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NCS announces 2012 division awards

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Alan Gardner March 26, 2013 1 minute 1 comment

The National Cartoonist Society has announced this year’s division award nominees. The winners will be announced during their annual Reuben Awards dinner in Pittsburgh, PA.

Here are the nominees:

Television Animation

• Todd Kauffman, Executive Producer, “Sidekick”
• Alberto Mielgo, Production Design, “Tron: Uprising”
• Rich Webber, Director, Aardman Animation Studios, “DC Nation”

Feature Animation

• Rich Moore, Director, “Wreck-It Ralph”
• Joann Sfar, Director, “The Rabbi’s Cat”
• Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Director, “The Secret World of Arriety”

Newspaper Illustration

• Mark Brewer
• Bob Rich
• Dave Whamond

Gag Cartoons

• Roz Chast
• Sam Gross
• Mick Stevens
• Jack Ziegler

Greeting Cards

• Bill Brewer
• George Schill
• Jem Sullivan

Newspaper Comic Strips

• Brian Basset “Red and Rover”
• Jeff Parker and Steve Kelley “Dustin”
• Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman “Zits”

Newspaper Panel Cartoons

• Tony Carrillo “F-Minus”
• Dave Coverly “Speed Bump”
• Hilary Price “Rhymes with Orange”

Online Comics- Short Form

• Graham Harrop “Ten Cats”
• Jonathan Lemon “Rabbits Against Magic”
• Michael McParlane “Mac”

Online Comics- Long Form

• Vince Dorse “Untold Tales of Bigfoot”
• Meredith Gran “Octopus Pie”
• Pat N. Lewis “Muscles Diablo: Where the Terror Lurks”

Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration

• Barry Blitt
• Daryll Collins
• Anton Emdin

Book Illustration

• John Manders
• John Martz
• Dave Whamond

Editorial Cartoons

• Clay Bennett
• Michael de Adder
• Jen Sorenson

Advertising and Product Illustration

• Luke McGarry
• Ed Steckley
• Wayno

Comic Books

• Amanda Connor “Silk Spectre”
• Evan Dorkin “House of Fun”
• Bernie Wrightson “Frankenstein Alive, Alive!”

Graphic Novels

• Derf– “My Friend Dahmer”
• Joseph Lambert “Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller”
• Chris Ware– “Building Stories”

Last month they announced that Brian Crane, creator of Pickles, Rick Kirkman, co-creator of Baby Blues and Stephan Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine were this year’s nominees for Cartoonist of the Year.