2005 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards

The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards is an award voted on by the web cartoonists themselves, much like the Academy Awards.

Outstanding Comic

• Scary Go Round by John Allison (Winner)
• Copper by Kazu Kibuishi
• Ctrl+Alt+Del by Tim Buckley
• Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques

Outstanding Newcomer

• Beaver & Steve by James Turner (Winner)
• A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible by Dale Beran & David Hellman
• Pet Professional by Jason Salsbury & Matt Kaufenberg
• Punks & Nerds by Josh Mirman
• The Tenth Life of Pishio the Cat by Zack Giallongo

Outstanding Artist

• Kazu Kibuishi (Copper) (Winner)
• John Allison (Scary-Go-Round)
• Sarah Ellerton (Inverloch)
• David Hellman (A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible)
• Ian McConville (Mac Hall)

Outstanding Writer

• Shaenon Garrity (Narbonic) (Winner)
• Jerry Holkins (Penny Arcade)
• Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics)
• Chris Onstad (Achewood)

Outstanding Black and White Art

• Digger by Ursula Vernon (Winner)
• Megatokyo by Fred Gallagher
• Sam and Fuzzy by Sam Logan
• Wapsi Square by Paul Taylor

Outstanding Use of Color

• VG Cats by Scott Ramsoomair (Winner)
• Copper by Kazu Kibuishi
• A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible by Dale Beran & David Hellman
• Mac Hall by Ian MacConville

Outstanding Character Art

• PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi by Bleedman (Winner)
• Earthsong by Crystal Yates
• Penny Arcade by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• Wapsi Square by Paul Taylor

Outstanding New Character Design

• Astronaut Elementary by Dave Roman (Winner)

Outstanding Environment Design

• Alpha Shade by Christopher Brudlos & Joseph Brudlos (Winner)
• Copper by Kazu Kibuishi
• Inverloch by Sarah Ellerton
• Reman Mythology by Amy Kim Ganter
• Scary-Go-Round by John Allison

Outstanding Layout

• A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible by Dale Beran & David Hellman (Winner)
• Copper by Kazu Kibuishi
• Girly by Josh Lesnick
• Mac Hall by Ian MacConville
• Scary-Go-Round by John Allison

Outstanding Use of Flash

• Alpha Shade by Christopher Brudlos & Joseph Brudlos (Winner)
• The Discovery of Spoons by Alexander Danner & John Barber (Winner)
• Acid Keg by Steve Hogan
• The Discovery of Spoons by Alexander Danner & John Barber
• Green: Wicked Wicked Ways by Thomas Clemmons & Gary Burch

Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas

• Drew Weing (Pup) (Winner)
• Tymothi Godek (Tree City U.S.A., Everybody Loves Chris Ware, My Life With Pets)
• Daniel Merlin Goodbrey (Mr. Nile, The Formalist, Externality)

Outstanding Website Design

• Orneryboy by Michael Lalonde (Winner)
• Alpha Shade by Christopher Brudlos & Joseph Brudlos
• Inverloch by Sarah Ellerton
• Ozy & Millie by David Simpson
• Penny Arcade by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins

Outstanding Character (Writing)

• Something Positive by R.K. Milholland (Winner)
• College Roomies From Hell by Maritza Campos
• Dicebox by Jenn Manley Lee
• Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques

Outstanding Comedic Comic

• The Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch (Winner)
• Dinosaur Comics by Ryan North
• Narbonic by Shaenon Garrity
• The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew
• Penny Arcade by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• Something Positive by R.K. Milholland
• VG Cats by Scott Ramsoomair

Outstanding Dramatic Comic

• Star Cross'd Destiny by Blair B (Winner)
• Jack by David Hopkins
• Reman Mythology by Amy Kim Ganter
• Star Cross'd Destiny by Blair B
• The Stiff by Jason Thompson

Outstanding Long Form Comic

• Alpha Shade by Christopher Brudlos & Joseph Brudlos (Winner)
• Dicebox by Jenn Manley Lee
• Reman Mythology by Amy Kim Ganter

Outstanding Short Form Comic

• The Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch (Winner)
• Dinosaur Comics by Ryan North
• Penny Arcade by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• VG Cats by Scott Ramsoomair

Outstanding Story Concept

• Count Your Sheep by Adrian Ramos (Winner)
• 9th Elsewhere by Caroline Curtis
• Earthsong by Crystal Yates
• Hereville by Barry Deutsch
• Jack by David Hopkins
• Reman Mythology by Amy Kim Ganter
• Zebra Girl by Joe England

Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic

• Dinosaur Comics by Ryan North (Winner)
• Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures by Amber M. Panyko
• Digger by Ursula Vernon
• Detective Fork by Kevin J. Guhl
• Near the Delta by Andrew Batog

Outstanding Fantasy Comic

• Inverloch by Sarah Ellerton (Winner)
• The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew (Winner)
• Digger by Ursula Vernon
• Errant Story by Michael Poe
• Reman Mythology by Amy Kim Ganter

Outstanding Gaming Comic

• VG Cats by Scott Ramsoomair (Winner)
• Ctrl+Alt+Del by Tim Buckley
• Penny Arcade by Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins
• PvP by Scott Kurtz

Outstanding Reality Comic

• The Devil's Panties by Jennie Breeden (Winner)
• Real Life by Greg Dean (Winner)
• American Elf by James Kochalka
• Smile by Raina Telgemeier

Outstanding Romantic Comic

• Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques (Winner)
• It's About Girls by William G
• Red String by Gina Biggs
• Two Kinds by Tom Fischbach

Outstanding Science Fiction Comic

• Dicebox by Jenn Manley Lee (Winner)
• Freefall by Mark Stanley
• Melonpool by Steve Troop
• Schlock Mercenary by Howard Tayler

Outstanding Superhero/Action Comic

• PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi by Bleedman (Winner)
• The Front by Jerzy Drozd
• Killroy and Tina by Justin Pierce
• Magellan by Stephen Crowley
• Skirting Danger by Meredith Gran
• Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki by Kittyhawk
• Supermegatopia by Brian Burke & Stuart Burke