Silver Reuben Award Explained
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]
Feature Animation Award
Television Animation Award
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
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
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
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.[4]
Newspaper Illustration Award
In 2018, this and Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration Award was folded into one category to become Newspaper & Magazine Illustration.[5]
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".[7]
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.
Discontinued categories
Special Features Award
- 1965 Jerry Robinson, 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, Berry's World
- 1971 Al Jaffee, Mad Fold-Ins
- 1972 Jim Berry, Berry at the Democratic Convention
- 1973 Frank Fogarty, Illuminated Scrolls
- 1974 Burne Hogarth, Jungle Tales of Tarzan
- 1975 Al Jaffee, Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
- 1976 Bil Keane, Channel Chuckles
- 1977 Sergio Aragones, Mad
- 1978 Jud Hurd, Health Capsules
- 1979 Arnold Roth, Humorous Illustration
- 1980 Sam Norkin, Theatrical Caricature
- 1981 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
Sports Cartoons Award
Other NCS awards
See: Reuben Award
See: Other NCS awards
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: NCS Awards . National Cartoonists Society . National Cartoonists Society . 16 January 2014.
- Web site: Degg . D. D. . New NCS Divisional Reuben Awards for 2019 . The Daily Cartoonist . 4 January 2021.
- Web site: Lynda Barry wins 2019 NCS Reuben Award for Cartoonist of The Year . National Cartoonists Society . National Cartoonists Society . 4 January 2021 . en.
- Web site: National Cartoonists Society . National Cartoonists Society . 28 January 2020 . en.
- Web site: National Cartoonists Society . National Cartoonists Society . 28 January 2020 . en.
- Web site: kingfeaturesadmin . 2016-05-31 . King Features Syndicate KING FEATURES CARTOONIST TERRI LIBENSON WINS “BEST NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIP” AT NCS REUBEN AWARDS CEREMONY . 2023-09-09 . King Features Syndicate . en-US.
- Web site: 2013 Reuben Awards Winners . National Cartoonists Society . National Cartoonists Society . 25 May 2013 . 16 January 2014.
