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The National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Awards
Weekend is a gala annual event which takes place at a site selected
by the President. There, during the formal, black-tie banquet
evening, the prestigious Reuben Award (a statuette designed by
and named after the NCS' first president, Rube Goldberg) is presented
to the "Cartoonist of the Year."
Cartoonists in
various professional divisions are also honored with special
plaques for excellence. These awards are voted on by a combination
of the general membership (by secret ballot) and specially-formed
juries overseen by various NCS Regional Chapters. A cartoonist
does not need to be a member of the NCS to receive one of the
Society's awards.
For
a complete listing of Reuben and NCS Award winners,
click here:
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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. Recent
Reuben locations have included New York, Boca Raton, San Francisco,
Cancun and Kansas City.
The
event is not open to the public - but click here for a list of
locations and a peek behind the scenes at the premier event on
the cartooning calendar.
Artwork by: Charles
M. Schulz
Peanuts © Creative Associates and United Feature Syndicate
19th Reuben - Yellow Kid artist unknown
58th Reuben - Tom Richmond |
Milton Caniff congratulates "On Stage" creator Leonard
Starr, recipient of the 1965 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist
of the Year. |
