National Cartoonists Society Division Awards
The National Cartoonists Society Division Awards is an award for cartoonists organized by the National Cartoonists Society. In 2015, the Division Awards were renamed as the Silver Reuben 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
- 1957 Russell Patterson
- 1958 Carl Rose
- 1959 Ronald Searle
- 1960 Noel Sickles
- 1961 Eric Gurney
- 1962 Harry Devlin and Noel Sickles
- 1963 Harry Devlin
- 1964 Dick Hodgins, Jr.
- 1965 Ronald Searle
- 1966 Dick Hodgins, Jr.
- 1967 Roy Doty
- 1968 Dave Pascal
- 1969 Ronald Michaud
- 1970 Roy Doty
- 1971 Eric Gurney
- 1972 Irwin Caplan
- 1973 Al Jaffee
- 1974 Bill Kresse
- 1975 Burne Hogarth
- 1976 Mike Berry
- 1977 Charles Saxon
- 1978 Roy Doty
- 1979 Mischa Richter
- 1980 Jack Davis
- 1981 Irwin Caplan
- 1982 Arnold Roth
- 1983 Ronald Michaud
- 1984 Arnold Roth
- 1985 Arnold Roth
- 1986 Ronald Searle
- 1987 Ronald Searle
- 1988 Bob Bindig
- 1989 Roy Doty
- 1990 Steve Duquette
- 1991 W. B. Park
- 1992 Daryl Cagle
- 1993 Edward Sorel
- 1994 Jerry Buckley
- 1995 Jack Pittman
- 1996 Roy Doty
- 1997 B. B. Sams
- 1998 Jack Pittman
- 1999 Craig McKay
- 2000 Craig McKay
- 2001 Pat Byrnes
- 2002 Jim Hummel
- 2003 Tom Richmond
- 2004 Mike Lester
- 2005 Roy Doty
- 2006 Tom Richmond
- 2007 Tom Richmond
- 2008 Craig McKay
- 2009 Steve Brodner
- 2010 Dave Whamond
- 2011 Nick Galifianakis
- 2012 Ed Steckley
- 2013 Rich Powell
- 2014 Ed Steckley
- 2015 Anton Emdin
- 2016 Luke McGarry
- 2017 Dave Whamond
- 2018 James E. Lyle
Animation Award
- 1957 Walt Disney
- 1958 Paul Terry
- 1960 Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera
- 1961 Walt Disney
- 1963 Walt Disney
- 1972 Bill Meléndez
- 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 Meléndez
- 1983 Howard Beckerman
- 1984 Nancy Beiman
- 1985 Chuck Jones
- 1986 Chuck Jones
- 1987 Chuck Jones
- 1988 Bill Meléndez
- 1989 Chuck Jones
- 1990 Chuck Jones
- 1991 Glen Keane
- 1992 Eric Goldberg
- 1993 Tim Burton
- 1994 David Silverman
Feature Animation Award
- 1995 Joe Grant
- 1996 Mark Miller & crew
- 1997 Nik Ranieri
- 1998 Chen Yi Chang
- 1999 Brad Bird
- 2000 Eric Goldberg
- 2001 Pete Docter
- 2002 Chris Sanders
- 2003 Andrew Stanton
- 2004 Brad Bird
- 2005 Nick Park
- 2006 Carter Goodrich
- 2007 David Silverman
- 2008 Nicolas Marlet
- 2009 Ronnie del Carmen
- 2010 Nicolas Marlet
- 2011 Mark McCreery
- 2012 Joann Sfar
- 2013 Hayao Miyazaki
- 2014 Tomm Moore
- 2015 Steve Martino
- 2016 Cory Loftis
- 2017 Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina
- 2018 Justin K. Thompson
Television Animation Award
- 1995 Bruce Timm
- 1996 Everett Peck
- 1997 David Feiss
- 1998 Danny Antonucci
- 1999 Rich Moore
- 1999 Danny Antonucci
- 2000 Gary Baseman
- 2001 Chris Reccardi & Lynne Naylor
- 2002 Stephen Hillenburg
- 2003 Paul Rudish
- 2004 Craig McCracken
- 2005 David Silverman
- 2006 Craig McCracken
- 2007 Stephen Silver
- 2008 Jorge R. Gutierrez & Sandra Equihua
- 2009 Seth MacFarlane
- 2010 Dave Filoni
- 2011 Erik Wiese
- 2012 Rich Webber Aardman Animation Studios
- 2013 Paul Rudish
- 2014 Patrick McHale
- 2015 Drew Hodges
- 2016 Chris Savino
- 2017 Alan Bodner
- 2018 Chris Mitchell & Keiko Murayama
Book Illustration Award
- 1999 T. Lewis
- 2000 Mike Lester
- 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
- 2011 John Rocco
- 2012 John Manders
- 2013 William Joyce
- 2014 Marla Frazee
- 2015 Sydney Smith
- 2016 Dave Whamond
- 2017 Adam Rex
- 2018 Rafael Lopez
Comic Books Award
- 1956 Jerry Robinson
- 1957 Wallace Wood
- 1958 Carmine Infantino and Steve Douglas
- 1959 Wallace Wood
- 1960 Bob Oksner
- 1961 Bob Oksner
- 1962 Bob Gustafson
- 1963 Frank Thorne
- 1964 Paul Fung Jr.
