National Magazine Awards#Essays and Criticism

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The National Magazine Awards, also known as the Ellie Awards, honor print and digital publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy enterprise and imaginative design. Originally limited to print magazines, the awards now recognize magazine-quality journalism published in any medium. They are sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) in association with Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and are administered by ASME in New York City. The awards have been presented annually since 1966.{{Cite news

| last = Carmody

| first = Deirdre

| title = National Geographic and New Republic Win

| work = The New York Times

| date = April 17, 1992

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The Ellie Awards are judged by magazine journalists and journalism educators selected by the administrators of the awards. More than 300 judges participate every year. Each judge is assigned to a judging group that averages 15 judges, including a judging leader. Each judging group chooses five finalists (seven in Reporting and Feature Writing); the same judging group selects one of the finalists to be the winner of the Ellie Award in that category. Judging results are subject to the approval of the National Magazine Awards Board, which is composed of current and former officers of ASME, the dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and veteran judges.

Finalists in each of the Ellie Award categories receive certificates of recognition. The winner in each category receives a reproduction of Alexander Calder's stabile "Elephant", the symbol of the awards since 1970. Among the notable changes for 2017 are the expansion of the Design and Photography categories to include digital entries and the suspension of the Fiction award.

Current categories

=General Excellence=

Honors print and digital magazines in several categories based on content and audience.

Businessweek received the first ever award in 1973. No award was given from 1974 through 1980. When General Excellence returned as a category in 1981, it was given to four magazines per year until 1998, when five magazines received General Excellence awards. Six magazines received awards in 2002. From 2003 to 2010, the award went to seven different magazines and in 2011, to eight. Since 2012, the award has gone to six magazines.

Starting 2016, it is defined into four groups: "News, Sports and Entertainment", "Service and Lifestyle", "Special Interest", "Literature, Science and Politics".

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scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:700px;"|Title

align=center| 1973

| Businessweek

align=center| 1981

| Glamour, Businessweek, Audubon, ARTnews

align=center| 1982

| Science 81, Rocky Mountain, Newsweek, Camera Arts

align=center| 1983

| Science 82, Louisiana Life, LIFE, Harper's Magazine

align=center| 1984

| Outside, National Geographic, House & Garden, The American Lawyer

align=center| 1985

| Manhattan, Inc., American Heritage, American Health, TIME

align=center| 1986

| New England Monthly, Money, Discover, 3-2-1 Contact

align=center| 1987

| People, New England Monthly, ELLE, Common Cause

align=center| 1988

| The Sciences, Parents, Hippocrates, Fortune

align=center| 1989

| Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated, The Sciences, American Heritage

align=center| 1990

| Metropolitan Home, 7 Days, Texas Monthly, Sports Illustrated

align=center| 1991

| The New Republic, Interview, Glamour, Condé Nast Traveler

align=center| 1992

| Texas Monthly, The New Republic, National Geographic, Mirabella

align=center| 1993

| Newsweek, Lingua Franca, The Atlantic, American Photo

align=center| 1994

| Health, Businessweek, Wired, Print

align=center| 1995

| The New Yorker, Men's Journal, I.D., Entertainment Weekly

align=center| 1996

| The Sciences, Civilization, Outside, Businessweek

align=center| 1997

| I.D., Wired, Vanity Fair, Outside

align=center| 1998

| Rolling Stone, Preservation, Outside, DoubleTake

align=center| 1999

| Vanity Fair', I.D., Fast Company, Condé Nast Traveler

align=center| 2000

| Saveur, The New Yorker, Nest, National Geographic

align=center| 2001

| Teen People, The New Yorker, Mother Jones, The American Scholar

align=center| 2002

| Vibe, Print, Newsweek, National Geographic Adventure, Entertainment Weekly

align=center| 2003

| Texas Monthly, Parenting, Foreign Policy, ESPN The Magazine, The Atlantic, Architectural Record

align=center| 2004

| Popular Science, Newsweek, Gourmet, Aperture, Budget Living, Chicago

align=center| 2005

| Wired, The New Yorker, Print, Martha Stewart Weddings, Glamour, Dwell

align=center| 2006

| The Virginia Quarterly Review, TIME, New York, Harper's Magazine, Esquire, ESPN The Magazine

align=center| 2007

| Wired, Rolling Stone, New York, National Geographic, Foreign Policy, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

align=center| 2008

|Print, The New Yorker, National Geographic, Mother Jones, GQ, Backpacker

align=center| 2009

| Foreign Policy, Field & Stream, Wired, Texas Monthly, Reader's Digest

align=center| 2010

| San Francisco, New York, National Geographic, Mother Jones, GQ, Men's Health

align=center| 2011

| Women's Health, Scientific American, Garden & Gun, Poetry, New York, LA mag

align=center| 2012

| Inc., House Beautiful, IEEE Spectrum, O, The Oprah Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek

align=center| 2013

| The Paris Review, Martha Stewart Weddings, National Geographic, Vogue, Outside

align=center| 2014

| New York, Poetry, Inc., Field & Stream, Bon Appétit, Sunset

align=center| 2015

| Garden & Gun, Glamour, The Hollywood Reporter, Nautilus Quarterly, The New Yorker, Men's Health

align=center| 2016

|New York, Lucky Peach, The Hollywood Reporter, Oxford American

align=center| 2017

|ESPN The Magazine, Bon Appétit, Modern Farmer, The Marshall Project

align=center| 2018

|The New Yorker, The New York Times Style Magazine, San Francisco, Aperture

align=center| 2019

|National Geographic, The New York Times Style Magazine, Kazoo, Virginia Quarterly Review

align=center| 2020

|The New York Times Magazine, Bon Appétit, The Hollywood Reporter, Quanta

align=center| 2021

|The New Yorker, The New York Times Style Magazine, Audubon, Stranger’s Guide

=Design=

Previously known as Visual Excellence (1970–1979). Honors overall excellence in print magazine design. Merged with Photography in 2019.

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scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Title

align=center| 1970

|Look

align=center| 1971

|Vogue

align=center| 1972

|Esquire

align=center| 1973

|Horizon

align=center| 1974

|Newsweek

align=center| 1975

|Country Journal and National Lampoon

align=center| 1976

|Horticulture

align=center| 1977

|Rolling Stone

align=center| 1978

|Architectural Digest

align=center| 1979

|Audubon

align=center| 1980

|GEO

align=center| 1981

|Attenzione

align=center| 1982

|Nautical Quarterly

align=center| 1983

|New York

align=center| 1984

|House & Garden

align=center| 1985

|Forbes

align=center| 1986

|TIME

align=center| 1987

|ELLE

align=center| 1988

|LIFE

align=center| 1989

|Rolling Stone

align=center| 1990

|Esquire

align=center| 1991

|Condé Nast Traveler

align=center| 1992

|Vanity Fair

align=center| 1993

|Harper's Bazaar

align=center| 1994

|Allure

align=center| 1995

|Martha Stewart Living

align=center| 1996

|Wired

align=center| 1997

|I.D. Magazine

align=center| 1998

|Entertainment Weekly

align=center| 1999

|ESPN The Magazine

align=center| 2000

|Fast Company

align=center| 2001

|Nest

align=center| 2002

|Details

align=center| 2003

|Details

align=center| 2004

|Esquire

align=center| 2005

|Kids: Fun Stuff to Do Together

align=center| 2006

|New York

align=center| 2007

|New York

align=center| 2008

|Wired

align=center| 2009

|Wired

align=center| 2010

|Wired

align=center| 2011

|GQ

align=center| 2012

|GQ

align=center| 2013

|TIME

align=center| 2014

|New York

align=center| 2015

|New York

align=center| 2016

|Wired

align=center| 2017

|The California Sunday Magazine

align=center| 2018

|GQ

=Photography=

Honors overall excellence in print magazine photography. Merged with Design in 2019.

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scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Magazine

align=center| 1985

| LIFE

align=center| 1986

| Vogue

align=center| 1987

| National Geographic

align=center| 1988

|Rolling Stone

align=center| 1989

| National Geographic

align=center| 1990

| Texas Monthly

align=center| 1991

| National Geographic

align=center| 1992

| National Geographic

align=center| 1993

| Harper's Bazaar

align=center| 1994

| Martha Stewart Living

align=center| 1995

|Rolling Stone

align=center| 1996

| Saveur

align=center| 1997

| National Geographic

align=center| 1998

| W

align=center| 1999

| Martha Stewart Living

align=center| 2000

| Vanity Fair

align=center| 2001

| National Geographic

align=center| 2002

| Vanity Fair

align=center| 2003

|Condé Nast Traveler

align=center| 2004

| City

align=center| 2005

| Gourmet

align=center| 2006

| W

align=center| 2007

| National Geographic

align=center| 2008

| Gourmet

align=center| 2009

| GQ

align=center| 2010

| Vanity Fair

align=center| 2011

| W

align=center| 2012

| Vogue

align=center| 2013

|National Geographic

align=center| 2014

| Bon Appétit

align=center| 2015

| National Geographic

align=center| 2016

|The California Sunday Magazine

align=center| 2017

|The California Sunday Magazine

align="center" | 2018

|W

= Design and Photography =

Merged from two former categories. Divided awards into "News and Opinion" – Honors the visual excellence of print and digital magazines covering politics, business, technology and entertainment. – and "Service and Lifestyle" – Honors the visual excellence of print and digital magazines covering fashion, food, travel and design.

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scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Magazine(s)

align="center" | 2019

|Wired, GQ Style

=Feature Photography=

Previously known as Photo Portfolio/Photo Essay (2004–2006) and Photo Portfolio (2007–2010). Honors the use of original photography in a feature story, photo-essay or photo portfolio.

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scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|Magazine

!Article(s)

!Author(s)

!Editor

align=center| 2004

| W

|"The Kate Moss Portfolio", September

|

|Patrick McCarthy, chairman and Editorial Director

Dennis Freedman, Vice Chairman and Creative Director

align=center| 2005

| TIME

|"[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995247,00.html The Tragedy of Sudan]", October 4

|By James Nachtwey

|James Kelly, Managing Editor

Arthur Hochstein, Art Director

align=center| 2006

| Rolling Stone

|"The Edge of the World", November 17

|By Sebastiao Salgado

|Jann S. Wenner, Editor and Publisher

Will Dana, Managing Editor

align=center| 2007

| City

|"White Heat", April

|By Horacio Salinas

|John McDonald, editorial director and Publisher;

Fabrice G. Frere, Creative Director and COO

align=center| 2008

| Vanity Fair

|"[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/03/filmnoir_portfolio200703 Killers Kill, Dead Men Die: A 2007 Hollywood Portfolio]", March

|By Annie Leibovitz and Michael Roberts

|Graydon Carter, Editor

David Harris, Design Director

align=center| 2009

| The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/09/29/service-portfolio-platon Service]", September 29

|By Platon

|David Remnick, Editor

Elisabeth Biondi, Visuals Editor

align=center| 2010

| The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/12/07/portraits-of-power-platon Portraits of Power]", December 7

|Photographs by Platon

|David Remnick, Editor

align=center| 2011

| ESPN The Magazine

|"[http://www.espn.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/7030505/bodies-want-2010 Bodies We Want]", October 18

|Reporting by Morty Ain

|Gary Belsky, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2012

| The New York Times Magazine

|"[https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/12/11/magazine/hollywood-issue-portfolio.html Vamps, Crooks & Killers]", December 11

|Photographs by Alex Prager,

Introduction by A.O. Scott

|Hugo Lindgren, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2013

| W

|"[https://www.wmagazine.com/story/good-kate-bad-kate/ Good Kate, Bad Kate]", March

|Feature by Will Self,

Photographs by Steven Klein

|Stefano Tonchi, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2014

| W

|"[https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/tilda-swinton-tim-walker-las-pozas-cover-story-ss/ Stranger Than Paradise]", May

|Photographs by Tim Walker

|Stefano Tonchi, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2015

| TIME

|"[https://time.com/3386715/malaysia-airlines-ukraine-crash-unreal-scenes-from-photographer-jerome-sessini/ Crime Without Punishment]", July 24

|Photographs by Jerome Sessini

|Nancy Gibbs, Editor

align=center| 2016

|Politico

|"[https://www.politico.com/magazine/gallery/2015/10/political-theater-photo-essay-000536?slide=0 Front Row at the Political Theater]", November/ December

|Photographs by Mark Peterson

|Susan B. Glasser, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2017

|Pacific Standard

|"Adrift",{{cite web|url=https://psmag.com/news/adrift-at-sea-with-a-search-and-rescue-mission-in-the-mediterranean|title=Adrift: At Sea With a Search-and-Rescue Mission in the Mediterranean|date=June 14, 2017 }} July/ August

|Photographs by Francesco Zizola

|Nicholas Jackson, Editor in Chief

2018

|The New Yorker

|"Faces of an Epidemic",{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/faces-of-an-epidemic|title=Faces of an Epidemic|last1=Montgomery|first1=Philip|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2019|last2=Talbot|first2=Margaret|magazine=The New Yorker|issn=0028-792X}} October 30

|Photographs by Philip Montgomery

|David Remnick, Editor

2019

|W

|"[https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/cate-blanchett-female-photographers-artists-cover-story/ Cate]",

|Photographs by Cass Bird, Rineke Dijkstra, Dominique Issermann, Shirin Neshat,

Jackie Nickerson, Sharna Osborne, Alex Prager, Viviane Sassen and Sam Taylor-Johnson

|Stefano Tonchi, Editor in Chief

=Single-Topic Issue=

Honors publications that have devoted a single print issue or a major digital package to the comprehensive examination of one subject No award was given in 2000 or 2001.

