This is Avatar of the Week: Best Animation Edition. Ratatouille seems destined to take top honors for best animated feature at the Oscars, but here on AfterElton.com it’s a tough call to pick the best animated avatar. There are so many great ones to choose from. I know I must be missing a number of incredibly worthy nominees, but here are the folks that leapt out at me (feel free to nominate other great animated avatars in the comments!)

First up is wewdie and his Yaoi money-shot movie clip. I’m wondering if wewdie has always been a YAOI fan, or if his avatar was inspired by our recent feature article on the Japanese gay anime phenomenon. I’m also curious where he got his clip from – I’m familiar with YAOI in print, but I don’t recall ever seeing any movies. Or is this that fabled Speed Racer home sex tape I’ve heard has been making the rounds on the internet? Go Speed Racer, Go!

Second up is Liz and her futuristic go go dancer. Liz is a 22 year old classic movie fan in Washington DC. From her bio:

"In my spare time, i surf the web, watch old classic movies that mainly consist of judy garland films and if not that, i am watching Animal Planet."

We’ve recognized Liz before, but her most recent avatar is brilliant and earns her a second commendation. I’m curious, is this Kylie Minogue’s latest video? Or has Sporty Spice had an extreme makeover? Who knows. Whatever the case, this clip is hot hot hot.. I just wish it had a dance track to go with it.

This week’s winner was brought to my attention by VioletFemme. Violet, I so agree that Fansprez’s Luke and Noah avatar deserves recognition. It’s a clever use of animation to get the point across that our favorite Oakdale teens need some intimacy in their storyline.

Fansprez is 25, single, and hails from Denver, Colorado.

Congratulations to wewdie & Liz, and a special tip of the hat to this week's winner: Fansprez!