- 1965 Wallace Wood
- 1966 Al Williamson
- 1967 Will Eisner
- 1968 Will Eisner
- 1969 Will Eisner
- 1970 Henry Boltinoff and Tom Gill
- 1971 Bob Gustafson and Gil Kane
- 1972 Bob Gustafson and Gil Kane
- 1973 Sergio Aragonés and Frank Springer
- 1974 Sergio Aragonés and Joe Kubert
- 1975 Hy Eisman and Gil Kane
- 1976 Sergio Aragonés and Tex Blaisdell
- 1977 David Pascall and Frank Springer
- 1978 Frank Johnson and Alden McWilliams
- 1979 Al Jaffee and Will Eisner
- 1980 Paul Fung, Jr. and Joe Kubert
- 1981 George Wildman and Frank Springer
- 1982 Bob Gustafson
- 1983 Hy Eisman
- 1984 Kurt Schaffenberger
- 1985 Dick Ayers
- 1986 Sergio Aragonés
- 1987 Will Eisner
- 1988 Will Eisner
- 1989 N/A. See Magazine and Book Illustration Award.
- 1990 N/A. See Magazine and Book Illustration Award
- 1991 Frank Miller
- 1992 Todd McFarlane
- 1993 Mark Chiarello
- 1994 Dan Jurgens
- 1995 Jeff Smith
- 1996 Jeff Smith
- 1997 Don Perlin
- 1998 Alex Ross
- 1999 Chris Ware
- 2000 Dan DeCarlo
- 2001 Frank Cho
- 2002 Stan Sakai
- 2003 Terry Moore
- 2004 Darwyn Cooke
- 2005 Paul Chadwick
- 2006 Gene Luen Yang
- 2007 Shaun Tan
- 2008 Cyril Pedrosa
- 2009 Paul Pope
- 2010 Jill Thompson
- 2011 J. H. Williams III
- 2012 Bernie Wrightson
- 2013 Sergio Aragonés
- 2014 Jason Latour
- 2015 Ben Caldwell
- 2016 Max Sarin and Liz Fleming
- 2017 Sana Takeda
- 2018 Greg Smallwood
Editorial Cartoons Award
- 1956 Bill Crawford
- 1957 Bill Crawford and Herbert Block
- 1958 Bill Crawford
- 1959 Bill Mauldin
- 1960 Herbert Block
- 1961 Karl Hubenthal
- 1962 John Fischetti
- 1963 John Fischetti
- 1964 John Fischetti
- 1965 John Fischetti
- 1966 Bill Crawford
- 1967 Karl Hubenthal
- 1968 Warren King
- 1969 Blaine
- 1970 Karl Hubenthal
- 1971 Pat Oliphant
- 1972 Dick Hodgins, Jr.
- 1973 Pat Oliphant
- 1974 Pat Oliphant
- 1975 John Pierotti
- 1976 Dick Hodgins, Jr.
