The 2013 divisional nominees for the 68th Annual NCS Reuben Awards

From the National Cartoonists Society website.
Here are the finalists in the Editorial Cartoon category:

Clay Bennett, The Chattanooga Times Free Press

Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News

Mike Ramirez, Investor's Business Daily

The winners will be announced Saturday, May 24th at the annual NCS Reuben Awards dinner in San Diego, CA.


The finalists in the other categories:


Newspaper Illustration

Bob Eckstein

• Miel Prudencio Ma
• Dave Whamond

Feature Animation

• Mike Giamo: Production Design “Frozen”- Disney
• Hayao Miyazaki: Director, “The Wind Rises”- Disney
• Jonathan del Val: Animator of Lucy character, “Despicable Me 2″- Illumination

TV Animation

• Craig McCracken for “Wander Over Yonder” – Disney
• Paul Rudish for Disney Channel’s “Mickey Mouse” shorts – Disney
• Douglas Sloan & Art Edler Brown for “Dragons: Riders of Berk” – Dreamworks

Newspaper Panels

• Dave Coverly
• Scott Hilburn
• Mark Parisi

Magazine Gag Cartoons

• Matt Diffee

• Bob Eckstein
• Mike Twohy

Advertising/Product Illustration

• Cedric Hohnstadt
• Sean Parkes
• Rich Powell

Greeting Cards

• Glenn McCoy
• Mark Parisi
• George Schill

Comic Books

• Sergio Aragonès – Sergio Aragonès Funnies
• Jay Fosgitt – Bodie Troll
• Chris Samnee – Daredevil

Graphic Novel

• Dan E Burr- On The Ropes
• Rick Geary – Madison Square Tragedy
• Andrew C Robinson- The 5th Beatle

Magazine Illustration

• Daryll Collins
• Anton Emdin

Dave Whamond

Online – Long Form

• Jenn Manley Lee – Dicebox
• Dylan Meconis – Family Man
• Eddie Pittman – Red’s Planet
• Jeff Smith – Tuki

Online – Short Form

• Jim Horwitz – Watson
• Ryan Pagelow – Buni
• Mike Twohy – New Yorker Online


Book Illustration

Matt Davies

• William Joyce
• CF Payne

Newspaper Comic Strips

• Issabella Bannerman – Six Chicks
• Teri Leibenson – Pajama Diaries
• Mark Tatulli – Lio