Winners and Finalists 2018

Cover of the Year

WINNER
The New Yorker
"Blowhard," August 28, 2017
David Plunkert, Illustrator

Best News and Politics

WINNER
The New Yorker
“The March,” February 6, 2017
Abigail Gray Swartz, Illustrator

READERS' CHOICE
National Geographic
“Gender Revolution,” January 2017
Emmet Smith, Designer
Robin Hammond, Photographer

FINALIST
Mother Jones
“Trump vs. the Law,” May/June 2017
Ivylise Simones, Designer
Morten Morland, Illustrator

FINALIST
Texas Monthly
"Unsinkable: How We Defied Hurricane Harvey," October 2017
Emily Kimbro, Designer
Dirk Fowler, Illustrator 

FINALIST
TIME
“Nothing to See Here,” February 27-March 6, 2017
D.W. Pine, Creative Director
Tim O'Brien, Illustrator

FINALIST
TIME
“Person of the Year [The Silence Breakers],” December 18, 2017
D.W. Pine, Creative Director
Billy & Hels, Photographer

Best Entertainment and Celebrity

WINNER
New York
“David Letterman Returns,” March 6-19, 2017
Thomas Alberty, Desginer
Jody Quon, Photography Director
Christopher Anderson, Photographer 

READERS' CHOICE
Entertainment Weekly
“Let’s Hear It for the Red, White and Ru," June 23, 2017
Keir Novesky, Designer
Tony Kelly, Photographer

FINALIST
Esquire
"Make America Happy Again," February 2017
Anton Ioukhnovets, Design Director
Mario Sorrenti, Photographer

FINALIST
Esquire
"Star Wars' Adam Driver: A Force to Be Reckoned With," December 2017/January 2018
Raul Aguila, Design Director
Norman Jean Roy, Photographer

FINALIST
TransWorld SKATEboarding
Dylan Rieder, January 2017
Keegan Callahan, Designer
Paul Kobriger, Illustrator
Ryan Allan, Photographer

FINALIST
Vanity Fair
Serena Williams, August 2017

Best Business and Technology

WINNER
The New Yorker
“Coding 101,” November 20, 2017
Malika Favre, Illustrator

READERS' CHOICE
Popular Science
“The State of Water in Our World,” March/April 2017
Mike Schnaidt, Designer
The Voorhes, Photographer

FINALIST
Bloomberg Businessweek
“It’s Not Easy Being Mark Zuckerberg Right Now,” September 25, 2017

FINALIST
The California Sunday Magazine
“The Political Awakening of Silicon Valley,” October 1, 2017, gatefold cover
Leo Jung, Designer
Dru Donovan, Photographer

FINALIST
Landscape Architecture Magazine
“The Big Blow,” April 2017
Chris McGee, Designer
IABR/H+N+S Landscape Architects, Illustrator

Best Service and Lifestyle

WINNER
The California Sunday Magazine
“A Teenage Life,” December 3, 2017
Leo Jung, Designer
Alessandra Sanguinetti, Photographer

READERS' CHOICE
Concealed Carry Magazine
“Comfort & Style,” May/June 2017
Ken Wangler and Dusty Reid, Designers and Photographers

FINALIST
Garden & Gun
"Celebrating 10 Years," April/May 2017
Marshall McKinney, Designer
Andrew Kornylak, Photographer

FINALIST
The New Yorker
“Bright Star,” July 3, 2017
Kadir Nelson, Illustrator

FINALIST
Surface
“Rossana Orlandi,” April 2017
Delfino Sisto Legnani, Photographer

FINALIST
Texas Monthly
“The 50 Best BBQ Joints,” June 2017
T.J. Tucker, Designer
Marc Burckhardt, Illustrator

Best Sports and Fitness

WINNER
GQ
"The World's 50 Greatest Living Athletes," November 2017
Fred Woodward, Designer
Pari Dukovic, Photographer

READERS' CHOICE
ESPN The Magazine
Kirstie Ennis, July 17, 2017
Chin Wang, Creative Director
Peter Yang, Photographer

FINALIST
ESPN The Magazine
Corey Seager, April 10, 2017
Chin Wang, Creative Director
Marcus Eriksson, Photographer 

FINALIST
ESPN The Magazine
Joe Thornton and Brent Burns, July 17, 2017
Chin Wang, Creative Director
Ramona Rosales, Photographer 

