National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards

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annual award cartooning award

The National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards are prestigious annual honors recognizing outstanding achievement in professional cartooning across various categories.

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Label	Occurrences
National Cartoonists Society Award	7
National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award	4
National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards canonical	3
National Cartoonists Society awards	3
National Cartoonists Society annual awards banquet	1
National Cartoonists Society divisional awards	1

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Target entity: National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards
Context triple: [Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year (to Charles M. Schulz), associatedWith, National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards]

A. National Cartoonists Society Special Features Award
The National Cartoonists Society Special Features Award is a professional honor recognizing outstanding achievement in special or unique cartoon features, such as those created by artists like Hal Foster.
B. National Cartoonists Society Editorial Cartoon Award
The National Cartoonists Society Editorial Cartoon Award is a prestigious honor presented by the National Cartoonists Society to recognize outstanding achievement in editorial cartooning.
C. Winsor McCay Award
The Winsor McCay Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor in animation, recognizing individuals for their outstanding contributions to the art and industry of animated filmmaking.
D. Coons Award
The Coons Award is a prestigious ACM SIGGRAPH honor recognizing outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of computer graphics and interactive techniques.
E. Society of Illustrators awards
The Society of Illustrators awards are prestigious honors presented by the New York–based Society of Illustrators recognizing outstanding achievement and innovation in illustration and related visual arts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards
Target entity description: The National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards are prestigious annual honors recognizing outstanding achievement in professional cartooning across various categories.

A. National Cartoonists Society Special Features Award
The National Cartoonists Society Special Features Award is a professional honor recognizing outstanding achievement in special or unique cartoon features, such as those created by artists like Hal Foster.
B. National Cartoonists Society Editorial Cartoon Award
The National Cartoonists Society Editorial Cartoon Award is a prestigious honor presented by the National Cartoonists Society to recognize outstanding achievement in editorial cartooning.
C. Winsor McCay Award
The Winsor McCay Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor in animation, recognizing individuals for their outstanding contributions to the art and industry of animated filmmaking.
D. Coons Award
The Coons Award is a prestigious ACM SIGGRAPH honor recognizing outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of computer graphics and interactive techniques.
E. Society of Illustrators awards
The Society of Illustrators awards are prestigious honors presented by the New York–based Society of Illustrators recognizing outstanding achievement and innovation in illustration and related visual arts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual award ⓘ cartooning award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Reuben Awards ⓘ linked to: Reuben Award
awardType	professional cartooning award ⓘ
categoryType	animation ⓘ comic books ⓘ comic strips ⓘ editorial cartoons ⓘ gag cartoons ⓘ magazine feature cartoons ⓘ newspaper illustration ⓘ online comics ⓘ
ceremonyOrganizedBy	National Cartoonists Society ⓘ
ceremonyType	gala awards banquet ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibleParticipants	professional cartoonists ⓘ
field	cartooning ⓘ comics ⓘ illustration ⓘ
firstAwarded	1946 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasMainAward	Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year ⓘ linked to: Cartoonist of the Year (National Cartoonists Society)
inception	1946 ⓘ
includesAward	Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year ⓘ linked to: Cartoonist of the Year (National Cartoonists Society) divisional awards for specific cartooning categories ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
namedAfter	Rube Goldberg ⓘ
notableRecipient	Bill Watterson ⓘ Charles M. Schulz ⓘ Gary Larson ⓘ Jeff Smith ⓘ Jim Davis ⓘ Mort Walker ⓘ Patrick McDonnell ⓘ Scott Adams ⓘ Sergio Aragonés ⓘ
organizer	National Cartoonists Society ⓘ
presentedBy	National Cartoonists Society ⓘ
prestige	one of the most prestigious awards in professional cartooning ⓘ
purpose	to recognize outstanding achievement in professional cartooning ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
selectionMethod	voting by National Cartoonists Society members ⓘ
trophyDesigner	Rube Goldberg ⓘ
trophyForm	statuette of a cartoonist at a drawing board ⓘ
website	https://www.nationalcartoonists.com ⓘ

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