Big nods for New
York and New Yorker
Lead in National Magazine Award nominations
By Louisa Ada Seltzer
Mar 11, 2010
It has been a rather rotten 12 months for magazines, and for New York and the New Yorker in particular, with selloff rumors and personnel cuts dogging them.
But even in a rough year, the two titles still managed, as usual, to lead all nominees when finalists for the 45th annual National Magazine Awards were announced yesterday.
They tied for the most nods with 10 apiece, one fewer than the New Yorker received last year but four more than New York garnered.
It comes amidst a year of turmoil for the owners of both magazines.
New York’s owner, Bruce Wasserstein, died unexpectedly last fall, prompting rumors that the family trust would unload the title six years after a Wasserstein-led group paid $55 million for it.
Days after Wasserstein’s passing, the trust announced that the magazine would in fact stay in the family.
The New Yorker, meanwhile, endured a three-month review by McKinsey & Co., along with the rest of Condé Nast’s titles, that led to yet more job cuts throughout the company and the shutdown of four sister publications, including Gourmet, a two-time Ellie nominee last year.
New York and New Yorker led 20 magazines with multiple nominations; 53 total titles were recognized.
National Geographic received the third-most nominations with eight.
Condé Nast titles generally did quite well. Wired and GQ both received five nominations, including general excellence for titles with 500,000 to 1 million circulation, while Vanity Fair got five.
This year for the first time the digital awards will be presented at a separate ceremony. Those nominees were announced last week.
The National Magazine Awards will take place at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on April 22.
Here are the nominees:
GENERAL EXCELLENCE, PRINT
Recognizes overall editorial achievement at six circulation levels.
Under 100,000 Circulation
Aperture; Architect: Military History; The Paris Review; San Francisco
100,000 to 250,000 Circulation
Foreign Policy; Garden & Gun; Martha Stewart Weddings; Mother Jones; Paste
250,000 to 500,000 Circulation
The Atlantic; Audubon; New York; Texas Monthly; W
500,000 to 1 Million Circulation
The Economist; Esquire; Food Network Magazine; GQ; Wired
1 million to 2 Million Circulation
Field & Stream; Men’s Health; The New Yorker; Teen Vogue; More
Over 2 Million Circulation
ESPN The Magazine; National Geographic; Real Simple; Sports Illustrated; Time
DESIGN, PRINT
Honors the effectiveness of design, typography and artwork in support of the editorial mission of the magazine
Esquire; GQ; Martha Stewart Living; New York; Wired
PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINT
Honors the effectiveness of photography, photojournalism and photo-illustration in support of the editorial mission of the magazine
GQ; National Geographic; The New York Times Magazine; Vanity Fair; Vogue
PHOTOJOURNALISM
Recognizes the informative photographic documentation of an event or subject
Foreign Policy; National Geographic (2); New York; Virginia Quarterly Review
PHOTO PORTFOLIO
Honors creative photography and photo illustration, including portraiture
National Geographic; New York; The New Yorker; Out; W
SINGLE-TOPIC ISSUE
Recognizes magazines that have devoted an issue to the in-depth examination of one topic
ESPN The Magazine; New York; The New Yorker; W; Wired
MAGAZINE SECTION
Recognizes the excellence of a regular, cohesive front- or back-of-back section
Esquire; GQ (2); New York; Wired
PERSONAL SERVICE
Honors the outstanding use of print journalism to serve the readers’ needs and aspirations
5280; Men’s Health; New York; Parents; Wired
LEISURE INTERESTS
Recognizes excellence in service journalism focusing on recreational activities and special interests
Esquire; Field & Stream; New York; Texas Monthly (2)
PUBLIC INTEREST
Recognizes magazine journalism that illuminates issues of public importance
The Boston Review; National Geographic; The New Yorker; San Francisco; Technology Review
REPORTING
Honors the enterprise, skill and analysis that a magazine exhibits in covering an event or problem of contemporary interest and significance
The Boston Globe Magazine; The New York Times Magazine; The New Yorker (2); Vanity Fair
FEATURING WRITING
Honors the stylishness and originality with which the writer treats her or his subject
Esquire; The New York Times Magazine; Texas Monthly; Vanity Fair; Wired
PROFILE WRITING
Honors the vividness and perceptiveness with which the writer brings his or her subject to life
Esquire; New York; The New Yorker; Vanity Fair (2)
ESSAYS
Recognizes the writer’s eloquence, perspective, fresh thinking and unique voice
National Geographic; The New York Times Magazine (2); Orion; Sports Illustrated
COLUMNS AND COMMENTARY
Recognizes excellence in short-form social, economic and political commentary, including humor
The Atlantic; The Economist; Newsweek; Popular Science; Travel + Leisure
REVIEWS AND CRITICISM
Honors the knowledge, persuasiveness and original voice that the critic brings to her or his reviews
GQ; Harper’s Magazine; Los Angeles; The New Yorker; Paste
FICTION
Recognizes excellence in fiction published in magazines
The Antioch Review; McSweeney’s Quarterly; The New Yorker (2); Virginia Quarterly Review
MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
Honors publications that successfully use both print and digital media in fulfilling the editorial mission of the magazine
The Atlantic; Fast Company; Glamour; Men’s Health; New York
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