Winners and Finalists 2016

Cover of the Year

WINNER
Vanity Fair
"Call Me Caitlyn," July
Chris Dixon, Designer
Annie Leibovitz, Photographer

Readers' Choice Award Winner

WINNER
ESPN The Magazine
"Body 2015: Chantae McMillan," July 20
Chin Wang, Designer
Carlos Serrao, Photographer

Best News and Politics

BEST COVER WINNER
New York
"Cosby: The Women," July 27–August 9
Amanda Demme, Photographer

FINALIST
Esquire
"Women & Men," April
David Curcurito, Designer
Robert Trachtenberg, Photographer

FINALIST
The New Yorker
"Solidarité," January 19
Françoise Mouly, Designer
Ana Juan, Illustrator

FINALIST
The New Yorker
"Nine," June 29
Françoise Mouly, Designer
Barry Blitt, Illustrator

Best Celebrity and Entertainment

BEST COVER WINNER
Vanity Fair
"Call Me Caitlyn," July
Chris Dixon, Designer
Annie Leibovitz, Photographer

READERS' CHOICE WINNER
GQ
"Our Tastiest Comedy Issue Yet! Starring Amy Schumer," August
Fred Woodward, Design Director
Chelsea Cardinal, Designer
Krista Prestek, Director of Photography
Mark Seliger, Photographer

FINALIST
The Hollywood Reporter
"The Reign of Kevin Hart," January 23
Shanti Marlar, Designer
Jon Contino, Illustrator
Martin Schoeller, Photographer

FINALIST
The New York Times Magazine
"The Culture Issue," October 11
Anton Ioukhnovets, Designer
Erik Madigan Heck, Photographer

FINALIST
Rolling Stone
"Adele: A Private Life," November 19
Joseph Hutchinson, Designer
Theo Wenner, Photographer

Best Business and Technology

BEST COVER WINNER
Newsweek
"What Silicon Valley Thinks of Women," February 6
Priest + Grace, Designer
Edel Rodriguez, Illustrator

READERS' CHOICE WINNER
The California Sunday Magazine
"Death," April
Leo Jung, Designer
Amy Friend, Illustrator
Amy Friend and John von Pamer, Photographers

FINALIST
Bloomberg Businessweek
"The Aging of Abercrombie & Fitch," January 26–February 1
Robert Vargas, Designer
Finlay Mackay for Bloomberg Businessweek, Photographer

FINALIST
PC Magazine
"3D Printers," November Digital Edition
Jackie Smith, Designer
Paul Majak, Photographer

Best Women's Lifestyle

BEST COVER AND READERS' CHOICE WINNER
Glamour
"Women of the Year [Reese Witherspoon]," December
Tom Munro, Photographer

FINALIST
Parents
"Girl Power! Raise a Confident Daughter," November
Agnethe Glatved, Designer
Melanie Acevedo, Photographer

FINALIST
People
"The World's First Size 22 Supermodel! [Tess Holliday]," June 1
Andrea Dunham and Catriona Ni Aolain, Designers
James White, Photographer

FINALIST
Redbook
"Real Women, Real Style Tips," September
Kirby Rodriguez, Designer
Chris Craymer, Photographer

FINALIST
Southern Living
"The Soul of Summer," July
Robert Perino, Designer
Patricia Lyons, Photographer

Best Sports and Fitness

BEST COVER AND READERS' CHOICE WINNER
ESPN The Magazine
"Body 2015: Chantae McMillan," July 20
Chin Wang, Designer
Carlos Serrao, Photographer

FINALIST
ESPN The Magazine
"James Harden: When Was the Last Time You've Seen Anything Normal From Me?" October 26
Chin Wang, Designer
Bella Howard, Photographer

FINALIST
Men's Fitness
"Game Changer: Miles Teller," October
Andy Turnbull, Designer
Doug Inglish, Photographer

