Adamson Awards
Adamson Awards is a Swedish award awarded to notable cartoonists, named after the famous Swedish comic strip "Adamson" (Silent Sam).
They have been presented by the Swedish Academy of Comic Art (SACA) at the annual Gothenburg Book Fair since 1965. There have been years in that time when neither award or only one of the two awards was presented.
Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist
- 1965 - Chester Gould, USA; Dick Tracy
- 1966 – Harvey Kurtzman, USA; Djungelboken; skapare av Mad (The Jungle Book; creator of Mad)
- 1967 – Charles M. Schulz, USA; Snobben (Peanuts)
- 1968 – Jean-Claude Forest, France; Barbarella
- 1969 – Harold R. Foster, USA; Prins Valiant (Prince Valiant)
- 1970 – Robert Crumb, USA; Fritz the Cat, etc.
- 1971 – Hergé (Georges Remi), Belgium; The Adventures of Tintin
- 1972 – Guido Crepax, Italy; Valentina, etc.
- 1974 – René Goscinny, France; Asterix, Lucky Luke, etc.
- 1975 – Mort Walker, USA; "Knasen" (Beetle Bailey) and Sams serie (Sam's Strip) etc.
- 1976 – John Hart, USA; B.C.
- 1977 – Lee Falk, USA; Mandrake and Fantomen (Mandrake and The Phantom)
- 1979 - Moebius (Jean Giraud), France; Blueberry, etc.
- 1980 – André Franquin, Belgium; Spirou et Fantasio and Gaston
- 1981 - Gérard Lauzier, France; Sånt är livet (Tranches de vie) etc.
- 1983 - Caza (Philippe Cazaumayou), France; Mardrömmarnas stad (Scènes de la vie de banlieue), etc.
- 1985 (The Swedish Academy of Comic Art 20th Year Celebration) (tie):
- 1986 – Jacques Tardi, France; Adéle Blanc-Sec, etc.
- 1987 – Claire Bretécher, France; De frustrerade (Frustrés)
- 1988 – Art Spiegelman, USA; Maus
- 1989 – (tie):
- 1990 – Frank Miller, USA; recreation of Batman and Daredevil
- 1991 – Bill Watterson, USA; Kalle and Hobbe (Calvin and Hobbes)
- 1992 – Bill Sienkiewicz, USA; Daredevil, and graphic experiments
- 1993 – Neil Gaiman, England; The Sandman, etc.
- 1994 – Scott McCloud, USA; Understanding Comics
- 1995 – Scott Adams, USA; Herbert and Herbert (Dilbert)
- 1996 – Jeff Smith, USA; Bone
- 1997 – Patrick McDonnell, USA; Morrgan och Klös (Mutts)
- 1998 – Don Rosa, USA; (Donald Duck)
- 1999 – Enki Bilal, France; (Nikopol)
- 2000 – Alan Moore, England; (Watchmen, Tom Strong)
- 2001 – Jim Meddick, USA; (Robotman/Monty)
- 2002 – tie:
- 2003 – Chris Ware, USA; (Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth, The Acme Novelty Library)
- 2004 – Joe Sacco, USA; (Palestine)
- 2005 – Jim Borgman, USA; (Zits)
- 2006 – Frode Øverli, Norway; (Pondus)
- 2007 – Gary Trudeau, USA; Doonesbury
- 2008 – Charles Burns, USA; Black Hole
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist
Adamson Gold (for lifetime comic medium achievement)
- 1986 – Lee Falk, USA; (The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician)
- 1988 – Mort Walker, USA; (Beetle Bailey, Hi & Lois)
- 1990 – Carl Barks, USA; (Donald Duck)
- 1992 – Stan Lee, USA; (Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Hulk)
- 1997 – Marten Toonder, The Netherlands; (Tom Poes)
- 1998 – Will Eisner, USA; (The Spirit, various graphic novels)
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