30th January 2025 in the Financial Time’s Bracken House the great and good of British cartooning gathered for the second PCO Awards or ‘Splats’.
Clive Goddard chairperson kicked off proceedings as the following ten awards were handed out.
Best Caricature
Presented by Jeremy Banx
1st Kevin Wells (Squiggle King), The New Cartoonist
2nd Graeme Bandeira, The Northern Agenda
3rd Ben Jennings, The Guardian
Best Current Affairs Cartoon Award
Presented by the Caroline Blake aka Radical Embroider
1st Grizelda, Spectator
2nd Chris Williams (Dink), Private Eye
3rd Royston Robertson, Private Eye
Bill Stott Award for Best Gag Cartoon
Presented by Steve Bell
1st Grizelda, Spectator
2nd Royston Robertson, Spectator
3rd Mark Winter (Chicane), The New Cartoonist
Best Editorial Cartoon
Presented by Royston Robertson
1st Graeme Bandeira, The Northern Agenda
2nd Guy Venables, The Metro
3rd Mark Winter (Chicane), The New Cartoonist
Best Cartoon Hairdo Award
Presented by Glenn Marshall
Chichi Parish
Lifetime Achievement
Presented by Andy Davey
Awarded to Roger Penwill. there is a video on the PCO Youtube Channel explaining why Roger won the inaugural Lifetime Achievement (aka Not-Dead-Yet) Award which you can see HERE.
Best Reject Cartoon
Presented by Rebecca Hendin
1st James Mellor
2nd Mark Winter
3rd Grizelda
Best Cartoon Series
Presented by Guy Venables
1st Lawrence Goldsmith & Sean Garnett – Andy Capp (Mirror)
2nd Grizelda – Private Eye
3rd Guy Venables – The Metro
Outstanding Project
Presented by Martin Rowson
Cartoonist Of The Year
Presented by Clive Goddard
Awarded to Wilbur Dawbarn
Many to everyone who voted, submitted, organised, sponsored and came along to make it a great night.
