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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, comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. Some works in comics are also eligible for, and in some instances have won literary awards.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

American awards[]

In chronological order from date of first award presentation:

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

Australian awards[]

Belgian awards[]

  • Bronzen Adhemar – first awarded in 1977
  • Prix Saint-Michel – first awarded in 1971
  • – first awarded in 2017

Brazilian awards[]

  • Prêmio Angelo Agostini – first awarded in 1985
  • Troféu HQ Mix – first awarded in 1989
  • Prêmio DB Artes — first awarded in 2003; ceased in 2010
  • 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 Grampo — first awarded in 2016
  • Prêmio Dente de Ouro — first awarded in 2016
  • Prêmio Jabuti, category "Comics" — first awarded in 2016
  • Prêmio Le Blanc — first awarded in 2018

British awards[]

  • Ally Sloper Award — 1976–c. 1982
  • Eagle Awards — 1977–1990; 2000–2014 (2014 as "True Believer Comic Awards")[3]
  • UK Comic Art Awards — 1990–1997
  • National Comics Awards — 1997–1999, 2001–2003
  • (Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance Awards) — held in conjunction with the and first awarded 2011; still ongoing[4]
  • — a single award for middle-grade comics/manga; first awarded in 2011 (as the "Stan Lee Excelsior Award"); organized by Paul Register[5]
  • — 2012[6]–c. 2016 (in conjunction with the convention)
  • — inaugural award announced 2013; sponsored by Graphic Scotland[7]
  • Comics Laureate — first awarded in 2014; sponsored by Comics Literacy Awareness

Timeline of British comics awards[]

Canadian awards[]

Further information: Canadian comics § 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 – first awarded in 2005
  • National Newspaper Awards of Canada include a category for Editorial Cartoonist
  • Joe Shuster Awards – first awarded in 2005

Dutch awards[]

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

French awards[]

German awards[]

  • Max & Moritz Prizes – first awarded in 1984
  •  [de] – 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
  •  [de] – first awarded in 1994

Greek awards[]

  •  [el] – first awarded in 2005 and known as Comicdom Awards until 2015[8]

Irish awards[]

Indian awards[]

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

Italian awards[]

  • Yellow Kid Award [de] – awarded between 1970 and 2005
  •  [it] / Pantera di Lucca Comics – first awarded in 1967
  • Attilio Micheluzzi Award [it] (Napoli Comicon prizes) – first awarded in 1998

Japanese awards[]

Main article: List of manga awards
  • Akatsuka Award – first awarded in 1974
  • Dengeki Comic Grand Prix – first awarded in 2001
  • Gaiman Award – first awarded in 2011
  • International Manga Award – first awarded in 2007
  • Japan Cartoonists Association Award – first awarded in 1972
  • Kodansha Manga Award – first awarded in 1960
  • Manga Taishō – first awarded in 2008
  • Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize – first awarded in 1997
  • Shogakukan Manga Award – first awarded in 1955
  • Tezuka Award – first awarded in 1971

Norwegian awards[]

Polish awards[]

  • – first awarded in 1991

Portugal awards[]

  • — First awarded in 1990
  • — First awarded in 2015
  • — First awarded in 2018

Qatar awards[]

Singaporean awards[]

  • ComiIdol – Awarded in three categories via popular vote in 2007[10][11]

Spanish awards[]

  • Barcelona International Comics Convention Prizes – first awarded in 1988
  • Haxtur Awards – first awarded in 1985

Swedish awards[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Miller, John Jackson. "Goethe/Comic Fan Art Award winners, 1971–74," CBGXtra (July 19, 2005).
  2. ^ Harvey, R. C. "Blood & Thunder: Two for Cho," The Comics Journal #219 (Jan. 2000), p. 3.
  3. ^ "True Believers Comic Awards announce 2014 winners" by Kevin Melrose, at CBR, 14 July 2014
  4. ^ SICBA official website.
  5. ^ Excelsior Award official website. Accessed Feb. 5, 2016.
  6. ^ British Comic Awards official website Archived 2018-12-07 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Feb. 5, 2016.
  7. ^ 9th Art Festival official website Archived 2016-01-18 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Feb. 5, 2016.
  8. ^ http://www.comicdom.gr/2015/04/03/ellinika-vraveia-comics/
  9. ^ http://www.drunkendruidawards.com/
  10. ^ ""ComiIdol 2007" – First Digital Artist Superstars Contest!". ComiPress. 2007-02-03.
  11. ^ "Welcome to ComiIdol 2007". ComiWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20.

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