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National Cartoonists Society Awards

Cartoonist of the Year (Reuben Award)
      1946 Milton Caniff (Steve Canyon)
      1947 Al Capp (Li'l Abner)
      1948 Chic Young (Blondie)
      1949 Alex Raymond (Rip Kirby)
      1950 Roy Crane (Buz Sawyer)
      1951 Walt Kelly (Pogo)
      1952 Hank Ketcham (Dennis the Menace)
      1953 Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey)
      1954 Willard Mullin (Sports cartoons)
      1955 Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts)
      1956 Herbert Block (Editorial cartoons)
      1957 Hal Foster (Prince Valiant)
      1958 Frank King (Gasoline Alley)
      1959 Chester Gould (Dick Tracy)
      1960 Ronald Searle (Cartoon illustrations)
      1961 Bill Mauldin (Editorial cartoons)
      1962 Dik Browne (Hi And Lois)
      1963 Fred Lasswell (Barney Google & Snuffy Smith)
      1964 Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts)
      1965 Leonard Starr (On Stage)
      1966 Otto Soglow (The Little King)
      1967 Rube Goldberg (Humor in Sculpture)
      1968 Johnny Hart (B.C.; The Wizard of Id) (tie)
      1968 Pat Oliphant (Editorial cartoons) (tie)
      1969 Walter Berndt (Smitty)
      1970 Alfred Andriola (Kerry Drake)
      1971 Milton Caniff (Steve Canyon)
      1972 Pat Oliphant (Editorial cartoons)
      1973 Dik Browne (Hagar the Horrible)
      1974 Dick Moores (Gasoline Alley)
      1975 Bob Dunn (They'll Do It Every Time)
      1976 Ernie Bushmiller (Nancy)
      1977 Chester Gould (Dick Tracy)
      1978 Jeff MacNelly (Editorial cartoons)
      1979 Jeff MacNelly (Shoe)
      1980 Charles Saxon (The New Yorker)
      1981 Mell Lazarus (Miss Peach)
      1982 Bil Keane (The Family Circus)
      1983 Arnold Roth (Humorous illustration)
      1984 Brant Parker (The Wizard of Id)
      1985 Lynn B. Johnston (For Better or for Worse)
      1986 Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes)
      1987 Mort Drucker (Mad Magazine)
      1988 Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes)
      1989 Jim Davis (Garfield)
      1990 Gary Larson (The Far Side)
      1991 Mike Peters (Mother Goose & Grimm)
      1992 Cathy Guisewite (Cathy)
      1993 Jim Borgman (Editorial cartoons)
      1994 Gary Larson (The Far Side)
      1995 Gary Trudeau (Doonesbury)
      1996 Sergio Aragones (Mad Magazine; Groo the Wanderer)
      1997 Scott Adams (Dilbert)
      1998 Will Eisner (The Spirit)
      1999 Patrick McDonnell (Mutts)
      2000 Jack Davis (Mad Magazine)
      2001 Jerry Scott (Editorial cartoons; Zits)
      2002 Matt Groening (The Simpsons)
      2003 Greg Evans (Luann)
      2004 Pat Brady (Rose is Rose)
      2005 Mike Luckovich (editorial cartoons)
      2006 Bill Amend (Foxtrot)

Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award
      1996 Jack Davis
      1997 Dale Messick
      1998 Bill Gallo
      1999 Charles Schulz
      2000 [No Award]
      2000 Jerry Robinson
      2003 Morrie Turner
      2004 Jules Feiffer
      2005 Gahan Wilson

NCS Gold Key Award (National Cartoonists Society Hall of Fame)
      1977 Hal Foster
      1978 Edwina Dumm
      1979 Raeburn Van Buren
      1979 Herbert Block
      1980 Rube Goldberg (posthumous)
      1981 Milton Caniff
      2000 Arnold Roth
      2004 Larry Katzman
      2006 Mort Walker

