This list of comics awards is an index to articles about notable awards for comics from around the world. The list includes awards given out for achievements in

cartooning A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

comic strip A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th and into the 21st ...

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graphic novel A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

s. Some works in comics are also eligible for, and in some instances have won

literary award A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...

American awards

In chronological order from date of first award presentation: *

Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning The Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary is one of the fourteen Pulitzer Prizes that is annually awarded for journalism in the United States. It is the successor to the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning awarded from 1922 t ...

— first awarded 1922 *

Reuben Award The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

— first awarded in 1946 *Various

National Cartoonists Society awards The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

— first awarded in 1948 *

Alley Award The Alley Award was an American annual 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, the award shared close ties with the ...

— first awarded in 1961; ceased in 1969 *

Shazam Award The Academy of Comic Book Arts (ACBA) was an American professional organization of the 1970s that was designed to be the comic book industry analog of such groups as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Composed of comic-book profession ...

— first awarded in 1970; ceased in 1974 * Goethe Award (later renamed "Comic Fan Art Awards") — first awarded in 1970; ceased in 1974. * Ignatz Awards (

OrlandoCon OrlandoCon, also known as O'Con, was a long-running comic book fan convention which was held annually between 1974 and 1996 in Orlando, Florida. The first comic book convention held in the Orlando area, OrlandoCon billed itself as a "Central Florid ...

) — first awarded in 1974; ceased in 1994 *

Inkpot Awards The Inkpot Award is an honor bestowed annually since 1974 by Comic-Con International. It is given to professionals in the fields of comic books, comic strips, animation, science fiction, and related areas of popular culture, at CCI's annual c ...

— first awarded in 1974 *

Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards The ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (''CBG'') magazine administered the annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1982 to circa 2010, with the first awards announced in issue #500 (June 17, 1983). Upon taking over as ''CBG'' editors, Don and Maggie T ...

— first awarded in 1982; ceased in 2008 *

Russ Manning Award The 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. The winner is chosen from ...

— first awarded in 1982 * Jack Kirby Comics Industry Award — first awarded in 1985, ceased in 1987 (split into Harvey Award and Eisner Award) *

Harvey Awards The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be the successor to the Kirby Awards that were ...

— first awarded in 1988 * Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards — first awarded in 1988 * Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum's Don Thompson Awards (colloquially known as the "

Don Thompson Award The Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum's Don Thompson Awards (also known as the Thompsons) were given for achievement in comic books, comic strips, and animation. Initiated in 1992, they were originally known as the Compuserve Comics and An ...

s") — first awarded in 1992; ceased in 1998 *

Wizard Fan Awards ''Wizard'' or ''Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture'' (previously titled ''Wizard: The Guide to Comics'' and ''Wizard: The Comics Magazine'') was a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wiz ...

— first awarded in 1993; ceased in 2006 * Lulu Awards — first awarded in 1997; ceased in 2011 *

Ignatz Awards The Ignatz Awards 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 at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping a ...

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Small Press Expo The Small Press Expo (SPX) is an American alternative comics convention. A registered 501(c)(3) that was created in 1994, every year since its inception, SPX has put on a festival, known as The Expo, that provides a forum for artists, writers and ...

) — first awarded 1997 *

Howard E. Day Prize Howard Eugene Day (August 13, 1951 – September 23, 1982) was a Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' '' Star Wars'' licensed series and '' Master of Kung Fu''. He was considered a mentor by independent comic writer/ar ...

— first awarded in 2001; ceased in 2007 (renamed the "Gene Day Award for Self-Publishing," now part of the

Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comics retailers and publishers by Canadians. The awards ...

) * Day Prize/SPACE Prize (

Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo The Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo, or SPACE or S.P.A.C.E., is an annual Convention (meeting), convention in Columbus, Ohio, United States, for alternative comics, minicomics, and webcomics. Bob Corby founded the convention as a gathering ...

)— first awarded in 2001 *

Bill Finger Award The Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing is an American award for excellence in comic book writing. The awards committee, chaired by Mark Evanier, is charged each year with selecting two recipients, one living and one deceased. ...

— first awarded in 2005 *

Glyph Comics Awards The Glyph Comics Awards is for the best comics made by people of color from the last calendar year. The goal is to award the People of Color for their awesome work in the comics industry and also to inspire young writers from diverse backgrounds t ...

