List of award-winning graphic novels
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This is a list of graphic novels which have won a notable award.
[[Pulitzer Prize]] winners
- 1992: Maus a.k.a. Maus: A Survivor's Tale — My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (non-fiction; {{ISBN|0-679-40641-7}})
[[Hugo Award]] winners
- 1988: Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ({{ISBN|0-930289-23-4}}), category "Other Forms"{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1998-hugo-awards-2/ |title=The Hugo Awards : 1988 Hugo Awards |accessdate=2010-04-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507072923/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1998-hugo-awards-2/ |archivedate=2011-05-07 }}
- 2009: Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment),{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/ |title=Home |website=thehugoawards.org}} Best Graphic Novel
- 2010: Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment),{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/2010/09/2010-hugo-award-winners/|title = 2010 Hugo Award Winners|date = 5 September 2010}} Best Graphic Story
- 2011: Girl Genius, Volume 10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment),{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2011-hugo-awards/ |title=The Hugo Awards : 2011 Hugo Awards |accessdate=2012-04-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504165131/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2011-hugo-awards/ |archivedate=2012-05-04 }} Best Graphic Story
- 2012: Digger by Ursula Vernon (writer, artist) (Sofawolf Press),{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2012-hugo-awards/|title = 2012 Hugo Awards|date = 7 April 2012}} Best Graphic Story
- 2013: Saga, Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist) (Image Comics),{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2013-hugo-awards/|title = 2013 Hugo Awards|date = 22 December 2012}} Best Graphic Story
- 2015: Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson (writer), Adrian Alphona (artist), Jake Wyatt (artist) (Marvel Comics), Best Graphic Story
- 2016: The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman (writer), J. H. Williams III (artist) (Vertigo), Best Graphic Story
- 2017: Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu (writer), Sana Takeda (artist) (Image Comics), Best Graphic Story
- 2018: Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood by Marjorie Liu (writer), Sana Takeda (artist) (Image Comics), Best Graphic Story
- 2019: Monstress, Volume 3: Haven by Marjorie Liu (writer), Sana Takeda (artist) (Image Comics), Best Graphic Story
- 2020: LaGuardia by Nnedi Okorafor (writer), Tana Ford (artist), James Devlin (colorist) (Berger Books/Dark Horse Comics), Best Graphic Story
- 2021: Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler (original author), Damian Duffy (writer), {{ill|John Jennings (artist)|qid=Q100138089|short=yes}}, (Abrams Books), Best Graphic Story
[[Bram Stoker Award]] winners
- 2000: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume One by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, category "Best Illustrated Narrative"
- 2003: The Sandman: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman, category "Best Illustrated Narrative"
- 2011: Neonomicon by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows, category "Best Graphic Novel" {{cite web |url=http://www.horror.org/awards/stokerwinnom.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009013055/http://horror.org/awards/stokerwinnom.htm |archive-date=2014-10-09 |title=Horror Writers Association - Past Bram Stoker Award Nominees & Winners}}
- 2012: Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times by Rocky Wood and Lisa Morton, "Best Graphic Novel"
- 2013: Alabaster: Wolves by Caitlin R. Kiernan, "Best Graphic Novel"
- 2014: Bad Blood by Jonathan Maberry and Tyler Crook, "Best Graphic Novel"
- 2015: Shadow Show: Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury by Sam Weller, Mort Castle, Chris Ryall, and Carlos Guzman, "Best Graphic Novel"
- 2017: Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy and Octavia E. Butler, "Best Graphic Novel"{{Cite web|url=http://horror.org/2017-bram-stoker-awards-winners/|title=The 2017 Bram Stoker Awards Winners - Horror Writers Association BlogHorror Writers Association Blog|website=horror.org|date=5 March 2018|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-30}}
[[Guardian First Book Award]] winner
[[Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights#Book Award|Robert F. Kennedy Book Award]]
- 2014 Special Recognition: March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
[[The Case Centre]] Awards & Competitions Winners
- [https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/ordering/selecting/featuredcases/CompetitionWinners/Tarmac 2019 Outstanding Compact Case Award Winner]: [https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/products/view?id=159669 Turbulence on the Tarmac], by Debapratim Purkayastha and Sid Ghosh{{Cite web|title=Featured case: Turbulence on the Tarmac|url=https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/ordering/selecting/featuredcases/CompetitionWinners/Tarmac|access-date=2020-06-17|website=thecasecentre.org|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=BizEd Magazine|date=2019-04-22|title=Case Centre Announces 2019 Case Writing Winners|url=https://bized.aacsb.edu/articles/2019/may/case-centre-announces-2019-case%20writing-winners|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-17|website=bized.aacsb.edu}}{{Cite web|last=Ethier|first=Marc|date=2019-02-25|title=Who Is Writing, & Who Is Teaching, The Best MBA Cases?|url=https://poetsandquants.com/2019/02/25/who-is-writing-who-is-teaching-the-best-mba-cases/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-17|website=Poets&Quants|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Telangana Today|date=2019-03-04|title=ICFAI-IBS wins 3 awards|url=https://telanganatoday.com/icfai-ibs-wins-3-awards|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-17|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}} (Non-fiction; Case Ref 519-0016-1)
[[World Fantasy Award]] winner
- The Sandman: Dream Country contains a story by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, #19 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" that earned this award in 1991 as Best Short Fiction.
