Silver Reuben Award

The Silver Reuben Award is an award for cartoonists organized by the National Cartoonists Society. Until 2015, the awards was known as the National Cartoonists Society Division Awards.

For the National Cartoonists Society's highest award, the Reuben Award for the cartoonist of the year, see National Cartoonists Society#Award winners.

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.[1]

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,[2] but it didn't give out its first award until the following year.[3]

  • 1957 Walt Disney
  • 1958 Paul Terry
  • 1960 Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera
  • 1961 Walt Disney
  • 1963 Walt Disney
  • 1972 Bill Melendez
  • 1973 Johnny Hart
  • 1974 Jim Logan
  • 1975 Isadore Klein
  • 1976 Howard Beckerman
  • 1977 Sergio Aragonés
  • 1978 Ralph Bakshi
  • 1979 Hilda Terry
  • 1980 Selby Kelly
  • 1981 Selby Kelly
  • 1982 Bill Melendez
  • 1983 Howard Beckerman
  • 1984 Nancy Beiman
  • 1985 Chuck Jones
  • 1986 Chuck Jones
  • 1987 Chuck Jones
  • 1988 Bill Melendez
  • 1989 Chuck Jones
  • 1990 Chuck Jones
  • 1991 Glen Keane (Beauty and the Beast)
  • 1992 Eric Goldberg (Aladdin)
  • 1993 Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
  • 1994 David Silverman (The Simpsons)

Feature Animation Award

  • 1995 Joe Grant (Pocahontas)
  • 1996 Mark Miller & crew
  • 1997 Nik Ranieri (Hercules)
  • 1998 Chen Yi Chang (Mulan)
  • 1999 Brad Bird (The Iron Giant)
  • 2000 Eric Goldberg (Fantasia 2000: "Rhapsody in Blue")
  • 2001 Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.)
  • 2002 Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch)
  • 2003 Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo)
  • 2004 Brad Bird (The Incredibles)
  • 2005 Nick Park (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit)
  • 2006 Carter Goodrich (Open Season)
  • 2007 David Silverman (The Simpsons Movie)
  • 2008 Nicolas Marlet (Kung Fu Panda)
  • 2009 Ronnie del Carmen (Up)
  • 2010 Nicolas Marlet (How to Train Your Dragon)
  • 2011 Mark McCreery (Rango)
  • 2012 Joann Sfar (The Rabbi's Cat)
  • 2013 Hayao Miyazaki (The Wind Rises)
  • 2014 Tomm Moore (Song Of The Sea)
  • 2015 Steve Martino (The Peanuts Movie)
  • 2016 Cory Loftis (Zootopia)
  • 2017 Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina (Coco)
  • 2018 Justin K. Thompson (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
  • 2019 Nelson Lowry, Santiago Montiel & Trevor Dalmer (Missing Link)
  • 2020 Maria Pareja (Wolfwalkers)

Television Animation Award

  • 1995 Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series)
  • 1996 Everett Peck (Duckman)
  • 1997 David Feiss (Cow and Chicken)
  • 1998 Danny Antonucci (Cartoon Sushi)
  • 1999 Rich Moore (Futurama)
  • 1999 Danny Antonucci (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
  • 2000 Gary Baseman (Teacher's Pet)
  • 2001 Chris Reccardi & Lynne Naylor (Samurai Jack)
  • 2002 Stephen Hillenburg (SpongeBob SquarePants)
  • 2003 Paul Rudish (The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, and Star Wars: Clone Wars)
  • 2004 Craig McCracken (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
  • 2005 David Silverman (The Simpsons)
  • 2006 Craig McCracken (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
  • 2007 Stephen Silver (Kim Possible)
  • 2008 Jorge R. Gutierrez & Sandra Equihua (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)
  • 2009 Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy)
  • 2010 Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
  • 2011 Erik Wiese (The Mighty B!)
  • 2012 Rich Webber (DC Nation) Aardman Animation Studios
  • 2013 Paul Rudish (Mickey Mouse)
  • 2014 Patrick McHale (Over the Garden Wall)
  • 2015 Drew Hodges (Tumble Leaf)
  • 2016 Chris Savino (The Loud House)
  • 2017 Alan Bodner (Tangled: The Series)
  • 2018 Chris Mitchell & Keiko Murayama (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle)
  • 2019 Genndy Tartakovsky (Primal)
  • 2020 Genndy Tartakovsky (Primal)