Gold T-Square Award (for 50 years as a professional cartoonist)
      1955 Rube Goldberg
      1999 Mort Walker

Silver T-Square Extraordinary Service Award
(Awarded by unanimous vote of the NCS Board of Directors to people who have demonstrated outstanding dedication or service to the Society or the profession.)
      1948 David Low
      1949 Carl Ed
      1949 Cliff Sterrett
      1949 H.C. "Bud" Fisher
      1949 Frank King
      1949 George McManus
      1950 Harry S Truman
      1950 John Snyder
      1950 James Berryman
      1950 Martin Branner
      1951 Reg Manning
      1953 Ed Kuekes
      1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower
      1954 George M. Humphrey
      1954 Herbert Block
      1956 James Thurber
      1956 Gluyas Williams
      1956 Al Posen
      1956 Al Pierotti
      1957 Harry Hershfield
      1957 Tom Little
      1957 Milton Caniff
      1957 Bob Dunn
      1958 Russell Patterson
      1959 Carl Rose
      1959 Bill Mauldin
      1960 Ben Roth (posthumous)
      1960 Mcgowan Miller
      1961 Mort Walker
      1961 Joe Musial
      1962 Edmund Valtman
      1963 Steve Douglas
      1964 Tom Gill
      1964 Vernon Greene
      1967 Al Smith
      1969 Otto Soglow
      1969 Irwin Hasen
      1969 Dick Ericson
      1970 Alfred Andriola
      1970 George Wunder
      1971 Dick Hodgins Sr.
      1971 Frank Fogarty
      1972 Walt Kelly
      1972 John Norment
      1972 David Pascal
      1972 Larry Katzman
      1973 Bill Crawford
      1973 John Fischetti
      1973 Jack Tippit
      1974 Isadore Klein
      1974 "Tack" Knight
      1975 Jack Rosen
      1975 Hal Foster
      1976 Al Kilgore
      1977 Bill Kresse
      1977 Paul Szep
      1977 Lyman Young
      1978 Bill Gallo
      1978 Jim Ruth
      1978 Hank Ketcham
      1979 Dick Hodgins, Jr.
      1979 Sylvan Byck
      1979 Ed Mitchell
      1979 Jim Ivey
      1980 Buck Peters
      1981 John Cullen Murphy
      1982 George Wolfe
      1984 Sam Norkin
      1986 Lee Falk
      1992 Creig Flessel
      1992 Herb Jacoby
      1993 George Breisacher
      1995 Arnold & Caroline Roth
      1996 David Folkman
      1996 Bill Janocha
      1997 Tim Rosenthal
      1998 Joe Duffy
      2000 Mell Lazarus
      2001 Ted Goff
      2001 Frank Pauer
      2002 Bil Keane [2001]
      2002 Joseph D'Angelo
      2003 Jud Hurd
      2003 John McMeel
      2005 Dick Locher
      2006 Joe McGarry
      2006 Luke McGarry

Elzie Segar Award
(Named for the creator of Popeye, this award is presented to a person who has made a unique and outstanding contribution to the profession of cartooning. Originally selected by the board of the NCS; later selected by King Features Syndicate)
      1971 Milton Caniff
      1972 Otto Soglow
      1973 Dik Browne
      1974 Russell Patterson
      1975 Bob Dunn
      1976 Bill Gallo
      1977 Mort Walker
      1978 Hal Foster
      1979 Al Capp (posthumous)
      1980 Charles M. Schulz
      1981 Johnny Hart
      1982 Bil Keane
      1983 John Cullen Murphy
      1984 Fred Lasswell
      1985 Jim Davis
      1986 Brant Parker
      1987 Mike Peters
      1994 Fred Lasswell
      1996 Tom Armstrong
      1999 Mort Walker

