ASME ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2024 BEST COVER CONTEST
Magazine editors pick Entertainment Weekly’s “A Marvelous Pair” as Cover of the Year; Highsnobiety Wins Readers’ Choice Award for “NewJeans”
New York, NY (June 17, 2024)—The American Society of Magazine Editors today announced the finalists and winners of the 2024 ASME Best Cover Contest. Entertainment Weekly’s digital cover “A Marvelous Pair”—with Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” portraying the stars of classic sitcoms—was named Cover of the Year. Highsnobiety’s Winter 2023 cover featuring the K-pop group NewJeans won the Readers’ Choice Award.
Now in its 18th year, the ASME Best Cover Contest recognizes magazine covers in 10 categories, ranging from Best News and Politics Cover and Best Entertainment and Celebrity Cover to Best Illustrated Cover and Best Conceptual Cover. The finalists and winners are chosen by leading editors, art directors and photo editors. The ASME Board of Directors selects the Cover of the Year. Covers entered in the ASME Best Cover Contest are also posted on X, where users like their favorites in each category. The most popular cover overall wins the Readers’ Choice Award. All covers were published in 2023.
“The best way to understand what matters to Americans is to look at what makes it onto your favorite magazines and websites each month,” said Sidney Holt, the executive director of ASME. “From business, technology and sports to fashion, travel and food, magazines have it covered, as the 200 covers entered in this year’s contest show—just take a look at the 62 finalists and winners listed below, including the very first digital Cover of the Year.”
This year’s Cover of the Year was shot for Entertainment Weekly by Kristen Harding and Alison Wild. Kristen Harding also photographed last year’s Readers’ Choice Award winner, Entertainment Weekly’s “Boys on Fire” cover. Highsnobiety’s NewJeans cover was photographed by Park Sangjun.
The ASME Best Cover Contest winners also included:
- The Atlantic for “How Baseball Saved Itself,” photograph by Tony Luong (Best Sports and Adventure Cover)
- GQ for “Pharrell Descends on Paris,” photograph by Fanny Latour-Lambert (Best Fashion, Beauty and Style Cover)
- New York for “Erewhon’s Secrets,” photograph by Bobby Doherty (Best Food, Travel and Design Cover), “How Much Is That Lifestyle in the Window?,” photograph by Gail Albert Halaban (Best Local Magazine Cover), and “The Republican Classroom,” illustration by Adam Maida (Best Illustrated Cover)
- The New York Times Magazine for “What Was Twitter, Anyway?,” photo illustration by Jamie Chung; concept by Pablo Delcan (Best Business and Technology Cover)
- TIME for “Unprecedented,” illustration by Edel Rodriguez (Best News and Politics Cover)
- Variety for “Michael J. Fox Tells His Story,” photograph by Platon (Best Entertainment and Celebrity Cover) and “No Words. What the Writers Strike Means for Hollywood” (Best Conceptual Cover)
The Readers' Choice winners included:
- The Atlantic for “Jenisha From Kentucky,” illustration by Didier Viodé (Best Illustrated Cover)
- Entertainment Weekly for “In His Element: Chris Hemsworth Reigns in Extraction 2,” photograph by Kristen Harding and Alison Wild (Best Digital Cover)
- Highsnobiety for “A$AP Rocky,” photograph by Ryan McGinley (Best Fashion, Beauty and Style Cover)
- MIT Technology Review for “AI Is Coming for the Classroom,” illustration by Selman Design (Best Business and Technology Cover)
- New York for “Bon Appétit,” photograph by Pierpaolo Ferrari and Maurizio Cattelan (Best Food, Travel and Design Cover) and “How Much Is That Lifestyle in the Window?,” photograph by Gail Albert Halaban (Best Local Magazine Cover)
- Noema for “Passage,” illustration by Petra Cortright (Best Conceptual Cover)
- Sports Illustrated for “The Money Issue,” photographs by Taylor Ballantyne, Clay Patrick McBride and Jeffery A. Salter (Best Sports and Adventure Cover)
- Teen Vogue for “Maxwell Frost: Fighting From the Heart,” photograph by Kendall Bessent (Best News and Politics Cover)
The ASME Best Cover Contest began in 2005, when ASME members chose the top 40 covers of the previous 40 years. To see the top 40 covers, click here. This year, the ASME Best Cover Contest was judged by 148 editors, art directors, photo editors and educators. Readers’ Choice voting began March 1 on X and ended April 1. Finalists receive certificates of recognition; winners receive ASME Best Cover Contest awards.
To view the ASME Best Cover Contest 2024 finalists and winners, click here. To view past honorees, click here.
