National Cartoonists Society - 2012 NCS Divisional Award Nominees Announced

 From the NCS site:

The nominees have now been selected and ratified for the 2012 NCS Divisional Awards.
In alphabetical order by last name:

TELEVISION ANIMATION-

• Ben Bocquelet and Antoine Perez- Production Design on The Wonderful World of Gumball - Cartoon Network
• Penn Ward- Character Design on Adventure Time - Cartoon Network
• Erik Wiese-   Production Design on The Mighty B - Nickelodeon

FEATURE ANIMATION-

• Mark McCreery, character design: Rango
• Carlos Saldanha, Director: Rio
• Jennifer Yuh-Nelson, Director: Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom

NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION-

• Glen LeLievre
• Michael McParlane
• Bob Rich

GAG CARTOONS-

• Mathew Diffee
• Zach Kanin
• Barbara Smaller

GREETING CARDS-

• Dave Klug
• Glenn McCoy
• Rick Stromoski

NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS-

• Glenn McCoy- The Duplex
• Jeff Parker and Steve Kelley- Dustin
• Mike Peters- Mother Goose and Grimm

NEWSPAPER PANEL CARTOONS-

• Mark Parisi- Off the Mark
• Stephanie Piro- Smile
• Wiley Miller- Non Sequitur

MAGAZINE FEATURE/MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATION-

• Victor Juhasz
• Bruce McCall
• Edward Sorel

BOOK ILLUSTRATION-

• Barbara Lehman- The Secret Box
• Mark Pett- The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
• John Rocco- Blackout

EDITORIAL CARTOONS-

• Lisa Benson
• Mike Lester
• Mike Ramirez

ADVERTISING ILLUSTRATION-

• Nick Galifianakis
• Kevin Kallauger (KAL)
• Tom Stiglich

COMIC BOOKS-

• Darwyn Cooke- “Betty Saves the Day”- Rocketeer Adventures #2
• Duncan Fegredo- Hellboy: The Fury
• J.H. Williams- Batwoman

GRAPHIC NOVELS-

• Chester Brown- Paying For It
• Rick Geary- The Lives of Sacco and Vanzetti
• Ben Katchor- The Cardboard Valise

ON-LINE COMIC STRIPS-

• Matthew Inman- The Oatmeal (http://theoatmeal.com/)
  
• Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins- Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic)
  
• Jon Rosenberg- Scenes from a Multiverse (http://amultiverse.com/)
  

The above honorees join the previously announced nominees for The Reuben Award for “Cartoonist of the Year”:

• Brian Crane
• Stephan Pastis
• Tom Richmond

Winners will be announced at the 66th Annual NCS Reuben Awards in Las Vegas on May 26th, 2012. Congratulations to all the nominees!