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)

Art for Animated Media

  • 2021 Lindsey Olivares

Book Illustration Award

  • 1999 T. Lewis
  • 2000 Mike Lester (A Is for Salad)
  • 2001 Frank Cho
  • 2002 B. B. Sams
  • 2003 Chris Payne
  • 2004 Geefwee Boedoe
  • 2005 Ralph Steadman
  • 2006 Mike Lester
  • 2007 Sandra Boynton
  • 2008 Mike Lester
  • 2009 Dave Whamond
  • 2010 Mike Lester (The ***Book)
  • 2011 John Rocco (Blackout)
  • 2012 John Manders
  • 2013 William Joyce
  • 2014 Marla Frazee
  • 2015 Sydney Smith
  • 2016 Dave Whamond
  • 2017 Adam Rex (The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors)
  • 2018 Rafael Lopez
  • 2019 Stacy Curtis (Karate Kakapo)
  • 2020 Janee Trasler (Frog Meets Dog, Goat in a Boat, Hog on a Log)
  • 2021 Stacy Curtis (Penguin and Moose Brave the Night)
  • 2022 Ed Steckley
  • 2023 Tom Richmond (Claptrap)

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.

Editorial Cartoons Award

  • 1956 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 (New York Daily News)
  • 1969 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 (New York Daily News)
  • 1980 Larry Wright (Detroit News)
  • 1981 Etta Hulme (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
  • 1982 Mike Peters (Dayton Daily News)
  • 1983 Mike Peters (Dayton Daily News)
  • 1984 Pat Oliphant (Syndicated) and Larry Wright (Detroit News) (tie)
  • 1985 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 (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 (Christian Science Monitor)
  • 2003 Tom Toles (Washington Post)
  • 2004 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
  • 2019 Pat Bagley
  • 2020 Bruce MacKinnon
  • 2021 Ruben Bolling
  • 2022 Matt Davies
  • 2023 Michael de Adder

Gag Cartoons Award

Graphic Novels Award

Greeting Cards Award

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.[5]

Newspaper Illustration Award

In 2018, this and Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration Award was folded into one category to become Newspaper & Magazine Illustration.[6]

Newspaper & Magazine Illustration

Newspaper Panel Award

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.

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".[8]

On-Line Comics – Short Form

On-Line Comics – Long Form

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!)
  • 2021 Bill Morrison (All You Nerd is Love: A Yellow Submarine Puzzle Book)
  • 2022 Scott Nickel
  • 2023 Chuck Dillon (Highlights for Children)

Discontinued categories

Special Features Award

New Media Award

Sports Cartoons Award

Other NCS awards

See: Reuben Award
See: Other NCS awards

See also

References

  1. "NCS Awards". National Cartoonists Society. National Cartoonists Society. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. Degg, D. D. "New NCS Divisional Reuben Awards for 2019". The Daily Cartoonist. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. "Lynda Barry wins 2019 NCS Reuben Award for Cartoonist of The Year". National Cartoonists Society. National Cartoonists Society. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. Nelson, Georgia (May 29, 2018). "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Wins Reuben Award for Best GN!". Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
  5. "National Cartoonists Society". National Cartoonists Society. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. "National Cartoonists Society". National Cartoonists Society. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  7. kingfeaturesadmin (2016-05-31). "King Features Syndicate | KING FEATURES CARTOONIST TERRI LIBENSON WINS "BEST NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIP" AT NCS REUBEN AWARDS CEREMONY". King Features Syndicate. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  8. "2013 Reuben Awards Winners". National Cartoonists Society. National Cartoonists Society. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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