News, Politics and Business

WINNER
Boston
"We Will Finish the Race," May
Mitch Feinberg, photographer

FINALIST
Bloomberg Businessweek
"The Hedge Fund Myth," July 15-21
731, illustrator

FINALIST
The New Yorker
"Moment of Joy," July 8 & 15

Entertainment and Celebrity

WINNER
New York
"Michael Douglas Is Liberace," May 20

FINALIST
Bloomberg Businessweek
"J Crew: Teaching the World to Dress American," December 2–8
Justin Metz, illustrator

FINALIST
The New York Times Magazine
"The Lives They Lived," December 29
Henry Leutwyler, photographer
Arem Duplessis, designer

Science, Technology and Nature

WINNER
Bloomberg Businessweek
"How Blackberry Became a Relic," December 9–1
Photographs from various museums and art libraries

FINALIST
Audubon
"Up in the Air," May–June

FINALIST
The New York Times Magazine
"The Secret Lives of Germs," May 19
Hannah Whitaker, photographer
Arem Duplessis, designer

Sports and Adventure

WINNER
Sports Illustrated
"BOSTON," April 22
John Tlumacki, photographer

FINALIST
ESPN The Magazine
"Floyd Mayweather in the Fight Issue," September 16

FINALIST
The New York Times Magazine
"The Flight Risk," November 24
Martin Schoeller, photographer
Arem Duplessis, designer

FINALIST
Runner's World
"Get Fit Have Fun," December

Women's Service

WINNER
O, The Oprah Magazine
"Hair!," September

FINALIST
Brides
"Get Inspired!," October/November

FINALIST
Real Simple
"Your Ultimate Fall Planner," October

Fashion and Beauty

WINNER
W
"The Art Issue," December/January

FINALIST
Harper's Bazaar
"Summer Fashion Issue," May

FINALIST
New York
"Spring Fashion," February 18–25

Lifestyle

WINNER
Bloomberg Pursuits
"Where Luxury Begins (and Ends)," Spring

FINALIST
The Fader
"Solange," February/March

FINALIST
Los Angeles
"How to Afford LA," April

Brainiest

WINNER
Bloomberg Businessweek
"The Surprising Sophistication of Twitter," November 11–17
David Parkins, illustration

FINALIST
The Chronicle Review
"Scholars in Bondage," May 24

FINALIST
Texas Monthly
"Scholars in Bondage," May 24

FINALIST
Wired
"Bill Gates Wants You to Fix the World," December

Most Delicious

WINNER
Food & Wine
"Vegetables Now," August

FINALIST
The New York Times Magazine
"Broccoli's Image Makeover," November 3
Horacio Salinas, photographer
Arem Duplessis, designer

FINALIST
Texas Monthly
"The 50 Best BBQ Joints . . . in the World!," June

Sexiest

WINNER
Vanity Fair
"100 Years," October

FINALIST
ESPN The Magazine
"Kenneth Faried in The Body Issue," July 22

FINALIST
GQ
"Beyoncé," February

Cover of the Year

WINNER
Boston
"We Will Finish the Race," May
Mitch Feinberg, photographer

Best Cover Contest Readers' Choice Award

Voting for the ASME Best Contest Readers’ Choice Award began on Facebook on Monday, January 13, 2014, and ended on Sunday, April 13, 2014. A new category was posted every Monday through March 17. The top 10 entries were posted for two weeks from March 31 to April 13. The most “liked” cover won the ASME Best Cover Contest Readers’ Choice Award. 

Readers' Choice Award Category Winners