FINALIST
Sports Illustrated
“Miracle,” February 13, 2017
Stephen Skalocky, Designer
Ezra Shaw, Photographer

FINALIST
TransWorld Motocross
"To Hell & Back," November 2017
Shane Kinman, Designer
Mike Emery, Photographer

Best Fashion and Beauty

WINNER
Marie Claire
Emma Stone, September 2017
Wanyi Jiang, Designer
Greg Kadel, Photographer

READERS' CHOICE
Allure
“The Beauty of Diversity,” April 2017
Patrick Demarchelier, Photographer

FINALIST
GQ Style
Brad Pitt split covers, Summer 2017
John Muñoz, Designer
Ryan McGinley, Photographer 

FINALIST
Harper's BAZAAR
Kendall Jenner, May 2017
Camilla Akrans, Photographer

FINALIST
WSJ. Magazine
“Fall Fashion,” September 2017
Pierre Tardif, Designer
Mario Sorrenti, Photographer

Best Travel and Adventure

WINNER
Bike
“Open Season,” July 2017
Chato Aganza, Designer
Mattias Fredriksson, Photographer 

READERS' CHOICE
VICE
Post-Election Road-Trip Issue, June 2017
Alen Zukanovic, Designer
Naomi Harris, Photographer 

FINALIST
AFAR
“The Dream Trips Issue,” July/August 2017
Elizabeth Spiridakis Olson, Designer
Frédéric Lagrange, Photographer

FINALIST
Condé Nast Traveler
“30th Anniversary Issue,” September 2017
Andrea Gentl and Martin Hyers, Photographers

FINALIST
SURFER
“The Great Wave,” October 2017
Donny Stevens, Designer
John Severson, Illustrator

Most Delicious

WINNER
Sauce
“Poke All Day,” April 2017
Meera Nagarajan, Designer
Carmen Troesser, Photographer

READERS' CHOICE
Feast
“Pizza & Beer,” October 2017
Alexandrea Povis, Designer
Aaron Ottis, Photographer

FINALIST
Bon Appétit
“The Simple Issue,” August 2017
Kristin Eddington, Design Director
Ted Cavanaugh, Photographer

FINALIST
EatingWell
“Gather & Feast,” November/December 2017
James Van Fleteren, Designer
Melina Hammer, Photographer

FINALIST
The Local Palate
“The New ’Cue,” June/July 2017
Jennifer Hitchcock, Designer
Jonathan Boncek, Photographer

FINALIST
Rachael Ray Every Day
“You Got This!,” November 2017
Phoebe Flynn Rich, Designer
Christopher Testani, Photographer

Brainiest

WINNER
The New Yorker
“Eustace Vladimirovich Tilley,” March 6, 2017
Barry Blitt, Illustrator

READERS' CHOICE
Whitefish Review
“Rising Voices,” Winter/Spring 2017
Ian Griffiths, Designer
Robert Bissell, Illustrator

FINALIST
The Chronicle Review
“You’re Wrong,” May 12, 2017
Sue LaLumia, Designer and Illustrator

FINALIST
Harper's Magazine
“Who Owns Black Pain?,” July 2017
Chin Wang, Creative Director
Hank Willis Thomas in collaboration with Sanford Biggers, Photographers

FINALIST
TIME
“Dear Washington, We Need to Rebuild. Can You Get Your Act Together?,” April 10, 2017
D.W. Pine, Creative Director
Peter Greenwood, Illustrator

FINALIST
WIRED
“What Lies Ahead,” February 2017

Most Controversial

WINNER
The New Yorker
"Blowhard," August 28, 2017
David Plunkert, Illustrator

READERS' CHOICE
GQ
“Citizen of the Year: Colin Kaepernick,” December 2017
Fred Woodward, Design Director
Martin Schoeller, Photographer

FINALIST
Newsweek
“Pop Go the Weasels,” November 17, 2017
Michael Goesele, Designer
Justin Metz, Illustrator

FINALIST
TIME
“White House, Red Square,” May 29, 2017
D.W. Pine, Creative Director
Brobel Design, Illustrator

FINALIST
TIME
“Hate in America” August 28, 2017
D.W. Pine, Creative Director
Edel Rodriguez, Illustrator