Monday, March 26, 2012

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-
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!

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