Newspaper Panel Cartoon Division (a.k.a. Newspaper Gag Panel Cartoon Division)
      1956 George Lichty (Grin And Bear It)
      1957 Jimmy Hatlo (They'll Do It Every Time)
      1958 Bob Barnes (The Better Half)
      1959 Jimmy Hatlo (They'll Do It Every Time)
      1960 George Lichty (Grin And Bear It)
      1961 George Clark (The Neighbors)
      1962 George Lichty (Grin And Bear It)
      1963 Jerry Robinson (Still Life)
      1964 George Lichty (Grin And Bear It)
      1965 Jim Berry (Berry's World)
      1966 Jim Berry (Berry's World)
      1967 Bil Keane (The Family Circus)
      1968 Bob Dunn (They'll Do It Every Time)
      1969 Bob Dunn (They'll Do It Every Time)
      1970 Jack Tippit (Amy)
      1971 Bil Keane (The Family Circus)
      1972 Jim Berry (Berry's World)
      1973 Bil Keane (The Family Circus)
      1974 Bil Keane (The Family Circus)
      1975 Bill Hoest (The Lockhorns)
      1976 Paul Frehm (Ripley's Believe It Or Not!)
      1977 Ted Key (Hazel)
      1978 Brad Anderson (Marmaduke)
      1979 Bob Dunn & Al Scaduto (They'll Do It Every Time)
      1980 Bill Hoest (The Lockhorns)
      1981 Henry Boltinoff (Stoker The Broker)
      1982 Jim Unger (Herman)
      1983 Bob Thaves (Frank And Ernest)
      1984 Bob Thaves (Frank And Ernest)
      1985 Gary Larson (The Far Side)
      1986 Bob Thaves (Frank And Ernest)
      1987 Jim Unger (Herman)
      1988 Gary Larson (The Far Side)
(In 1989 and 1990, this category was combined with Newspaper Strip)
      1991 Al Scaduto (They'll Do It Every Time)
      1992 Don Addis (Bent Offerings)
      1993 Bill Rechin (Out Of Bounds)
      1994 Dave Coverly (Speed Bump)
      1995 Wiley Miller (Non Sequitur)
      1996 Wiley Miller (Non-Sequitur)
      1997 Dave Gantz (Gantz Glances)
      1998 Wiley Miller (Non-Sequitur)
      1999 Dan Piraro (Bizarro)
      2000 Dan Piraro (Bizarro)
      2001 Dan Piraro (Bizarro)
Newspaper Panels Division
      2002 Dave Coverly (Speed Bump)
      2003 Jerry Van Amerongen (Ballard Street)
      2004 Marcus Hamilton (Dennis the Menace)
      2005 Jerry Van Amerongen (Ballard Street)
      2006 Hilary Price (Rhymes With Orange)

Newspaper Illustration Division
      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

Gag Cartoon Division
      1956 Chon Day
      1957 John Gallagher
      1958 Eldon Dedini
      1959 Vahan Shirvanian
      1960 [No Award]
      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 Aragonés
      1984 Don Orehek
      1985 Don Orehek
      1986 Charles Saxon
      1987 Charles Saxon
      1988 Eldon Dedini
(In 1989 and 1990, this category was combined with Newspaper Strip)
      1991 Arnie Levin
      1992 Arnie Levin
      1993 George Booth
      1994 John Reiner
      1995 Lee Lorenz
      1996 Glen McCoy
      1997 Mark Tonra
      1998 Charles Barsotti
      1999 Rick Stromoski
      2000 Kim Warp
Magazine Gag Cartoon Division
      2001 Jerry King
      2002 Glenn McCoy
Gag Cartoon Division
      2003 Jack Ziegler
      2004 Robert Weber
      2005 Glenn McCoy
      2006 Drew Dernavich

Greeting Card Division
      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 "Revilo" Christianson
      2002 Glenn McCoy
      2003 Glenn McCoy
      2004 Glenn McCoy
      2005 Gary McCoy
      2006 Carla Ventresca