FINALIST
Men's Health
"The Reader Issue," November
Tom O'Quinn, Designer
John Loomis, Photographer

FINALIST
Sports Illustrated
"Sportsperson of the Year: Serena Williams," December 21
Chris Hercik, Designer
Yu Tsai, Photographer

Best Fashion and Beauty

BEST COVER AND READERS' CHOICE WINNER
Harper's Bazaar
"Rihanna: Killer Fashion," March
Norman Jean Roy, Photographer

FINALIST
Harper's Bazaar
"Kendall Jenner Transformed," May
Karl Lagerfeld, Photographer

FINALIST
New York
"Serena's Sweep," August 10–23
Norman Jean Roy, Photographer

FINALIST
W Magazine
"Gigi Hadid: The World’s Most Connected Supermodel," September
Johan Svensson, Designer
Steven Meisel, Photographer

FINALIST
WSJ. Magazine
"Rocket Woman: Karlie Kloss Suits Up at SpaceX," December 2015/January 2016
Maciek Kobielski, Photographer

Best Travel and Adventure

BEST COVER WINNER
The New York Times Magazine
"The Voyages Issue," September 27
Matt Willey, Designer
Alec Soth, Photographer

READERS' CHOICE WINNER
Oklahoma Today
"The Indians & Cowboys Issue," July/August
Steven Walker, Designer
Shane Bevel, Photographer

FINALIST
AFAR
"Will Travel for Food," May
Elizabeth Spiridakis Olson, Designer
Andrew Rowat, Photographer

FINALIST
AFAR
"The Future of Travel," June/July
Elizabeth Spiridakis Olson, Designer
David Black, Photographer

FINALIST
Condé Nast Traveler
"New York City," November
Pari Dukovic, Photographer

Best Style and Design

BEST COVER WINNER
Nautilus
"Playing War: Games, Not Missiles," September/October
Len Small, Designer
Brian Stauffer, Illustrator

READERS' CHOICE WINNER
Wired
"Cities by Design MMXVI," October
Billy Sorrentino, Designer
Patrick Clair, Illustrator

FINALIST
Audubon
"Parakeet," July-August
Kevin Fisher, Designer
Tom Fowlks, Photographer

FINALIST
Real Simple
"More Energy Now," February
Abbey Kuster-Prokell, Designer
Stephen Lewis, Photographer

FINALIST
Surface
"Tadao Ando," February
Ogata, Photographer

Most Delicious

BEST COVER WINNER
New York
"Cook Me. A Home Chef's Resource Book" November 9–15
Bobby Doherty, Photographer

READERS' CHOICE WINNER
Los Angeles
"L.A.'s Best New Restaurants" January
Steven Banks, Designer
Bobby Haiqalsyah, Illustrator
Squire Fox, Photographer

FINALIST
Bon Appétit
"The Toast With the Most," January
Alexander Grossman, Designer
Peden + Munk, Photographer

FINALIST
Garden & Gun
"The Southern Food Issue," August/September
Marshall McKinney, Designer
Johnny Autry, Photographer

FINALIST
Saveur
"The Saveur 100," January/February
Adam Bookbinder, Designer
Marcus Nilsson, Photographer

Brainiest

BEST COVER AND READERS' CHOICE WINNER
New York
"Times Square: The City's Id, Now and Always" October 5–18
Bobby Doherty, Photographer

FINALIST
Bloomberg Businessweek
"If You Can't Read That, You'd Better Read This," June 15–28
Robert Vargas, Designer

FINALIST
The Chronicle Review
"The Isolated Black Professor," January 30
Scott Seymour, Senior Art Director
Kevin Val Aelst, Illustrator
Rose Engelland, Photo Editor

FINALIST
The New Yorker
"90th Anniversary [Eustace Tilley]," February 23
Françoise Mouly, Designer
Kadir Nelson, Illustrator

FINALIST
WIRED
"Sex in the Digital Age," March
Billy Sorrentino, Designer