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The Silver Reuben Award is an award for
cartoonists A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...
organized by the
National Cartoonists Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...
. Until 2015, the awards was known as the National Cartoonists Society Division Awards.


Current categories


Advertising Illustration Award

From its inception until 1975 this award was known as the Advertising and Illustration award. The following year, it divided into two separate categories, Advertising and Illustration, combining again from 1982 to 1985. They divided again in 1986. This category was titled Commercial in 1989 and 1990. *1956
Harry Devlin Harry Devlin (March 22, 1918 – November 25, 2001) was an artist and a painter who also worked as a cartoonist for magazines such as ''Collier's''. His work won him the National Cartoonist Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1956, ...
*1957
Russell Patterson Russell Patterson (December 26, 1893 – March 17, 1977) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and scenic designer. Patterson's art deco magazine illustrations helped develop and promote the idea of the 1920s and 1930s fashion style known as t ...
*1958 Carl Rose *1959
Ronald Searle Ronald William Fordham Searle, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE, Royal Designers for Industry, RDI (3 March 1920 – 30 December 2011) was an English artist and satirical cartoonist, comics artist, sculptor, medal designer and i ...
*1960
Noel Sickles Noel Douglas Sickles (January 24, 1910 – October 3, 1982) was an American commercial illustrator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip ''Scorchy Smith''. Sickles was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. Largely self-taught, his career beg ...
*1961
Eric Gurney Eric Gurney (1910–1992) was a Canadian-American cartoonist and illustrator. He immigrated to the US in 1938 to work with Walt Disney Productions, where he was a story writer and a collaborator on several Disney films. Turning freelance in 194 ...
*1962 Harry Devlin and Noel Sickles (tie) *1963 Harry Devlin *1964 Dick Hodgins, Jr. *1965 Ronald Searle *1966 Dick Hodgins, Jr. *1967
Roy Doty Roy Doty (September 10, 1922 – March 18, 2015) was an American cartoonist, artist and illustrator. He created humorous cartoon illustrations for books, packaging, advertising, comic strips, television and not-for-profit organization campaigns. He ...
*1968
Dave Pascal Dave Pascal (1918, Manhattan-3 March 2003, New York City) was an American cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and elsewhere. He received the National Cartoonist Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of ...
*1969
Ronald Michaud Ronald Michaud is an American cartoonist. He received the National Cartoonist Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awar ...
*1970 Roy Doty *1971 Eric Gurney *1972
Irwin Caplan Irwin Caplan (May 24, 1919 – February 22, 2007), nicknamed Cap, was an American illustrator, painter, designer and cartoonist, best known as the creator of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' cartoon series, ''Famous Last Words'', which led to newspap ...
*1973
Al Jaffee Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921) is an American cartoonist. He is notable for his work in the satirical magazine '' Mad'', including his trademark feature, the ''Mad'' Fold-in. Jaffee was a regular contributor to the magazine ...
*1974
Bill Kresse William Joseph Kresse (June 17, 1933 - January 21, 2014) was an American cartoonist who drew the comic strip ''"Super" Duper'', which was published in the New York '' Daily News'' in the 1960s and 1970s. After graduating from New York City's Hig ...
*1975
Burne Hogarth Burne Hogarth (born Spinoza Bernard Ginsburg, December 25, 1911 – January 28, 1996) was an American artist and educator, best known for his work on the ''Tarzan'' newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books for artists. Early life ...
*1976 Mike Berry *1977
Charles Saxon Charles David Saxon (November 13, 1920 – December 6, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his work for '' The New Yorker''. Early life Saxon was born Charles David Isaacson in Brooklyn; both his parents were musicians, and his great-un ...
*1978 Roy Doty *1979
Mischa Richter Mischa Richter (1910 – March 23, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for his numerous cartoons published in ''The New Yorker'' over decades. Early life Richter was born in Kharkov, Russian Empire, where his father was the city's C ...
*1980 Jack Davis *1981 Irwin Caplan *1982
Arnold Roth :''This is an article about Arnold Roth, the cartoonist. See also Arnie Roth, the musician.'' Arnold Roth (born February 25, 1929) is an American cartoonist and illustrator for advertisements, album covers, books, magazines, and newspapers. Noveli ...
*1983 Ronald Michaud *1984 Arnold Roth *1985 Arnold Roth *1986 Ronald Searle *1987 Ronald Searle *1988
Bob Bindig Robert K. Bindig (December 21, 1920 – November 6, 2007) was a cartoonist and comics historian who worked on the ''Adventures of the Big Boy'' comic book from 1985 to 1995. Education In the late 1930s, Bindig attended the Buffalo Technical Hig ...
*1989 Roy Doty *1990
Steve Duquette Steve Duquette is an American cartoonist who has worked on several advertising campaigns. Information He received the National Cartoonist Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the Unit ...
*1991 W. B. Park *1992
Daryl Cagle Daryl Cagle (born 1956) is an American editorial cartoonist, the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc., a newspaper syndicate. Career Cagle worked with The Muppets from 1979 through 1993. He drew a daily editorial cartoon ...
*1993
Edward Sorel Edward Sorel (born Edward Schwartz, 26 March 1929) is an American illustrator, caricaturist, cartoonist, graphic designer and author. His work is known for its storytelling, its left-liberal social commentary, its criticism of reactionary right-w ...
*1994 Jerry Buckley *1995
Jack Pittman Jack Pittman is a freelance American cartoonist and illustrator whose work has appeared in advertisements for American Express, Coca-Cola, General Motors, and other prominent campaigns. He received the National Cartoonist Society The National ...
*1996 Roy Doty *1997
B. B. Sams B. B. Sams (born 1944) is an American artist who has worked as an illustrator. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He served five years as a US Naval officer and got his break through the assistance of cart ...
*1998 Jack Pittman *1999 Craig McKay *2000 Craig McKay (Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce posters) *2001
Pat Byrnes Pat Byrnes is an American cartoonist best known for his work for ''The New Yorker''. He created the comic strip '' Monkeyhouse'', which ran for three years. He received the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 2001 ...
*2002
Jim Hummel Jim Hummel is an American cartoonist who has worked for the '' San Jose Mercury News'' and taught illustration at San Jose State University. He received the National Cartoonists Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization o ...
*2003 Tom Richmond *2004
Mike Lester Michael Eugene Lester (born March 3, 1955) is an American conservative editorial cartoonist and artist who has worked as a children's book illustrator. He is also the creator of the syndicated comic strip ''Mike du Jour''. He was born in Atlan ...
*2005 Roy Doty *2006 Tom Richmond *2007 Tom Richmond *2008 Craig McKay *2009
Steve Brodner Steve Brodner (born October 19, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York) is a satirical illustrator and caricaturist working for publications in the US since the 1970s. He is accepted in the fields of journalism and the graphic arts as a master of the edito ...
*2010
Dave Whamond Dave Whamond is a Canadian cartoonist and children's book author/illustrator who draws the newspaper comic strip ''Reality Check'', which has been published daily since 1995. As of 2010, ''Reality Check'' was being distributed by United Feature S ...
*2011
Nick Galifianakis Nick Galifianakis may refer to: *Nick Galifianakis (politician) Nick Galifianakis (born July 22, 1928) is a former American politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina from 1967 to 1973. Life and career Galifiana ...
*2012 Ed Steckley *2013 Rich Powell *2014 Ed Steckley *2015
Anton Emdin Anton Emdin (born 2 April 1976) is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist from Sydney, Australia. Career Working as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist full-time since 1995, Emdin has drawn for numerous magazines, including the Australia ...
*2016 Luke McGarry *2017 Dave Whamond *2018 James E. Lyle *2019 Luke McGarry *2020 Luke McGarry


