# Eisner Awards
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{{short description|American comic book award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Eisner Awards
| current_awards =
| image = Eisner Award Trophy.png
| imagesize = 200px
| caption =
| awarded_for = Creative achievement in American [comic book](/source/comic_book)s
| presenter =
| country = United States
| location = [San Diego Comic-Con](/source/San_Diego_Comic-Con)
| year = {{Start date and age|1988}}
| year2 =
| previous = [Kirby Awards](/source/Kirby_Awards)
| website = {{url|https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/}}
}}
The '''Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards''', commonly shortened to the '''Eisner Awards''', are awards for creative achievement in American [comic book](/source/comic_book)s. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred to as the industry's equivalent of the [Academy Awards](/source/Academy_Awards).[{{cite web |date=April 8, 2011 |title=The Eisner Awards |url=http://www.worldofsuperheroes.com/comics/4713/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022164339/http://www.worldofsuperheroes.com/comics/4713/ |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |access-date=May 14, 2011 |publisher=worldofsuperheroes.com}}][{{cite web |author=Albert, Aaron |title=The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Profile |url=http://comicbooks.about.com/od/conventionsandevents/p/eisnerawards.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120173145/http://comicbooks.about.com/od/conventionsandevents/p/eisnerawards.htm |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |access-date=May 14, 2011 |website=about.com}}]
The first Eisners were conferred in 1988, for works published in 1987. The Eisner Awards ceremony has been held at [San Diego Comic-Con](/source/San_Diego_Comic-Con) every year since 1991.[[http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisnersfaq.shtml#oscars "The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards"], Comic-con.org. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110520082823/http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisnersfaq.shtml WebCitation archive] (requires scrolldown).]
The nominations in each category are generated by a five- to six-member jury, then voted on by comic book professionals. The jury often consists of at least one comics retailer, one librarian (since 2005), and one academic researcher, among other comic experts. {{As of|2021}}, awards are presented in 32 categories.
== History ==
The Eisner Awards and [Harvey Awards](/source/Harvey_Awards) were first conferred in 1988, both created in response to the discontinuation of the [Kirby Awards](/source/Kirby_Awards) in 1987.["Eisners Cancelled," ''The Comics Journal'' #137 (Sept. 1990), p. 16.] The previous administrator, Dave Olbrich, left the position,[[https://www.comic-con.org/awards/history "The Eisner Awards: A Brief History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520082823/http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisnersfaq.shtml#history |date=2011-05-20 }}, Comic-con.org. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110520082823/http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisnersfaq.shtml WebCitation archive] (requires scrolldown).] The Eisner Awards ceremony has been held at [San Diego Comic-Con](/source/San_Diego_Comic-Con) every year since 1991.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20150910073005/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=6446 Eisner Awards Archives to Be Housed at Virginia Commonwealth University]. February 16, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2015.]
==Categories==
Awards are currently presented in 32 categories for works published in the previous year.[{{Cite web |title=Eisner Awards |url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251117172411/https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/ |archive-date=2025-11-17 |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Comic-Con International |language=en-US}}]
===Current===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of current Eisner Award categories
! Year introduced
! Category
|-
| 1993
| [Best Short Story](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Short_Story)
|-
| 1988[Not awarded in 2009.]
| [Best Single Issue/One-Shot](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Single_Issue%2FOne-Shot)
|-
| 1988
| [Best Continuing Series](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Continuing_Series)
|-
| 1988
| Best Limited Series
|-
| 1988
| Best New Series
|-
| 2012
| [Best Publication for Early Readers](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Publication_for_Early_Readers)
|-
| 2008
| [Best Publication for Kids](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Publication_for_Kids)
|-
| 2008
| [Best Publication for Teens](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Publication_for_Teens)
|-
| 1992
| Best Humor Publication
|-
| 1992
| [Best Anthology](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Anthology)
|-
| 2006
| [Best Reality-Based Work](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Reality-Based_Work)
|-
| 2021
| [Best Graphic Memoir](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Graphic_Memoir)
|-
| 1991
| Best Graphic Album—New
|-
| 1991
| Best Graphic Album—Reprint
|-
| 2013[Not awarded in 2015 or 2017.]