- 1977 Jeff MacNelly
- 1978 Paul Szep
- 1979 Frank Evers
- 1980 Larry Wright
- 1981 Etta Hulme
- 1982 Mike Peters
- 1983 Mike Peters
- 1984 Pat Oliphant and Larry Wright
- 1985 Don Wright
- 1986 Jim Borgman
- 1987 Jim Borgman
- 1988 Jim Borgman
- 1989 Pat Oliphant
- 1990 Pat Oliphant
- 1991 Pat Oliphant
- 1992 Jim Morin
- 1993 Bill Schorr
- 1994 Jim Borgman
- 1995 Chip Bok
- 1996 Bill Day
- 1997 Glenn McCoy
- 1998 Etta Hulme
- 1999 Chip Bok
- 2000 Jerry Holbert
- 2001 Mike Luckovich
- 2002 Clay Bennett
- 2003 Tom Toles
- 2004 Jeff Parker
- 2005 Jim Borgman
- 2006 Michael Ramirez
- 2007 Bill Schorr
- 2008 Michael Ramirez
- 2009 John Sherffius
- 2010 Gary Varvel
- 2011 Michael Ramirez
- 2012 Jen Sorensen
- 2013 Michael Ramirez
- 2014 Michael Ramirez
- 2015 Ann Telnaes
- 2016 Mike Luckovich
- 2017 Clay Bennett
- 2018 Rob Rogers
Gag Cartoons Award
- 1956 Chon Day
- 1957 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
- 1970 Chon Day
- 1971 John Gallagher
- 1972 Don Orehek
- 1973 George Wolfe
- 1974 Mischa Richter
- 1975 George Wolfe
- 1976 George Wolfe
- 1977 Bill Hoest
- 1978 Henry Martin
- 1979 Jack Markow
- 1980 Charles Saxon
- 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
- 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
Graphic Novels Award
- 2009 David Mazzucchelli
- 2010 Joyce Farmer
- 2011 Ben Katchor
- 2012 Chris Ware
- 2013 Andrew C. Robinson
- 2014 Jules Feiffer
- 2015 Ethan Young
- 2016 Rick Geary
- 2017 Emil Ferris
- 2018 Peter Kuper
Greeting Cards Award
- 1991 Patrick McDonnell
- 1992 Sandra Boynton
- 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
Magazine Feature and Magazine Illustration Award
- 1976 Arnold Roth
- 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
- 1990 Harry Devlin
- 1991 Patrick McDonnell
- 1992 Burne Hogarth
- 1993 Hal Mayforth
- 1994 Rick Geary
- 1995 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
- 2007 Daryll Collins
- 2008 Sam Viviano
- 2009 Ray Alma
- 2010 Anton Emdin
- 2011 Edward Sorel
- 2012 Anton Emdin
- 2013 Dave Whamond
- 2014 Tom Richmond
- 2015 Anton Emdin
- 2016 Jon Adams
- 2017 Peter Kuper
Newspaper Illustration Award
- 1994 Jerry Dowling
- 1995 Richard Thompson
- 1996 David Clark
- 1997 Bob Staake
- 1998 Grey Blackwell
- 1999 Pierre Bellocq
- 2000 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
- 2015 Anton Emdin
- 2016 David Rowe
- 2017 Dave Whamond
Newspaper & Magazine Illustration
- 2018 Tom Bunk
Newspaper Panel Award
- 1956 George Lichty
- 1957 Jimmy Hatlo
- 1958 Bob Barnes
- 1959 Jimmy Hatlo
- 1960 George Lichty
- 1961 George Clark
- 1962 George Lichty
- 1963 Jerry Robinson
- 1964 George Lichty
- 1965 Jim Berry
- 1966 Jim Berry
- 1967 Bil Keane
- 1968 Bob Dunn
- 1969 Bob Dunn
- 1970 Jack Tippit
- 1971 Bil Keane
- 1972 Jim Berry
- 1973 Bil Keane
- 1974 Bil Keane
- 1975 Bill Hoest
- 1976 Paul Frehm
- 1977 Ted Key
- 1978 Brad Anderson
- 1979 Bob Dunn & Al Scaduto
- 1980 Bill Hoest
- 1981 Henry Boltinoff
- 1982 Jim Unger
- 1983 Bob Thaves
- 1984 Bob Thaves
- 1985 Gary Larson
- 1986 Bob Thaves
- 1987 Jim Unger
- 1988 Gary Larson
- 1989 N/A. See Newspaper Comic Strip Award.
- 1990 N/A. See Newspaper Comic Strip Award.