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scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|Magazine

!Article(s)

!Editor(s)

align=center| 1979

| Progressive Architecture

|"[https://usmodernist.org/PA/PA-1978-06.pdf Taste in America]"

|John Morris Dixon, Chief Editor

align=center| 1980

| Scientific American

|"[https://www.scientificamerican.com/magazine/sa/1979/09-01/ The Brain]"

|Dennis Flanagan, Editor

align=center| 1981

| Businessweek

|"The Reindustrialization of America", by William Wolman and team

"Investment Outlook 1981," by Gordon Williams and team

|Lewis H. Young, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1982

| Newsweek

|"What Vietnam Did to Us," by Peter Goldman, December 14

|Lester Bernstein, Editor

align=center| 1983

| IEEE Spectrum

|"[https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=6501927&punumber=6 Technology in War and Peace]," October

|Donald Christiansen, Editor and Publisher

align=center| 1984

| Esquire

|"[https://classic.esquire.com/issue/19831201 Fifty Who Made the Difference]," December

|Phillip Moffitt, Editor in Chief and President

align=center| 1985

| American Heritage

|"[https://www.americanheritage.com/content/octobernovember-1984 A Medical Picture of the United States]," October/November

|Byron Dobell, Editor

align=center| 1986

| IEEE Spectrum

|

|Donald Christiansen, Editor and Publisher

align=center| 1987

| Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

|"[https://books.google.com/books?id=ngYAAAAAMBAJ Chernobyl—The Emerging Story]," August/September

|Len Ackland, Editor

align=center| 1988

| LIFE

|"The Constitution," Fall

|Patricia Ryan, Managing Editor

align=center| 1989

| Hippocrates

|"Choices of the Heart," May/June

|Eric W. Schrier

align=center| 1990

| National Geographic

|"France Celebrates Its Bicentennial," July

|Wilbur E. Garret, Editor

align=center| 1991

| The American Lawyer

|"Can America Enforce Its Drug Laws?" March

|Steven Brill, President and Editor in Chief

align=center| 1992

| Businessweek

|"The Quality Imperative," October 25

|Stephen B. Shepard, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1993

| Newsweek

|"How He Won: The Untold Story of Bill Clinton's Triumph," November/December

|Richard M. Smith, Editor in Chief and President

Maynard Parker, Editor

align=center| 1994

| Health

|"For Our Parents," October

|Eric W. Schrier, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1995

| Discover

|"[https://www.discovermagazine.com/magazine/1994/november The Science of Race]," November

|Paul Hoffman, President and Editor in Chief

align=center| 1996

| Bon Appétit

|For its special collector's edition devoted to the food,

culture and people of the Mediterranean, May

|William J. Garry, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1997

| Scientific American

|"[https://www.scientificamerican.com/magazine/sa/1996/09-01/ What You Need to Know About Cancer]," September

|John Rennie, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1998

| The Sciences

|"[https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23261951/1997/37/5 The Promise and Peril of Cloning]," September/October

|Peter G. Brown, Editor

align=center| 1999

| The Oxford American

|"[https://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/itemlist/category/48-issue-21-22-second-music-issue Second Annual Double Issue on Southern Music]," March–May

|Marc Smirnoff, Editor

align=center| 2002

| TIME

|"[https://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601010914,00.html September 11 Special Issue]," September 13

|James Kelly, Managing Editor

align=center| 2003

| Scientific American

|"[https://www.scientificamerican.com/magazine/sa/2002/09-01/ A Matter of Time]," September

|John Rennie, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2004

| The Oxford American

|"[https://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/itemlist/category/68-issue-45-april-2003-sixth-music-issue Sixth Annual Music Issue]," Summer

|Marc Smirnoff, Editor

align=center| 2005

| Newsweek

|"How He Did It," November 15

|Mark Whitaker, Editor

align=center| 2006

| TIME

|"[https://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601050912,00.html An American Tragedy]," September 12

|James Kelly, Managing Editor

align=center| 2007

| Departures

|"The Latin Issue: America 2006," October

|Richard David Story, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2008

| The Virginia Quarterly Review

|"[https://www.vqronline.org/issues/83/4/fall-2007 South American in the 21st Century]," Fall

|Ted Genoways, Editor

Daniel Alarcón, Editor

align=center| 2009

| Saveur

|"[https://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/A-World-of-Breakfast/ A World of Breakfast]," October

|James Oseland, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2010

|Wired

|"The Mystery Issue," May

|Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2011

| National Geographic

|"[https://web.archive.org/web/20180810051945/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2010/04/ Water: Our Thirsty World]," April

|Chris Johns, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2012

| New York

|"[https://nymag.com/news/articles/wtc/ The Encyclopedia of 9/11]," September 5–12

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2013

| Saveur

|"[https://www.saveur.com/article/hub/Mexico-Issue-149/ The Mexico Issue]," August/September

|James Oseland, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2014

| Bloomberg Businessweek

|"Five Years From the Brink," September 16–22

|Josh Tyrangiel, Editor

align=center| 2015

| San Francisco

|"[https://sanfran.com/the-oakland-issue The Oakland Issue]," June

|Jon Steinberg, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2016

|Bloomberg Businessweek

|"[https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-paul-ford-what-is-code/ Code: An Essay]," June 15–28

|Ellen Joan Pollock, Editor

align=center| 2017

|New York

|"[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/10/8-years-in-obamas-america.html Eight Years in America]," October 3–16

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2018

|National Geographic

|"[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/issue/january-2017 Gender Revolution]," January

|Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2019

|Popular Science

|"[https://www.popsci.com/tags/fall-2018/ The Tiny Issue]," Fall

|Joe Brown, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2020

|The Washington Post Magazine

|"Prison" (October 28)

|Richard Just, Editor

=Personal Service=

Previously known as Service to the Individual (1974—1985). Honors magazine journalism that serves readers’ needs and aspirations. No award was given in 1981.

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scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|Magazine

!Article(s) and Author(s)

!Editor(s)

align=center| 1974

| Sports Illustrated

|"Women in Sport," parts [https://vault.si.com/vault/43184#&gid=ci0258c074f00a26ef&pid=43184---094---image one]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, [https://vault.si.com/vault/43315#&gid=ci0258bf927002278a&pid=43315---048---image two]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, and [https://vault.si.com/vault/43202#&gid=ci0258c139100926ef&pid=43202---064---image three]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|Roy Terrell, Managing Editor

align=center| 1975

| Esquire

|"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1974/4/1/the-drinking-mans-liver The Drinking Man's Liver]," by Richard Selzer

"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1974/8/1/kidney-stone Kidney Stone]"

"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1974/11/1/the-knife The Knife]"

|Don Erickson, Editorial Director

align=center| 1976

| Modern Medicine

|"Ethics, Genetics and the Future of Man," four-part series, February 1 and 15, March 1 and 15

|Paul D. Scultz

align=center| 1977

| Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/1976/06/the-anti-social-cell-2/ The Anti-Social Cell]"

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align=center| 1978

| Newsweek

|"The Graying of America," by Allan J. Mayer and with Tom Joyce, William J. Cook and Pamela Ellis Simons, February 28

|Edward Kosner, Editor

align=center| 1979

| American Journal of Nursing

|For a series providing continuing education, medical developments and concern to professional expert

|Thelma Schorr

align=center| 1980

| Saturday Review

|"Children and Cancer," by Susan Schiefelbein

|Carl Tucker

align=center| 1982

| Philadelphia

|"That Certain Smile," by Carol Saline, September

|Art Spikol, Editor

align=center| 1983

| Sunset

|"Fish Market Revolution," October

|William Marken

align=center| 1984

| New York

|"[https://books.google.com/books?id=jcIBAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 How Well Does Your Bank Treat You?]" by Jeff and Marie Blyskal, March 7

|Edward Kosner, Editor and president

align=center| 1985

| The Washingtonian

|"How to Save Your Life," by John Pekkanen, Gail Friedman, Marilyn Dickey and William O'Sullivan, March

|John A. Limpert, Editor

align=center| 1986

| Farm Journal

|"Your Call for Help Can be Heard," by Elizabeth Curry Williams, February

"There is Life after Farming," February

"Bootstrap Plans to Beat Tough Times," April

"Rescue from Suicide," by Bonnie Pollard, September

"What Distressed Farmers Need Most," by Dick Braun, November

|Lane Palmer, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1987

| Consumer Reports

|"Life Insurance: How to Protect Your Family," by Trudy Lieberman, June, July, August

|Irwin Landau, Editorial Director

align=center| 1988

| Money

|"After the Crash: The Safest Places to Put Your Money Now," by Diane Harris, Eric Schurenberg and Jerry Edgerton, December

|Landon Y. Jones, Managing Editor

align=center| 1989

| Good Housekeeping

|"Child Care '88," September

|John Mack Carter, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1990

| Consumer Reports

|"Beyond Medicare," by Trudy Lieberman, June

|Irwin Landau, Editorial Director

align=center| 1991

| New York

|"[https://books.google.com/books?id=v-ekowojYcUC&dq=Sparing%20the%20Child%20Michael%20W.%20Robbins%201990&pg=RA1-PA42 Sparing the Child]," by Michael W. Robbins, December 10

|Edward Kosner, Editor and President

align=center| 1992

| Creative Classroom

|"Teaching Children About AIDS," by Lisa Feder-Feitel, January/February

"How to Talk about Substance Abuse," September

"Teachers Against Child Abuse," January/February 1992

|Elaine Israel, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1993

| Good Housekeeping

|"The Better Way," January, February, June

|John Mack Carter, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1994

| Fortune

|"One Man's Tough Choices on Prostate Cancer," by Tom Alexander, September 20

|Marshall Loeb, Managing Editor

align=center| 1995

| SmartMoney

|"Driver's Education," by Liz Comte Reisman, May

"Home Truths," by Liz Comte Reisman, November

"Lessons in Life," by Laura M. Holson and Liz Comte Reisman, December

|Steven Swartz, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1996

| SmartMoney

|"Part 1: Investing for College," by Walecia Konrad, May

"Part 2: Mom, Can You Spare $100,000?," by Walecia Konrad, October

|Steven Swartz, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1997

| Glamour

|"Is Managed Care Good for Women's Health?" by Leslie Laurence, August

"Making Managed Care Work for You," by Tessa DeCarlo, September

|Ruth Whitney, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1998

| Men's Journal

|"Don't tell My Heart," by Jim Thornton, April

"The New Erector Set," by Jim Thornton, May

"The Ache a Guy Aches: My Hernia," by Jim Thornton, December/January

|Jann S. Wenner, Editor in Chief

John Rasmus, Editor

align=center| 1999

| Good Housekeeping

|"Katie's Crusade," by Joanna Powell, October

"The Stories of Three Families Left Behind," by Sondra Forsyth

"The Preventable Cancer," by Lisa Collier Cool

|Ellen Levine, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2000

| PC Company (renamed Smart Business for the New Economy)

|"Small-Business Secret Weapons, Part I," by Bonny L. Georgia, September

"Small-Business Secret Weapons, Part II," by Bonny L. Georgia, October

"Small-Business Secret Weapons, Part III," by Bonny L. Georgia, November

|Paul Somerson, Editor in Chief

Wendy Taylor, Editor

align=center| 2001

| National Geographic Adventure

|"The Rules of Adventure," by Laurence Gonzales, January/February

|John Rasmus, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2002

| National Geographic Adventure

|"Land of the Lost," by Laurence Gonzales, November/December

|John Rasmus, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2003

| Outside

|"[https://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/endurance-training/Fit-to-Last.html The Shape of Your Life, Part I]," by Paul Scott, May

"[https://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/strength-and-power-training/Muscle-That-Matters.html The Shape of Your Life, Part II]," by Paul Scott, June

"[https://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/flexibility/The-Big-Bend.html The Shape of Your Life, Part V]," by Paul Scott, September

|Hal Espen, Editor

align=center| 2004

| Men's Health

|"[https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19525435/a-tale-of-3-hearts/ A Tale of 3 Hearts]," by Peter Moore, July/August

"[https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19532945/100-ways-to-live-forever/ 100 Ways to Live Forever]," by Adam Campbell and Brian Good

"[https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19538047/death-by-exercise/ Death by Exercise]," by Lou Schuler

|David Zinczenko, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2005

| BabyTalk

|"You Can Breastfeed!" by Kristin O'Callaghan, August

|Susan Kane, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2006

| Self

|"Keep Your Breasts Healthy for Life," October

|Lucy S. Danziger, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2007

| Glamour

|"What No One Ever Tells You About Breast Implants," by Liz Welch

|Cynthia Leive, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2008

| Popular Mechanics

|"Know Your Footprint: Energy," by Alex Hutchinson, June

"Know Your Footprint: Water," by Alex Hutchinson, September

"Know Your Footprint: Waste," by Alex Hutchinson, December

|James B. Meigs, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2009

| Esquire

|"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/2008/5/1/retool-reboot-rebuild Retool, Reboot, Rebuild]," by Mehmet Oz, M.D. and Michael Roizen, M.D., May

"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/2008/5/1/seventy-five Seventy-Five]," by Susan Casey, May

|David Granger, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2010

| New York

|"For and Against Foreskin," by Chris Bonanos, Michael Idov and Hanna Rosin, October 26

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2011

| Men's Health

|"[https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19540939/coping-with-prostate-cancer/ I Want My Prostate Back]," by Laurence Roy Stains, March

|David Zinczenko, Editor in Chief

Peter Moore, Editor

align=center| 2012

| Glamour

|"[https://www.glamour.com/story/relationship-violence-the-secret-that-kills-4-women-a-day The Secret That Kills Four Women a Day]," by Liz Brody, Editor at Large, June

|Cynthia Leive, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2013

| Los Angeles

|"The New Face and Body of Plastic Surgery in L.A.," October

|Mary Melton, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2014

| Cosmopolitan

|"[https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/advice/a4673/cosmo-guide-to-contraception/ Your Cosmo Guide to Contraception]," September

|Joanna Coles, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2015

| O, The Oprah Magazine

|"[http://www.oprah.com/spirit/how-to-care-for-elderly-parents-elder-care Ready or Not: The Caregiver's Guide]," November

|Lucy Kaylin, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2016

|FamilyFun

|"[https://www.parents.com/fun/activities/how-to-raise-happy-kids-essential-strategies/ The Happy Family Playbook]," by Jennifer King Lindley, May

|Ann Hallock, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2017

|GOOD

|"What Can He Really Do? What Can We Do About It?,"{{cite web|url=https://www.good.is/guides/good-guide-to-donald-trump|title=The GOOD Guide to Donald Trump|date=December 19, 2016|access-date=July 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213163815/https://www.good.is/guides/good-guide-to-donald-trump|archive-date=February 13, 2017|url-status=dead}} Winter

|Nancy Miller, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2018

|Cosmopolitan

|"How to Run for Office,"{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/run-for-office/|title=How to Run for Office – Tips for Women in Politics|website=Cosmopolitan|access-date=April 25, 2019}} by Laura Brounstein, Meredith Bryan, Jessica Goodman, Emily C. Johnson,

Tess Koman, Rachel Mosely, Rebecca Nelson and Helen Zook, November

|Michele Promaulayko, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2019

|5280

|"The Art of Dying Well,"{{Cite web|url=https://www.5280.com/2018/09/the-art-of-dying-well/|title=The Art of Dying Well|last1=Cordell|first1=Kasey|last2=Koehler|first2=Lindsey B.|date=September 28, 2018|website=5280|access-date=April 25, 2019}} edited by Kasey Cordell and Lindsey B. Koehler, October

|Daniel Brogan, chief executive officer and Editor in Chief

Geoff Van Dyke, Editorial Director

=Leisure Interests=

Previously known as Special Interests (1986–2001). Honors the use of print to provide practical information about recreational activities and special interests.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|Magazine

!Article(s) and Author(s)

!Editor

align=center| 1986

| Popular Mechanics

|[https://books.google.com/books?id=HeQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA85 Popular Mechanics Woodworking Guide], November

|Joe Oldham, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1987

| Sports Afield

|"Getting Started: Flyfishing," January

"Getting Started: Rifle Shooting," July

"Getting Started: Outdoor Photography," August

|Tom Paugh, Editor

align=center| 1988

|Condé Nast Traveler

|"Stop Press," by Paul Grimes, September, October, November

|Harold Evans, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1989

| Condé Nast Traveler

|"The Ultimate Island Finder," August

"Bush Intelligence," November

"Bring the Kids," December

|Harold Evans, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1990

| Art & Antiques

|"What's Not Hot," February

|Jeffrey Schaire, Editor

align=center| 1991

| New York

|"[https://books.google.com/books?id=lfiJ4Tro_40C&pg=PA38 Super Sound]," by David Denby, February 19

"[https://books.google.com/books?id=aGBvsSDNQxoC&pg=PA44 The Ear: Twin Tweaks]," July 16

"[https://books.google.com/books?id=v-ekowojYcUC&pg=RA1-PA69 The Ear: Speakers of the House]," December 10

|Edward Kosner, Editor and President

align=center| 1992

| Sports Afield

|"Gear for Deer & How to Use It," August

|Tom Paugh, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1993

| Philadelphia

|"Simple Pleasures," by Janet Bukovinsky, May

|Eliot Kaplan, Editor

align=center| 1994

| Outside

|"At Play in the Swirly Zone," by David Quammen, April

"One Animal Year," by Donald Katz, May

|Lawrence J. Burke, Publisher and Editor in Chief

Mark Bryant, Editor

align=center| 1995

| GQ

|"Oy, It's Poi!" by Alan Richman, January

"Feeding the Infidel," July

"Play it Again, Lam," September

|Arthur Cooper, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1996

| Saveur

|"[https://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Dont-Call-It-Cajun/ Don't Call it 'Cajun],'" by Gene Bourg, January/February

|Dorothy Kalins, Editor in Chief

align=center| 1997

| Smithsonian

|"When It Comes to Moths, Nature Pulls Out All the Stops," by Richard Conniff, February

"[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/clyde-roper-cant-wait-to-be-attacked-by-a-giant-squid-1-41189819/ Clyde Roper Can't Wait to be Attacked by the Giant Squid]," May

"[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dragonflies-are-an-odd-combination-of-beautiful-things-1-42253135/ Dragonflies are an Odd Combination of Beautiful Things]," July

|Dan Moser, Editor

align=center| 1998

| Entertainment Weekly

|"Thanks for Nothing, The Seinfeld Chronicles," (parts [https://ew.com/article/1997/05/30/seinfeld-chronicles/ one], [https://ew.com/article/1997/05/30/behind-scenes-players-seinfeld/ two], [https://ew.com/article/1997/05/30/seinfeld-and-brand-name-products/ three], [https://ew.com/article/1997/05/30/real-characters-seinfeld/ four], and [https://ew.com/article/1997/05/30/tribute-seinfeld/ five]) by Kristen Baldwin and Mike Flaherty, A.J. Jacobs,

Mary Kaye Schilling and Ken Tucker, May 30

|James W. Seymore, Jr., Managing Editor

align=center| 1999

| PC Computing

|"Undocumented Internet Secrets," November

|Paul Somerson, Vice President and Editor in Chief

align=center| 2000

| I.D.

|"Leaving Las Vegas," September/October

|Chee Pearlman, Former Editor in Chief

align=center| 2001

| The New Yorker

|"The Sports Issue," August 21 & 28

|David Remnick, Editor

align=center| 2002

| Vogue

|"Caviar Conundrum," by Jeffrey Steingarten, March

"Salt Chic," July

"[https://archive.vogue.com/article/2001/9/food-high-steaks High Steaks]," September

|Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2003

| National Geographic Adventure

|"Wild in the Parks," by Jim Gorman and Tim Cahill, May

|John Rasmus, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2004

| Consumer Reports

|"Veterinary Care Without the Bite," by Jeff Blyskal, July

|Julia Kagan, Vice President and Editorial Director

align=center| 2005

| Sports Illustrated

|"[https://vault.si.com/vault/2004/08/02/710547-toc 2004 Olympic Preview]," August 2

|Terry McDonell, Managing Editor

align=center| 2006

| Golf Magazine

|"The New Way to Putt," October

|David M. Clarke, Editor

align=center| 2007

| O, The Oprah Magazine

|"Reading: A Love Story," July

|Oprah Winfrey, Founder and editorial director,

Amy Gross, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2008

| New York

|"[https://nymag.com/restaurants/features/33526/ Cartography: The Complete Road Map to New York City Street Food]," by Michael Idov and Rob Patronite, June 25

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2009

| Esquire

|"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/2008/9/1/the-esquire-almanac-of-steak The Esquire Almanac of Steak]," September

|David Granger, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2010

|New York

|"[https://nymag.com/restaurants/cheapeats/2009/57903/ The Great New York Neoclassical Neapolitan Pizza Revolution]," by Rob Patronite and Robin Raisefeld with Michael Idov, July 20–27

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2011

| Men's Journal

|"[https://www.mensjournal.com/features/five-meals-every-man-should-master-20120504/ Five Meals Every Man Should Master]," by Daniel Duane, Photographs by Marcus Nilsson, August

|Jann S. Wenner, Editor in Chief

Will Dana, Editorial Director

Brad Wieners, Editor

align=center| 2012

| Saveur

|"[https://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Italian-American/ Italian America]," by Dana Bowen, Frank Castronovo, Lou Di Palo, Frank Falcinelli,

Greg Ferro, John Mariani, Rina Oh, James Oseland, Marne Setton and Jane and Michael Stern, December

|James Oseland, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2013

| Wired

|"How to Be a Geek Dad," June

|Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2014

| O, The Oprah Magazine

|"Hair Extravaganza!," September

|Oprah Winfrey, Founder and editorial director

Lucy Kaylin, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2015

| Backpacker

|"[https://www.backpacker.com/survival/the-complete-guide-to-campfires The Complete Guide to Fire]," edited by Casey Lyons, October

|Dennis Lewon, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2016

|Eater

|"[https://www.eater.com/disney The Eater Guide to Surviving Disney World]," August 26 at eater.com

|Amanda Kludt, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2017

|Eater

|"The Eater Guide to Paris,"{{cite web|url=https://www.eater.com/2016/10/19/13237044/the-eater-guide-to-paris|title=The Eater Guide to Paris|date=October 19, 2016 }} by Eater Staff, October 19 at eater.com

|Amanda Kludt, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2018

|Texas Monthly

|"The Golden Age of BBQ,"{{Cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/s/the-golden-age-of-barbecue/|title=The Golden Age of Barbecue|website=www.texasmonthly.com|access-date=April 25, 2019}} by Daniel Vaughn, June

|Tim Taliaferro, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2019

|New York

|"How to Be an Artist,"{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/jerry-saltz-how-to-be-an-artist.html|title=How to Be an Artist|website=www.vulture.com|date=November 27, 2018 |access-date=April 25, 2019}} by Jerry Saltz, November 26 – December 9

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

=Website=

Honors magazine websites and online-only magazines. Divided into two categories in 2019: "News and Opinion"-Honors magazine websites covering politics, business, technology and entertainment- and "Service and Life Style" – Honors magazine websites covering fashion, food, travel and design.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|Magazine

!Editor

align=center| 2012

| New York

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

Ben Williams, editorial director, nymag.com

align=center| 2013

| The Atlantic

|James Bennet, Editor in Chief

Bob Cohn, Editor, Atlantic Digital

align=center| 2014

|New York

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

Ben Williams, Editorial Director

align=center| 2015

|Nautilus

|Michael Segal, Editor in Chief

2016

|New York

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

Ben Williams, Editor, Digital

2017

|National Geographic

|Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief

2018

|New York

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

2019

|The Marshall Project

|Bill Keller, Editor in Chief

2019

|Roads & Kingdoms

|Nathan Thornburgh, Editor in Chief

Cengiz Yar, Managing Editor

=Digital Innovation=

Honors the outstanding use of digital media by magazine websites and digital-only magazines

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Title

!Article(s) and Author(s)

!Editor

align=center| 2018

|SB Nation

|"[https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football 17776: An American Football Story]," by Jon Bois, July 5

|Elena Bergeron, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2019

|The New York Times Magazine

|[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/21/magazine/voyages-travel-sounds-from-the-world.html "The Voyages Issue,"] September 21 at nytimes.com and on the New York Times mobile app and September 23 in print

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

=Social media=

Honors the outstanding use of social accounts by magazine websites and digital-only magazines.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|Title

!Article(s) and Author(s)

!Editor

align=center| 2018

|SELF

|facebook.com/selfmagazine; instagram.com/selfmagazine; SELF on Snapchat; Team SELF Facebook Group

|Carolyn Kylstra, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2019

|Bon Appétit

|facebook.com/itsalivewithbrad; instagram.com/basically; instagram.com/bonappetitmag; instagram.com/healthy_ish; twitter.com/bonappetit

|Adam Rapoport, Editor in Chief

Rachel Karten, Senior Social Media Manager

=Podcasting=

Honors the outstanding use of audio content by magazine websites and digital-only magazines.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Title

!Article(s) and Author(s)

!Editor

align=center| 2010

|Tablet Magazine

|Remembrance Day by George Warner, [https://beta.prx.org/stories/37797 The Queens of Bollywood] by Eric Molinsky, Blessed Bluegrass by Jon Kalish

|Alana Newhouse, editor-in-chief, Julie Subrin, executive producer, audio, Sara Ivry, podcast host

align=center| 2011

|Poetry

|[https://www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/series/74637/poetrymagazine Poetry Magazine Podcast]

|Christian Wiman, Editor; Don Share, Senior Editor; Curtis Fox, Producer; Ed Herrmann, Sound Recordist

align=center| 2019

|Slate

|Three episodes of "Slow Burn":"[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/08/slow-burn-season-2-the-clinton-impeachment-saga-was-crazier-than-we-remember.html Deal or No Deal]," August 8, "[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/09/slow-burn-season-2-episode-5-transcript.html Tell-All]," September 18, and "[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/slow-burn-season-2-episode-8-transcript.html Move On]," October 17

|Julia Turner, Editor in Chief

=Video=

Honors the outstanding use of video by magazines published on digital platforms. Divided into two categories in 2019: "News and Opinion"-Honors coverage of politics, business, technology and entertainment- and "Service and Life Style" – Honors coverage of fashion, food, travel and design.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Title

!Article(s) and Author(s)

!Editor

align="center" | 2010

|Yale Environment 360

|[https://e360.yale.edu/features/leveling_appalachia_the_legacy_of_mountaintop_removal_mining Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining]

|Roger Cohn, Editor

Chad Stevens, Filmmaker

align="center" | 2011

|The Oxford American

|"SoLost" Series

|Warwick Sabin, Publisher

Dave Anderson, Videographer

align="center" | 2012

|The New York Times Magazine

|"[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/my-familys-experiment-in-extreme-schooling.html My Family's Experiment in Extreme Schooling]," by Julie Dressner, Shayla Harris and Clifford J. Levy

|Hugo Lindgren, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2013

|Mother Jones'

|"[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/watch-full-secret-video-private-romney-fundraiser/ Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser]," September 18

|Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery, Editors

David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief James West, Producer

align="center" | 2014

|Glamour

|"[https://www.glamour.com/video/watch/screw-you-cancer-confronting-cancer-brca1-brca2-gene-mutations Confronting Cancer: BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutations]," October 9

"[https://www.glamour.com/video/watch/screw-you-cancer-recovery-meds-and-love Recovery: Meds. And Love]," October 23

"[https://www.glamour.com/video/watch/screw-you-cancer-life-post-surgery-back-on-stage Life Post-Surgery: Back on Stage]," October 30, from "Screw You Cancer" series

|Cynthia Leive, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2015

|Vice News

|"[https://video.vice.com/en_au/video/the-islamic-state/559ea2a9884e6b677d5e2b25 The Islamic State]," by Medyan Dairieh, August 15 at vice.com

|Jason Mojica, Editor in Chief

Kevin Sutcliffe, Executive Producer

align="center" | 2016

|Vice News

|"[https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/selfie-soldiers-russia-checks-into-ukraine/55ba5014018008e821c71e52 Selfie Soldiers: Russia's Army Checks In to Ukraine]," June 16 at vicenews.com

|Jason Mojica, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2017

|New York with Narrative 4

|"[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/12/gun-exchange-shared-empathy-policy-laws-narrative-4.html Guns & Empathy]," December 26 at nymag.com

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2018

|TIME and Mic

|"Life After Addiction,"{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/life-after-opioid-addiction/|title=How A Viral Opioid Overdose Changed One Couple's Life of Addiction|website=Time|access-date=April 25, 2019}} video by Aja Harris and Paul Moakley, November 8 at time.com

|Edward Felsenthal, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2019

|Topic

|"Black 14,"{{Cite web|url=https://www.topic.com/black-14|title=The Story of 14 Black Football Players Who Stood Up To Racial Injustice…in 1969|website=Topic|access-date=April 25, 2019}} directed by Darius Clark Monroe, March 6

|Anna Holmes, Editorial Director

align=center| 2019

|Topic

|"Noodle School,"{{Cite web|url=https://www.topic.com/noodle-school|title=Noodle School|website=Topic|access-date=April 25, 2019}} directed by Jia Li, September 10

|Anna Holmes, Editorial Director

=Public Interest=

Known as Public Service (1970–1985). Honors magazine journalism that illuminates issues of national importance. No award was given in 1973.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Title

! scope="col" style="width:400px;" |Article(s)

! scope="col" style="width:220px;" |Author(s)

!Editor

align="center" |1970

| scope="row" | LIFE

|"[https://books.google.com/books?id=h08EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32 Fortas: A Question of Ethics]"

|William Lambert

|Ralph Graves, Managing Editor

align="center" |1971

| scope="row" |The Nation

| "The Wired Nation"
"The Cops Hit the Jackpot"

|Ralph Lee Smith
Joseph C. Goulden

|

align="center" |1972

| scope="row" |Philadelphia

| "The River Pirates "

|

|

align="center" |1974

| scope="row" |Scientific American

| "[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/life-and-death-and-medicine/ Life and Death in Medicine]"

| Kerr L. White

|Dennis Flanagan, Editor

align="center" |1975

| scope="row" |Consumer Reports

| "Is the Water Safe to Drink? (three-part series)"

| Irwin Landau

|Irwin Landau, Editorial Director

align="center" |1976

| scope="row" |Businessweek

| "The Corporate Woman: Up the Ladder, Finally "

| Irene Pave

|Lewis H. Young, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1977

| scope="row" |Philadelphia

| "The Forgotten Children"

| Loretta Schwartz

|Alan Halpern, Editor

align="center" |1978

| scope="row" |Mother Jones'

| "[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1977/09/pinto-madness/ Pinto Madness]"

| Mark Dowie

|Jeffrey Klein, Editor

align="center" |1979

| scope="row" |New West

| "Hell on Wheels"

| Moira Johnson

|Jon Carroll

align="center" |1980

| scope="row" |Texas Monthly

| "[https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/why-teachers-cant-teach/ Why Teachers Can’t Teach]"

| Gene Lyons

|William Broyles, Editor

align="center" |1981

| scope="row" |Reader's Digest

| "The Murder of Robbie Wayne, Age 6"
"Marijuana Alert II: More of the Grim Story"

| Mary Jane Chambers
Peggy Mann

|Edward T. Thompson, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 1982

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

| "[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1981/12/the-education-of-david-stockman/305760/ The Education of David Stockman] (December)"

| William Greider

|William Whitworth, Editor

align="center" |1983

| scope="row" |Foreign Affairs

| "[https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/1982-03-01/nuclear-weapons-and-atlantic-alliance Nuclear Weapons and the Atlantic Alliance] (Spring)"

| McGeorge Bundy, George F. Kennan,
Robert S. McNamara and Gerard C. Smith

|William P. Bundy, Editor

align="center" |1984

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

| "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1983/10/03/breaking-the-spell Breaking the Spell]"

| George Kennan

|William Shawn, Editor

align="center" |1985

| scope="row" |Washingtonian

| "[https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/05/21/where-have-all-the-warriors-gone/ Where Have All the Warriors Gone?]"

| Nick Kotz and Nancy B. Nathan and Cathryn Donohoe

|John A. Limpert, Editor

align="center" | 1986

| scope="row" |Science 81

| "Technology for Peace: High-Tech Vigilance"
"Technology for Peace: The Politics of Mistrust Technology for Peace: The Inspectors"

| R. Jeffrey Smith
Roger Bingham Carl Posey

|Allan L. Hammond, Editor

align="center" |1987

| scope="row" |Money

| "Inside the Billion-Dollar Business of Blood"

| Andrea Rock

|Marshall Loeb, Managing Editor, Landon Y. Jones, Executive Editor

align="center" |1988

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

| "[https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/flashbks/budget/afterf.htm The Morning After]"

| Peter G. Peterson

|William Whitworth, Editor

align="center" |1989

| scope="row" |California

| "Halcion Madness; Halcion: Prescription for Trouble?"

| Cindy Ehrlich

|B.K. Moran, Editorial Director

align="center" |1990

| scope="row" |Southern Exposure

| "[https://www.facingsouth.org/1989/08/dont-count-your-chickens Don’t Count Your Chickens]"; "[https://www.facingsouth.org/1989/08/inside-slaughterhouse Inside the Slaughterhouse]"; "[https://www.facingsouth.org/1989/08/fox-guarding-hen-house The Fox Guarding the Hen House]"

| Barry Yeoman, Barbara Goldoftas, Tom Devine

|Eric Bates, Managing Editor

align="center" |1991

| scope="row" |Family Circle

| "Toxic Nightmare on Main Street"

| Stephanie Abarbanel

|Jacqueline Leo, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1992

| scope="row" |Glamour

| "Teenage and Pregnant: Where are the Doctors Who Will Do Abortions?"
"A Town Held Hostage"

| Le Ann Schreiber
Francis Wilkinson

|Ruth Whitney, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1993

| scope="row" |The Family Therapy Networker

| "Whatever Happened to Community Mental Health?—Revising the Dream"
Steering through the Storm Making House Calls"

| Mary Sykes Wylie
James Carlin, Laura M. Markowitz

|Dr. Richard Simon, Editor

align="center" |1994

| scope="row" |Philadelphia

| "Less Than One Percent; Floxin Follow-Up; Floxin Update"

| Stephen Fried

|Eliot Kaplan, Editor

align="center" |1995

| scope="row" |The New Republic

| "[https://newrepublic.com/article/69935/no-exit No Exit]; She’s Baaack!"

| Elizabeth McCaughey

|Martin Peretz, Editor in Chief and chairman, Andrew Sullivan, Editor

align="center" |1996

| scope="row" |Texas Monthly

| "[https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/not-what-the-doctor-ordered-2/ Not What the Doctor Ordered]"

| Mimi Swartz

|Gregory Curtis, Editor

align="center" |1997

| scope="row" |Fortune

| "[https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/01/15/207168/index.htm How Bill Ruckelshaus is Taking on the New York Mob]"; "[https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/27/212867/index.htm Carting Away New York City’s Garbage Cartel]"

| Richard Behar

|John Huey, Managing Editor

align="center" |1998

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

| "[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/07/the-computer-delusion/376899/ The Computer Delusion]"

| Todd Oppenheimer

|William Whitworth, Editor

align="center" |1999

| scope="row" |TIME

| "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989508,00.html Corporate Welfare]"; "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,140519,00.html Paying a Price for Polluters]"; "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989675,00.html The Empire of the Pigs]"

| Donald L. Bartlett and James B. Steele

|Walter Isaacson, Managing Editor

align="center" |2000

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

| "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/07/12/the-demon-in-the-freezer The Demon in the Freezer]"

| Richard Preston

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2001

| scope="row" |TIME

| "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,38422-1,00.html Big Money & Politics: How the Little Guy Gets Crunched]"; "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,44550,00.html Soaked by Congress]"; "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,55103,00.html Throwing the Game]"

| Donald L. Bartlett and James B. Steele

|Walter Isaacson, Managing Editor

align="center" |2002

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

| "[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/09/bystanders-to-genocide/304571/ Bystanders to Genocide]"

| Samantha Power

|Michael Kelly, Editor

align="center" |2003

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

| "[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/11/the-fifty-first-state/302612/ The Fifty-First State?]"

| James Fallows

|Cullen Murphy, Managing Editor

align="center" |2004

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

| "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/03/17/lunch-with-the-chairman Lunch with the Chairman]"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/05/12/selective-intelligence Selective Intelligence]"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/10/27/the-stovepipe The Stovepipe]"

| Seymour M. Hersh

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2005

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

| "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/05/10/torture-at-abu-ghraib Torture at Abu Ghraib]"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/05/17/chain-of-command-2 Chain of Command]"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/05/24/the-gray-zone The Gray Zone]"

| Seymour Hersh

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2006

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

| "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/04/25/the-climate-of-man-i The Climate of Man: Part 1]"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/05/02/the-climate-of-man-ii The Climate of Man: Part II]"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/05/09/the-climate-of-man-iii The Climate of Man: Part III]"

| Elizabeth Kolbert

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2007

| scope="row" |Vanity Fair

| "[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/11/haditha200611 Rules of Engagement]"

| William Langewiesche

|Graydon Carter, Editor

align="center" |2008

| scope="row" |The Nation

| "[https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-specialist-town-lost-his-benefits/ How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits]"; [https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/specialist-town-takes-his-case-washington/ Specialist Town Takes His Case to Washington]"

| Joshua Kors

|Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher

align="center" |2009

| scope="row" |Bicycling

| "[https://www.bicycling.com/news/a20020341/broken-when-traffic-laws-fail-cyclists/ Broken]"

| David Darlington

|Loren Mooney, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2010

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

| "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/06/01/the-cost-conundrum The Cost Conundrum]"

| Atul Gawande

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2011

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

| "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/08/02/letting-go-2 Letting Go]"

| Atul Gawande

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2012

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

| "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/06/06/the-invisible-army The Invisible Army]"

| Sarah Stillman

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2013

| scope="row" |Texas Monthly

| "[https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/mothers-sisters-daughters-wives/ Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives]"

| Mimi Swartz

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2014

| scope="row" |TIME

| "[https://time.com/198/bitter-pill-why-medical-bills-are-killing-us/ Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us]"

| Steven Brill

|Rick Stengel, Managing Editor

align="center" |2015

| scope="row" |Pacific Standard

| "[https://psmag.com/social-justice/women-arent-welcome-internet-72170 Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet]"

|Amanda Hess

|Maria Streshinsky, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2016

| scope="row" |BuzzFeed

|"[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jessicagarrison/the-new-american-slavery-invited-to-the-us-foreign-workers-f The New American Slavery]," July 24, and "[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jessicagarrison/all-you-americans-are-fired All You Americans Are Fired]," December 1 at buzzfeed.com

|Jessica Garrison, Ken Bensinger and Jeremy Singer-Vine

|Ben Smith, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2017

| scope="row" |The New York Times Magazine

|"[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/magazine/choosing-a-school-for-my-daughter-in-a-segregated-city.html Worlds Apart]," June 12

|Nikole Hannah-Jones

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2018

|The New Yorker

|"Abuses of Power,"{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories|title=From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stories|last=Farrow|first=Ronan|magazine=The New Yorker|date=October 10, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2019|issn=0028-792X}} October 23 print issue, "Weighing the Costs of Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein,"{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories|title=From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stories|last=Farrow|first=Ronan|magazine=The New Yorker|date=October 10, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2019|issn=0028-792X}} October 27 at newyorker.com, and "Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies,"{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harvey-weinsteins-army-of-spies|title=Harvey Weinstein's Army of Spies|last=Farrow|first=Ronan|magazine=The New Yorker|date=November 6, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2019|issn=0028-792X}} November 6 at newyorker.com

|Ronan Farrow

|David Remnick, Editor

align=center| 2019

|The New Yorker

|"No Refuge,"{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/15/when-deportation-is-a-death-sentence|title=When Deportation Is a Death Sentence|last=Stillman|first=Sarah|date=January 8, 2018|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=April 25, 2019|issn=0028-792X}} January 15

|Sarah Stillman

|David Remnick, Editor

align=center| 2020

|The New York Times Magazine

|"The 1619 Project,"{{Cite news |date=2019-08-14 |title=The 1619 Project |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html |access-date=2022-11-28 |issn=0362-4331}} August 14 online at nytimes.com/magazine and August 18 in print

|Nikole Hannah-Jones and other contributors

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2021

|ProPublica

|"The Black American Amputation Epidemic,"{{Cite web |last=Presser |first=Lizzie |date=2020-05-19 |title=The Black American Amputation Epidemic |url=https://features.propublica.org/diabetes-amputations/black-american-amputation-epidemic/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=ProPublica |language=en}} May 19, and "Tethered to the Machine,"{{Cite news |last=Presser |first=Lizzie |date=December 15, 2020 |title=Tethered to the Machine |work=ProPublica |url=https://features.propublica.org/covid-dialysis/for-years-jamarcus-crews-tried-to-get-a-new-kidney-but-corporate-healthcare-stood-in-the-way/ |access-date=November 28, 2022}} December 15

|Lizzie Presser

|Stephen Engelberg, Editor in Chief

=Reporting=

Previously known as Reporting Excellence (1970–1980) and New Reporting in 1988. Honors reporting excellence as exemplified by one article or a series of articles.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Title

! scope="col" style="width:400px;" |Article(s)

! scope="col" style="width:220px;" |Author(s)

