Each year, during the NCS Annual Reuben Awards Weekend, the Society honors the year's outstanding achievements in all walks of the profession. The recipient of our profession's highest honor, the REUBEN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CARTOONIST OF THE YEAR is chosen by a secret ballot of the members. Excellence in the fields of newspaper strips, newspaper panels, TV animation, feature animation, newspaper illustration, gag cartoons, book illustration, greeting cards, comic books, magazine feature/magazine illustration, and editorial cartoons, is honored in the NCS Division Awards, which are chosen by specially-convened juries at the chapter level. The Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by unanimous vote of the NCS Board of Directors, as is the Silver T-Square, an award that recognizes outstanding service to the Society and the profession. CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF WINNERS IN EACH AWARDS CATEGORY:  THE REUBEN WEEKENDS  Prior to 1983, the Reuben Awards Dinner was held in New York, usually at the Plaza. Since then, the event has expanded into a full weekend and is held in a different city each year. Click here for a list of locations and a peek behind the scenes at the premier event on the cartooning calendar.

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