[[Sidewise Award for Alternate History|Sidewise Award]] winner
- 2004 Ministry of Space by Warren Ellis (writer) and Chris Weston (artist) (Image Comics), Best Short Form
[[Ignatz Award]] winners
- Black Hole by Charles Burns
- Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man by John Porcellino
- Tricked by Alex Robinson
- Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
- Blankets by Craig Thompson
- Three Fingers by Rich Koslowski
- From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
- Cages by Dave McKean
- Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
- It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken by Seth
- Same Difference and Other Stories by Derek Kirk Kim
[[Kirby Award]] for Best Graphic Album winners
[[Eisner Award]] / [[Harvey Award]] winners
=Original graphic novels=
- Acme Novelty Library #13, by Chris Ware
- Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
- Batman: War on Crime by Paul Dini and Alex Ross
- Batman & Superman Adventures: World's Finest by Paul Dini, Joe Staton and Terry Beatty
- Blankets by Craig Thompson
- The Cartoon History of the Universe III: From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance by Larry Gonick
- Ed the Happy Clown by Chester Brown
- Elektra Lives Again by Frank Miller
- Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Vol. 2, by Oscar Wilde and P. Craig Russell
- Fax from Sarajevo by Joe Kubert ({{ISBN|1-56971-346-4}})
- Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
- The Golem's Mighty Swing by James Sturm ({{ISBN|1-896597-71-8}})
- Last Day in Vietnam by Will Eisner
- March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
- The Name of the Game by Will Eisner
- One! Hundred! Demons! by Lynda Barry
- The Originals by Dave Gibbons
- Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner and Frank Stack (non-fiction; {{ISBN|1-56858-011-8}})
- Safe Area Goražde by Joe Sacco (non-fiction; {{ISBN|1-56097-470-2}})
- Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
- A Small Killing by Alan Moore and Oscar Zarate ({{ISBN|1-59291-009-2}})
- Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
- Superman: Peace on Earth by Paul Dini and Alex Ross
- Swallow Me Whole by Nate Powell
- This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
- To the Heart of the Storm by Will Eisner
- Torso by Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko
- Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud (non-fiction)
- Why I Hate Saturn by Kyle Baker
- You Are Here by Kyle Baker
=Comic-book compilations=
- Astonishing X-Men: Gifted by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday
- Astro City: Life in the Big City by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson
- Batman: Black and White by various creators, ed. by Bob Kahan ({{ISBN|1-56389-332-0}})
- Batman: Black & White, Volume Two by various creators, ed. by Mark Chiarello and Nick J. Napolitano ({{ISBN|1-56389-917-5}})
- Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale ({{ISBN|1-56389-868-3}})
- Batman: The Long Halloween Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale ({{ISBN|1-56389-469-6}})
- Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, and others
- Blacksad 2 by Juanjo Guarnido and Juan Diaz Canales
- The Complete Bone Adventures (1994; {{ISBN|0-9636609-2-6}}), reissued in color as Bone: Out from Boneville (2005; {{ISBN|0-439-70640-8}}), by Jeff Smith
- Bone: One Volume Edition by Jeff Smith ({{ISBN|1-888963-14-X}})
- Cages by Dave McKean
- Cerebus: Flight by Dave Sim and Gerhard
- From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
- Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola
- Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August by Mike Mignola
- Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware
- Kings in Disguise by James Vance and Dan Burr. ({{ISBN|0-393-32848-1}})
- Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima
- Louis Riel by Chester Brown
- Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross
- Maus II a.k.a. Maus: A Survivor's Tale — And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (non-fiction; {{ISBN|0-679-72977-1}})
- Same Difference and Other Stories by Derek Kirk Kim
- Sandman: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman and various artists
- Sin City a.k.a. Sin City: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller ({{ISBN|1-59307-293-7}})
- Sin City: Family Values by Frank Miller ({{ISBN|1-59307-297-X}})
- Sin City: That Yellow Bastard by Frank Miller ({{ISBN|1-59307-296-1}})
- Stray Bullets: Innocence of Nihilism by David Lapham
- The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
- Twentieth Century Eightball by Daniel Clowes
- Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ({{ISBN|0-930289-23-4}})
- Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan
[[Kodansha Manga Award]]
- 1984: Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo
- 1986: Adolf by Osamu Tezuka and What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi (tie)
- 1993: Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki
- 2000: Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue
- 2001: 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa
- 2006: Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
- 2009: Ah! My Goddess by Kōsuke Fujishima
- 2012: Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura
- 2015: Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei
[[National Book Award|Kirkus Prize]]
- 2019 Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft
[[National Book Award]]
= Young People's Literature =
- 2006 Finalist: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
- 2009 Finalist: Stitches by David Small
- 2013 Finalist: Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang
- 2015 Finalist: Nimona by ND Stevenson
- 2016 Winner: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
American Library Association Youth Media Awards
= [[Newbery Medal]] =
- 2015 Honor Book: El Deafo by Cece Bell
- 2016 Honor Book: Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
- 2020 Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft
= [[Caldecott Medal]] =
- 2015 Honor Book: This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
= [[Coretta Scott King Book Award]] =
- 2014 Author Honor: March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
- 2017 Author Winner: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
- 2020 Author Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft
=[[Michael L. Printz Award]]=
- 2007 Winner: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
- 2015 Honor Book: This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
- 2017 Winner: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
=[[Sibert Medal|Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal]]=
- 2017 Winner: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
=[[YALSA Nonfiction Award]]=
- 2017 Winner: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell