Adamson Awards

Name Recipient Year Awarded
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Chester Gould (b. 1900) 1965
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Rudolf Petersson (b. 1896) 1965
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman (b. 1924) 1966
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Elov Persson (b. 1894) 1966
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Charles Schulz (b. 1922) 1967
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Rit-Ola (b. 1905) 1967
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Jean-Claude Forest (b. 1930) 1968
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Jan Lööf (b. 1940) 1968
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Hal Foster (b. 1892) 1969
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Rune Andréasson (b. 1925) 1969
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Robert Crumb (b. 1943) 1970
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Torvald Gahlin (b. 1910) 1970
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Hergé (b. 1907) 1971
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Torsten Bjarre (b. 1915) 1971
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Guido Crepax (b. 1933) 1972
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Rolf Gohs (b. 1933) 1972
Best International Cartoonist Mort Walker (b. 1923) 1973
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist René Goscinny (b. 1926) 1974
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Mort Walker (b. 1923) 1975
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Nils Egerbrandt (b. 1926) 1975
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Johnny Hart (b. 1931) 1976
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Gösta Gummesson (b. 1928) 1976
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Lee Falk (b. 1911) 1977
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Moebius (b. 1938) 1979
Adamsondiplom Birgit Lundborg 1980
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist André Franquin (b. 1924) 1980
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Gérard Lauzier (b. 1932) 1981
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Gunnar Persson (b. 1933) 1981
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Caza (b. 1941) 1983
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Ulf Lundkvist (b. 1952) 1983
Adamson Gold Lee Falk (b. 1911) 1986
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Jacques Tardi (b. 1946) 1986
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Joakim Pirinen (b. 1961) 1986
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Claire Bretécher (b. 1940) 1987
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Gunna Grähs (b. 1954) 1987
Adamson Gold Mort Walker (b. 1923) 1988
Best International Cartoonist, Platinum Mort Walker (b. 1923) 1988
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Art Spiegelman (b. 1948) 1988
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Lars Hillersberg (b. 1937) 1988
[no name] Johan De Moor (b. 1953) 1989
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Bud Grace (b. 1944) 1989
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Don Martin (b. 1931) 1989
Adamson Gold Carl Barks (b. 1901) 1990
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Frank Miller (b. 1957) 1990
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Leif Zetterling (b. 1940) 1990
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Bill Watterson (b. 1958) 1991
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Lena Ackebo (b. 1950) 1991
Adamson Gold Stan Lee (b. 1922) 1992
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Bill Sienkiewicz (b. 1958) 1992
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Joakim Lindengren (b. 1962) 1992
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Neil Gaiman (b. 1960) 1993
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Charlie Christensen (b. 1958) 1993
Adamsondiplom Henrik Brandendorff (b. 1964) 1994
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Scott McCloud (b. 1960) 1994
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Gunnar Lundkvist (b. 1958) 1994
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Scott Adams (b. 1957) 1995
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Max Andersson (b. 1962) 1995
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Jeff Smith (b. 1960) 1996
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Jan Romare (b. 1936) 1996
Adamson Gold Marten Toonder (b. 1912) 1997
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell (b. 1956) 1997
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Jan Berglin (b. 1960) 1997
Adamson Gold Will Eisner (b. 1917) 1998
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Don Rosa (b. 1951) 1998
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Mats Källblad (b. 1969) 1998
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Enki Bilal (b. 1951) 1999
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Patrik Norrman (b. 1961) 1999
Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist Alan Moore (b. 1953) 2000
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Monica Hellström (b. 1964) 2000
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Jim Meddick (b. 1961) 2001
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Hans Lindahl (b. 1954) 2001
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Claes Reimerthi (b. 1955) 2001
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Jerry Scott (b. 1955) 2002
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Daniel Clowes (b. 1961) 2002
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Lars Mortimer (b. 1946) 2002
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Chris Ware (b. 1967) 2003
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Martin Kellerman (b. 1973) 2003
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Joe Sacco (b. 1960) 2004
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Tony Cronstam (b. 1969) 2004
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Jim Borgman (b. 1954) 2005
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist David Nessle (b. 1960) 2005
Prix jeunes talents (Young Talent Award) Vincent Perriot (b. 1984) 2005
Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Frode Øverli (b. 1968) 2006
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Nina Hemmingsson (b. 1971) 2006
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Johan Wanloo (b. 1972) 2006
Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist Garry Trudeau (b. 1948) 2007
Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist Charles Burns (b. 1955) 2008
Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist Charles Burns (b. 1955) 2008
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Sven-Bertil Bärnarp (b. 1940) 2008
Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist Philippe Francq (b. 1961) 2009
Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist Jean Van Hamme (b. 1939) 2009
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Ola Skogäng (b. 1974) 2009
Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist Peter Madsen (b. 1958) 2010
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Anneli Furmark (b. 1962) 2010
Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist Bill Willingham (b. 1956) 2011
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Lina Neidestam (b. 1984) 2011
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Kim W. Andersson (b. 1979) 2011
Heders-Adamson Rolf Janson (b. 1925) 2011
Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist Terry Moore (b. 1954) 2012
Best Swedish Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist Jonas Darnell (b. 1964) 2012
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