The World Clown Association Clown of the Year is a very prestigious Award given to one of our members each year to honor them for outstanding work done in the Art of Clowning for the World Clown Association, in their communities, and throughout the world of clowning.
Any member of the World Clown Association can nominate a candidate for Clown of the Year. However, a World Clown Association member must be a current member for a full year before they can be considered for nomination and you cannot nominate yourself to receive this award.
Executive Members and Special Awards Committee members are ineligible to be nominated while serving in their position. Awards Committee are ineligible to nominate anyone for COY.
The award is not intended for non-clown members such as disc jockeys, magicians or jugglers.
To nominate someone for this award you can do so either through postal, or online:
Deadline for nominations is November 1st of each year.
2025 Clown of the Year Form
- 2012 To be updated
- 2011 To be updated
- 2010 To be updated
- 2009 To be updated
- 2008 To be updated
- 2007 To be updated
- 2006 To be updated
- 2005 To be updated
- 2004 To be updated
- 2003 To be updated
- 2002 Up to updated
- 2001 To be updated
- 2000 To be updated
- 1999 To be updated
- 1998 To be updated
- 1997 To be updated
- 1996 To be updated
- 1995 Dorothy “Blabigail” Miller
- 1994 Lee “Juggles” Mullally
- 1993 Bruce “Charlie” Johnson
- 1992 Pat “Potsy” Frank
- 1991 Richard “Snowflake” Snowberg
- 1987 Don “Dee Gee” Gonsalves