Golden Wookiee Awards
The Golden Wookiee Awards are the highest honors bestowed upon the most dedicated ChewbacchanALIENS. These awards recognize individuals who have served the Mother Krewe in an exceptional capacity, going above and beyond to keep our intergalactic community thriving.
- Honoring Excellence: This distinction celebrates those whose hard work and “supernova-level” commitment have made a lasting impact on the Krewe.
- A Rare Distinction: As a mark of significant achievement, the award is typically granted only once to an individual, representing a permanent place in our history.
- The Golden Legacy: Past recipients continue to be valued for their ongoing contributions, helping to guide the well-being and development of the Mother Krewe for future generations.
2026
- Charles Lewis — For service as Commander of Set Your Phasers to Stunning and channeling powerful “we’ve got this” energy
2025
- Wouter de Bie — For service in upgrading www communications protocols and ushering in a new era of clarity, efficiency, and connection
2024
- Chris McMillan — For service in wrangling the Krewe’s bands with undead precision, tireless organization and infectious spirit
2020
- Ally Mason — for Rookie of the Year; Exceptional handiwork
- Caitlyn Ridenour — for Click Click ShutterPower
- Chris George — for Spreading Glitter Herpes and the Word of the Wook
- David Weisert — for Putting up with Lisa Weisert's shit
- Deanna Larmeu — for Best Portrait Manifestation in Service to the Emperor for Eternity, St. Peter the Holy
- Derek Gorsuch — for Excellence in Establishing the Mardi Gras Dream Weavers
- Gail Gainey — for Best Surprise Performance by a Rookie Subkrewe
- Gary Griggs — for Spreading Glitter Herpes and the Word of the Wook
- Jamel A Scott — for repeated Loyalty, Service and Death
- Jamel Scott — for repeated Loyalty, Service and Death
- Lucas Patterson — for repeated Loyalty, Service and Death
- Zac Hobbs — for Best Surprise Performance by a Rookie Subkrewe
2019
- Andrew Ward — for Mastery as Master of Ceremonies
- Charles Lucia — for Excellence in UFO Mastery
- Craig Zeller — for Super Powers in HYS/ALL THE THINGS; for putting up with Aryanna Gamble's shit
- Dave Whatley — for Excellence in UFO Mastery
- David Whatley — for Excellence in UFO Mastery
- Howie Turoff — for Organizational Prowess in Sustenance Delivery and Libation Curation
- Jerry Hambrice — for repeated Loyalty, Service and Death
- Jonny Bullard — for Excellence in UFO Mastery
- Leslie Bogan Jr. — for repeated Loyalty, Service and Death
- Leslie Gamble — for Master Trophy Crafting and General Gamble Awesome Prowess
- Max Powers — for Exceptional Costuming and Spreading the Word of the Wook
- Sheri Montz — for Organizational Prowess in Sustenance Delivery
- Sherri Montz — for Organizational Prowess in Sustenance Delivery
2018
- Aryanna Gamble — for Organizing Prowess and Life Saving Bathroom Status
- Brent Phillip Henry — for Royatly Wrangler and All Around Sweet Boy
- Brian Held — for being OUR Regional Celebrity
- Charlotte Livingston — for Facebook Maven and Social Media Posting Sith Lord
- Charlotte Livingston Piotrowski — for Facebook Maven and Social Media Posting Sith Lord
- Dale Hrebik — for Line Up Space & Time Management
- David White — for Best Alien Auteur
- Kaiti McCloud — for 2018 People's Choice Golden Wookiee and the Biggest Piece of KRAP
- Kate Lacour — for STOMP Trooper Queen and for Being So Awesome
- Lisa Weisert — for her repeated Loyalty, Service and Death
- Muffin Bernstein — for Best Art Manifestation
- Reverend Spooky LeStrange (Anglea Harbold) — for Being the Lucious Defender of the Realm
2017
- Alex Cardosi — for Best Mustache
- Alexander Cardosi — for Best Mustache
- Blake Trekern — for Most Responsible Human
- Brooke Ethridge — for Most Shit Handled by a Sub-krewe
- Bryanna Leger — for Best Information Gathering Abilities
- Captain Bob — for Best Shit Talker and Shit Handler
- Jody Spear — for Putting Up with Elden Spear's Shit
- Kristy Landry — for Putting Up with Sean Landry's Shit
- Leanne Powers — for Putting Up with Brett Powers' Shit
- Michael Gaddoneix — for North Shore Liaison and Richard Riggs Wrangler