!Editor

align="center" |1970

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"Annals of Politics" (parts [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1969/11/08/justice-10 one] and [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1969/11/15/justice-ii-the-transition two])
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1969/10/18/casualties-of-war Casualties of War]"

|Richard Harris
Daniel Lang

|

align="center" |1971

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"Soldiers"

|Ward Just

|

align="center" |1972

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"The 8,000,000: Report from China"

|Ross Terrill

|

align="center" |1973

| scope="row" |New York

|"The Landlords of Hell’s Bedroom"; "[https://books.google.com/books?id=9DaEg2B7DfUC&pg=PA30 The Old Man in the Bronx]"

|Gail Sheehy

|

align="center" |1974

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1973/11/26/annals-of-industry-casualties-of-the-workplace Annals of Industry: Casualties of the Workplace]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1973/03/24/the-plundered-past-i-the-flying-facade-and-the-vanishing-glyphs Reporter at Large: The Plundered Past]"

|Paul Brodeur
John McPhee, Karl E. Meyer

|William Shawn, Editor

align="center" |1975

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1974/05/20/ii-supertankers Supertanker]"

|Noel Mostert

|William Shawn, Editor

Hoyt Spellman, Director of Marketing

align="center" |1976

| scope="row" |Audubon

|"Dr. Strangelove Builds a Canal"
"Song of the Seal"

|Alvin Josephy
George Rieger

|Les Line, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1977

| scope="row" |Audubon

|"Cheap Chemicals and Dumb Luck"

|Curtis K. Stadtfeld

|Les Line, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1978

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"For a six-part series on Alaska ([https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1977/05/02/the-encircled-riveri May 2] & [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1977/05/09/the-encircled-riverii 9], [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1977/06/20/coming-into-the-countryi June 20] & [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1977/06/27/coming-into-the-countryii 27], [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1977/07/04/coming-into-the-countryiii July 4] & [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1977/07/11/coming-into-the-countryiv 11])"

|John McPhee

|William Shawn, Editor

align="center" |1979

| scope="row" |Texas Monthly

|A three-part series on life in three disparate areas of Texas (parts [https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-petrified-forest/ one], [https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/a-peach-of-a-deal/ two], and [https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-sons-of-the-pioneers/ three])

|Richard West

|William Broyles, Editor

align="center" |1980

| scope="row" |Mother Jones'

|"[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1979/11/corporate-crime-century/ The Corporate Crime of the Century]"

|Mark Dowie

|Zina Klapper

align="center" |1981

| scope="row" |National Journal

|"Money Makes the World Go Round: But What If It Can’t Any More?"

|Robert J. Samuelson

|Richard S. Frank, Editor

align="center" |1982

| scope="row" |Washingtonian

|"[https://www.washingtonian.com/1981/08/01/from-the-archives-the-saving-of-the-president/ The Saving of Mr. President]"

|John Pekkanen

|John A. Limpert, Editor

align="center" |1983

| scope="row" |Institutional Investor

|"Drysdale: What Really Happened?"

|Chris Welles

|Gilbert E. Kaplan

align="center" |1984

| scope="row" |Vanity Fair

|"[https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1983/10/when-memory-goes When Memory Goes]"

|Francine du Plessix Gray

|Leo Lerman, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1985

| scope="row" |Texas Monthly

|"The Man in the Black Hat" (parts [https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/the-man-in-the-black-hat/ one] and [https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/the-man-in-the-black-hat-part-two/ two])

|Paul Burka

|Gregory Curtis, Editor

align="center" |1986

| scope="row" |Rolling Stone

|"The Plague Years"

|David Black

|Jann S. Wenner, Editor and Publisher

align="center" |1987

| scope="row" |LIFE

|"The Liberation of Lolly and Gronky"

|Anne Fadiman

|Judith Daniels, Managing Editor

align="center" |1988

| scope="row" |Washingtonian and Baltimore

|"[https://medium.com/@ramseyflynn/life-and-death-on-the-fast-track-2c8adf7f81ff Life and Death on the Fast Track]"

|Steven D. Kaye
Ramsey Flynn{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/29/arts/the-atlantic-receives-3-magazine-awards.html | title=The Atlantic Receives 3 Magazine Awards | work=The New York Times | date=April 29, 1988 | access-date=April 27, 2015}}

|John A. Limpert, Editor

Stan Heuisler, Editor

align="center" |1989

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1988/09/05/teheran-summer Tehran Summer]"

|Robin Wright

|Robert Gottlieb, Editor

align="center" |1990

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

| "Beyond the Mountains" (parts [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1989/11/27/i-beyond-the-mountains one], [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1989/12/04/ii-beyond-the-mountains two], and [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1989/12/11/beyond-the-mountains-iii three])

| Mark Danner

|Robert Gottlieb, Editor

align="center" | 1991

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/01/08/deal-of-the-year Deal of the Year]"

|Connie Bruck

|Robert Gottlieb, Editor

align="center" |1992

| scope="row" |The New Republic

|"[https://newrepublic.com/article/119176/human-cost-high-tech-war-operation-desert-storm-kuwait Highway to Hell]"; "Rolls-Royce Revolutionaries"; "Back to the Hills"

|Michael Kelly

|Martin Peretz, Editor and Chief and Chairman

align="center" |1993

| scope="row" |IEEE Spectrum

| "[https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/127370/ Iraq and the Bomb]"
"[https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/127383 Halting Proliferation]"

|Glenn Zorpette
John A. Adam

|Donald Christiansen, Editor and Publisher

align="center" |1994

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/05/17/remembering-satan-part-i Remembering Satan, Part I] (May 17)"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/05/24/remembering-satan-part-ii Remembering Satan, Part II] (May 24)"

|Lawrence Wright

|Tina Brown, Editor

align="center" |1995

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1994/08/reefer-madness/303476/ Reefer Madness: Marijuana and the Law]"

|Eric Schlosser

|William Whitworth, Editor

align="center" | 1996

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1995/10/09/the-politics-of-perception The Politics of Perception]"

|Connie Bruck

|Tina Brown, Editor

align="center" |1997

| scope="row" |Outside

|"Into Thin Air"

|Jon Krakauer

|Lawrence J. Burke, Publisher and Editor in Chief

Mark Bryant, Editor

align="center" |1998

| scope="row" |Rolling Stone

|"[https://www.healthyplace.com/gender/inside-intersexuality/the-true-story-of-john-joan The True Story of John/Joan]"

|John Colapinto

|Jann S. Wenner, Editor and Publisher

Robert Love, Managing Editor

align="center" |1999

| scope="row" |Newsweek

|"[https://www.newsweek.com/clinton-and-intern-169918 Clinton and the Intern]"; "The Secret War"; "The Tripp Trap?"

|Michael Isikoff and Evan Thomas

|Richard M. Smith, Editor in Chief and Chairman

Mark Whitaker, Editor

align="center" |2000

| scope="row" |Vanity Fair

| "[https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/1999/07/kosovo199907#~o Madness Visible]"
"[https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1999/10/the-forensics-of-war Forensics of War]"

| Janine di Giovanni
Sebastian Junger

|Graydon Carter, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2001

| scope="row" |Esquire

|"[https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a1098/perfect-fire-0700/ The Perfect Fire]"

|Sean Flynn

|David Granger, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2002

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/11/the-crash-of-egyptair-990/302332/ The Crash of Egypt Air 990]"

|William Langewiesche

|Michael Kelly, Editor

align="center" |2003

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/10/14/in-the-party-of-god In the Party of God, Part I] (October 14 & 21)"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/10/28/in-the-party-of-god-2 In the Party of God, Part II] (October 28)"

|Jeffrey Goldberg

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2004

| scope="row" |Rolling Stone

|"[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-killer-elite-115107/ The Killer Elite, Part 1]"; "[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-killer-elite-part-two-from-hell-to-baghdad-114146/ The Killer Elite, Part 2: From Hell to Baghdad]"; "[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-killer-elite-part-three-the-battle-for-baghdad-114665/ The Killer Elite, Part 3: The Battle for Baghdad]"

|Evan Wright

|Wenner, Editor and Publisher

Ed Needham, Managing Editor

align="center" |2005

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"Dying in Darfur"{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/08/30/dying-in-darfur|title=Dying in Darfur|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Samantha Power

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2006

| scope="row" |Rolling Stone

|"The Man Who Sold the War"{{Cite news|url=http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/1118-10.htm|title=The Man Who Sold the War|work=Common Dreams|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|James Bamford

|Jann S. Wenner, Editor and Publisher

Will Dana, Managing Editor

align="center" |2007

| scope="row" |Esquire

|"The School"{{Cite news|url=http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a1173/esq0606beslan-140/|title=The School|date=March 14, 2007|work=Esquire|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|C.J. Chivers

|David Granger, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2008

| scope="row" |National Geographic

|China's Instant Cities"{{cite web|url=http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/instant-cities/hessler-text|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408040134/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/instant-cities/hessler-text|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 8, 2008|title=China's Instant Cities – National Geographic Magazine|website=ngm.nationalgeographic.com|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Peter Hessler

|Chris Johns, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2009

| scope="row" |The New York Times

|"Right at the Edge"{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magazine/07pakistan-t.html|title=Right at the Edge|last=Filkins|first=Dexter|date=September 5, 2008|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 7, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}

|Dexter Filkins

|Gerald Marzorati, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2010

| scope="row" |The New York Times

|"The Deadly Choices at Memorial"{{Cite news|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-deadly-choices-at-memorial-826/single|title=The Deadly Choices at Memorial|last=Fink|first=Sheri|date=August 27, 2009|work=ProPublica|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Sheri Fink

|Gerald Marzorati, Editor

align="center" |2011

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"The Guatanamo ‘Suicides’"{{Cite magazine|url=http://harpers.org/archive/2010/03/the-guantanamo-suicides/|title=The Guantánamo "Suicides"|last=Horton|first=Scott|date=March 2010|magazine=Harper's Magazine|access-date=July 7, 2017|issn=0017-789X}}

|Scott Horton

|Roger D. Hodge, Editor

align="center" |2012

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"The Apostate"{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/02/14/the-apostate-lawrence-wright|title=Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Lawrence Wright

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2013

| scope="row" |GQ

|"18 Tigers, 17 Lions, 8 Bears, 3 Cougars, 2 Wolves, 1 Baboon, 1 Macaque, and 1 Man Dead in Ohio"{{Cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/story/terry-thompson-ohio-zoo-massacre-chris-heath-gq-february-2012|title=Terry Thompson and the Zanesville Ohio Zoo Massacre|last=Flach|first=Chris Heath, Tim|date=February 6, 2012|work=GQ|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Chris Heath

|Jim Nelson, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2014

| scope="row" |The New York Times

|"The Dream Boat"{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/magazine/the-impossible-refugee-boat-lift-to-christmas-island.html|title=The Impossible Refugee Boat Lift to Christmas Island|last=Mogelson|first=Luke|date=November 15, 2013|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 7, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}

|Luke Mogelson

|Hugo Lindgren, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2015

| scope="row" |GQ

|"Inside the Iron Closet"{{Cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/story/being-gay-in-russia|title=What It's Like to Be Gay in Putin's Russia|last=Kozyrev|first=Jeff Sharlet, Yuri|date=February 4, 2014|work=GQ|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Jeff Sharlet

|Jim Nelson, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2016

| scope="row" |Matter

|"My Nurses Are Dead, and I Don't Know If I'm Already Infected"{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/matter/did-sierra-leones-hero-doctor-have-to-die-1c1de004941e|title="I Don't Know if I'm Already Infected." The Controversial Death of Ebola's Unsung Hero|last=Hammer|first=Joshua|date=January 12, 2015|website=Medium|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Joshua Hammer

|Mark Lotto, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2017

| scope="row" |Mother Jones

|"My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard"{{Cite news|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/cca-private-prisons-corrections-corporation-inmates-investigation-bauer|title=Private prisons are shrouded in secrecy. I took a job as a guard to get inside—then things got crazy|work=Mother Jones|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Shane Bauer

|Clara Jeffery, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2018

|The New York Times Magazine

|"The Uncounted,"{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/16/magazine/uncounted-civilian-casualties-iraq-airstrikes.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/16/magazine/uncounted-civilian-casualties-iraq-airstrikes.html|title=The Uncounted|last1=Khan|first1=Azmat|date=November 16, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 25, 2019|last2=Gopal|first2=Anand|issn=0362-4331}} November 19

|Azmat Khan and Anand Gopal

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2019

|The New Yorker

|"Shallow Graves,"{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/12/24/iraqs-post-isis-campaign-of-revenge|title=Iraq's Post-ISIS Campaign of Revenge|last=Taub|first=Ben|date=December 17, 2018|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=April 25, 2019|issn=0028-792X}} December 24 & 31

|Ben Taub

|David Remnick, Editor

align=center| 2020

|The New York Times Magazine in partnership with ProPublica

|"False Witness,"{{Cite news |last=Colloff |first=Pamela |date=2019-12-04 |title=How This Con Man's Wild Testimony Sent Dozens to Jail, and 4 to Death Row |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/magazine/jailhouse-informant.html |access-date=2022-11-28 |issn=0362-4331}} December 8

|Pamela Colloff

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief, The New York Times Magazine

