Best Short Story

"Bye-Bye, Muffy" by Roberta Gregory, Naughty Bits #28 (Fantagraphics)

"Cluttered Like My Head" by Evan Dorkin, Dork #7 (Slave Labor)

"How Things Work Out" (Greyshirt) by Alan Moore and Rick Veitch, Tomorrow Stories #2 (ABC)

"Letitia Lerner, Superman's Baby Sitter" by Kyle Baker, Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC)

"Margolis" by Etgar Keret and Yirmi Pinkus, Jetlag (Actus Tragicus)

"Orange Glow" (Concrete) by Paul Chadwick, DHP Annual '99 (DHP Jr.) (Dark Horse)

"The Unbearableness of Being Light"(Jack B. Quick) by Alan Moore and Kevin Nowlan, Tomorrow Stories #2 (ABC)

Best Single Issue

I Die at Midnight by Kyle Baker (Vertigo/DC)

Promethea #3: "Misty Magicland" by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray (ABC)

Stray Bullets #19: "Live Nude Girls!" by David Lapham (El Capit n)

Tom Strong #1: "How Tom Strong Got Started" by Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse, and Al Gordon (ABC)

Transmetropolitan #27: "Monstering" by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson, and Rodney Ramos (Vertigo/DC)

Best Serialized Story

Eightball #19-21: "David Boring" by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)

Evil Eye #1-4: "Reflection in a Glass Scorpion" by Richard Sala (Fantagraphics)

100 Bullets #1-3: "100 Bullets" by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)

Tom Strong #4-7 (Saveen/Ingrid Weiss time travel arc) by Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse, Al Gordon, and guest artists (ABC)

Usagi Yojimbo #28-29: "The Courtesan" by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse Maverick)

Best Continuing Series

The Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)

Planetary by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday (Wildstorm/DC)

Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon (Vertigo/DC)

Promethea by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray (ABC)

Top Ten by Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and Zander Cannon (ABC)

Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson, and Rodney Ramos (Vertigo/DC)

Best Limited Series

Clan Apis by Jay Hosler (Active Synapse)

Heart of Empire by Bryan Talbot (Dark Horse)

Heavy Liquid by Paul Pope (Vertigo/DC)

Scene of the Crime by Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, and Sean Phillips (Vertigo/DC)

Whiteout: Melt by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber (Oni)

Best New Series

Louis Riel by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)

100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC)

Planetary by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday (Wildstorm/DC)

Promethea by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray (ABC)

Top Ten by Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and Zander Cannon (ABC)

Best Title for a Younger Audience

Akiko by Mark Crilley (Sirius)

Batman: Gotham Adventures by Scott Peterson, Tim Levins, Craig Rousseau, and Terry Beatty, and others (DC)

Clan Apis by Jay Hosler (Active Synapse)

Herobear and the Kid by Mike Kunkel (Astonish Comics)

Simpsons Comics by various (Bongo)

Superman Adventures by Mark Millar, Aluir Amancio, Terry Austin, and others (DC)

Best Humor Publication

Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror by Jill Thompson / Oscar Gonz lez Loyo / Steve Steere Jr., Scott Shaw! / Sergio Aragon‚s, and Doug TenNapel (Bongo)

Dork by Evan Dorkin (Slave Labor)

Hey, Mister by Pete Sickman-Garner (Top Shelf)

Land of Nod Rockabye Book by Jay Stephens (Dark Horse)

Tomorrow Stories by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Kevin Nowlan, Melinda Gebbie, and Jim Baikie (ABC)

Best Anthology

Blab, edited by Monte Beauchamp (Fantagraphics)

Brainbomb, edited by Brian Clopper (Behemoth Books)

Comix 2000, edited by Jean-Christophe Menu (L'Association)

Dignifying Science, written/edited by Jim Ottaviani (G.T. Labs)

Jet Lag, by Etgar Keret, Mira Friedmann, Batia Kolton, Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, and Itzik Rennert (Actus Tragicus)

Tomorrow Stories, by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Kevin Nowlan, Melinda Gebbie, and Jim Baikie (ABC)

Best Graphic Album-New

The Acme Novelty Library #13 by Chris Ware (Fantagraphics)

After the Rain by Andre Juillard (NBM)

Ethel & Ernest by Raymond Briggs (Knopf)

Good-bye, Chunky Rice by Craig Thompson (Top Shelf)

The Jew of New York by Ben Katchor (Pantheon)

Lost Girl by Nabiel Kanan (NBM)

Best Graphic Album-Reprint

From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell (Eddie Campbell Comics)

Geisha by Andi Watson (Oni)

Land of Nod Rockabye Book by Jay Stephens (Dark Horse)

300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley (Dark Horse)

Whiteout by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber (Oni)

Best Archival Collection/Project

Dori Stories, edited by Don Donahue and Kate Kane (Last Gasp)

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Comics Library by Russ Manning (Dark Horse)

Mystery in Space (DC)

Peanuts: A Golden Celebration (Harper Resource)

Toth: Black & White, edited by Manuel Auad (Auad Publishing)

Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material

After the Rain by Andre Juillard (NBM)

Blade of the Immortal, by Hiroaki Samura (Dark Horse)

Comix 2000, edited by Jean-Christophe Menu (L'Association)

Jet Lag, by Etgar Keret, Mira Friedmann, Batia Kolton, Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, and Itzik Rennert (Actus Tragicus)

The Nimrod by Lewis Trondheim (Fantragraphics)

