NOMINATIONS

The 2026 World Humor Awards received 250 participations from 70 countries. Specifically, 142 participations with 253 works in the cartoons category and 108 participations with 177 works in the caricatures category.

After several rounds of careful evaluation, as always, the jury is finalizing its selection.

The authors listed below will compete for the prizes of this eleventh edition in the two cartoon and caricature categories:

CARTOON

Ameen Alhabarah (Saudi Arabia), Manuel Arriaga (Spain), Bilig Ba (China), Cristina Bernazzani (Italy), Viktor Bogorad (Russia), Niels Bo Bojesen (Denmark), Angel Boligan (Cuba-Mexico), Seyran Caferli (Azerbaijan), Ömer Çam (Turkey), Tawan Chuntra (Thailand), Evzen David (Czech Republic), Fabrizio Fabbri (Italy), Fan Lintao (China), Mariagrazia Quaranta (Italy), Giorgio Giunta (Italy), Hicabi Demirci (Turkey), Istvàn Kelemen (Hungary), Marzieh Khanizadeh-Abyaneh (Iran), Patrycja Longawa (Poland), Silvano Mello (Brazil), Milko Dalla Battista, Italy), Ali Miraee (Iran), Michel Moro Gomez (Cuba), Klaus Pitter (Austria), Pol Leurs (Luxembourg), Ramses Morales Izquierdo (Cuba), Tjeerds Royaards (Netherlands), Safaa Odah (Palestine), Engin Selçuk (Turkey), Gatis Sluka (Latvia), David Vela (Spain), Daniele Zordan (Italy), Raul Zuleta (Colombia).

PORTRAIT

Sue Ahn (USA), Virginia Cabras (Italy), Armen Amatiran (Indonesia), Carlos Amorim (Brazil), Asier Sanz (Spain), Benny Nicolini (Italy), Roberto Bianchi (Argentina), Antonio Bottone (Italy), Francisco Cajas (Ecuador), Angelo Ciaramella (Italy), Marco D’Agostino (Italy), Francesco Davide (Italy), Monica Ruiz Rituerto (Spain), Luiz Carlos Fernandes (Brazil), Hitomi Ishiara (Japan), Niko Kemularia (Georgia), Liu Chia Hui (Taiwan), Marzio Mariani (Italy), Ivan Mata Tamayo (Spain), Juan Miranda (Argentina), Maria Picasso Piquer (Spain), Ernesto Priego (Spain), Wang Rui Min (Taiwan), Lukasz Szostak (Poland), Theodosios Teneketzidis (Greece), Matias Tolsa (Spain), Zach Trenholm (USA), Omar Zevallos (Peru).

The exhibition of finalist drawings and the award ceremony of the eleventh edition will take place in Fidenza during the last weekend of August 2026.

First, second, and third prizes will be awarded, as well as three Lepidus Excellence trophies for Cartoons.
First, second, and third prizes for Caricatures will also be awarded, along with a special prize reserved for Italian authors, dedicated to the artist Rino Montanari of Fidenza.
For these awards, the organizers will offer hospitality to the winners during the awards ceremony and will cover their travel expenses.
Certificates of merit will also be awarded to artists whose works, despite not receiving an award, were nevertheless appreciated by the jury.

Fidenza is strategically located halfway between Milan and Bologna, a short distance from the major airports in Northern Italy, and is easily accessible by both car and train.