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Nominations for Cartooning Awards

© Stu Rees

The National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Awards Weekend is a gala annual event which takes place at a site selected by the President and Board. There, during the black-tie Reuben Award Dinner, the prestigious Reuben Award (a statuette designed by and named after the NCS'first president, Rube Goldberg) is presented to NCS'"Cartoonist of the Year."

Cartoonists in various professional divisions are also honored with special plaques for excellence. These awardsare voted on by a combination of the general membership (by secret ballot) and specially-formed juries overseen by various NCS Regional Chapters. Recent Reuben weekend locations have been: San Antonio, Pasadena and New York. Visit the NCS web site at www.reuben.org.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2000 Reuben Awards Nominees! (in alphabetical order)

Winners to be announced at the NCS Reuben Weekend in Boca Raton, Florida -- May 26, 2001).

The National Cartoonists Society proudly congratulates the following nominees:

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Cartoonist of the Year: (Nominees to be Announced)

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Advertising and Illustration Division

· Pat Byrnes · Steve McGarry · Craig McKay

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Newspaper Panels Division

· Dave Coverly "Speed Bump" · Dave Whamond "Reality Check" · Dan Piraro "Bizzarro"

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Greeting Card Division

· Bill Brewer · Benita Epstein · Anne Gibbons

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Gag Cartoon Division

· Pat Byrnes · Benita Epstein · Kim Warp

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New Media Division

· Jerry Craft · Mark Fiore · Bill Hinds

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Comic Book Division

· Dan De Carlo, "Betty and Veronica" · Kevin O'Neill, "The League of Extraordinary Gentllemen" · Jeff Smith, "Bone"

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Newspaper Illustration

· Drew Friedman · Bob Staake · Lori Tiefeldt

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TV Animation

· Gary Baseman, "Teacher's Pet" · Rick Kirkman "Baby Blues" · Matther Nastuk "The Simpsons 2000 Halloween"

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Newspaper Comic Strip Division

· Bud Blake "Tiger" · Frank Cho "Liberty Meadows" · Mike Peters "Mother Goose and Grimm"

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Book Illustration Division

· Doug Cushman · Mike Lester · Bob Staake

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Magazine Illustration Division

· Mark Brewer · Peter deSeve · Drew Friedman · Mike Lester

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Editorial Cartoon Division

· Frank Cammuso · Jerry Holbert · Jeff Parker · Mike Peters

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Feature Animation

· Thom Enriquez, "Dinosaurs · Eric Goldberg "Rhapsody In Blue" · Nick Park and Peter Lord, "Chicken Run"

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