— first awarded in 2005 *

Inkwell Awards The Inkwell Award, sometimes shortened to the Inkwells, is a trophy given in the field of inking in American comic books. The awards were partially named after the Yahoo group whose members include many in the inking community, and after the pe ...

— first awarded in 2008 *

Ghastly Awards Ghastly may refer to: *"Ghastly" Graham Ingels, a comic book and magazine illustrator with EC Comic *Ghastly (DJ), American DJ from Los Angeles *Sir Graves Ghastly character created by Cleveland-born actor Lawson J. Deming (1913-2007) for the popu ...

for Excellence in Horror Comics — first awarded 2011; ceased in 2017 * Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics – first awarded in 2015 *

Dwayne McDuffie Award for Kids' Comics The Dwayne McDuffie Award for Kids' Comics is given to a comic book aimed at younger readers that fulfills the criteria of quality, timelessness, originality, diversity, and inclusion. It is named in honour of Dwayne McDuffie, a creator known for ...

— first awarded in 2015 * Emerging Artist Prize (

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) is an annual, free, four-day celebration of cartooning and graphic novels held in Columbus, Ohio. Venues for the festival include Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Hale Hall, and th ...

) — first awarded in 2015 *

Ringo Awards The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Ringo Awards, are prizes given for achievement in comic books. They are named in honor of artist Mike Wieringo and they were founded by the Reisterstown, Maryland-based Cards ...

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Baltimore Comic-Con Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ...

) — first awarded in 2017

Timeline of notable U.S. comics awards

The following is a timeline of notable U.S. comics awards that feature multiple categories. Awards voted on by professionals are in shades of blue; fan awards are in shades of red. (The

Ignatz Award The Ignatz Awards 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 at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping a ...

is a mixture, as the nominees are selected by professionals, but the winners are determined by the attendees of that year's

Australian awards

Ledger Awards The Ledger Awards are prizes awarded to "acknowledge excellence in Australian comic art and publishing." Named after pioneering Australian cartoonist Peter Ledger (1945–1994), the awards were first held in 2005 to help promote and focus att ...

– first awarded in 2004 * Aurealis Award for best illustrated book or graphic novel

Belgian awards

Bronzen Adhemar The ''Bronzen Adhemar'' (Dutch for "Brass 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 maj ...

– first awarded in 1977 *

Prix Saint-Michel The 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 although often said to be the oldest European comics awards, they are actually the sec ...

– first awarded in 1971 * Atomium comic strip prizes – first awarded in 2017

Brazilian awards

* Prêmio Abril de Jornalismo, category "Comics" — first awarded in 1976; ceased in 1998. *

Prêmio Angelo Agostini Prêmio Angelo Agostini (Angelo Agostini Award), sometimes also called Troféu Angelo Agostini (Angelo Agostini Trophy), is the most traditional comics award in Brazil. It was created in 1985 by the Associação dos Quadrinhistas e Caricaturistas ...

– first awarded in 1985. *

Troféu HQ Mix Troféu HQ Mix is a Brazilian comics award. The prize was created in 1989 by João Gualberto Costa (Gual) and José Alberto Lovetro (Jal), members of the Association of the Brazilian Cartoonists. The name refers to the television show about comics ...

– first awarded in 1989. * Prêmio DB Artes — first awarded in 2003; ceased in 2010. * Troféu Alfaiataria de Fanzines — awarded only in 2007. * Troféu Bigorna — first awarded in 2008; ceased in 2010. * Prêmio Claudio Seto — first awarded in 2014. * Prêmio Al Rio — first awarded in 2015; ceased in 2018. * Prêmio ABRAHQ — first awarded in 2016; ceased in 2017 * Prêmio Grampo — first awarded in 2016. * Prêmio Dente de Ouro — first awarded in 2016; ceased in 2020. * Prêmio Jabuti for Best Comic Book — first awarded in 2017. * Prêmio LeBlanc — first awarded in 2018. * Dia do Super-Herói Brasileiro — first awarded in 2020. * Prêmio Odisseia de Literatura Fantástica for Best Comics — first awarded in 2021. * Prêmio Mapinguari — first awarded in 2022. * CCXP Awards — first awarded in 2022.