Animation Award

In 1989 and 1990, the category was titled Electronic Media. In 1995, it was divided into Feature Animation and Television Animation. The Online Animation Award category was introduced starting with the 2018 awards, but it didn't give out its first award until the following year. *1957
Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...
*1958 Paul Terry *1960
Bill Hanna Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak ...
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Joe Barbera Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist who co-founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera. Born to Italian im ...
*1961 Walt Disney *1963 Walt Disney *1972
Bill Melendez José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials. Before ''Peanuts'', he p ...
*1973
Johnny Hart John Lewis Hart (February 18, 1931 – April 7, 2007) was an American cartoonist noted as the creator of the comic strips '' B.C.'' and '' The Wizard of Id''. Brant Parker co-produced and illustrated ''The Wizard of Id''. Hart was recogni ...
*1974 Jim Logan *1975 Isadore Klein *1976 Howard Beckerman *1977
Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...
*1978
Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatri ...
*1979
Hilda Terry Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. ...
*1980 Selby Kelly *1981 Selby Kelly *1982 Bill Melendez *1983 Howard Beckerman *1984
Nancy Beiman Nancy Beiman is a director, character designer, teacher, and animator. She attended the Character Animation program at CalArts. Career Animation In 1986, Beiman cofounded Caged Beagle Productions with business partner Dean Yeagle. She then mo ...
*1985
Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, pro ...
*1986 Chuck Jones *1987 Chuck Jones *1988 Bill Melendez *1989 Chuck Jones *1990 Chuck Jones *1991
Glen Keane Glen Keane (born April 13, 1954) is an American animator, author and illustrator. He was a character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios for feature films including '' The Little Mermaid'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Aladdin'', ''Pocahont ...
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Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine T ...
'') *1992 Eric Goldberg (''
Aladdin Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part o ...
'') *1993
Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ...
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The Nightmare Before Christmas ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (also known as ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas'') is a 1993 American Stop motion, stop-motion animated film, animated musical film, musical dark fantasy, dark fantasy film directed by Henry Seli ...
'') *1994 David Silverman (''
The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
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Feature Animation Award

*1995
Joe Grant Joe Grant (May 15, 1908 – May 7, 2005) was an American artist and writer. Biography Born in New York City, Grant worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios as a character designer and story artist beginning in 1932 on the Mickey Mouse sh ...
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Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, known as Matoaka, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter o ...
'') *1996 Mark Miller & crew *1997
Nik Ranieri Nik Ranieri (born August 23, 1961) is a character animator who is primarily known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been supervising animator of many characters, and remained so until his layoff in 2013. Career After graduat ...
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Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted th ...
'') *1998 Chen Yi Chang (''
Mulan Hua Mulan () is a legendary folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century CE) of Chinese history. According to legend, Mulan took her aged father's place in the conscription for the army by disguising herself as ...
'') *1999
Brad Bird Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American film director, animator, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning forty years in both animation and live-action. Bird was born in Montana and grew up in ...
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The Iron Giant ''The Iron Giant'' is a 1999 American animated science fiction film produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation and directed by Brad Bird in his directorial debut. It is based on the 1968 novel '' The Iron Man'' by Ted Hughes (which was publish ...
'') *2000 Eric Goldberg (''
Fantasia 2000 ''Fantasia 2000'' is a 1999 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Produced by Roy E. Disney and Donald W. Ernst, it is the 38th Disney animated feature film a ...
'': "Rhapsody in Blue") *2001
Pete Docter Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and chief creative officer of Pixar. He is best known for directing the Pixar animated feature films '' Monsters, Inc.'' (200 ...
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Monsters, Inc. ''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American computer-animated monster comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Bu ...
'') *2002
Chris Sanders Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, illustrator, and voice actor. His credits include '' Lilo & Stitch'' (2002) and ''How to Train Your Dragon'' (2010), both of which he co-wrote and ...
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Lilo & Stitch ''Lilo & Stitch'' is a 2002 American animated science fiction comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 42nd Disney animated feature film, it was written and directed by Chris Sande ...
'') *2003
Andrew Stanton Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker and voice actor based at Pixar, which he joined in 1990. His film work includes co-writing and co-directing Pixar's '' A Bug's Life'' (1998), directing ''Finding Nemo'' (2003) ...
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Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was w ...
'') *2004
Brad Bird Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American film director, animator, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning forty years in both animation and live-action. Bird was born in Montana and grew up in ...
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The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sa ...
'') *2005
Nick Park Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is a British animator who created ''Wallace and Gromit'', ''Creature Comforts'', ''Chicken Run'', ''Shaun the Sheep'', and '' Early Man''. Park has been nominated for an Academy Award a total of ...
('' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'') *2006 Carter Goodrich ('' Open Season'') *2007 David Silverman (''
The Simpsons Movie ''The Simpsons Movie'' is a 2007 American Animation, animated comedy film based on the long-running animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. The film was directed by the show's supervising director David Silverman (animator), David Silverman and star ...
'') *2008 Nicolas Marlet (''
Kung Fu Panda ''Kung Fu Panda'' is an American media franchise that originally started in 2008 with the release of the animated feature film of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the adventures of the titular Po Ping (primarily vo ...
'') *2009
Ronnie del Carmen Ronnie del Carmen (born December 31, 1959) is a Filipino animation writer, director, story artist, story supervisor and production designer. He co-directed and was one of the story writers for the 2015 Pixar film '' Inside Out'', for which he w ...
('' Up'') *2010 Nicolas Marlet (''
How to Train Your Dragon ''How to Train Your Dragon'' (abbreviated ''HTTYD'') is an American media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the eponymous series of children's books by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: ...
'') *2011 Mark McCreery (''Rango'') *2012
Joann Sfar Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director. Life and career Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well kno ...
(''The Rabbi's Cat'') *2013
Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widel ...
(''The Wind Rises'') *2014
Tomm Moore Thomas "Tomm" Moore (born 7 January 1977) is an Irish filmmaker, animator, illustrator and comics artist. He co-founded Cartoon Saloon with Nora Twomey and Paul Young, an animation studio and production company based in Kilkenny, Ireland. ...
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Song Of The Sea The Song of the Sea ( he, שירת הים, ''Shirat HaYam'', also known as ''Az Yashir Moshe'' and Song of Moses, or ''Mi Chamocha'') is a poem that appears in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, at . It is followed in verses 20 and 21 by a ...
'') *2015 Steve Martino (''
The Peanuts Movie ''The Peanuts Movie'' (known in some countries as ''Snoopy and Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Movie'') is a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip ''Peanuts'', produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed ...
'') *2016 Cory Loftis (''
Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' in various regions) is a 2016 American computer-animated buddy cop action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 55th Disney animated feature film, ...
'') *2017
Lee Unkrich Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, film editor, screenwriter, and animator. He was a longtime member of the creative team at Pixar, where he started in 1994 as a film editor. He later began directing, first a ...
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Adrian Molina Adrian Molina (born August 23, 1985) is an American animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, director, and lyricist. He has been at Pixar since 2007, where he started as a 2D animator on '' Ratatouille''. He later moved on to be a storyboar ...
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Coco Coco commonly refers to: * Coco (folklore), a mythical bogeyman in many Hispano- and Lusophone nations Coco may also refer to: People * Coco (given name), a first name, its shorthand, or unrelated nickname * Coco (surname), a list of people wi ...
'') *2018 Justin K. Thompson ('' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'') *2019 Nelson Lowry, Santiago Montiel & Trevor Dalmer ('' Missing Link'') *2020 Maria Pareja (''
Wolfwalkers ''Wolfwalkers'' is a 2020 animated fantasy adventure film directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. The film is the third and final installment in Moore's "Irish Folklore Trilogy", following his previous films ''The Secret of Kells'' (2009) and ' ...
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Television Animation Award