Stephen Engelberg, Editor in Chief, ProPublica

align=center| 2021

|The New Yorker

|"The Plague Year,"{{Cite magazine |last=Wright |first=Lawrence |date=January 4, 2021 |title=The Plague Year |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/the-plague-year |access-date=November 28, 2022}} December 28 on newyorker.com, January 4 & 11 print issue

|Lawrence Wright

|David Remnick, Editor

align=center| 2022

| scope="row" |The New York Times Magazine

|"The Collapse,"{{Cite magazine |last=Aikins |first=Matthieu |date=December 19, 2021 |title=The Collapse |magazine=The New York Times Magazine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/magazine/fall-of-kabul-afghanistan.html |access-date=July 10, 2023}} December 10, 2021 on nytimes.com, December 19, 2021 print issue

|Matthieu Aikins

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2023

| scope="row" |The New York Times Magazine

|"The Battle for Baby L.,”{{Cite magazine |last=Ali |first=Rozina |date=November 20, 2022 |title=The Battle for Baby L. |magazine=The New York Times Magazine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/magazine/afghanistan-orphan-baby-l.html |access-date=July 10, 2023}} November 20, 2022 print issue

|Rozina Ali

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2024

| scope="row" |Pro Publica with The Texas Tribune

|"Someone Tell Me What to Do”{{Cite magazine|last=Kriel|first=Lomi|date=December 5, 2023|title=Someone Tell Me What To Do|magazine=Pro Publica with The Texas Tribune|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-officer-student-trainings-mass-shootings|access-date=July 8, 2024}} December 5, 2023

|Lomi Kriel and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Jinitzail Hernández, The Texas Tribune

|Stephen Engelberg, Editor-in-Chief, ProPublica and Sewell Chan, Editor-in-Chief, The Texas Tribune

=Feature Writing=

Honors original, stylish storytelling.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

! scope="col" style="width:400px;" |Article(s)

! scope="col" style="width:220px;" |Author(s)

!Editor

align="center" |1988

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"The Man Who Loves Only Numbers"

|Paul Hoffman

|William Whitworth, Editor

align="center" |1989

| scope="row" |Esquire

|"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1988/1/1/the-transformation-of-johnny-spain The Transformation of Johnny Spain]"

|Chip Brown

|Lee Eisenberg, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1990

| scope="row" |The Washingtonian

|"[http://reprints.longform.org/something-the-lord-made-mccabe Like Something the Lord Made]" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213104713/http://reprints.longform.org/something-the-lord-made-mccabe |date=December 13, 2017 }}

|Katie McCabe

|John A. Limpert, Editor

align="center" |1991

| scope="row" |U.S. News & World Report

|"[https://www.usnews.com/news/national/articles/2008/05/16/vietnam-story Vietnam Story]"

|Joseph L. Galloway

|Merrill McLoughlin, Michael Ruby, co-editors

align="center" |1992

| scope="row" |Sports Illustrated

|"[https://web.archive.org/web/20200228073431/https://vault.si.com/vault/710891#&gid=ci0258bf46700c26ef&pid=710891---062---image Shadow of a Nation]"

|Gary Smith

|John Papanek, Managing Editor

align="center" |1993

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1992/12/21/whose-art-is-it Whose Art Is It?]"

|Jane Kramer

|Tina Brown, Editor

align="center" |1994

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/1993/04/the-last-shot/ The Last Shot]"

|Darcy Frey

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align="center" |1995

| scope="row" |GQ

|"The Abortionist"{{Cite web|url=http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/gq/906S-000-005.html|title=GQ – The Abortionist – 906S-000-005|website=www.maryellenmark.com|access-date=April 25, 2019}}

|Tom Junod

|Arthur Cooper, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1996

| scope="row" |GQ

|"The Rapist Says He’s Sorry"{{Cite web|url=http://gangrey.com:80/1151|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905042549/http://gangrey.com/1151|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2010|title=Gangrey.com|date=September 5, 2010|access-date=April 25, 2019}}

|Tom Junod

|Arthur Cooper, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1997

| scope="row" |Sports Illustrated

|"[https://www.si.com/college/2014/09/17/si-60-crime-and-punishment-richie-parker-gary-smith Crime and Punishment]"

|Gary Smith

|Mark Mulvoy, Editor

Bill Colson, Managing Editor

align="center" |1998

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/1997/10/driving-mr-albert/ Driving Mr. Albert]"

|Michael Paterniti

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align="center" |1999

| scope="row" |The American Scholar

|"[http://www.jstor.org/stable/41213519 Exiting Nirvana]"

|Clara Claiborne

|Anne Fadiman, Editor

align="center" |2000

| scope="row" |Sports Illustrated

|"[https://www.si.com/longform/cotton-bowl/index.html Moment of Truth]"

|Gary Smith

|Bill Colson, Managing Editor

align="center" |2001

| scope="row" |Rolling Stone

|"[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/david-foster-wallace-on-john-mccain-the-weasel-twelve-monkeys-and-the-shrub-194272/ The Weasel, Twelve Monkeys and the Shrub]"

|David Foster Wallace

|Jann S. Wenner, Editor and Publisher

Robert Love, Managing Editor

align="center" |2002

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/12/moonrise/302370/ Moonrise]"

|Penny Wolfson

|Michael Kelly, Editor

align="center" |2003

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/2002/10/horseman-pass-by/ Horseman, Pass By]"

|John Jeremiah Sullivan

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align="center" |2004

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/08/18/the-marriage-cure The Marriage Cure]"

|Katherine Boo

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2005

| scope="row" |Esquire

|"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/2004/7/1/home Home]"

|Chris Jones

|David Granger, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2006

| scope="row" |The American Scholar

|"[https://theamericanscholar.org/genome-tome/ Genome Tome]"

|Priscilla Long

|Robert Wilson, Editor

align="center" |2007

| scope="row" |GQ

|"[https://www.gq.com/story/andrew-corsello-george-bush-zimbabwe The Other Side of Hate]"

|Andrew Corsello

|Jim Nelson, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2008

| scope="row" |Atlanta

|"[https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/angels/ You Have Thousands of Angels Around You]"

|Paige Williams

|Rebecca Burns, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2009

| scope="row" |Esquire

|"[https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4363/things-that-carried-him/ The Things That Carried Him]"

|Chris Jones

|David Granger, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2010

| scope="row" |Texas Monthly

|"Still Life"{{Cite news|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/still-life/|title=Still Life|date=January 20, 2013|work=Texas Monthly|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Skip Hollandsworth

|Evan Smith, President and Editor in Chief

Jake Silverstein, Editor

align="center" |2011

| scope="row" |Los Angeles

|"The End"{{Cite news|url=http://www.lamag.com/longform/the-end/|title=The End: What Really Happens After You Die? – Los Angeles Magazine|date=September 30, 2016|work=Los Angeles Magazine|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Ben Ehrenreich

|Mary Melton, Editor

align="center" |2012

| scope="row" |Esquire

|"Joplin!"{{Cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/features/joplin-tornado-stories-1011|title=Joplin: "Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!"|last=Dittrich|first=Luke|date=September 22, 2011|website=Esquire|access-date=April 25, 2019}}

|Luke Dittrich

|David Granger, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2013

| scope="row" |Texas Monthly

|"The Innocent Man: Part I"; "The Innocent Man: Part II"{{Cite news|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-innocent-man-part-two/|title=The Innocent Man, Part Two|date=January 21, 2013|work=Texas Monthly|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Pamela Colloff

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2014

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"A Loaded Gun"{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/11/a-loaded-gun|title=A Loaded Gun|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Patrick Radden Keefe

|David Remnick, Editor

Pamela Maffei McCarthy, Deputy Editor

align="center" |2015

| scope="row" |Atavist

|"Love and Ruin"{{Cite news|url=https://read.atavist.com/loveandruin|title=Love and Ruin|date=February 23, 2014|work=The Atavist Magazine|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|James Verini

|Evan Ratliff, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2016

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"The Really Big One"{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one|title=The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Kathryn Schulz

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" | 2017

| scope="row" |The New York Times Magazine

|"I Have No Choice but to Keep Looking"{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/07/magazine/the-lost-ones.html|title='I Have No Choice but to Keep Looking'|last=Percy|first=Jennifer|date=August 2, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 7, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}

|Jennifer Percy

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2018

|GQ

|"A Most American Terrorist: The Making of Dylann Roof,"{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/dylann-roof-making-of-an-american-terrorist|title=A Most American Terrorist: The Making Of Dylann Roof|last=Ghansah|first=Rachel Kaadzi|website=GQ|date=August 21, 2017 |access-date=April 25, 2019}} September

|Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah

|Jim Nelson, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2019

|The New Yorker

|"A Theory of Relativity,"{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/japans-rent-a-family-industry|title=Japan's Rent-a-Family Industry|last=Batuman|first=Elif|date=April 23, 2018|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=April 25, 2019|issn=0028-792X}} April 30

|Elif Batuman

|David Remnick, Editor

align=center| 2020

|The New York Times Magazine

|"The Schoolteacher and the Genocide,"{{Cite news |last=Topol |first=Sarah A. |date=2019-08-08 |title=The Schoolteacher and the Genocide |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/magazine/rohingya-genocide-teacher.html |access-date=2022-11-28 |issn=0362-4331}} August 11

|Sarah A. Topol

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2021

|Runner's World

|"Twelve Minutes and a Life,"{{Cite web |date=2020-06-18 |title=Ahmaud Arbery Went Out for a Jog and Was Gunned Down in the Street |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a32883923/ahmaud-arbery-death-running-and-racism/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Runner's World |language=en-us}} June 18

|Mitchell S. Jackson

|Bill Strickland, Enthusiast Group Editorial Director

align=center| 2022

|The Atlantic

|"Twenty Years Gone,"{{Cite magazine |date=2021-09-01 |title=Twenty Years Gone |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/09/twenty-years-gone-911-bobby-mcilvaine/619490/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=The Atlantic}} September 2021

|Jennifer Senior

|Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2023

|Pro Publica and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

|"The Landlord and the Tenant,"{{Cite magazine |date=2021-11-16 |title=The Landlord and the Tenant |url=https://www.propublica.org/article/milwaukee-fire-brunner-belen-landlord-tenant |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=Pro Publica}} November 16, 2021

|Raquel Rutledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica

|Stephen Engelberg, Editor in Chief, ProPublica

George Stanley, Editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

=Essays and Criticism=

Category previously known as "Criticism & Belle-Lettres" (1977) and Essays (2000–10). Honors "long-form journalism that presents the opinions of the writer on topics ranging from the personal to the political".

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

! scope="col" style="width:500px;" |Article(s)

! scope="col" style="width:220px;" |Author(s)

!Editor

align="center" |1977

| scope="row" |Mother Jones

|"Peking! Peking!"

|Li-li Ch'en

|Jeffrey Klein, Editor

align="center" |1978

| scope="row" |Esquire

|"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1977/1/1/high-on-war High on War]"

|Michael Herr

|Don Erickson, editorial director, Clay S. Felker, Editor and Publisher

align="center" |1979

| scope="row" |LIFE

|"The View from 80"

|Malcolm Cowley

|Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr., Managing Editor

align="center" |1980

| scope="row" |Natural History

|Columns on Evolutionary Biology

|Stephen Jay Gould

|Alan Ternes

align="center" |1981

| scope="row" |TIME

|"[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,954546,00.html Back to Reticence]", "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950266,00.html Return to Patriotism]", "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,952701,00.html Rediscovering America]"

|Lance Morrow

|Ray Cave, Managing Editor

align="center" |1982

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"Designer Dancing", "Balanchine's Tchaikovsky", "Moving Pictures"

|Holly Bruback

|William Whitworth, Editor

align="center" |1983

| scope="row" |The American Lawyer

|"Headnotes" (column)

|Steven Brill

|Steven Brill, Editor in Chief and Chairman

align="center" |1984

| scope="row" |The New Republic

|"The End of the World", "Crosscurrents: Pseudo-Private Lives", "The Politics of a Plague"

|Charles Krauthammer

|Martin Peretz, Editor in Chief and Chairman

align="center" |1985

| scope="row" |Boston

|"Politics"

|Howard Carr

|Donald H. Forst, Editor

align="center" |1986

| scope="row" |The Sciences

|"[https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2326-1951.1985.tb02775.x The Information Age: bsohligrimtyhplrylvdb]", "[https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2326-1951.1985.tb02924.x The Computer Behind the Curtain]",
"[https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2326-1951.1985.tb02791.x His Voice's Master]"

|Robert Wright

|Paul T. Libassi, Editor

align="center" |1987

| scope="row" |Outside

|"The Same River Twice", "Out of the Noösphere", "Chambers of Memory"

|David Quammen

|Lawrence J. Burke, Publisher and Editor in Chief

align="center" |1988

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/1987/05/the-next-panic-fear-and-trembling-on-wall-street/ The Next Panic]"

|L. J. Davis

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align="center" |1989

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/1988/03/the-urge-for-an-end/ The Urge for an End]", "[https://harpers.org/archive/1988/04/who-won-the-west-apologies-to-the-water-birds-and-ranch-hands/ Who Won the West? Apologies to the Water Birds and Ranch Hands]", "[https://harpers.org/archive/1988/06/im-black-youre-white-whos-innocent-race-and-power-in-an-era-of-blame/2/ I'm Black, You're White, Who's Innocent]"

|Edward Hoagland, William Kittredge, Shelby Steele

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align="center" |1990

| scope="row" |Vanity Fair

|"[https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/1989/12/styron198912 Darkness Visible]"

|William Styron

|Tina Brown, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1991

| scope="row" |The Sciences

|"[https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2326-1951.1990.tb02197.x The Aesthetic Equation]", "[https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2326-1951.1990.tb02208.x A Ripple in Gravity's Lens]", "[https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2326-1951.1990.tb02231.x Dead Ringer]"

|Hans Christian von Baeyer

|Peter G. Brown, Editor

align="center" |1992

| scope="row" | The Nation

|"Naming and Blaming: Media Goes Wilding in Palm Beach",
"Why We Read: Canon to the Right of Me..."