Timeline of Brazilian comics awards

British awards

Ally Sloper Award The Ally Sloper Awards was an annual awards ceremony recognising veteran British comic creators, initiated by the comics historian Denis Gifford in 1976. From 1978, they were awarded under the auspices of the Association of Comic Enthusiasts, also ...

— 1976–c. 1982 *

Eagle Awards The Eagle Awards were a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They were awarded by United Kingdom, UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's ''Eagle (British comics), Eagle'' comic, they were l ...

— 1977–1990; 2000–2014 (2014 as "True Believer Comic Awards") *

UK Comic Art Awards The UK Comic Art Award was a British awards for achievement in comic books. Winners were selected by an open vote among British comic book professionals (creators, editors, and retailers); the awards were given out on an annual basis from 1990 to 1 ...

— 1990–1997 * Mel Calman Awards/

Young Cartoonist of the Year Award The Young Cartoonist of the Year Award is an annual award given by the Cartoon Museum in London in association with the British Cartoonists' Association to the best young cartoonist, in the category of Under 18 and Under 30. History The Young Cart ...

— 1995–present *

Cartoon Art Trust Awards The Cartoon Art Trust Award or CAT Awards are presented in an annual award ceremony hosted by the Cartoon Art Trust (CAT), owners and operators of the Cartoon Museum, to honour the year's best cartoonists. The 21st Cartoon Art Trust Awards were ...

— 1997–2017 *

National Comics Awards The National Comics Awards was a series of awards for comic book titles and creators given out on an annual basis from 1997 to 2003 (with the exception of the year 2000) for comics published in the United Kingdom the previous year. The votes wer ...

— 1997–1999, 2001–2003 * SICBA (Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance Awards) — held in conjunction with the Glasgow Comic Con and first awarded 2011; still ongoing * Excelsior Award — a single award for middle-grade comics/manga; first awarded in 2011 (as the "Stan Lee Excelsior Award"); organized by Paul Register *

British Comic Awards The British Comic Awards (BCA) were a set of British awards for achievement in comic books. Winners were selected by a judging committee; the awards were given out on an annual basis from 2012 to 2016 for comics made by United Kingdom creators publ ...

— 2012–2016 (in conjunction with the Thought Bubble Festival) * The 9th Art Award — inaugural award announced 2013; sponsored by Graphic Scotland * Comics Laureate — first awarded in 2014; sponsored by Comics Literacy Awareness

Timeline of British comics awards

Canadian awards

* Prix Bédéis Causa – awarded to French language comics by the Festival de la BD francophone de Québec since 1988 * Bédélys Prize – awarded to French language comics since 2000 *

The Doug Wright Awards The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning (established in December 2004) are literary awards handed out annually since 2005 during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to Canadian cartoonists honouring excellence in comics (including webcomics) ...

– first awarded in 2005 * National Newspaper Awards of Canada include a category for Editorial Cartoonist *

Joe Shuster Awards The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comics retailers and publishers by Canadians. The awards ...

– first awarded in 2005

Dutch awards

Stripschapprijs The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to comic creators for their entire body of work. It is awarded annually by the ''Stripschap'', the Dutch Society of comics fans, since 1974. The prize is non-pecuniary, but is considered the most import ...

– first awarded in 1974 * Willy Vandersteenprijs – first awarded in 2010 * VPRO Debuutprijs – first awarded in 1994 * Marten Toonderprijs – first awarded in 2009

French awards

* Angoulême International Comics Festival Prizes – first awarded in 1974 *

Prix de la critique The 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 ...

– first awarded in 1984

German awards

Max & Moritz Prizes The Max & Moritz Prize is a prize for comic books, comic strips, and other similar materials which has been awarded at each of the biennial International Comics Shows of Erlangen since 1984. It is open to all material published in Germany. 1984 ...