Special Features Division
      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 Aragonés (Mad Magazine)
      1978 Jud Hurd (Health Capsules)
      1979 Arnold Roth (Humorous illustration)
      1980 Sam Norkin (Theatrical Caricature)
      1981 Don Martin (Mad Magazine)
      1982 Don Martin (Mad Magazine)
      1983 Al Kilgore (Elvis the Paper Doll Book)
      1984 Kevin McVey (Theatrical Caricature)
      1985 Mort Drucker (Mad Magazine)
      1986 Mort Drucker (Mad Magazine)
      1987 Mort Drucker (Mad Magazine)
      1988 Mort Drucker (Mad Magazine)

New Media Division
      2000 Bill Hinds (Buzz Beamer, SIKids.com)
      2001 Mark Fiore
      2002 Mark Fiore

Humor Comic Strip Division
      1957 Gus Arriola (Gordo) (tie)
      1957 Frank King (Gasoline Alley) (tie)
      1958 Martin Branner (Winnie Winkle)
      1959 Dik Browne (Hi and Lois)
      1960 Dik Browne (Hi and Lois)
      1961 Ernie Bushmiller (Nancy)
      1962 Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts)
      1963 Fred Lasswell (Barney Google & Snuffy Smith)
      1964 Frank O'Neal (Short Ribs)
      1965 Gus Arriola (Gordo)
      1966 Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey)
      1967 Johnny Hart (B.C.)
      1968 Al Smith (Mutt and Jeff)
      1969 Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey)
      1970 Bud Blake (Tiger)
      1971 Brant Parker (The Wizard of Id)
      1972 Dik Browne (Hi and Lois)
      1973 Mell Lazarus (Miss Peach)
      1974 Reg Smythe (Andy Capp)
      1975 Russell Myers (Broom-Hilda)
      1976 Brant Parker (The Wizard of Id)
      1977 Dik Browne (Hi and Lois)
      1978 Bud Blake (Tiger)
      1979 Mell Lazarus (Miss Peach)
      1980 Brant Parker (The Wizard Of Id)
      1981 Jim Davis (Garfield)
      1982 Brant Parker (The Wizard of Id)
      1983 Brant Parker (The Wizard of Id)
      1984 Dik Browne (Hagar The Horrible)
      1985 Jim Davis (Garfield)
      1986 Dik Browne (Hagar the Horrible)
      1987 Art and Chip Samson (The Born Loser)
      1988 Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes)
(Merged with Story Comic Strips into Newspaper Comic Strips)

Story Comic Strip Division
      1960 Leonard Starr (On Stage)
      1961 Irwin Hasen (Dondi)
      1962 Irwin Hasen (Dondi)
      1963 Leonard Starr (On Stage)
      1964 Hal Foster (Prince Valiant)
      1965 Roy Crane (Buz Sawyer)
      1966 John Prentice (Rip Kirby)
      1967 John Prentice (Rip Kirby)
      1968 Alex Kotsky (Apt. 3-G)
      1969 Stan Drake (The Heart of Juliet Jones)
      1970 Stan Drake (The Heart of Juliet Jones)
      1971 John C. Murphy (Big Ben Bolt, and Prince Valiant)
      1972 Stan Drake (The Heart of Juliet Jones)
      1973 Dick Moores (Gasoline Alley)
      1974 John Cullen. Murphy (Prince Valiant)
      1975 Dale Messick (Brenda Starr)
      1976 John Cullen. Murphy (Prince Valiant)
      1977 Gil Kane (Star Hawks)
      1978 John Cullen. Murphy (Prince Valiant)
      1979 Milton Caniff (Steve Canyon)
      1980 Dick Moores (Gasoline Alley)
      1981 Dick Moores (Gasoline Alley)
      1982 Dick Moores (Gasoline Alley)
      1983 Leonard Starr (Annie)
      1984 John Cullen. Murphy (Prince Valiant)
      1985 Dick Moores (Gasoline Alley)
      1986 John Prentice (Rip Kirby)
      1987 John Cullen. Murphy (Prince Valiant)
      1988 Jim Scancarelli (Gasoline Alley)
(Merged with Story Comic Strips into Newspaper Comic Strips)