|Katha Pollitt

|Victor S. Navasky, Editor

align="center" |1993

| scope="row" |The American Lawyer

|"Maybe the Jury Was Right"

|Roger Parloff

|Steven Brill, President and Editor in Chief

align="center" |1994

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/1993/02/mirrorings/ Mirrorings]", "[https://harpers.org/archive/1993/05/a-womans-work-2/ A Woman's Work]", "[https://harpers.org/archive/1993/07/the-crash-of-blue-sky-california/ The Crash of Blue-Sky California]"

|Lucy Grealy, Louise Erdrich, David Beers

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align="center" |1995

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/1994/01/robber-barons-redux/ Robert Barons Redux]", "[https://harpers.org/archive/1994/07/morte-de-nixon/ Morte de Nixon]", "[https://legacy.harpers.org/archive/1994/09/terms-of-endearment-2/ Terms of Endearment]"

|Lewis H.Lapham

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align="center" |1996

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1995/10/09/true-grid True Grid]", "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1995/11/13/did-he-do-it Did He Do It?]", "Modes of Seduction"

|Simon Schama

|Tina Brown, Editor

align="center" |1997

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/12/16/escaping-picasso Escaping Picasso]"

|Adam Gopnik

|Tina Brown, Editor

align="center" |1998

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/10/06/who-owns-anne-frank Who Owns Anne Frank?]"

|Cynthia Ozick

|Tina Brown, Editor

align="center" |1999

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"[https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/98jul/hymn.htm Hymn]"

|Emily Hiestand

|William Whitworth, Editor

align="center" |2000

| scope="row" |The Sciences

|"[https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2326-1951.1999.tb03447.x Clock of Ages]"

|Brian Hayes

|Peter G. Brown, Editor

align="center" |2001

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/01/31/like-a-king Like a King]"

|Adam Gopnik

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2002

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/09/10/my-fathers-brain My Father's Brain]"

|Jonathan Franzen

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2003

| scope="row" |The American Scholar

|"[http://www.jstor.org/stable/41213241 A Piece of Cotton]"

|Anne Fadiman

|Anne Fadiman, Editor

align="center" |2004

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/07/07/a-sudden-illness A Sudden Illness]"

|Laura Hillenbrand

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2005

| scope="row" |National Geographic

|"Was Darwin Wrong?"

|David Quammen

|William L. Allen, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2006

| scope="row" |Vanity Fair

|"[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2005/10/williams200510 A Matter of Life and Death]"

Marjorie Williams

|Graydon Carter, Editor

align="center" |2007

| scope="row" |The Georgia Review

|"[https://www.thegeorgiareview.com/posts/russell-and-mary/ Russell and Mary]"

|Michael Donohue

|Stephen Corey, Acting Editor

align="center" |2008

| scope="row" |New Letters

|"I Am Joe's Prostate"

|Thomas E. Kennedy

|Robert Stewart, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2009

| scope="row" |Backpacker

|"[https://www.backpacker.com/survival/the-source-of-all-things The Source of All Things]"

|Tracy Ross

|Jonathan Dorn, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2010

| scope="row" |National Geographic

|"[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/state-fairs Top Ten State Fair Joys]"

|Garrison Keillor

|Chris Johns, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2011

| scope="row" |The Paris Review

|"[https://www.theparisreview.org/letters-essays/6048/mister-lytle-an-essay-john-jeremiah-sullivan Mister Lytle: An Essay]"

|John Jeremiah Sullivan

|Lorin Stein, Editor

align="center" |2012

| scope="row" |New York

|"[https://nymag.com/news/features/asian-americans-2011-5/ Paper Tigers]"

|Wesley Yang

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2013

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"Fear of a Black President"{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/09/fear-of-a-black-president/309064/|title=Fear of a Black President|last=Coates|first=Ta-Nehisi|work=The Atlantic|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Ta-Nehisi Coates

|James Bennet, Editor in Chief

Scott Stossel, Editor

align="center" |2014

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"Thanksgiving in Mongolia"{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/11/18/thanksgiving-in-mongolia|title=Thanksgiving in Mongolia|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Ariel Levy

|David Remnick, Editor Pamela Maffei McCarthy, Deputy Editor

align="center" |2015

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"This Old Man"{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/02/17/old-man-3|title=This Old Man|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Roger Angell

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" | 2016

|Esquire

|"The Friend,"{{Cite news|url=http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a34905/matthew-teague-wife-cancer-essay/|title=The Friend: Love Is Not a Big Enough Word|date=May 10, 2015|work=Esquire|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Matthew Teague

|David Granger, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2017

|The New York Times Magazine

|"David's Ankles,"{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/magazine/davids-ankles-how-imperfections-could-bring-down-the-worlds-most-perfect-statue.html|title=David's Ankles: How Imperfections Could Bring Down the World's Most Perfect Statue|last=Anderson|first=Sam|date=August 17, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 7, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}

|Sam Anderson

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2018

|The Atlantic

|"Lola’s Story,"{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/lolas-story/524490/|title=My Family's Slave|last=Tizon|first=Alex|date=June 2017|work=The Atlantic|access-date=April 25, 2019|issn=1072-7825}} June

|Alex Tizon

|Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2019

|The New York Times Magazine

|"Getting Out,"{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/magazine/felon-attorney-crime-yale-law.html|title=Could an Ex-Convict Become an Attorney? I Intended to Find Out|last=Betts|first=Reginald Dwayne|date=October 16, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 25, 2019|issn=0362-4331}} October 21

|Reginald Dwayne Betts

|Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2020

|Poetry

|"Tactile Art,"{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=John Lee |title=Tactile Art |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/articles/150914/tactile-art |work=Poetry Magazine |date=February 21, 2021 |language=en}} October

|John Lee Clark

|Don Share, Editor

align=center| 2021

|The New Yorker

|"The Trayvon Generation,"{{Cite magazine |date=2020-06-12 |title=The Trayvon Generation |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/22/the-trayvon-generation |access-date=2022-11-30 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}} June 22

|Elizabeth Alexander

|David Remnick, Editor

=Columns and Commentary=

Honors political and social commentary; news analysis; and reviews and criticism.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

! scope="col" style="width:400px;" |Article(s)

! scope="col" style="width:220px;" |Author(s)

!Editor

align="center" |2002

| scope="row" |New York

|"[https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/columns/medialife/4352/ Russert to Judgment]"; "[https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/columns/medialife/4419/ Sullivan’s Travels]"; "[https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/columns/medialife/4560/ The Stupids]"

|Michael Wolff

|Caroline Miller, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2003

| scope="row" |The Nation

|"[https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/god-changes-everything/ God Changes Everything]"; "[https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/backlash-babies/ Backlash Babies]"; "[https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/miss-world-turns/ As Miss World Turns]"

|Katha Pollitt

|Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor

align="center" |2004

| scope="row" |New York

|"[https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/columns/medialife/n_8545/ Live from Doha]"; "[https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/columns/medialife/n_8623/ My Big Fat Questions]"; "[https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/columns/medialife/n_8648/ Al Jazeera’s Edge]"

|Michael Wolff

|Caroline Miller, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2005

| scope="row" |National Journal

|"[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2004/03/on-same-sex-marriage-bush-failed-the-public-and-himself/377655/ On Same-Sex Marriage, Bush Failed the Public and Himself]"; "[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2004/09/fix-the-mccain-feingold-law-oopscan-i-say-that/377674/ Fix the McCain-Feingold Law. Oops—Can I Say That?]"; "[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2004/12/good-plan-republicans-but-it-didnt-work-in-britain/377680/ Good Plan, Republicans. But It Didn’t Work in Britain]"

|Jonathan Rauch

|Charles Green, Editor

align="center" |2006

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/02/14/landmarks-4 Landmarks]"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/08/22/mired Mired]"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/12/26/bah-humbug Bah Humbug]"

|Hendrik Hertzberg

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" |2007

| scope="row" |Vanity Fair

|"[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/01/hitchens200601 Childhood’s End]"; "[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/08/hitchens200608 The Vietnam Syndrome]"; "[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/12/hitchens200612 Oriana Fallaci and the Art of Interview]"

|Christopher Hitchens

|Graydon Carter, Editor

align="center" |2008

| scope="row" |Rolling Stone

|"[https://www.commondreams.org/views/2007/06/02/giuliani-worse-bush Worse Than Bush]"; "[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/my-favorite-nut-job-246790/ My Favorite Nut Job]"; "[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/election-2008-obamas-moment-168675/ Obama’s Moment]"

|Matt Taibbi

|Jann S. Wenner, Editor and Publisher

Will Dana, Managing Editor

align="center" |2009

| scope="row" |Automobile

|"They Fought the Laws (of Supply and Demand), and the Laws Won"; "[https://www.automobilemag.com/news/rise-and-fall-of-consumer-finance/ Lease Me to the Moon: The Rise and Fall of Consumer Finance?]"; "Bailout Time for the Big Three"; "None Dare Call Them Republicans"

|Jamie Kitman

|Jean Jennings, President and Editor in Chief

align="center" |2010

| scope="row" |Newsweek

|"[https://www.newsweek.com/zakaria-canadian-solution-82535 Worthwhile Canadian Initiative]"; "[https://www.newsweek.com/fareed-zakarias-strategy-afghanistan-79193 The Way Out of Afghanistan]"; "[https://www.newsweek.com/theocracy-and-its-discontents-80343 Theocracy and Its Discontents]"

|Fareed Zakaria

|Jon Meacham, Editor

align="center" |2011

| scope="row" |Vanity Fair

|"[https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2010/09/hitchens-201009 Topic of Cancer]"; "[https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2010/10/hitchens-201010 Unanswerable Prayers]"; "[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/12/hitchens-201012 Miss Manners and the Big C]"

|Christopher Hitchens

|Graydon Carter, Editor

align="center" |2012

| scope="row" |Vanity Fair

|"[https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2011/05/hitchens-201105 When the King Saved God]"; "[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/06/christopher-hitchens-unspoken-truths-201106 Unspoken Truths]"; "[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/07/osama-bin-laden-201107 From Abbottabad to Worse]"

|Christopher Hitchens

|Graydon Carter, Editor

align="center" |2013

| scope="row" |Slate

|"[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2012/03/the-supreme-court-is-more-concerned-with-the-politics-of-the-health-care-debate-than-the-law.html It’s Not About the Law, Stupid]"; "[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2012/03/supreme-court-and-obamacare-why-the-conservatives-are-skeptical-of-the-affordable-care-act.html The Supreme Court’s Dark Vision of Freedom]"; "[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2012/07/while-conservatives-are-furious-about-john-roberts-health-care-decision-liberals-are-silent-about-the-defections-from-the-supreme-courts-liberal-justices.html Where Is The Liberal Outrage?]"

|Dahlia Lithwick

|David Plotz, Editor in Chief

align="center" |2014

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/25/shark-week Shark Week]"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/07/29/difficult-women Difficult Women]"; "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/10/07/private-practice Private Practice]"

|Emily Nussbaum

|Remnick, Editor; Pamela Maffei McCarthy, Deputy Editor

align="center" |2015

| scope="row" |New York

|"[http://www.vulture.com/2014/06/why-new-abstract-paintings-look-the-same.html Zombies on the Walls: Why Does So Much New Abstraction Look the Same?]," "[http://www.vulture.com/2014/06/jeff-koons-creator-and-destroyer-of-worlds.html Taking in Jeff Koons, Creator and Destroyer of Worlds]," "[http://www.vulture.com/2014/10/moma-henri-matisse-review-dont-miss.html?mid=facebook_nymag Post-Macho God: Matisse's Cut-Outs Are World-Historically Gorgeous]"

|Jerry Saltz

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2016

|The Intercept

|"[https://theintercept.com/2015/07/16/barrett-brown-review-prison/ A Visit to the Sweat Lodge]," July 16, "[https://theintercept.com/2015/08/24/barrett-brown-santa-muerte-full-of-grace/ Santa Muerte, Full of Grace]," August 24, and "[https://theintercept.com/2015/10/06/stop-sending-jonathan-franzen-novels/ Stop Sending Me Jonathan Franzen Novels]," October 6, at theintercept.com

|Barrett Brown

|Betsy Reed, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2017

|Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/2016/03/259268/ Bird in a Cage]," March, "[https://harpers.org/archive/2016/07/the-ideology-of-isolation/ The Ideology of Isolation]," July, and "[https://harpers.org/archive/2016/09/giantess/ Giantess]," September

|Rebecca Solnit

|Christopher Cox, Editor, for March

Ellen Rosenbush, Editor, for July

James Marcus, Editor, for September

align=center| 2018

|New York

|"[https://www.thecut.com/2017/10/why-the-weinstein-sexual-harassment-allegations-came-out-now.html Why the Harvey Weinstein Sexual-Harassment Allegations Didn’t Come Out Until Now]," October 5, "[https://www.thecut.com/2017/11/rebecca-traister-on-the-post-weinstein-reckoning.html Your Reckoning. And Mine.]," November 12, and "[https://www.thecut.com/2017/12/rebecca-traister-this-moment-isnt-just-about-sex.html This Moment Isn’t (Just) About Sex. It’s Really About Work]," December 10, at thecut.com

|Rebecca Traister

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2019

|The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-national-geographic-twins-and-the-falsehood-of-our-post-racial-future The National Geographic Twins and the Falsehood of Our Post-Racial Future]," March 14"[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-ford-kavanaugh-hearings-will-be-remembered-for-their-grotesque-display-of-patriarchal-resentment The Profound Presence of Doria Ragland]," May 21, and "[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-ford-kavanaugh-hearings-will-be-remembered-for-their-grotesque-display-of-patriarchal-resentment The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing Will Be Remembered as a Grotesque Display of Patriarchal Resentment]," September 27, at newyorker.com

|Doreen St. Félix

|David Remnick, Editor

align=center| 2020

|Catapult Magazine

|“When Disability Is a Toxic Legacy,”{{Cite web |date=2019-04-23 |title=Catapult {{!}} When Disability Is a Toxic Legacy {{!}} s.e. smith |url=https://catapult.co/stories/when-disability-is-a-toxic-legacy-se-smith |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Catapult |language=en}} April 23, “The Ugly Beautiful and Other Failings of Disability Representation,”{{Cite web |date=2019-10-24 |title=Catapult {{!}} The Ugly Beautiful and Other Failings of Disability Representation {{!}} s.e. smith |url=https://catapult.co/stories/the-ugly-beautiful-and-other-failings-of-disability-representation-an-unquiet-mind-s-e-smith |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Catapult |language=en}} October 24, and “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Mental Health and Medication,”{{Cite web |date=2019-11-26 |title=Catapult {{!}} What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Mental Health and Medication {{!}} s.e. smith |url=https://catapult.co/stories/what-we-dont-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-mental-health-and-medication-an-unquiet-mind-column-s-e-smith |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Catapult |language=en}} November 26