– first awarded in 1984 * – first awarded in 2016, the aim is to foster the appreciation of graphical literature as an art form; awarded in 18 categories for works and 12 categories for artists. * Ginco Award – first awarded in 2020 * Sondermann Award – first awarded in 2004 * – first awarded in 1994

Greek awards

* – first awarded in 2005 and known as Comicdom Awards until 2015

Irish awards

* The Drunken Druid Awards

Indian awards

* Kalpana Lok Awards * Indian Comics Fandom Awards * Comic Con India Awards * Narayan Debntah Comics Puroskar

Italian awards

* – awarded between 1970 and 2005 * / Pantera di Lucca Comics – first awarded in 1967 *
Napoli Comicon
prizes) – first awarded in 1998

Japanese awards

Akatsuka Award The is the name of a semi-annual award presented to mangaka by the Japanese publisher Shueisha. The award has been given since 1974 and it aims to reward new Mangaka, manga artist in the comedy manga category. Its counterpart award, Tezuka Award, ...

– first awarded in 1974 *

Dengeki Comic Grand Prix The is an award handed out semiannually (from 2004–2009) and annually (since 2010) by the Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) for original one-shot manga. Between the first and fifth contests held, there were two divis ...

– first awarded in 2001 *

Gaiman Award The is a Japanese award given since 2011 to comic books created outside Japan and translated to Japanese. The word "gaiman" is a shortening of ''gaikoku no manga'' (foreign manga), encompassing styles like American comics, French bande dessinée ...

– first awarded in 2011 *

International Manga Award file:Taro Aso in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos (cropped).jpg, Tarō Asō, the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan is an annual award established to encourage non-Japanese Mangaka, manga artists in 2007. This award was created by Ministe ...

– first awarded in 2007 *

Japan Cartoonists Association Award is an annual award for manga, sponsored by the Japan Cartoonists Association. The prize was first awarded in 1972. Prizes Recipients of the Grand Prize receive a gold plaque, a medal, and a cash prize of ¥500,000. Recipients of the Excellence P ...

– first awarded in 1972 *

Kodansha Manga Award is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in three categories: '' shōnen'', '' shōjo'', and general. The awards began in 1977, initially w ...

– first awarded in 1960 *

Manga Taishō The is a Japanese comics award recognizing achievement in manga. It is awarded annually to a manga series published in the previous calendar year of eight or fewer collected volumes in length. The Manga Taishō was founded with the aim of re ...

– first awarded in 2008 *

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Current ...

– first awarded in 1997 *

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ...

– first awarded in 1955 *

Tezuka Award The is a semi-annual manga award offered by the Japanese publisher Shueisha since 1971, under the auspices of its ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' magazine. It awarded new manga artists in the Story Manga category. Its counterpart award, Akatsuka Award, a ...

– first awarded in 1971

Norwegian awards

Sproing Award The Sproing Award is awarded by Norsk Tegneserieforum (NTF), an organisation to promote interest and understanding for comics in Norway. Since 1987, the award has been presented for the ''Best Norwegian Strips'', a comic strip or comic book by a No ...

– first awarded in 1987

Polish awards

* Grand Prix Międzynarodowego Festiwalu Komiksu – first awarded in 1991

Portugal awards

* Prémios Nacionais de Banda Desenhada — First awarded in 1990 * Galardões BD Comic Con Portugal — First awarded in 2015 * Geeks d'Ouro — First awarded in 2018

Qatar awards

Arab Cartoon Award The Arab Cartoon Award is a Qatari Award conferred to those who made artistic excellence in drawing Cartoon (Caricature) in the Arab World The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ...

– 1st in 2012.

Singaporean awards

* ComiIdol – Awarded in three categories via popular vote in 2007

Spanish awards

* Barcelona International Comics Convention Prizes – first awarded in 1988 *

Haxtur Award The Haxtur Award (''Premios Haxtur'') is a Spanish award for comics published in Spain. It is awarded annually at the Salón Internacional del Cómic del Principado de Asturias (International Comics Convention of the Principality of Asturias). It ...

s – first awarded in 1985

Swedish awards

Adamson Awards Adamson Awards is a Swedish award awarded to notable cartoonists, named after the famous Swedish comic strip "Adamson" (Silent Sam). They have been presented by the Swedish Academy of Comic Art (SACA) since 1965. There have been years in that ti ...

– first awarded in 1965 *

Urhunden Prizes Urhunden Prizes have been given out each year by the Swedish Comics Association ('' Svenska Seriefrämjandet'') since 1987. There are three categories: Best Swedish (Domestic) Album of the Year (1987–2005), Best Foreign Album of the Year (1987 ...