Newspaper Comic Strip Division
(After 1995, the eligibility rules were changed from allowing only artists to be nominated to allowing writer/artist teams to be nominated jointly.)
      1989 Johnny Hart (B.C.)
      1990 Art & Chip Samson (The Born Loser)
      1991 Lynn Johnston (For Better Or For Worse)
      1992 Wiley Miller (Non Sequitur)
      1993 Bud Grace (Ernie)
      1994 Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury)
      1995 Rick Kirkman (Baby Blues)
      1996 Patrick McDonnell (Mutts)
      1997 Scott Adams (Dilbert)
      1998 Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman (Zits)
      1999 Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman (Zits)
      2000 Bud Blake (Tiger)
      2001 Brian Crane (Pickles)
      2002 Darby Conley (Get Fuzzy)
      2003 Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine)
      2004 Glenn McCoy (The Duplex)
      2005 Brooke McEldowney (9 Chickweed Lane)
      2006 Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine)

Illustration
(Prior to 1976, this was part of the Advertising and Illustration category)
      1976 Arnold Roth
      1977 Harry Devlin
      1978 Harry Devlin
      1979 Arnold Roth
      1980 Ronald Searle
      1981 Arnold Roth
(From 1982 to 1985, this was part of the Advertising and Illustration category)
Magazine and Book Illustration Division
      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
(Split into Magazine Illustration and Book Illustration)

Magazine Illustration Division
      1999 Kevin Rechin
      2000 Peter deSeve
      2001 Mark Brewer
      2002 Chris F. Payne
Magazine Feature & Magazine Illustration Division
      2003 Hermann Meija
      2004 Jack Pittman
      2005 Chris F. Payne
      2006 Steve Brodner

Book Illustration Division
      1999 T. Lewis
      2000 Mike Lester
      2001 Frank Cho
      2002 B.B. Sams
      2003 Chris F. Payne
      2004 Geefwee Boedoe
      2005 Ralph Steadman
      2006 Mike Lester

Editorial Cartoon Division (a.k.a. Newspaper Editorial Cartoon Division)
      1956 Bill Crawford
      1957 Bill Crawford (tie)
      1957 Herbert Block (tie)
      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 (tie)
      1984 Larry Wright (tie)
      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

Sports Cartoons Division
      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 Hubenthal
      1983 Bill Gallo
      1984 Bill Gallo
      1985 Bill Gallo
      1986 Bill Hinds
      1987 Bill Gallo (tie)
      1987 Paul Szep (tie)
      1988 Bill Gallo
(In 1989 and 1990, this category was combined with Newspaper Strip)
      1991 Pierre Bellocq
      1992 Eddie Germano
      1993 Drew Litton

Advertising and Illustration Division
      1956 Harry Devlin
      1957 Russell Patterson
      1958 Carl Rose
      1959 Ronald Searle
      1960 Noel Sickles
      1961 Eric Gurney
      1962 Harry Devlin (tie)
      1962 Noel Sickles (tie)
      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
Advertising Division
(In 1976, Illustration was split off into its own category)
      1976 Mike Berry
      1977 Charles Saxon
      1978 Roy Doty
      1979 Mischa Richter
      1980 Jack Davis
      1981 Irwin Caplan
Advertising and Illustration Division
      1982 Arnold Roth
      1983 Ronald Michaud
      1984 Arnold Roth
      1985 Arnold Roth
Advertising Division
      1986 Ronald Searle
      1987 Ronald Searle
      1988 Bob Bindig
Commercial Division
      1989 Roy Doty
      1990 Steve Duquette
Advertising and Illustration Division
      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
Advertising Illustration Division
      2003 Tom Richmond
      2004 Mike Lester
      2005 Roy Doty
      2006 Tom Richmond

