List of comics awards
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This is a list of comics awards from around the world. This list includes awards given out for achievements in cartooning, comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. Some works in comics are also eligible for, and in some instances have won literary awards.
American awards
- Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for Editorial Cartooning - first awarded 1922 - Reuben Award - first awarded in 1946
- Various National Cartoonists Society awards - first awarded in 1948
- Alley AwardAlley AwardThe Alley Award was an American series of comic book fan awards, first presented in 1962 for comics published in 1961. Officially organized under the aegis of the Academy of Comic Book Arts and Sciences, under executive secretary Jerry Bails, and later Paul Gambaccini and David Kaler, the award...
-- first awarded in 1961; ceased in 1969 - Shazam Award - first awarded in 1970; ceased in 1974
- Inkpot Awards - first awarded in 1974
- Kirby AwardKirby AwardThe Jack Kirby Award for achievement in comic books was presented from 1985-1987 by Amazing Heroes magazine, and managed by Fantagraphics employee Dave Olbrich...
- first awarded in 1985, ceased in 1987 (split into Harvey Award and Eisner Award) - Harvey Awards - first awarded in 1988
- Will Eisner Comics Industry AwardsEisner AwardThe Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
- first awarded in 1988 - Lulu AwardsFriends of LuluFriends of Lulu was a non-profit, national charitable organization in the United States, founded in 1994 to promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry...
- first awarded in 1997 - Ignatz AwardsIgnatz AwardsThe Ignatz Awards are intended to recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year since 1997, but skipped a year in 2001 due to the show's cancellation after the September...
- first awarded in 1997 - Bill Finger AwardBill Finger AwardThe Bill Finger Award For Excellence In Comic Book Writing is an American award for comic book writers who were not sufficiently honored for their work in the medium. The awards committee, currently chaired by Mark Evanier, is charged each year with selecting two recipients, one living and one...
- Russ Manning AwardRuss Manning AwardThe Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award is an American award presented to a comic book artist whose first professional work appeared within the previous two years. It was named after comic book artist Russ Manning...
Belgian awards
- Bronzen AdhemarBronzen AdhemarThe Bronzen Adhemar is the official Flemish Community Cultural Prize for Comics, given to a Flemish comics author for his body of work. It is awarded by the Flemish Ministry of Culture during Strip Turnhout, the major Flemish comics festival, once every two years...
- first awarded in 1977 - Prix Saint-MichelPrix Saint-MichelThe Prix Saint-Michel is a series of comic awards presented by the city of Brussels, with a focus on Franco-Belgian comics. They were first awarded in 1971, and are the second oldest comics award in Europe still presented, behind the Adamson Awards...
- first awarded in 1971
British awards
- British Cartoonist Awards
- Eagle AwardsEagle AwardsThe Eagle Award is a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They are awarded by UK fan voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's Eagle comic, the awards were set up by Mike Conroy, Nick Landau, Colin Campbell, Phil Clarke and Richard Burton, and launched...
- first awarded in 1976 - National Comics AwardsNational Comics AwardsNational Comics Awards are given out on an annual basis for comic book and related material published in the United Kingdom the previous year.-History:...
- first awarded in 1997
Canadian awards
- Bédélys Prize - awarded to French language comics since 2000
- The Doug Wright Awards - first awarded in 2005
- National Newspaper Awards of Canada include a category for Editorial Cartoonist
- Shuster Awards - first awarded in 2005
Dutch awards
- StripschapprijsStripschapprijsThe Dutch Stripschapprijs is a prize awarded to comic writers and cartoonists for their whole work. It is awarded annually by the Stripschap, the Dutch Society of comics fans. The prize is non-pecuniary.-Winners:...
- first awarded in 1974 - Willy Vandersteenprijs - first awarded in 2010
- VPRO Debuutprijs - first awarded in 1994
- Marten Toonderprijs - first awarded in 2009
French awards
- Prix de la critiquePrix de la critiqueThe Prix de la critique is a prize awarded by the Association des Critiques et des journalistes de Bande Dessinée to the best comic album released for a year in France. Previously, from 1984 to 2003, it was called Prix Bloody Mary and awarded at the Angoulême International Comics Festival...
- Angoulême International Comics Festival PrizesAngoulême International Comics FestivalThe Angoulême International Comics Festival is the largest comics festival in Europe. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in the month of January.The four-day festival is notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning...
- first awarded in 1975
Italian awards
- Yellow Kid Award - awarded between 1970 and 2005
- Gran Guinigi / Pantera di Lucca Comics - first awarded in 1967
- Attilio Micheluzzi Award (Napoli Comicon prizes) - first awarded in 1998
Japanese awards
- Akatsuka AwardAkatsuka AwardThe is the name of a semi-annual award presented to humorous manga cartoonists by the Japanese publisher Shueisha. The award has been given since 1974 and it aims to reward new manga artist in the comedy manga category. Its counterpart award, Tezuka Award, awards new manga artists in the Story...
- first awarded in 1974 - Cartoon Grand Prize - first awarded in 2008
- Dengeki Comic Grand PrixDengeki Comic Grand PrixThe is an award handed out semiannually and annually by the Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works for original one-shot manga. Between the first and fifth contests held, there were two divisions: original and anthology...
- first awarded in 2001 - International Manga AwardInternational Manga Awardis an award established to encourage non-Japanese manga artists in 2007. This award was created by Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso, who proposed this award in a policy speech he gave in Tokyo's Akihabara district in 2006.-Winners:...
- first awarded in 2007 - Japan Cartoonists Association AwardJapan Cartoonists Association Awardis an annual award for manga, sponsored by the Japan Cartoonists Association. The awards began in 1972.-Recipients:-External links:* *...
- first awarded in 1972 - Osamu Tezuka Culture AwardOsamu Tezuka Culture AwardNamed after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly comic book prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun...
- first awarded in 1997 - Kodansha Manga AwardKodansha Manga Awardis an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
- first awarded in 1960 - Shogakukan Manga AwardShogakukan Manga AwardThe is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
- first awarded in 1955 - Tezuka AwardTezuka AwardThe is a semi-annual manga award offered by the Japanese publisher Shueisha , under the auspices of its Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. It awards new comic artists in the Story Manga category. Its counterpart award, Akatsuka Award, awards new comic artists in the Comedic Manga category...
- first awarded in 1971
Swedish awards
- Adamson AwardsAdamson AwardsAdamson Awards is a Swedish award awarded to notable cartoonists, named after the famous Swedish comic strip "Adamson" .They have been presented by the Swedish Academy of Comic Art at the annual Gothenburg Book Fair since 1965...
- awarded annually between 1965 and 2002 - Urhunden PrizesUrhunden PrizesUrhunden Prizes have been given out each year by the Svenska Seriefrämjandet since 1987. There are three categories, Best Swedish Album of the Year , Best Foreign Album of the Year , and the "Unghunden" for best children's comics .The award is named after the comic strip "Urhunden" by...
- first awarded in 1987