The winner of the Reuben award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year was an unprecedented tie between Rick Kirkman, of the comic strip "Baby Blues," and Brian Crane, of "Pickles."

The Reuben award, as well as the division awards, were presented at a gala this past Saturday in Pittsburgh.

Below are the winners:

THE REUBEN AWARD for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year:

Rick Kirkman, "Baby Blues"

Brian Crane, "Pickles"

TELEVISION ANIMATION

Rich Webber, Director, Aardman Animation Studios, "DC Nation"

FEATURE ANIMATION

Joann Sfar, Director, "The Rabbi's Cat"

NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION

Dave Whamond

GAG CARTOONS

Roz Chast

GREETING CARDS

Jem Sullivan

NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS

Brian Basset "Red and Rover"

NEWSPAPER PANEL CARTOONS

Hilary Price "Rhymes with Orange"

MAGAZINE FEATURE/MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATION

Anton Emdin

BOOK ILLUSTRATION

John Manders

EDITORIAL CARTOONS

Jen Sorenson

ADVERTISING and PRODUCT ILLUSTRATION

Ed Steckley

COMIC BOOKS

Bernie Wrightson "Frankenstein Alive, Alive!"

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Chris Ware- "Building Stories"

ON-LINE COMICS – SHORT FORM

Graham Harrop "Ten Cats"

ON-LINE COMICS – LONG FORM

Vince Dorse "Untold Tales of Bigfoot"

To interview NCS president Tom Richmond, please contact tom@tomrichmond.com.

Samples of the nominees' work are available at www.reuben.org, where you will find more information about the National Cartoonists Society, including members' biographies, lists of past Reuben winners, and other historical information about the society and cartooning.