Comic Book Division
      1956 Jerry Robinson
      1957 Wallace Wood
      1958 Carmine Infantino (tie)
      1958 Steve Douglas (tie)
      1959 Wallace Wood
      1960 Bob Oksner
      1961 Bob Oksner
      1962 Bob Gustafson
      1963 Frank Thorne
      1964 Paul Fung
      1965 Wallace Wood
      1966 Al Williamson
      1967 Will Eisner
      1968 Will Eisner
      1969 Will Eisner
(From 1970-1981, this was split into two categories: Humor Comic Book and Story Comic Book)
      1982 Bob Gustafson
      1983 Hy Eisman
      1984 Kurt Schaffenberger
      1985 Dick Ayers
      1986 Sergio Aragonés
      1987 Will Eisner
      1988 Will Eisner
(In 1989-1990, this category was merged with Magazine & Book Illustration)
      1991 Frank Miller
      1992 Todd McFarlane
      1993 Mark Chiarello
      1994 Dan Jurgens
      1995 Jeff Smith (Bone)
      1996 Jeff Smith (Bone)
      1997 Don Perlin
      1998 Alex Ross (Superman: Peace on Earth)
      1999 Chris Ware (Acme Novelty Library)
      2000 Dan DeCarlo (Betty & Veronica)
      2001 Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows)
      2002 Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)
      2003 Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise)
      2004 Darwyn Cooke (DC: The New Frontier)
      2005 Paul Chadwick (Concrete: The Human Dilemma)
      2006 Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese)

Humor Comic Book Division
      1970 Henry Boltinoff
      1971 Bob Gustafson
      1972 Bob Gustafson
      1973 Sergio Aragonés
      1974 Sergio Aragonés
      1975 Hy Eisman
      1976 Sergio Aragonés
      1977 David Pascal
      1978 Frank Johnson
      1979 Al Jaffee
      1980 Paul Fung, Jr.
      1981 George Wildman

Story Comic Book Division
      1970 Tom Gill
      1971 Gil Kane
      1972 Gil Kane
      1973 Frank Springer
      1974 Joe Kubert
      1975 Gil Kane
      1976 Tex Blaisdell
      1977 Frank Springer
      1978 Al McWilliams
      1979 Will Eisner
      1980 Joe Kubert
      1981 Frank Springer

Animation Division
      1957 Walt Disney
      1958 Paul Terry
      1959 [No Award]
      1960 Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera
      1961 Walt Disney
      1962 [No Award]
      1963 Walt Disney
      1964-1971 [No Award]
      1972 Bill Melendez
      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 Melendez
      1983 Howard Beckerman
      1984 Nancy Beiman
      1985 Chuck Jones
      1986 Chuck Jones
      1987 Chuck Jones
      1988 Bill Melendez
Electronic Media
      1989 Chuck Jones
      1990 Chuck Jones
Animation Division
      1991 Glen Keane
      1992 Eric Goldberg
      1993 Tim Burton
      1994 David Silverman
(Split into Television Animation and Feature Animation)

Television Animation Division
      1995 Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series)
      1996 Everett Peck (Jumanji)
      1997 David Feiss
      1998 Danny Antonucci
      1999 Rich Moore
      2000 Gary Baseman
      2001 Chris Reccardi & Lynne Naylor (Samurai Jack)
      2002 Steve Hillenburg (Spongebob Squarepants)
      2003 Paul Rudish (Star Wars: Clone Wars)
      2004 Craig McCracken (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
      2005 David Silverman (The Simpsons)
      2006 Craig McCracken (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)

Feature Animation Division
      1995 Joe Grant
      1996 Mark Miller & Crew (Mars Attacks)
      1997 Nik Ranieri
      1998 Chen Yi Chang
      1999 Brad Bird
      2000 Eric Goldberg
      2001 Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.)
      2002 Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch)
      2003 Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo)
      2004 Brad Bird (Director, The Incredibles)
      2005 Nick Park (Director, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit)
      2006 Carter Goodrich (Character Designer, Open Season)