*1995
Bruce Timm Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, and producer. He has contributed to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) and the subsequen ...
('' Batman: The Animated Series'') *1996
Everett Peck Everett Lee Peck (October 9, 1950 – June 14, 2022) was an American illustrator, cartoonist, and animator. He is best known as the creator of ''Duckman'' and '' Squirrel Boy''. Early life Everett Lee Peck was born in San Diego, California, on O ...
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Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck, and is based on characters he created in his ...
'') *1997
David Feiss David Feiss (born 1959) is an American animator, writer, director, and storyboard artist.Lenburg, Jeff, ''Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television'' (Applause Theater & Cinema Books, 2006), 80. Feiss began his c ...
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Cow and Chicken ''Cow and Chicken'' is an American animated comedy television series created by David Feiss for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It is the third of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. It follows the ...
'') *1998
Danny Antonucci Daniel Edward Antonucci (, ; born February 27, 1957) is a Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer. Antonucci is known for creating the Cartoon Network animated comedy series ''Ed, Edd n Eddy''. He also created '' Lupo the Butcher'', ''C ...
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Cartoon Sushi ''Cartoon Sushi'' is an adult-animation showcase program that aired on MTV from 1997 to 1998. It was developed by Eric Calderon and produced by Nick Litwinko, and was the successor to Liquid Television. The title screen opening was illustrated b ...
'') *1999
Rich Moore Rich Moore is an American film and television animation director, screenwriter and voice actor. He has directed the films '' Wreck-It Ralph'' (2012) and co-directed '' Zootopia'' (2016) and '' Ralph Breaks the Internet'' (2018) for Walt Dis ...
('' Futurama'') *1999
Danny Antonucci Daniel Edward Antonucci (, ; born February 27, 1957) is a Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer. Antonucci is known for creating the Cartoon Network animated comedy series ''Ed, Edd n Eddy''. He also created '' Lupo the Butcher'', ''C ...
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Ed, Edd and Eddy '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' is a Canadian animated comedy television series created by Danny Antonucci for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series revolves around three friends named Ed, Edd (called "Double D" t ...
'') *2000
Gary Baseman Gary Baseman (born September 27, 1960) is an American artist, cartoonist, and animator who investigates history, heritage, and the human condition (especially love, longing, and loss). Through iconography and visual narratives that celebrate “ ...
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Teacher's Pet Teacher's pet is a person that has an advantageous position compared to other students, where the teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or ...
'') *2001
Chris Reccardi Christopher Joseph Reccardi (November 24, 1964 - May 2, 2019) was an American animator, cartoon director, writer, storyboard artist, character designer, graphic designer, musician, and producer. He worked on numerous animated television series, i ...
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Lynne Naylor Rae Naylor (born November 7, 1953) is a Canadian animator, artist, designer, director, and producer for television. She is best known for co-creating DreamWorks' '' The Mighty Ones'', co-founding the animation studio Spümcø with John Kri ...
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Samurai Jack ''Samurai Jack'' is an American animated action-adventure television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jack'' after finishing his wor ...
'') *2002
Stephen Hillenburg Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, writer, producer, director, and marine science educator. He is known for creating the Nickelodeon animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' ...
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SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American Animated series, animated Television comedy, comedy Television show, television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It ...
'') *2003
Paul Rudish Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chr ...
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The Powerpuff Girls ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic T ...
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Samurai Jack ''Samurai Jack'' is an American animated action-adventure television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jack'' after finishing his wor ...
'', and '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'') *2004
Craig McCracken Craig McCracken (born March 31, 1971) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, storyboard artist, and designer known for creating the Cartoon Network's ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', Disney Cha ...
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Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (also known as ''Foster's Home'', or simply ''Foster's'' for short) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios a ...
'') *2005 David Silverman (''
The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
'') *2006
Craig McCracken Craig McCracken (born March 31, 1971) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, storyboard artist, and designer known for creating the Cartoon Network's ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', Disney Cha ...
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Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (also known as ''Foster's Home'', or simply ''Foster's'' for short) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios a ...
'') *2007
Stephen Silver Stephen Silver (born August 30, 1972) is a British artist, cartoonist and character designer. He is best known as the lead character designer for animated series such as ''Kim Possible'' and '' Danny Phantom''. History Silver started his profe ...
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Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while copi ...
'') *2008
Jorge R. Gutierrez Jorge R. Gutierrez (born 1975) is a Mexican animator, director, painter, writer, voice actor, and production designer. He co-created (with wife, Sandra Equihua) the Annie and Emmy Award-winning Ni ck toon ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny R ...
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Sandra Equihua Sandra Equihua is a Mexican animator, painter, sculptor, character designer, voice actress, and illustrator. Biography Born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico, Sandra attended the Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO) and received her BFA in Graphic D ...
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El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'' (sometimes shortened to ''El Tigre)'' is an American flash-animated television series created by Jorge R. Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua for Nickelodeon. It was the first Nicktoon to be animated with Ado ...
'') *2009
Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and '' The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creato ...
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Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their ...
'') *2010
Dave Filoni David Filoni (born June 7, 1974) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor. He has worked on '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', '' The Mandalorian'', and on the theatrical film and television series of '' Star Wars: The Clon ...
('' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'') *2011
Erik Wiese Erik C. Wiese (born Eric Clark Eldritch; January 24, 1974) is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, and writer who is best known for his work on the animated series '' SpongeBob SquarePants'', beginning with his character development ...
(''The Mighty B'') *2012 Rich Webber (''
DC Nation DC Nation was a programming block of DC Comics series and shorts that aired on American television channel Cartoon Network on Saturday morning. It premiered on March 3, 2012, and was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Some of the shows in DC N ...
'') Aardman Animation Studios *2013 Paul Rudish ('' Mickey Mouse'') *2014
Patrick McHale Patrick McHale VC ( ga, Pádraig Mac Céile; 1826 – 26 October 1866) was born in Killala, County Mayo and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that c ...
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Over the Garden Wall ''Over the Garden Wall'' is an American animated television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series centers on two half-brothers who travel across a mysterious forest to find their way home, encountering a variety ...
'') *2015 Drew Hodges (''
Tumble Leaf ''Tumble Leaf'' is an American animated series that premiered in 2014 on Amazon Prime Video. It is a stop motion animated series for preschool-aged children and is based on the short film ''Miro''. Created by animator Drew Hodges (''Saturday Nigh ...
'') *2016
Chris Savino Christopher Mason Savino (born October 2, 1971) is an American writer, comic book artist, and former animator. He is well-known as the creator of the animated series ''The Loud House''. Savino has also worked on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', ''Dexte ...
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The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only ...
'') *2017 Alan Bodner ('' Tangled: The Series'') *2018 Chris Mitchell & Keiko Murayama ('' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'') *2019
Genndy Tartakovsky Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky (russian: Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский, born ), commonly known as Tartakovsky (), is a Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, storyboard artist, ...
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Primal Primal may refer to: Psychotherapy * ''Primal'', the core concept in primal therapy, denotes the full reliving and cathartic release of an early traumatic experience * Primal scene (in psychoanalysis), refers to the witnessing by a young child of ...
'') *2020
Genndy Tartakovsky Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky (russian: Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский, born ), commonly known as Tartakovsky (), is a Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, storyboard artist, ...
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Primal Primal may refer to: Psychotherapy * ''Primal'', the core concept in primal therapy, denotes the full reliving and cathartic release of an early traumatic experience * Primal scene (in psychoanalysis), refers to the witnessing by a young child of ...
'')


Online Animation Award

* 2019 Joe Bluhm (''Pinocchio – A Modern Retelling'') * 2020 Sammy Moore & Even Stenhouse (''Brawl Stars: Barley's Bar and Piper's Sugar and Spice'')


