogs, apart from that nasty little Jack Russell that lives next door, unaccustomed as I am to public speaking, let me say that the award is a well deserved recognition for the pearls of wisdom that I regularly bestow upon you lot. 
"To keep in their good books, I must thank the Academy for recognizing great literary talent like what I've got. At this stage, I should also offer thanks to others who have helped make this moment possible, but I can't think of any. A passing mention is in order to the one I don't trust for the occasional prawn, and for the pretty one for keeping him in order. As for my poncy brother and stupid sister, I just hope they realise how lucky they are to have me looking after them. 
"Finally, a big thank you to all my readers for their loyal support - all three of you. To finish, I accept this belated and thoroughly merited award with all the modesty you would expect from a superstar like what I am. You make me feel very humble - whatever that means. Good night and God bless"

There are more pictures, and a full description of the momentous occasion on Albert's blog:

http://albertthecat.blogspot.com/2010/07/award-winning-bert.html 

2010 Best Props Department

@CokieTheCat

I'd like to thank the Academy for this beautiful Award! It's perfect for scratching that place on my cheeks that just always seems to need attention and looks great on mom's desk above the computer. I must also thank Dad, since he is the Prop Master; Mama, my director; cat behaviourist Jackson Galaxy for recommending "Da Bird," even/especially for older guys like me; and finally GO-CAT Feather Toys at Go-Cat.com for inventing "Da Bird!"

Thank you!!!  
Cokie the Cat
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