ASME READERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2026
First presented in 2014, the ASME Readers' Choice Awards recognize the best magazine covers of the preceding year as chosen by media consumers voting on social media

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WINNER
National Geographic
“The Tigers Who Changed Their Stripes,” photograph by Prasenjeet Yadav, October

AWARDEES

GQ
“Michael B. Jordan Reveals His Master Plan,” photograph by Jack Bridgland, March

The Hollywood Reporter
“The Rage of Adolescence,” photograph by Simon Emmett, April 10

The Hollywood Reporter
“This Is Not Keanu,” illustration by Christopher Hughes, July 9

The Hollywood Reporter
“The New Face of Hollywood,” illustration by Neil Jamieson, July 30

The Hollywood Reporter
“How Kevin Costner Lost the Plot,” illustration by Neil Jamieson, October 8

National Geographic
“This Pig Could Save Your Life,” photograph by Craig Cutler, June

New York
“Surprised? [Zohran Mamdani],” photograph by Adam Dowling, June 30-July 13

Teen Vogue
“Sadie Sink in a New Light,” photograph by Beth Garrabrant, April 3

W Magazine
“Jennifer Lawrence by Wolfgang Tillmans,” December