Book Illustration Award

*1999 T. Lewis *2000
Mike Lester Michael Eugene Lester (born March 3, 1955) is an American conservative editorial cartoonist and artist who has worked as a children's book illustrator. He is also the creator of the syndicated comic strip ''Mike du Jour''. He was born in Atlan ...
(''A Is for Salad'') *2001
Frank Cho Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, (born 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series '' Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as ''Shanna the She-Devil'', '' Mighty Avengers'' and '' Hulk'' ...
*2002
B. B. Sams B. B. Sams (born 1944) is an American artist who has worked as an illustrator. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He served five years as a US Naval officer and got his break through the assistance of cart ...
*2003 Chris Payne *2004
Geefwee Boedoe Geefwee Boedoe, sometimes credited as Gee Fwee Boedoe, is an American animator and illustrator. Career Geefwee Boedoe first worked as an animator for Disney and Pixar, collaborating on movies like ''Monsters, Inc.'', where he did the main titl ...
*2005
Ralph Steadman Ralph Idris Steadman (born 15 May 1936) is a British illustrator best known for his collaboration and friendship with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman is renowned for his political and social caricatures, cartoons and picture b ...
*2006 Mike Lester *2007
Sandra Boynton Sandra Keith Boynton (born April 3, 1953) is an American humorist, songwriter, director, music producer, children's author, and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated over seventy-five books for children and seven general audience books ...
*2008 Mike Lester *2009 Dave Whamond *2010 Mike Lester (''The ***Book'') *2011 John Rocco (''Blackout'') *2012 John Manders *2013
William Joyce William Brooke Joyce (24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946), nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born fascist and Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War. After moving from New York to Ireland and subsequently to England, ...
*2014 Marla Frazee *2015 Sydney Smith *2016 Dave Whamond *2017
Adam Rex Adam Michael Rex (born May 16, 1973) is an American illustrator and author of children's books from Tucson, Arizona. Career Adam Rex received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona. He has contributed illustrations to ''Magic: T ...
(''The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors'') *2018 Rafael Lopez *2019
Stacy Curtis Stacy Curtis (born 1971) is an American cartoonist, illustrator and printmaker, who is also the inker of Richard Thompson's comic strip ''Cul de Sac''. Curtis and his twin brother grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where the young Stacy dreame ...
(''Karate Kakapo'') *2020 Janee Trasler (''Frog Meets Dog, Goat in a Boat, Hog on a Log'')


Comic Books Award

In 1970, the Comic Books Award was divided into Humor Comic Books and Story Comic Books. They were merged back together in 1982. In 1989 and 1990, the Comic Books award was merged with the Magazine and Book Illustration Award. It was separated back into its own award in 1991. A separate award for Graphic Novels was created in 2009. *1956
Jerry Robinson Sherrill David Robinson (January 1, 1922 – December 7, 2011), known as Jerry Robinson, was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and th ...
*1957
Wallace Wood Wallace Allan Wood (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981) was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as ''Weird Science'', ''Weird Fantasy'', and ''MAD Magazine'' from ...
*1958
Carmine Infantino Carmine Michael Infantino (; May 24, 1925 – April 4, 2013) was an American comics artist and editor, primarily for DC Comics, during the late 1950s and early 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comic Books. Among his character creations are ...
and Steve Douglas (tie) *1959
Wallace Wood Wallace Allan Wood (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981) was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as ''Weird Science'', ''Weird Fantasy'', and ''MAD Magazine'' from ...
*1960
Bob Oksner Bob Oksner (October 14, 1916 in Paterson, New Jersey – February 18, 2007) was an American comics artist known for both adventure comic strips and for superhero and humor comic books, primarily at DC Comics. Biography Oksner's early work inc ...
*1961
Bob Oksner Bob Oksner (October 14, 1916 in Paterson, New Jersey – February 18, 2007) was an American comics artist known for both adventure comic strips and for superhero and humor comic books, primarily at DC Comics. Biography Oksner's early work inc ...
*1962
Bob Gustafson Robert Dana Gustafson (August 8, 1920 – November 28, 2001) was an American cartoonist whose work includes eight years on '' Tillie the Toiler'' and a 27-year run on the '' Beetle Bailey'' comic books. Early life Gustafson was born on August 8, ...
*1963
Frank Thorne Benjamin Franklin Thorne (June 16, 1930 – March 7, 2021
at the
Paul Fung Jr. *1965
Wallace Wood Wallace Allan Wood (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981) was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as ''Weird Science'', ''Weird Fantasy'', and ''MAD Magazine'' from ...
*1966
Al Williamson Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy. Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...
*1967
Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series ''The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was no ...
*1968
Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series ''The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was no ...
*1969
Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series ''The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was no ...
*1970
Henry Boltinoff Henry Boltinoff (February 19, 1914 – April 26, 2001) was an American cartoonist who worked for both comic strips and comic books. He was a prolific cartoonist and drew many of the humor and filler strips that appeared in National Periodical c ...
(Humor) and Tom Gill (Story) *1971
Bob Gustafson Robert Dana Gustafson (August 8, 1920 – November 28, 2001) was an American cartoonist whose work includes eight years on '' Tillie the Toiler'' and a 27-year run on the '' Beetle Bailey'' comic books. Early life Gustafson was born on August 8, ...
(Humor) and
Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...
(Story) *1972
Bob Gustafson Robert Dana Gustafson (August 8, 1920 – November 28, 2001) was an American cartoonist whose work includes eight years on '' Tillie the Toiler'' and a 27-year run on the '' Beetle Bailey'' comic books. Early life Gustafson was born on August 8, ...
(Humor) and
Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...
(Story) *1973
Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...
(Humor) and
Frank Springer Frank Springer (December 6, 1929 – April 2, 2009) was an American comics artist best known for Marvel Comics' '' Dazzler'' and '' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.''. As well, in collaboration with writer Michael O'Donoghue, Springer created one ...
(Story) *1974
Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...
(Humor) and
Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Polish-born American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman. He is also ...
(Story) *1975
Hy Eisman Hy Eisman (born March 27, 1927) is an American cartoonist. Comic Strips He entered the comic strip field in 1950 and worked on several strips, including ''Kerry Drake'', ''Little Iodine'' and ''Bunny''. In comic books he was the last artist d ...
(Humor) and
Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...
(Story) *1976
Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...
(Humor) and
Tex Blaisdell Philip Eustice Blaisdell (March 30, 1920 – March 14, 1999), better known as Tex Blaisdell, was an American comic-strip artist and comic-book editor. He worked on 22 syndicated features, including ''Little Orphan Annie'', which he drew for f ...
(Story) *1977 David Pascall (Humor) and Frank Springer (Story) *1978 Frank Johnson (Humor) and Alden McWilliams (Story) *1979
Al Jaffee Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921) is an American cartoonist. He is notable for his work in the satirical magazine '' Mad'', including his trademark feature, the ''Mad'' Fold-in. Jaffee was a regular contributor to the magazine ...
(Humor) and
Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series ''The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was no ...
(Story) *1980
Paul Fung, Jr. Paul Fung Jr. (March 9, 1923 – April 8, 2016) was an American cartoonist who drew the '' Blondie'' comic book for 40 years. He was the son of Paul Fung, a cartoonist who drew the comic strip ''Dumb Dora'' for several years. He has two children ...
(Humor) and
Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Polish-born American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman. He is also ...
(Story) *1981
George Wildman George Wildman (July 31, 1927 – May 22, 2016) was an American cartoonist most noted for his work in the comic books industry. From 1971 until 1985 he was a top editor at Charlton Comics, where he also became the long-time regular artist o ...
(Humor) and Frank Springer (Story) *1982 Bob Gustafson *1983
Hy Eisman Hy Eisman (born March 27, 1927) is an American cartoonist. Comic Strips He entered the comic strip field in 1950 and worked on several strips, including ''Kerry Drake'', ''Little Iodine'' and ''Bunny''. In comic books he was the last artist d ...
*1984
Kurt Schaffenberger Kurt Schaffenberger (December 15, 1920 – January 24, 2002) was an American comics artist. He was best known for his work on Captain Marvel (DC Comics), Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family during both the Golden Age of comic books, Golden Age an ...
*1985
Dick Ayers Richard Bache Ayers (; April 28, 1924 – May 4, 2014) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comics, including on s ...
*1986
Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...
*1987
Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series ''The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was no ...
*1988
Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series ''The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was no ...
*1989 N/A. See Magazine and Book Illustration Award. *1990 N/A. See Magazine and Book Illustration Award *1991
Frank Miller Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on ''Daredevil'' and subsequen ...
*1992
Todd McFarlane Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic book creator, artist, writer, filmmaker and entrepreneur, best known for his work as the artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horro ...
*1993
Mark Chiarello Mark Chiarello is an American illustrator, art director and comic book editor. Born on Halloween in 1960, he attended Pratt Institute in the 1980's. Career As a comic book illustrator, Chiarello painted the Batman graphic novel Batman/Houdini: T ...
*1994
Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw and Booster Gold. Jurgens ...
*1995 Jeff Smith (''
Bone A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...
'') *1996 Jeff Smith *1997
Don Perlin Don Perlin (; born August 27, 1929) is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is best known for Marvel Comics' ''Werewolf by Night'', ''Moon Knight'' (a character he co-created), '' The Defenders'', and ''Ghost Rider''. In the 1990s ...
*1998 Alex Ross ('' Superman: Peace on Earth'') *1999
Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels '' Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (201 ...
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Acme Novelty Library ''Acme Novelty Library'' is a comic book series created by Chicago cartoonist Chris Ware. Its first issue appeared in 1993. Published from 1994 by Fantagraphics Books and later self-published, it is considered a significant work in alternativ ...
'') *2000
Dan DeCarlo Daniel S. DeCarlo (December 12, 1919 – December 18, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for having developed the look of Archie Comics in the late 1950s and early 1960s, modernizing the characters to their contemporary appearance and es ...
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Betty and Veronica ''Betty and Veronica'' (also known as ''Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica'') was an ongoing comic book series published by Archie Comics focusing on "best friends and worst enemies" Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. Betty first appeared in ''Pep Co ...
'') *2001
Frank Cho Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, (born 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series '' Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as ''Shanna the She-Devil'', '' Mighty Avengers'' and '' Hulk'' ...
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Liberty Meadows ''Liberty Meadows'' is an American comic strip and comic book series created, written and illustrated by Frank Cho. It relates the comedic activities of the staff and denizens of the eponymous animal sanctuary/rehabilitation clinic. The comic str ...
'') *2002
Stan Sakai is a Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series ''Usagi Yojimbo''. Career He began his career by lettering comic books (notably '' Groo the Wanderer'' by Sergio Aragonés and M ...
(''Usagi Yojimbo'' (Dark Horse Comics)) *2003 Terry Moore (comics), Terry Moore *2004 Darwyn Cooke (''DC: The New Frontier'') *2005 Paul Chadwick (''Concrete: The Human Dilemma'') *2006 Gene Luen Yang *2007 Shaun Tan (The Arrival (comics), ''The Arrival'') *2008 Cyril Pedrosa *2009 Paul Pope *2010 Jill Thompson (''Beasts of Burden'') *2011 J. H. Williams III (''Batwoman'') *2012 Bernie Wrightson (''Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein#Frankenstein Alive, Alive!, Frankenstein Alive, Alive!'') *2013
Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...
*2014 Jason Latour (''Southern Bastards'') *2015 Ben Caldwell *2016 Max Sarin and Liz Fleming (''Giant Days'') *2017 Sana Takeda (''Monstress Vol. 2 The Blood'') *2018 Greg Smallwood *2019
Stan Sakai is a Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series ''Usagi Yojimbo''. Career He began his career by lettering comic books (notably '' Groo the Wanderer'' by Sergio Aragonés and M ...
(''Usagi Yojimbo'') *2020 Walt Simonson (''Ragnarok: The Breaking of Helheim'')