ASME BEST COVER CONTEST 2024 FINALISTS AND WINNERS
Cover of the Year
Entertainment Weekly for “A Marvelous Pair," April 11
1. Best News and Politics Cover
Winner
TIME for “Unprecedented,” April 24/May 1
Finalists
- The Advocate for "Clown Show," March/April
- The Atlantic for "'The Choice Is Between Freedom and Fear,'" June
- Bloomberg Businessweek for “Will It Ever End?," February 20
- High Country News for "The Reveal," February
- New York for “Inside Job,” July 3–16
Readers' Choice
Teen Vogue for “Maxwell Frost: Fighting From the Heart,” January 5
2. Best Entertainment and Celebrity Cover
Winner
Variety for "Michael J. Fox Tells His Story," May 17
Finalists
- The Cut for "Erykah the Almighty," September 11–24
- Entertainment Weekly for “Ready to Rumble," November 6
- The Hollywood Reporter for “Adele!,” December 7
- New York for "Good Morning!," June 5–18
Readers' Choice
Highsnobiety for “NewJeans,” Winter
3. Best Business and Technology Cover
Winner
The New York Times Magazine for “What Was Twitter, Anyway?," April 23
Finalists
- The Economist for "Goldman Sags," January 28–February 3
- Fast Company for "The World's Most Innovative Companies," March/April
- New York for “Worth Less," July 17–30
- TIME for "The End of Humanity," June 12
Readers’ Choice
MIT Technology Review for "AI Is Coming for the Classroom.," May/June
4. Best Sports and Adventure Cover
Winner
The Atlantic for “How Baseball Saved Itself," July/August
Finalists
- Bicycling for “Joy Is Defiance," Fall
- New York for “What Was Kyrie Irving Thinking?," February 13-26
- Runner's World for "It's the GOAT's World, We're All Just Running in It," Issue 3
- Sports Illustrated for "The Power List," August
- Texas Monthly for "Surf Waco?!," August
Readers’ Choice
Sports Illustrated for “The Money Issue,” October
5. Best Fashion, Beauty and Style Cover
Winner
GQ for “Pharrell Descends on Paris,” September
Finalists
- ELLE for “Zendaya Serves," September
- Vanity Fair for “It's Good to Be Bad Bunny,” October
- W for “Taylor Russell,” January
- WSJ. Magazine for “The Summer of Kendall Jenner," June 21
Readers’ Choice
Highsnobiety for "A$AP Rocky," Winter
6. Best Food, Travel and Design Cover
Winner
New York for “Erewhon's Secrets,” November 6–19
Finalists
- Condé Nast Traveler for “The Eternal Appeal of the Amalfi Coast," July/August
- Dwell for “This Is the Future,” September/October
- Travel + Leisure for “World's Best Awards 2023,” August
- Virtuoso for “View Points," September
Readers’ Choice
New York for “Bon Appétit,” February 27–March 12
7. Best Local Magazine Cover
Winner
New York for “How Much Is That Lifestyle in the Window?," May 22–June 4
Finalists
- Garden & Gun for "The Best of Texas," February/March
- High Country News for "Reemergence,” May
- Texas Highways for “The Outlaw Issue," September
- Texas Monthly for “Large and in Charge," May
Readers’ Choice
New York for “How Much Is That Lifestyle in the Window?," May 22–June 4
8. Best Conceptual Cover
Winner
Variety for “No Words. What the Writers Strike Means for Hollywood,” May 3
Finalists
- New York for “When One Friend Has a Baby, and the Other Doesn't," September 11–24
- The New York Times Magazine for “Was Peace Ever Possible?," November 26
- Popular Mechanics for “Fold This Cover," July/August
- Texas Monthly for “The Campaign to Sabotage Public Schools,” March
Readers’ Choice
Noema for “Passage," Fall
9. Best Illustrated Cover
Winner
New York for “The Republican Classroom,” May 8–21
Finalists
- The Atlantic for “Jenisha From Kentucky," October
- The New York Times Magazine for "Should You Be in Therapy?," May 21
- Oklahoma Today for “Killers of the Flower Moon," November-December
- Popular Mechanics for “How Mars Will Kill Us," May/June
Readers’ Choice
The Atlantic for “Jenisha From Kentucky," October
10. Best Digital Cover
Winner
Entertainment Weekly for “A Marvelous Pair," April 11
Finalists
- The Atlantic for “We're Already Living in the Metaverse," March
- Entertainment Weekly for "Meet the New Mean Girls," December 20
- GQ for "André 3000 Is Back!," November
- Rolling Stone for Olivia Rodrigo, September 12
Readers’ Choice
Entertainment Weekly for "In His Element: Chris Hemsworth Reigns in Extraction 2," June 15
Readers’ Choice Awards Top Vote-Getters
Winner
Highsnobiety for “NewJeans,” Winter
Finalists
- Entertainment Weekly for "In His Element," June 15
- Teen Vogue for “Maxwell Frost,” January 5
- Teen Vogue for "Joe Locke & Kit Connor," August 7
- Variety for "Scarlett," May 9
All publication dates 2023 unless otherwise indicated
About ASME
The American Society of Magazine Editors is the principal organization for the editorial leaders of magazines and websites published in the United States. Founded in 1963, ASME strives to defend the First Amendment, support the development of journalism and promote the editorial integrity of print and digital publications. ASME sponsors the National Magazine Awards in association with the Columbia Journalism School, conducts training programs for reporters and editors and publishes the ASME Guidelines for Editors and Publishers.
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