Program:
Emcee -- Calvin Reid
Greetings -- Nellie Kurtzman, John Lind, Chip Mosher
Presenting the DIGITAL BOOK OF THE YEAR -- Shannon Wheeler, Gideon Kendall, Josh O'Neill
-- BARRIER, by Brian K. Vaughn, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente (Panel Syndicate) -- accepted by Sean Edgar (Image Comics' brand manager)
Presenting the BEST EUROPEAN BOOK AWARD -- Fabio Moon
-- CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: CASS ELLIOT BEFORE THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS by Pénélope Bagieu (First Second) -- accepted by Penelope Bagieu
Presenting the INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT AWARD -- Misaki C. Kido (marketing, Kodansha Comics)
-- Recipient: Harold Sakuishi
Presenting the COMIC PIONEER HONOR -- Karen Green (Columbia University libraries)
-- Recipient: Jackie Estrada
Presenting for BEST ADAPTATION FROM A COMIC BOOK/GRAPHIC NOVEL -- Vivek Tiwary
-- BLACK PANTHER (Walt Disney Pictures) – Directed by Ryan Coogler. Adapted from “Black Panther” (Marvel Comics) -- accepted by Vivek Tiwary
Presenting the BEST MANGA AWARD -- Misaki C. Kido
-- MY LESBIAN EXPERIENCE WITH LONELINESS by Nagata Kabi (Seven Seas) -- accepted by Lianne Sentar (Marketing Manager at Seven Seas)
Presenting the BEST CHILDREN'S OR YOUNG ADULT BOOK -- Liniers
-- (Tie) THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY, by Katie O’Neill (Oni Press) -- accepted by Margot Wood (director of sales at @OniPress, founder of @EpicReads)
-- (Tie) THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang (First Second) -- accepted by Andrew Arnold (First Second's Associate Art Director)
Presenting the HARVEY AWARDS HALL OF FAME AWARD (1) -- Emily Flake
-- ROZ CHAST -- accepted by Nancy Miller (Roz's editor)
Presenting the HARVEY AWARDS HALL OF FAME AWARD (2) -- Karen Berger
-- DAVE GIBBONS -- accepted by Dave Gibbons
Presenting the BOOK OF THE YEAR -- Brian Michael Bendis
-- MONSTRESS by Marjorie Li ...More...
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