Best Writer

Ed Brubaker, Scene of the Crime (Vertigo/DC)

Warren Ellis, The Authority, Planetary (Wildstorm/DC); Transmetropolitan (Vertigo/DC)

Mark Millar, Superman Adventures (DC)

Alan Moore, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top Ten (ABC)

Greg Rucka, Whiteout: Melt (Oni)

Best Writer/Artist

Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)

Andre Juillard, After the Rain (NBM)

David Lapham, Stray Bullets, Amy Racecar Special #2 (El Capit n)

Brian Talbot, Heart of Empire (Dark Horse)

Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)

Best Writer/Artist-Humor

Sergio Aragones, "Xt'Tapalatakettle's Day" in Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #5 (Bongo); Sergio Aragones' Groo & Rufferto (Dark Horse Maverick); MAD magazine

Kyle Baker, I Die at Midnight (Vertigo/DC); "Letitia Lerner, Superbaby's Babysitter" in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant(DC)

Mark Crilley, Akiko (Sirius)

Jay Hosler, Clan Apis (Active Synapse)

Lewis Trondheim, The Nimrod; "The Beach," Measles #3 (Fantagraphics)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Travis Charest/Richard Friend, Wildcats (Wildstorm/DC)

Ricardo Delgado, Hieroglyph (Dark Horse Maverick)

Gary Gianni, Gary Gianni's Monstermen (Dark Horse Maverick)

Gene Ha, Top Ten (ABC)

Kevin Nowlan, "Jack B. Quick," Tomorrow Stories (ABC)

J. H. Williams III/Mick Gray, Promethea (ABC)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

Kyle Baker, I Die at Midnight (Vertigo/DC); "Letitia Lerner, Superbaby's Babysitter" in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant(DC)

John Bolton, Gifts of the Night (Vertigo/DC)

Alex Ross, Batman: War on Crime (DC)

Jill Thompson, Scary Godmother: The Mystery Date (Sirius)

Best Coloring

Laura Allred, Madman Comics (Dark Horse Maverick); Happydale: Devils in the Desert (Vertigo/DC)

Laura Dupuy, The Authority; Planetary (Wildstorm/DC)

Angus McKie, Heart of Empire (Dark Horse)

Kevin Nowlan, "Jack B. Quick," Tomorrow Stories (ABC)

Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)

Best Lettering

Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)

Todd Klein, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top Ten (ABC);The Dreaming, Gifts of the Night, The Invisibles, Sandman Presents: Lucifer (Vertigo/DC)

John Roshell, Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Homage/Wildstorm/DC)

Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo; Sergio Aragones' Groo and Rufferto (Dark Horse Maverick)

Richard Starkings/Comicraft, Avengers; Avengers Forever; Avengers 1 1/2; Daredevil; Inhumans (Marvel); Witching Hour (DC)

Best Cover Artist

John Cassaday, Planetary (Wildstorm/DC)

Frank Cho, Liberty Meadows (Insight Studios)

Glenn Fabry, Preacher (Vertigo/DC)

Alex Ross, Batman: No Man's Land, Batman: Harley Quinn, Batman: War on Crime; Kurt Busiek's Astro City(Homage/Wildstorm/DC); ABC alternate #1 covers

Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition

Ellen Forney (Monkey Food)

Lawrence Marvit (Sparks)

Tony Millionaire (Sock Monkey)

Ariel Schrag (Potential)

Judd Winick (The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Publication

Comic Book Artist (TwoMorrows)

The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics)

The Imp #3 (Chris Ware issue) (Dan Raeburn)

Best Comics-Related Book

The Art of Nick Cardy by John Coates (Coates Publishing)

From Girls to Grrrlz by Trina Robbins (Chronicle Books)

Art Spiegelman--Comix, Essays, Graphics and Scraps, designed by Raw Books (Seallario Editore/ La Centrale dell'Arte)

Opus, vol. 1 by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)

The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano (Vertigo/DC)

Best Comics-Related Product/Item

Lunch boxes: Milk & Cheese, Sin City, Bettie Page, Hellboy, Groo (Dark Horse)

Sin City Marv action figure (Todd McFarlane Productions)

Superman Masterpiece Edition-statue, hardcover book, facsimile comic book (Chronicle Books)

Totally MAD 7 CD-ROM collection (Broderbund)

Best Publication Design

Cave-In, designed by Jordan Crane, Tom Devlin, and Brian Ralph (Highwater Books)

Opus, vol. 1, designed by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)

Sandman: The Dream Hunters, Georg Brewer, design director, Amie Brockway, art director (Vertigo/DC)

300, designed by Mark Cox (Dark Horse)

Veils hardcover, Georg Brewer, design director, Amie Brockway, art director (Vertigo/DC)

Hall of Fame

(Past winners: Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Carl Barks, C. C. Beck, Milton Caniff, Jack Cole, L. B. Cole, R. Crumb, Steve Ditko, Will Eisner, Hal Foster, Frank Frazetta, Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, William Gaines, Archie Goodwin, Gil Kane, Bob Kane, Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Harvey Kurtzman, Stan Lee, Winsor McCay, Moebius, Mac Raboy, Alex Raymond, Alex Schomburg, Julie Schwartz, Charles Schulz, Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel, Joe Simon, art spiegelman, Dick Sprang, Curt Swan, Alex Toth, Wally Wood)

Judges' Choices for 2000 Induction:

Bill Everett
Sheldon Mayer