Editorial Cartoons Award

*1956 Bill Crawford (cartoonist), Bill Crawford (''Newark News'') *1957 Bill Crawford (''Newark News'') and Herbert Block (''Washington Post'') (tie) *1958 Bill Crawford (''Newark News'') *1959 Bill Mauldin (''St Louis Post-Dispatch'') *1960 Herbert Block (''Washington Post'') *1961 Karl Hubenthal (''Los Angeles Examiner'') *1962 John Fischetti (''New York Herald Tribune'') *1963 John Fischetti (''New York Herald Tribune'') *1964 John Fischetti (''New York Herald Tribune'') *1965 John Fischetti (''New York Herald Tribune'') *1966 Bill Crawford (Syndicated) *1967 Karl Hubenthal (''Los Angeles Herald-Examiner'') *1968 Warren King (cartoonist), Warren King (''New York Daily News'') *1969 Blaine (cartoonist), Blaine (''Hamilton Spectator'') *1970 Karl Hubenthal (''Los Angeles Herald-Examiner'') *1971 Pat Oliphant (''Denver Post'') *1972 Dick Hodgins, Jr. *1973 Pat Oliphant (''Denver Post'') *1974 Pat Oliphant (''Denver Post'') *1975 John Pierotti (''New York Post'') *1976 Dick Hodgins, Jr. *1977 Jeff MacNelly (''Richmond News Leader'') *1978 Paul Szep (''Boston Globe'') *1979 Frank Evers (cartoonist), Frank Evers (''New York Daily News'') *1980 Larry Wright (cartoonist), Larry Wright (''Detroit News'') *1981 Etta Hulme (''Fort Worth Star Telegram'') *1982 Mike Peters (cartoonist), Mike Peters (''Dayton Daily News'') *1983 Mike Peters (''Dayton Daily News'') *1984 Pat Oliphant (Syndicated) and Larry Wright (''Detroit News'') (tie) *1985 Don Wright (cartoonist), Don Wright (''Miami News'') *1986 Jim Borgman (''Cincinnati Enquirer'') *1987 Jim Borgman (''Cincinnati Enquirer'') *1988 Jim Borgman (''Cincinnati Enquirer'') *1989 Pat Oliphant (Syndicated) *1990 Pat Oliphant (Syndicated) *1991 Pat Oliphant (Syndicated) *1992 Jim Morin (''Miami Herald'') *1993 Bill Schorr (Syndicated) *1994 Jim Borgman (''Cincinnati Enquirer'') *1995 Chip Bok (''Akron Beacon Journal'') *1996 Bill Day (cartoonist), Bill Day (Syndicated) *1997 Glenn McCoy (''Belleville News-Democrat'') *1998 Etta Hulme (''Fort Worth Star Telegram'') *1999 Chip Bok (''Akron Beacon Journal'') *2000 Jerry Holbert (''Boston Herald'') *2001 Mike Luckovich (''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'') *2002 Clay Bennett (cartoonist), Clay Bennett (''Christian Science Monitor'') *2003 Tom Toles (''Washington Post'') *2004 Jeff Parker (editorial cartoonist), Jeff Parker (''Florida Today'') *2005 Jim Borgman (''Cincinnati Enquirer'') *2006 Michael Ramirez (''Investor's Business Daily'') *2007 Bill Schorr *2008 Michael Ramirez *2009 John Sherffius (Syndicated) *2010 Gary Varvel *2011 Michael Ramirez *2012 Jen Sorensen *2013 Michael Ramirez *2014 Michael Ramirez *2015 Ann Telnaes *2016 Mike Luckovich (''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'') *2017 Clay Bennett *2018 Rob Rogers (cartoonist), Rob Rogers *2019 Pat Bagley *2020 Bruce MacKinnon


