The Book Illustration nominees are in, and that completes the list.
The NCS gives out a number of awards, including the big one (the Reuben, for its cartoonist of the year), as well as division awards in a dozen different specialties. There are also honorary awards (the Silver T-Square, for instance) that will be awarded.
Here are the nominees for the Reuben and the Division Awards:
REUBEN AWARD
Dave Coverly
Stephan Pastis
Dan Piraro
Here is the complete list of nominees for the 12 categories of the NCS Division Awards:
TELEVISION ANIMATIONCongratulations to all of the nominees. The winner will be announced at the 63rd Annual NCS Reuben Awards banquet on May 23, 2009 in Hollywood, CA.
Bryan Arnett - Character Design - "The Mighty B!" - Nickelodeon
Ben Balistreri - Character Design - "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" - Cartoon Network
Sandra Equihua and Jorge Gutierrez - Creators - "El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera" - Nickelodeon
FEATURE ANIMATION
James Baxter - 2D Character Animator - "Kung Fu Panda"
Clay Katis - Supervising Animator, Rhino - "Bolt"
Nicolas Marlet - Character Designer - "Kung Fu Panda"
NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION
Lars Leetaru
Mark Marturello
Sean Kelly
GAG CARTOONS
Pat Byrnes
Mort Gerberg
Werner Wejp-Olsen
GREETING CARDS
Kevin Ahern
Jem Sullivan
Debbie Tomassi
NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS
Stephan Pastis - "Pearls Before Swine" - United Feature Syndicate
Mark Tatulli - "Lio" - Universal Press Syndicate
Richard Thompson - "Cul de Sac" - Universal Press Syndicate
NEWSPAPER PANEL CARTOONS
Vic Lee "Pardon My Planet" - King Features Syndicate
Mark Parisi "Off the Mark" - United Feature Syndicate
Jeff Stahler "Moderately Confused" - United Feature Syndicate
MAGAZINE FEATURE/MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATION
Daryll Collins
Bob Staake
Sam Viviano
BOOK ILLUSTRATION
Jim Benton CHERISE THE NIECE Penguin
Stacy Curtis RAYMOND AND GRAHAM RULE THE SCHOOL Penguin
Mike Lester COOL DADDY RAT Putnam
EDITORIAL CARTOONS
Mike Luckovich
Jeff Parker
Michael Ramirez
ADVERTISING ILLUSTRATION
Roy Doty
Craig McKay
Jack Pittman
COMIC BOOKS
Chris Blain GUS & HIS GANG - First Second Books
Matthew Forsythe OJINGOGO - Drawn & Quarterly
Cyril Pedrosa THREE SHADOWS - First Second Books
I really hope Stephen Pastis wins, Pearls before Swine is one of my all time favorite comic strips.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure it's finally Piraro's year.
ReplyDeleteAnd who'd've thunk that Patsis would be up for a nomination for this? I was under the impression that (his multiple Comic Strip awards to the contrary) he wasn't well liked in the NCS. Shows what I know, I guess.
-M