- 1991 Al Scaduto
- 1992 Don Addis
- 1993 Bill Rechin
- 1994 Dave Coverly
- 1995 Wiley Miller
- 1996 Wiley Miller
- 1997 David Gantz
- 1998 Wiley Miller
- 1999 Dan Piraro
- 2000 Dan Piraro
- 2001 Dan Piraro
- 2002 Dave Coverly
- 2003 Jerry Van Amerongen
- 2004 Marcus Hamilton
- 2005 Jerry Van Amerongen
- 2006 Hilary B. Price
- 2007 Chad Carpenter
- 2008 Mark Parisi
- 2009 Hilary B. Price
- 2010 Glenn McCoy
- 2011 Mark Parisi
- 2012 Hilary B. Price
- 2013 Dave Coverly
- 2014 Hilary B. Price
- 2015 Dan Piraro
- 2016 Nick Galifianakis
- 2017 Mark Parisi
- 2018 Dave Blazek
Newspaper Strip Award
- 1957 Gus Arriola and Frank King
- 1958 Martin Branner
- 1959 Dik Browne
- 1960 Dik Browne and Leonard Starr
- 1961 Ernie Bushmiller and Irwin Hasen
- 1962 Charles M. Schulz and Irwin Hasen
- 1963 Fred Lasswell and Leonard Starr
- 1964 Frank O'Neal and Hal Foster
- 1965 Gus Arriola and Roy Crane
- 1966 Mort Walker and John Prentice
- 1967 Johnny Hart and John Prentice
- 1968 Al Smith and Alex Kotzky
- 1969 Mort Walker and Stan Drake
- 1970 Bud Blake and Stan Drake
- 1971 Brant Parker and John Cullen Murphy
- 1972 Dik Browne and Stan Drake
- 1973 Mell Lazarus and Dick Moores
- 1974 Reg Smythe and John Cullen Murphy
- 1975 Russell Myers and Dale Messick
- 1976 Brant Parker and John Cullen Murphy
- 1977 Dik Browne and Gil Kane
- 1978 Bud Blake and John Cullen Murphy
- 1979 Mel Lazarus and Milton Caniff
- 1980 Brant Parker and Dick Moores
- 1981 Jim Davis and Dick Moores
- 1982 Brant Parker and Dick Moores
- 1983 Brant Parker and Leonard Starr
- 1984 Dik Browne and John Cullen Murphy
- 1985 Jim Davis and Dick Moores
- 1986 Dik Browne and John Prentice
- 1987 Art and Chip Sansom and John Cullen Murphy
- 1988 Bill Watterson and Jim Scancarelli
- 1989 Johnny Hart
- 1990 Art and Chip Sansom
- 1991 Lynn Johnston
- 1992 Wiley Miller
- 1993 Bud Grace
- 1994 Garry Trudeau
- 1995 Rick Kirkman
- 1996 Patrick McDonnell
- 1997 Scott Adams
- 1998 Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
- 1999 Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
- 2000 Bud Blake
- 2001 Brian Crane
- 2002 Darby Conley
- 2003 Stephan Pastis
- 2004 Glenn McCoy
- 2005 Brooke McEldowney
- 2006 Stephan Pastis
- 2007 Jim Meddick
- 2008 Mark Tatulli
- 2009 Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
- 2010 Jeff Parker and Steve Kelley
- 2011 Glenn McCoy
- 2012 Brian Basset
- 2013 Isabella Bannerman
- 2014 Stephan Pastis
- 2015 Terri Libenson
- 2016 Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker
- 2017 Mike Peters
- 2018 Will Henry
On-Line Comic Strip
- 2011 Jon Rosenberg
On-Line Comics – Short Form
- 2012 Graham Harrop
- 2013 Ryan Pagelow
- 2014 Danielle Corsetto
- 2015 Dave Kellett
- 2016 Ruben Bolling
- 2017 Gemma Correll
- 2018 Dorothy Gambrell
On-Line Comics – Long Form
- 2012 Vince Dorse
- 2013 Jeff Smith
- 2014 Minna Sundberg
- 2015 Drew Weing
- 2016 Ngozi Ukazu
- 2017 John Allison
- 2018 Yuko Ota and Ananth Hirsh
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
- 2000 Bill Hinds
- 2001 Mark Fiore
- 2002 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
- 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
- 1988 Bill Gallo
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991 Pierre Bellocq
- 1992 Eddie Germano
- 1993 Drew Litton
Other NCS awards