| [Best Adaptation from Another Medium](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Adaptation_from_Another_Medium)
|-
| 1998
| [Best U.S. Edition of International Material](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_U.S._Edition_of_International_Material)
|-
| 2010
| [Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_U.S._Edition_of_International_Material%E2%80%94Asia)
|-
| 2006
| [Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Archival_Collection%2FProject%E2%80%94Strips)
|-
| 2006
| Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
|-
| 1988
| [Best Writer](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Writer)
|-
| 1988
| [Best Writer/Artist](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Writer%2FArtist)
|-
| 1994
| [Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Penciller%2FInker_or_Penciller%2FInker_Team)
|-
| 1993[Not awarded in 2012.]
| [Best Painter/Digital Artist](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Painter%2FDigital_Artist)
|-
| 1992
| [Best Cover Artist](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Cover_Artist)
|-
| 1992
| [Best Coloring](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Coloring)
|-
| 1993
| [Best Lettering](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Lettering)
|-
| 2008
| Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
|-
| 1992
| Best Comics-Related Book
|-
| 2012
| [Best Academic/Scholarly Work](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Educational%2FAcademic_Work)
|-
| 1993
| [Best Publication Design](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Publication_Design)
|-
| 2005
| [Best Digital Comic](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Digital_Comic)[{{cite book|last1=Thorne|first1=Amy|chapter=25 Webcomics and Libraries|editor=Robert G. Weiner|others=Elizabeth (FRW) Figa and Derek Parker Royal (forewords); Stephen Weiner (afterword)|title=Graphic Novels and Comics in Libraries and Archives: Essays on Readers, Research, History and Cataloging|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xo-QYdfL9DoC|edition=illustrated|year=2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-4302-4|page=211|quote=Librarians also can consult ... the Eisner Awards, which have had a Best Digital Comic entry since 2005}}]
|-
| 2017
| [Best Webcomic](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Webcomic)[{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/25-years-of-the-eisner-awards/|website=[Comic Book Resources](/source/Comic_Book_Resources)|title=25 Years of the Eisner Awards |last=Blake|first=Corey|date=2013-08-28}}]
|}
===Past awards===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of discontinued Eisner Award categories
! Year introduced
! Discontinued
! Category
|-
| 1988
| 1989
| Best Graphic Album
|-
| 1988
| 1989
| [Best Art Team](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Art_Team)
|-
| 1988
| 1991
| [Best Black-and-White Series](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Black-and-White_Series)
|-
| 1992
| 1999
| [Best Editor](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Editor)
|-
| 1992[Not awarded in 1993.]
| 2002
| Best Comics-Related Product/Item
|-
| 1992[Not awarded in 2001.]
| 2007
| Best Comics-Related Periodical/Publication
|-
| 1993
| 2005
| Best Archival Collection/Project
|-
| 1993
| 2006
| Best Serialized Story
|-
| 1995
| 2006
| Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition[{{cite news
|url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=9992
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080502173434/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=9992
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= May 2, 2008
|title= 2007 Eisner Nominations announced|work= [Comic Book Resources](/source/Comic_Book_Resources)|date= 2007-04-19|access-date= 2016-07-14
}}]
|-
| 1995
| 2008
| [Best Writer/Artist-Humor](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Writer%2FArtist%E2%80%94Humor)
|-
| 1996
| 2007
| Best Title for Younger Readers / Younger Audience
|-
| 1999
| 1999
| Best Comics-Related Sculpted Figures
|-
| 2003
| 2003
| Best Comics-Related Publication (Periodical or Book)
|-
| 2007
| 2009
| [Best U.S. Edition of International Material–Japan](/source/Eisner_Award_for_Best_U.S._Edition_of_International_Material%E2%80%94Asia)