Gag Cartoons Award

*1956 Chon Day *1957 John Gallagher (cartoonist), John Gallagher *1958 Eldon Dedini *1959 Vahan Shirvanian *1961 Eldon Dedini *1962 Chon Day *1963 Jack Tippit *1964 Eldon Dedini *1965 Orlando Busino *1966 Jack Tippit *1967 Orlando Busino *1968 Orlando Busino *1969 George Wolfe (cartoonist), George Wolfe *1970 Chon Day *1971 John Gallagher *1972 Don Orehek *1973 George Wolfe *1974
Mischa Richter Mischa Richter (1910 – March 23, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for his numerous cartoons published in ''The New Yorker'' over decades. Early life Richter was born in Kharkov, Russian Empire, where his father was the city's C ...
*1975 George Wolfe *1976 George Wolfe *1977 Bill Hoest *1978 Henry Martin (cartoonist), Henry Martin *1979 Jack Markow *1980
Charles Saxon Charles David Saxon (November 13, 1920 – December 6, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his work for '' The New Yorker''. Early life Saxon was born Charles David Isaacson in Brooklyn; both his parents were musicians, and his great-un ...
*1981 Bo Brown *1982 Don Orehek *1983 Sergio Aragones *1984 Don Orehek *1985 Don Orehek *1986 Charles Saxon *1987 Charles Saxon *1988 Eldon Dedini *1991 Arnie Levin *1992 Arnie Levin *1993 George Booth (cartoonist), George Booth *1994 John Reiner *1995 Lee Lorenz *1996 Glenn McCoy *1997 Mark Tonra *1998 Charles Barsotti *1999 Rick Stromoski *2000 Kim Warp *2001 Jerry King *2002 Glenn McCoy *2003 Glenn McCoy *2004 Robert Weber *2005 Glenn McCoy *2006 Drew Dernavitch *2007 Mort Gerberg *2008 Mort Gerberg *2009 Glenn McCoy *2010 Gary McCoy *2011 Zach Kanin *2012 Roz Chast *2013 Matt Diffee *2014 Liza Donnelly *2015 David Sipress *2016 Will McPhail *2017 Pat Byrnes *2018 Joe Dator *2019 Amy Hwang *2020 Ellis Rosen


Graphic Novels Award

*2009 David Mazzucchelli (''Asterios Polyp'') *2010 Joyce Farmer (''Special Exits'') *2011 Ben Katchor (''The Cardboard Valise'') *2012
Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels '' Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (201 ...
(''Building Stories'') *2013 Andrew C. Robinson (''The 5th Beatle'') *2014 Jules Feiffer (''Kill My Mother'') *2015 Ethan Young (''Nanjing: The Burning City'') *2016 Rick Geary (''Black Dahlia'') *2017 Emil Ferris (''My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'') *2018 Peter Kuper (''Kafkaesque'') *2019 Harmony Becker (''They Called Us Enemy'') *2020 Jared Cullum (''Kodi'')


Greeting Cards Award

*1991 Patrick McDonnell *1992
Sandra Boynton Sandra Keith Boynton (born April 3, 1953) is an American humorist, songwriter, director, music producer, children's author, and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated over seventy-five books for children and seven general audience books ...
*1993 W. B. Park *1994 Roy Doty *1995 Rick Stromoski *1996 Suzy Spafford *1997 Dave Coverly *1998 Rick Stromoski *1999 Anne Gibbons *2000 Bill Brewer *2001 Oliver Christianson *2002 Glenn McCoy *2003 Glenn McCoy *2004 Glenn McCoy *2005 Gary McCoy *2006 Carla Ventresca *2007 Dave Mowder *2008 Jem Sullivan *2009 Debbie Tomasi *2010 Jim Benton *2011 Glenn McCoy *2012 Jem Sullivan *2013 Mark Parisi *2014 Glenn McCoy *2015 Jim Benton *2016 Debbie Tomasi *2018 Maria Scrivan *2019 Scott Nickel *2020 Scott Nickel


Magazine Feature and Magazine Illustration Award

This award (originally titled Illustration) was separated from the Advertising and Illustration Award from 1976 to 1981. It then became permanently separated in 1986. The award name changed to Magazine and Book Illustration in 1989, and then changed to the current name in 2003. In 2018, this and Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration Award was folded into one category to become Newspaper & Magazine Illustration. *1976
Arnold Roth :''This is an article about Arnold Roth, the cartoonist. See also Arnie Roth, the musician.'' Arnold Roth (born February 25, 1929) is an American cartoonist and illustrator for advertisements, album covers, books, magazines, and newspapers. Noveli ...
*1977 Harry Devlin *1978 Harry Devlin *1979 Arnold Roth *1980 Ronald Searle *1981 Arnold Roth *1986 Arnold Roth *1987 Arnold Roth *1988 Arnold Roth *1989
Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...
*1990 Harry Devlin *1991 Patrick McDonnell *1992
Burne Hogarth Burne Hogarth (born Spinoza Bernard Ginsburg, December 25, 1911 – January 28, 1996) was an American artist and educator, best known for his work on the ''Tarzan'' newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books for artists. Early life ...
*1993 Hal Mayforth *1994 Rick Geary *1995 Richard Thompson (cartoonist), Richard Thompson *1996 Doug Cushman *1997 Guy Gilchrist *1998 Guy Gilchrist *1999 Kevin Rechin *2000 Peter de Sève *2001 Mark Brewer *2002 C. F. Payne *2003 Hermann Meija *2004 Jack Pittman *2005 C. F. Payne *2006
Steve Brodner Steve Brodner (born October 19, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York) is a satirical illustrator and caricaturist working for publications in the US since the 1970s. He is accepted in the fields of journalism and the graphic arts as a master of the edito ...
*2007 Daryll Collins *2008 Sam Viviano *2009 Ray Alma *2010
Anton Emdin Anton Emdin (born 2 April 1976) is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist from Sydney, Australia. Career Working as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist full-time since 1995, Emdin has drawn for numerous magazines, including the Australia ...
*2011 Edward Sorel *2012 Anton Emdin *2013 Dave Whamond *2014 Tom Richmond *2015 Anton Emdin *2016 Jon Adams *2017 Peter Kuper


Newspaper Illustration Award

In 2018,this and Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration Award was folded into one category to become Newspaper & Magazine Illustration. *1994 Jerry Dowling *1995 Richard Thompson (cartoonist), Richard Thompson *1996 David Clark (cartoonist), David Clark *1997 Bob Staake *1998 Grey Blackwell *1999 Pierre Bellocq *2000 Drew Friedman (cartoonist), Drew Friedman *2001 Miel Prudencio Ma *2002 Steve McGarry *2003 Bob Rich *2004 Michael McParlane *2005 Bob Rich *2006 Laurie Triefeldt *2007 Sean Kelly *2008 Mark Marturello *2009 Tom Richmond *2010 Michael McParlane *2011 Bob Rich *2012 Dave Whamond *2013 Miel Prudencio Ma *2014
Anton Emdin Anton Emdin (born 2 April 1976) is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist from Sydney, Australia. Career Working as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist full-time since 1995, Emdin has drawn for numerous magazines, including the Australia ...
*2015
Anton Emdin Anton Emdin (born 2 April 1976) is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist from Sydney, Australia. Career Working as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist full-time since 1995, Emdin has drawn for numerous magazines, including the Australia ...
*2016 David Rowe *2017 Dave Whamond