- Rachel Unger — People's Choice
- Rachel Unger Moore — People's Choice
- Richard Riggs — for Best Actual Zombie in Real Life
- Sally Asher — for Most Shit Handled by a Sub-krewe
- Sam Bass — for Summer Camp Manifestation
- Sarah Rose — for Sicilian Witchcraft & Promotion of Lost Causes
- Scott Plaisance — for Time & Space Management
- Simmonette Berry-Whatley — for Best Foam Wookiee Head Manifestation
- Simonette Berry — for Best Foam Wookiee Head Manifestation
- Xena Xeitgeist — for Most Semi Nakes Appearances at Castillo Blanco
2016
- Addie Arvidson — for Fire Water Management, Cajun Mafia Queen & Strongest Midget
- Alan Ferran — for Sulton of Suave Image Generation, Bar Management and Sticker Producer
- Amy Bissell — for Thought-to-Action, Chaos Wrangler and Rookie of the Year
- Ben Miller — for Best Lawrence Talbot Lookalike & Art Manifestation Management
- Brandi Resor — for Main Wookiee Mother and head Mistress of Hugs
- Chris Berends — for Unparalleled Laser Vision and Ultimate Artist Patron
- Darrel Rollo — for Most Reduced Human & Excellence in Motion Picture
- Dennis Rich — People's Choice
- James Dufrene — for Lull and Forklift Prowess, Labor Generator & Chief Reality Matrix Member
- Jenn Coursey — for Most Devoted Altrusium & Mistress of Charity
- Jennifer Coursey — for Most Devoted Altrusium & Mistress of Charity
- Megan Thobe — for Best Giner and Amazing Video Compilation
- Melissa Morsco Raulston — for Interweb Management & Beautification, Head Shit Handler
- Melissa Raulston — for Interweb Management & Beautification, Head Shit Handler
- Patrick Ellis — People's Choice
- Paul Lewis Davis — for Superior Shit Talking and Super Human Mechanical Abilities
- Pindar the First, Supreme Lizard Person, End Game Cypher Master Osiris, Scaled Head of the Chewluminati — King of Chewbacchus
- Quincy Castillo, Head IKoC Cyborg — for Nerd Protection & Management
- Teddy Seaman — for Executive Mover, Shaker, and Maker & Resident Bern Specialist
- Tristan Dufrene — for Sound and Light Enchantress, Music Mistress, and Nicest DJ
2015
- Elden Spear — for Outstanding Zealot fo the Cult of the Sacred Drunken Wookiee
- Keith Greene — for Libation Management & Keg Acquisition
- Kevin Finch — for Excellence in Everything
- Kevin Johnson — for the Most Benevolent Chewbacchanalien
- Michelle Icklone — for Accounting and IKoC Information Archivist
- Mike Fedducia — for Mobile DJ Prowess & Mustache Mastery
- Nikoletta Sinko — for Space Sanctuary Muse
- Richard Valadie — for Unicorn Sculpture Benefactor & Foam Sculpting Sensei
- Sean Landry — for Merchandise Wrangling and Idiotic Request Handling
- Stephanie Davis — People's Choice
- Stephanie Davis Nelson — People's Choice
- Theta Landers — for Isolation Tank Manifestation
- Victor Tilvaro — for Space Sanctuary Engineering & Development
2014
- Allen Blow — for Kaju Smithing
- Allie Henson — for Chewbacchanalien Generosity
- Bill Katzenmeyer — for Biggest Gear Head
- Brandy Branan — for Empress of Swag
- Brennan Steele — for Metallurgical Excellence
- Bryan Tibbets — for Achievements in the Field of Multilocation
- Chester Simmons — King of Chewbacchus
- Chrissy Gross — for Interstellar Organization
- Christy Not Gross — for Interstellar Organization
- Dennis Groome — for Merchandising Mastery
- Doc Ryan — for Benevolent
- Eric Arvidson — for Non-lethal Explostions
- Gin Walker — for Lineup Coordination & Most Nakes Alien
- Greg Cartwright — for Alien Abduction & Resurrection
- Gregory Cartwright — for Alien Abduction & Resurrection
- Jon Whittom — for Excellence in Hephaestian Arts
- Lauren Porter Wagner — for Security & Entertainment Management
- Margie Cartwright — for Alien Abduction & Resurrection
- Marlene Hester — for the Golden Wookiees
- martin childs — People's Choice
- Midori Mame Tajiri-Byrd — for Unicorn Wrangling
- Patrick Branan — for Starfleet Engineering
- Paul Patacek — for Most TARDIS-like Body
- Ray Kern — for Outer Space Management
- Rich Whitney — for the Humans Swiss Army Knife
- Valeria Whittom — for Costume Excellence
- Veronica Sharkey — for Membership Management & Dues Diligence
- William Wyche — for Noob Wrangling & Anxiety Relief