Finalist: Politico , by Matt Wuerker
For his broad portfolio that encompasses the nation's historic political year, using rich artistry, wry humor and sometimes animation to drive home his deft satire.
Winners
Prize Winner in Editorial Cartooning in 2010:
Mark Fiore, self syndicated, appearing on SFGate.com
For his animated cartoons appearing on SFGate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle Web site, where his biting wit, extensive research and ability to distill complex issues set a high standard for an emerging form of commentary.
Editorial Cartooning
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Editorial Cartooning in 2010:
Tony Auth
For his masterful simplicity in expressing consistently fearless positions on national and local issues.
The Jury
The Jury
Cynthia Tucker(chair )*
editorial page editor
Gilbert Bailon
editorial page editor
Matt Davies*
editorial cartoonist
Miriam Pepper
vice president, editorial page
Lucy Shelton Caswell
professor and curator
Winners in Editorial Cartooning
Steve Breen
For his agile use of a classic style to produce wide ranging cartoons that engage readers with power, clarity and humor.
Michael Ramirez
For his provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry.
Walt Handelsman
For his stark, sophisticated cartoons and his impressive use of zany animation.
Mike Luckovich
For his powerful cartoons on an array of issues, drawn with a simple but piercing style.
2010 Prize Winners
Paul Harding
A powerful celebration of life in which a New England father and son, through suffering and joy, transcend their imprisoning lives and offer new ways of perceiving the world and mortality.
Hank Williams
For his craftsmanship as a songwriter who expressed universal feelings with poignant simplicity and played a pivotal role in transforming country music into a major musical and cultural force in American life.
Liaquat Ahamed
A compelling account of how four powerful bankers played crucial roles in triggering the Great Depression and ultimately transforming the United States into the world's financial leader.
Rae Armantrout
A book striking for its wit and linguistic inventiveness, offering poems that are often little thought-bombs detonating in the mind long after the first reading.