Newspaper & Magazine Illustration

*2018 Tom Bunk *2019 Tom Richmond *2020 Peter Kuper


Newspaper Panel Award

*1956 George Lichty (''Grin and Bear It'') *1957 Jimmy Hatlo (''They'll Do It Every Time'') *1958 Bob Barnes (cartoonist), Bob Barnes (''The Better Half'') *1959 Jimmy Hatlo (''They'll Do It Every Time'') *1960 George Lichty (''Grin and Bear It'') *1961 George Clark (cartoonist), George Clark (''The Neighbors (comic strip), The Neighbors'') *1962 George Lichty (''Grin and Bear It'') *1963
Jerry Robinson Sherrill David Robinson (January 1, 1922 – December 7, 2011), known as Jerry Robinson, was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and th ...
(''Still Life'') *1964 George Lichty (''Grin and Bear It'') *1965 Jim Berry (cartoonist), Jim Berry (''Berry's World'') *1966 Jim Berry (''Berry's World'') *1967 Bil Keane (''The Family Circus'') *1968 Bob Dunn (cartoonist), Bob Dunn (''They'll Do It Every Time'') *1969 Bob Dunn (''They'll Do It Every Time'') *1970 Jack Tippit (''Amy (comic strip), Amy'') *1971 Bil Keane (''The Family Circus'') *1972 Jim Berry (''Berry's World'') *1973 Bil Keane (''The Family Circus'') *1974 Bil Keane (''The Family Circus'') *1975 Bill Hoest (''The Lockhorns'') *1976 Paul Frehm (''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'') *1977 Ted Key (''Hazel'') *1978 Brad Anderson (cartoonist), Brad Anderson (''Marmaduke'') *1979 Bob Dunn & Al Scaduto (''They'll Do It Every Time'') *1980 Bill Hoest (''The Lockhorns'') *1981
Henry Boltinoff Henry Boltinoff (February 19, 1914 – April 26, 2001) was an American cartoonist who worked for both comic strips and comic books. He was a prolific cartoonist and drew many of the humor and filler strips that appeared in National Periodical c ...
(''Stoker the Broker'') *1982 Jim Unger (''Herman (comic strip), Herman'') *1983 Bob Thaves (''Frank and Ernest (comic strip), Frank and Ernest'') *1984 Bob Thaves (''Frank and Ernest'') *1985 Gary Larson (''The Far Side'') *1986 Bob Thaves (''Frank and Ernest'') *1987 Jim Unger (''Herman'') *1988 Gary Larson (''The Far Side'') *1989 N/A. See Newspaper Comic Strip Award. *1990 N/A. See Newspaper Comic Strip Award. *1991 Al Scaduto (''They'll Do It Every Time'') *1992 Don Addis (''Bent Offerings'') *1993 Bill Rechin (''Out of Bounds (comic strip), Out of Bounds'') *1994 Dave Coverly (''Speed Bump'') *1995 Wiley Miller (''Non Sequitur (comic strip), Non Sequitur'') *1996 Wiley Miller (''Non Sequitur'') *1997 David Gantz (''Gantz Glances'') *1998 Wiley Miller (''Non Sequitur'') *1999 Dan Piraro (''Bizarro (comic strip), Bizarro'') *2000 Dan Piraro (''Bizarro'') *2001 Dan Piraro (''Bizarro'') *2002 Dave Coverly (''Speed Bump'') *2003 Jerry Van Amerongen (''Ballard Street'') *2004 Marcus Hamilton (''Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics), Dennis the Menace'') *2005 Jerry Van Amerongen (''Ballard Street'') *2006 Hilary B. Price (''Rhymes with Orange'') *2007 Chad Carpenter (''Tundra'') *2008 Mark Parisi (''off the mark'') *2009 Hilary B. Price (''Rhymes with Orange'') *2010 Glenn McCoy (''Flying McCoys'') *2011 Mark Parisi (''Off The Mark'') *2012 Hilary B. Price (''Rhymes with Orange'') *2013 Dave Coverly (''Speed Bump'') *2014 Hilary B. Price (''Rhymes With Orange'') *2015 Dan Piraro (''Bizarro'') *2016
Nick Galifianakis Nick Galifianakis may refer to: *Nick Galifianakis (politician) Nick Galifianakis (born July 22, 1928) is a former American politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina from 1967 to 1973. Life and career Galifiana ...
(''Nick and Zuzu'') *2017 Mark Parisi (''Off the Mark'') *2018 Dave Blazek (''Loose Parts'') *2019 Dave Blazek (''Loose Parts'') *2020 Mark Parisi (''Off the Mark'')


Newspaper Strip Award

The Newspaper Comic Strips (Humor) Category was created in 1957. In 1960, it was joined by the Newspaper Comic Strips (Story) Category. In 1989 the two categories were combined. Also, in 1989 and 1990, Newspaper Panel Cartoon was part of this category. *1957 Gus Arriola (''Gordo (comic strip), Gordo'') and Frank King (cartoonist), Frank King (''Gasoline Alley'') (tie) (Humor) *1958 Martin Branner (''Winnie Winkle'') (Humor) *1959 Dik Browne (''Hi and Lois'') (Humor) *1960 Dik Browne (''Hi and Lois'') (Humor) and Leonard Starr (''Mary Perkins, On Stage, On Stage'') (Story) *1961 Ernie Bushmiller (''Nancy (comic strip), Nancy'') (Humor) and Irwin Hasen (''Dondi'') (Story) *1962 Charles M. Schulz (''Peanuts'') (Humor) and Irwin Hasen (''Dondi'') (Story) *1963 Fred Lasswell (''Barney Google and Snuffy Smith'') (Humor) and Leonard Starr (''On Stage'') (Story) *1964 Frank O'Neal (''Short Ribs'') (Humor) and Hal Foster (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1965 Gus Arriola (''Gordo'') (Humor) and Roy Crane (''Buz Sawyer'') (Story) *1966 Mort Walker (''Beetle Bailey'') (Humor) and John Prentice (cartoonist), John Prentice (''Rip Kirby'') (Story) *1967
Johnny Hart John Lewis Hart (February 18, 1931 – April 7, 2007) was an American cartoonist noted as the creator of the comic strips '' B.C.'' and '' The Wizard of Id''. Brant Parker co-produced and illustrated ''The Wizard of Id''. Hart was recogni ...
(''B.C. (comic strip), B.C.'') (Humor) and John Prentice (''Rip Kirby'') (Story) *1968 Al Smith (cartoonist), Al Smith (''Mutt and Jeff'') (Humor) and Alex Kotzky (''Apartment 3-G'') (Story) *1969 Mort Walker (''Beetle Bailey'') (Humor) and Stan Drake (''The Heart of Juliet Jones'') (Story) *1970 Bud Blake (''Tiger (comic strip), Tiger'') (Humor) and Stan Drake (''The Heart of Juliet Jones'') (Story) *1971 Brant Parker (''The Wizard of Id'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Big Ben Bolt'' and ''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1972 Dik Browne (''Hi and Lois'') (Humor) and Stan Drake (''The Heart of Juliet Jones'') (Story) *1973 Mell Lazarus (''Miss Peach'') (Humor) and Dick Moores (''Gasoline Alley'') (Story) *1974 Reg Smythe (''Andy Capp'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1975 Russell Myers (''Broom-Hilda'') (Humor) and Dale Messick (''Brenda Starr, Reporter'') (Story) *1976 Brant Parker (''The Wizard of Id'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1977 Dik Browne (''Hi and Lois'') (Humor) and
Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...
(''Star Hawks'') (Story) *1978 Bud Blake (''Tiger'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1979 Mell Lazarus (''Miss Peach'') (Humor) and Milton Caniff (''Steve Canyon'') (Story) *1980 Brant Parker (''The Wizard of Id'') (Humor) and Dick Moores (''Gasoline Alley'') (Story) *1981 Jim Davis (cartoonist), Jim Davis (''Garfield'') (Humor) and Dick Moores (''Gasoline Alley'') (Story) *1982 Brant Parker (''The Wizard of Id'') (Humor) and Dick Moores (''Gasoline Alley'') (Story) *1983 Brant Parker (''The Wizard of Id'') (Humor) and Leonard Starr (''Little Orphan Annie, Annie'') (Story) *1984 Dik Browne (''Hägar the Horrible'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1985 Jim Davis (''Garfield'') (Humor) and Dick Moores (''Gasoline Alley'') (Story) *1986 Dik Browne (''Hägar the Horrible'') (Humor) and John Prentice (cartoonist), John Prentice (''Rip Kirby'') (Story) *1987 Art Sansom, Art and Chip Sansom (''The Born Loser'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1988 Bill Watterson (''Calvin and Hobbes'')(Humor) and Jim Scancarelli (''Gasoline Alley'')(Story) *1989
Johnny Hart John Lewis Hart (February 18, 1931 – April 7, 2007) was an American cartoonist noted as the creator of the comic strips '' B.C.'' and '' The Wizard of Id''. Brant Parker co-produced and illustrated ''The Wizard of Id''. Hart was recogni ...
(''B.C. (comic strip), B.C.'') *1990 Art Sansom, Art and Chip Sansom (''The Born Loser'') *1991 Lynn Johnston (''For Better or For Worse'') *1992 Wiley Miller (''Non Sequitur (comic strip), Non Sequitur'') *1993 Bud Grace (''Ernie (comic strip), Ernie'') *1994 Garry Trudeau (''Doonesbury'') *1995 Rick Kirkman (''Baby Blues'') *1996 Patrick McDonnell (''Mutts (comic strip), Mutts'') *1997 Scott Adams (''Dilbert'') *1998 Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman (''Zits (comics), Zits'') *1999 Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman (''Zits (comics), Zits'') *2000 Bud Blake (''Tiger'') *2001 Brian Crane (''Pickles (comic strip), Pickles'') *2002 Darby Conley (''Get Fuzzy'') *2003 Stephan Pastis (''Pearls Before Swine (comics), Pearls Before Swine'') *2004 Glenn McCoy (''The Duplex'') *2005 Brooke McEldowney (''9 Chickweed Lane'') *2006 Stephan Pastis (''Pearls Before Swine (comics), Pearls Before Swine'') *2007 Jim Meddick (''Monty (comic strip), Monty'') *2008 Mark Tatulli (''Liō'') *2009 Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman (''Zits (comics), Zits'') *2010 Jeff Parker (editorial cartoonist), Jeff Parker and Steve Kelley (cartoonist), Steve Kelley (''Dustin (comic strip), Dustin'') *2011 Glenn McCoy (''The Duplex'') *2012 Brian Basset (''Red and Rover'') *2013 Isabella Bannerman (''Six Chix'') *2014 Stephan Pastis (''Pearls Before Swine (comics), Pearls Before Swine'') *2015 Terri Libenson (''The Pajama Diaries'') *2016 Steve Kelley (cartoonist), Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker (editorial cartoonist), Jeff Parker (''Dustin (comic strip), Dustin'') *2017 Mike Peters (cartoonist), Mike Peters (''Mother Goose and Grimm'') *2018 Will Henry (''Wallace the Brave'') *2019 Brian Crane (''Pickles'') *2020 Liniers (cartoonist), Ricardo Siri (''Macanudo (comic), Macanudo'')


