The National Cartoonists Society held its annual banquet Friday night, Aug. 7, 2026. The highlight was the naming of award winners in the various categories for their 2025 efforts. The winners for the Divisional Awards were…Liniers for Advertising/Product IllustrationPedro Delgado (GogoPedro) for Art for Animated MediaJason Chatfield for Book IllustrationStan Sakai for Comic BookPedro X. Molina for EditorialTom Toro for Gag CartoonPierre-Alexandre Comtois for Graphic NovelNick Galifianakis for Magazine/Newspaper IllustrationDave Blazek for Newspaper PanelLiniers for Newspaper Comic StripKatie Cook for Online Comic Long FormRicardo y Nacho for Online Comic Short FormChuck Dillon for Variety EntertainmentWinning The Reuben as Cartoonist of the Year wasMark Tatulli