On-Line Comic Strip

The award for webcomics was first awarded in 2012 for work produced during the previous year. It was divided the following year into two separate categories, "On-Line Comics – Short Form" and "On-Line Comics – Long Form". *2011 Jonathan Rosenberg (webcomic artist), Jon Rosenberg (''Scenes from a Multiverse'')


On-Line Comics – Short Form

*2012 Graham Harrop (''Ten Cats'') *2013 Ryan Pagelow (''Buni'') *2014 Danielle Corsetto (''Girls with Slingshots'') *2015 Dave Kellett (''Sheldon (webcomic), Sheldon'') *2016 Ruben Bolling (''Donald & John'') *2017 Gemma Correll (''Gemma Correll'') *2018 Dorothy Gambrell (''Cat and Girl'') *2019 Jim Benton (''Jim Benton'') *2020 Rosemary Mosco (''Bird and Moon'')


On-Line Comics – Long Form

*2012 Vince Dorse (''Untold Tales of Bigfoot'') *2013 Jeff Smith (''Tuki: Save the Humans'') *2014 Minna Sundberg (''Stand Still, Stay Silent'') *2015 Drew Weing (''The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo'') *2016 Ngozi Ukazu (''Check, Please! (webcomic), OMG Check Please'') *2017 John Allison (comics), John Allison (''Bad Machinery'') *2018 Yuko Ota and Ananth Hirsh (''Johnny Wander, Barbarous'') *2019 Alec Longstreth (''Isle of Elsi'') *2020 Tom Siddell (''Gunnerkrigg Court'')


Variety Entertainment

First introduced in 2019, Variety Entertainment is defined as any newspaper, magazine, or online cartoon feature that contains puzzles, games, activities, trivia, history, or instruction. *2018 Dave Klüg *2019 Joe Wos (''Mazetoons'') *2020 John Graziano (''Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Ripley's Believe it or Not!'')


Discontinued categories


Special Features Award

*1965
Jerry Robinson Sherrill David Robinson (January 1, 1922 – December 7, 2011), known as Jerry Robinson, was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and th ...
, ''Flubs and Fluffs'' *1966 Hal Foster, ''Prince Valiant'' *1967 Hal Foster, ''Prince Valiant'' *1968 Bruce Stark, ''Stark Impressions'' *1969 Chon Day, ''Brother Sebastian'' *1970 Jim Berry (cartoonist), Jim Berry, ''Berry's World'' *1971
Al Jaffee Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921) is an American cartoonist. He is notable for his work in the satirical magazine '' Mad'', including his trademark feature, the ''Mad'' Fold-in. Jaffee was a regular contributor to the magazine ...
, ''Mad Fold-in, Mad Fold-Ins'' *1972 Jim Berry, Berry at the Democratic Convention *1973 Frank Fogarty, ''Illuminated Scrolls'' *1974
Burne Hogarth Burne Hogarth (born Spinoza Bernard Ginsburg, December 25, 1911 – January 28, 1996) was an American artist and educator, best known for his work on the ''Tarzan'' newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books for artists. Early life ...
, ''Jungle Tales of Tarzan'' *1975 Al Jaffee, ''Mad (magazine), Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions'' *1976 Bil Keane, ''Channel Chuckles'' *1977 Sergio Aragones, ''Mad'' *1978 Jud Hurd, ''Health Capsules'' *1979
Arnold Roth :''This is an article about Arnold Roth, the cartoonist. See also Arnie Roth, the musician.'' Arnold Roth (born February 25, 1929) is an American cartoonist and illustrator for advertisements, album covers, books, magazines, and newspapers. Noveli ...
, Humorous Illustration *1980 Sam Norkin, Theatrical Caricature *1981 Don Martin (cartoonist), Don Martin, ''Mad'' *1982 Don Martin, ''Mad'' *1983 Al Kilgore. ''Elvis the Paper Doll Book'' *1984 Kevin McVey, Theatrical Caricature *1985 Mort Drucker, ''Mad'' *1986 Mort Drucker, ''Mad'' *1987 Mort Drucker, ''Mad'' *1988 Mort Drucker, ''Mad''


New Media Award

*2000 Bill Hinds *2001 Mark Fiore (cartoonist), Mark Fiore *2002 Mark Fiore (cartoonist), Mark Fiore


Sports Cartoons Award

*1957 Willard Mullin *1958 Willard Mullin *1959 Willard Mullin *1960 Willard Mullin *1961 Willard Mullin *1962 Willard Mullin *1963 Lou Darvas *1964 Willard Mullin *1965 Willard Mullin *1966 Bruce Stark *1967 Lou Darvas *1968 Bill Gallo *1969 Bill Gallo *1970 Bill Gallo *1971 Karl Hubenthal *1972 Bill Gallo *1973 Bill Gallo *1974 Murray Olderman *1975 Bruce Stark *1976
Arnold Roth :''This is an article about Arnold Roth, the cartoonist. See also Arnie Roth, the musician.'' Arnold Roth (born February 25, 1929) is an American cartoonist and illustrator for advertisements, album covers, books, magazines, and newspapers. Noveli ...
*1977 Arnold Roth *1978 Murray Olderman *1979 Karl Hubenthal *1980 Karl Hubenthal *1981 Eddie Germano *1982 Karl Hunbenthal *1983 Bill Gallo *1984 Bill Gallo *1985 Bill Gallo *1986 Bill Hinds *1987 Bill Gallo and Paul Szep (tie) *1988 Bill Gallo *1989 (no award) *1990 (no award) *1991 Pierre Bellocq *1992 Eddie Germano *1993 Drew Litton


Other NCS awards

:''See: National Cartoonists Society#Reuben Award, Reuben Award'' :''See: National Cartoonists Society#Other awards, Other NCS awards''


See also

*List of comics awards


References

{{reflist American awards Awards established in 1956 Comics awards Comic strips 1956 establishments in the United States