|s.e. smith

|Nicole Chung, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2021

|The Paris Review

|Three columns from “Detroit Archives”: “Ladies of the Good Dead,”{{Cite web |last=Sloan |first=Aisha Sabatini |date=2020-05-22 |title=Ladies of the Good Dead |url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/05/22/ladies-of-the-good-dead/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Paris Review |language=en}} May 22, “On Immolation,”{{Cite web |last=Sloan |first=Aisha Sabatini |date=2020-07-09 |title=On Immolation |url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/07/09/on-immolation/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Paris Review |language=en}} July 9, and “On Doulas,”{{Cite web |last=Sloan |first=Aisha Sabatini |date=2020-09-15 |title=On Doulas |url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/09/15/on-doulas/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Paris Review |language=en}} September 15, at theparisreview.org

|Aisha Sabatini Sloan

|Emily Nemens, Editor

=Profile Writing=

Category was inactive from 2013 through 2019 and was reactivated in 2020. Category was briefly known as Profiles from 2000 to 2001. Honors excellence in profile writing by recognizing the vividness and perceptiveness with which the writer brings his or her subject to life.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

align="center" | 2000

|Sports Illustrated

align="center" | 2001

|The New Yorker

align="center" | 2002

|The New Yorker

align="center" | 2003

|Sports Illustrated

align="center" | 2004

|Esquire

align="center" | 2005

|The New Yorker

align="center" | 2006

|Esquire

align="center" | 2007

|New York

align="center" | 2008

|Vanity Fair

align="center" | 2009

|Rolling Stone

align="center" | 2010

|Esquire

align="center" | 2011

|The New York Times

align="center" | 2012

|D Magazine

Former categories

=National Magazine Award=

For the first four years of the National Magazine Awards, only one award was given.


1966

  • Look "for its skillful editing, imagination and editorial integrity, all of which were reflected particularly in its treatment of the racial issue during 1965."

1967

  • LIFE "in recognition of skillful, imaginative and constructive editing as reflected particularly in vivid photo reporting of the war in Vietnam, outstanding coverage of the civil rights issue, and effective support for the preservation of great works of art—in keeping with an admirable tradition of public education on cultural subjects."

1968

  • Newsweek "in recognition of that magazine's development of a new form of editorial analysis and advocacy in its major effort to present America's racial problems. The 'program of action,' published in Newsweek's issue of November 20, 1967, was a 23 page article combining reportage, analysis and opinion under the title 'The Negro in America: What Must Be Done.' The judges considered the project, clearly labeled as a departure from Newsweek’s standard policy, to have been skillfully and responsibly executed. They consider it a useful and important form, when sparingly used, in the news magazine field."

1969

  • American Machinist, a McGraw-Hill trade publication, which was recognized for its special issue, "Will John Garth Make It?" The study of U.S. industry's role in combating unemployment, especially among those that companies might consider unemployable, included Mr. Garth, a 26-year-old high school dropout and parolee.

=Certificates of Special Recognition=

Identifying one winner was no doubt a challenge for the judges in the first years of the National Magazine Awards. It was decided from the start that Certificates of Special Recognition as well as commendations would be given.


1966

  • Scientific American "for general excellence in its field and, particularly, for its [https://www.scientificamerican.com/magazine/sa/1965/09-01/ special issue], drawing on many disciplines, dealing with the broad subject of urbanization"
  • Grade Teacher "for its high quality treatment of important new subjects, conspicuously improved use of illustration and practical service to its readership—all within the limitations of a modest budget"
  • Ebony "for imaginative and forceful treatment of social questions as reflected particularly in its issue on '[https://books.google.com/books?id=N94DAAAAMBAJ The White Problem in America]'"

1967

  • [http://sth-archon.bu.edu/motive/motive.html Motive] "for editorial vitality, for tasteful innovation in design, and for forthright treatment of delicate issues that once would have been taboo in religious-affiliated publications"

1968

  • Esquire "for its editorial creativity and diversity its original typographical and pictorial presentation, and its penetrating reporting of character and social trends as exemplified in its submitted article about Jack Ruby"
  • LIFE "for its uncompromising and well documented series exposing the scale of organized crime in the United States and for its pursuit of new facets of the subject"
  • Vogue "for visual grace, wit and innovation accompanied by printed content in harmony with its high graphic standard"

=Commendation=

Nine titles were commended at the first annual National Magazine Awards. This was the only year such recognition was given.

1966

  • TIME "for the innovation of its well researched, expertly written and balanced series of ‘TIME Essays.’"
  • The New Yorker "for its skillful editing and for its flair for dramatic innovation as demonstrated by its publication of Truman Capote’s ‘In Cold Blood.’"
  • American Machinist "for its comprehensive treatment of the balance of payments problem as it affects industry."
  • Continuum "for its role, as a Roman Catholic magazine of small circulation, in delving into controversy and presenting strong conviction and thorough research in a handsome format."
  • [http://sth-archon.bu.edu/motive/motive.html Motive] "for skillful and dramatic presentations of major issues in a small-circulation Protestant magazine."
  • Vogue "for its effective use of color in editorial pages."
  • Fortune "for its clear and thoughtful presentations, including its series offering a fresh look at the influence of automation."
  • TV Guide "for dealing thoughtfully with controversial topics in a setting where others might have settled for fan-appeal trivia."
  • LIFE "for overall skill in dealing with contemporary civilization, cultural subjects and public affairs."

=Special Award=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Magazine

1976

|TIME, Bicentennial Issue

1989

| Robert E. Kenyon, Jr.

=Specialized Journalism=

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

align="center" | 1970

|Philadelphia

align="center" | 1971

|Rolling Stone

align="center" | 1972

|Architectural Record

align="center" | 1973

|Psychology Today

align="center" | 1974

|Texas Monthly

align="center" | 1975

|Medical economics

align="center" | 1976

|United Mine Workers

align="center" | 1977

|Architectural Record

align="center" | 1978

|Scientific American

align="center" | 1979

|National Journal

align="center" | 1980

|IEEE Spectrum

=Reviews and Criticism=

Honors excellence in criticism of art, books, movies, television, theater, music, dance, food, dining, fashion, products and the like by recognizing the knowledge, persuasiveness and original voice that the critic brings to his or her reviews.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

align="center" | 2000

|Esquire

align="center" | 2001

|The New Yorker

align="center" | 2002

|Harper's Magazine

align="center" | 2003

|Vanity Fair

align="center" | 2004

|Esquire

align="center" | 2005

|The New Yorker

align="center" | 2006

|Harper's Magazine

align="center" | 2007

|The Nation

align="center" | 2008

|The Atlantic

align="center" | 2009

|The New Yorker

align="center" | 2010

|The New Yorker

=News and Documentary Photography=

Previously known as Photojournalism (2007–2010) and News Photography (2011–2012). Honors excellence in the informative photographic documentation of an event or subject in real-time.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

align="center" | 2007

|The Paris Review

align="center" | 2008

|National Geographic

align="center" | 2009

|National Geographic

align="center" | 2010

|National Geographic

align="center" | 2011

|The New York Times

align="center" | 2012

|Harper's Magazine

=Photography, Digital Media=

Honors overall excellence in the design of magazine websites and online-only magazines.

class="wikitable"
Year

! Magazine

2010

|National Geographic

2011

|LIFE

=General Excellence in Digital Media=

Previously known as General Excellence in New Media (1997–2000), General Excellence Online (2001–2009) and General Excellence, Digital Media (2010–2013).

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

align="center" | 1997

|Money

align="center" |1998

|Sporting News

align="center" |1999

|Cigar Aficionado

align="center" |2000

|Bloomberg Businessweek

align="center" |2001

|U.S. News & World Report

align="center" |2002

|National Geographic

align="center" |2003

|Slate

align="center" |2004

|CNET

align="center" |2005

|Style.com

align="center" |2006

|National Geographic

align="center" |2007

|Beliefnet

align="center" |2008

|Runner's World

align="center" |2009

|New York
Backpacker

align="center" |2010

|New York

align="center" |2011

|Slate

align="center" |2012

|New York

align="center" |2013

|Pitchfork

=Design, Digital Media=

Previously known as Best Interactive Design (2001). Honors overall excellence in the design of magazine websites and online-only magazines.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

align="center" | 2001

|SmartMoney

align="center" | 2010

|Billboard

align="center" | 2011

|The New York Times

align="center" | 2012

|Wired

=Reporting, Digital Media=

Previously known as News Reporting (2010–2011). Honors overall excellence in the design of magazine websites and online-only magazines.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

align="center" | 2010

|The Virginia Quarterly Review

align="center" | 2011

|Foreign Policy

align="center" | 2012

|Wired

=Personal Service, Digital Media=

Previously known as Interactive Service (2007) and Personal Service Online (2008–2008). Honors a site’s effective use of multimedia technology to deliver information that users can act on to improve the quality of their personal lives or enjoy recreational pursuits.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

align="center" | 2007

|Bloomberg Businessweek

align="center" | 2008

|Bloomberg Businessweek

align="center" | 2009

|Backpacker

align="center" | 2012

|Men's Health

=Commentary, Digital Media=

Previously known as Blogging (2010–2011). Honors excellence in opinion journalism on digital platforms.

class="wikitable"
Year

! Magazine

2010

|Foreign Policy

2011

|Tablet Magazine

2012

|The American Scholar

=Website Department=

Previously known as Regular Department or Section (2010) and Online Department (2011). Honors a regularly updated, clearly branded department or channel.

class="wikitable"
Year

! Magazine

2010

|Sports Illustrated

2011

|Fast Company

2012

|The Daily Beast

=Utility App=

Previously known as Interactive Feature (2007–2009) and Interactive Tool (2010–2011). Honors an outstanding app, feature or section of a website that uses multimedia technology, tools, community platforms or other interactive formats to deliver or share content such as news, information and entertainment, rather than practical instruction or advice.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

align="center" | 2007

|New York

align="center" | 2008

|Bicycling

align="center" | 2009

|AARP The Magazine

align="center" | 2010

|Men's Health

align="center" | 2011

|Epicurious

align="center" | 2012

|TIME

=Community=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Magazine

2010

|National Geographic

=Tablet Magazine=

Previously known as Mobile Media (2010), Mobile Edition (2011) and Tablet Edition (2012). Honors magazines published on tablets and e-readers, including digital-only magazines.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|Magazine

align=center| 2010

| Epicurious

align=center| 2011

| Esquire

align=center| 2012

| National Geographic

align=center| 2013

| National Geographic

align=center| 2014

| National Geographic

align=center| 2015

| National Geographic

=Multimedia=

Previously known as Multimedia Feature or Package (2010) and Multimedia Package (2011). Honors digital storytelling and the integration of magazine media.

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scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Title

!Article(s) and Author(s)

!Editor

align="center" | 2010

|New York

|"New York Fashion Week"

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

Ben Williams, editorial director, NYMag.com

align="center" | 2011

|The Virginia Quarterly Review

|"Assignment Afghanistan"

|Ted Genoways, Editor

Elliott D. Woods, Reporter and Multimedia Production

Jesse Dukes, Multimedia and Audio Production

Bluecadet Interactive, Web Design and Product Coordination

align="center" | 2012

|Foreign Policy

|"[https://foreignpolicy.com/2011/10/21/the-qaddafi-files/ The Qaddafi Files: An FP Special Report]"

|Susan B. Glasser, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2013

|National Geographic

|"[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/cheetahs Cheetahs on the Edge]," November iPad Edition

|Chris Johns, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2014

|National Geographic

|"[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/the-last-chase The Last Chase]," by Robert Draper, November Print and iPad Edition

|Chris Johns, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2015

|The Texas Observer in partnership with The Guardian US

|"[https://www.texasobserver.org/beyond-border/ Beyond the Border]," by Melissa del Bosque, August 6 at texasobserver.org

|Dave Mann, Editor in Chief, The Texas Observer

Katharine Viner, Editor in Chief, Guardian US

align="center" | 2016

|New York

|"[https://nymag.com/oneblock/ This Is the Story of One Block in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn]," nymag.com and November 16–22 Print Issue

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2017

|Huffington Post Highline

|"The 21st Century Gold Rush,"{{cite web|url=http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/the-21st-century-gold-rush-refugees/#/niger|title=These Are The Criminals and Corporations That Have Gotten Really, Really Rich Off The Refugee Crisis}} by Malia Politzer and Emily Kassie, December 21 at highline.huffingtonpost.com

|Rachel Morris and Greg Veis, Executive Editors

=Magazine of the Year=

Honors magazines for editorial excellence as demonstrated in print and on digital platforms for the quality and consistency of magazine-branded content and services produced by or associated with the publication, including but not limited to conferences and events; books; and radio and television programs.

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scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

!Issues

!Editor

align="center" | 2010

|Glamour

|April, September, November

|Cynthia Leive, Editor in Chief

Jill Herzig, Executive Editor

Ben Berentson, Online Managing Editor

align="center" | 2011

|National Geographic

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180913032113/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2010/02/ February], [https://web.archive.org/web/20180810051945/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2010/04/ April], [https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233421/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2010/12/ December]; NationalGeographic.com

|Chris Johns, Editor in Chief

Rob Covey, Digital Media Editor, NGM.com

align="center" | 2012

|TIME

|[https://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601110520,00.html May 20], [https://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601111017,00.html October 17] and [https://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601111226,00.html December 26, 2011/January 2, 2012] Print Issues; TIME.com; Weekly iPad App

|Rick Stengel, Managing Editor

Catherine Sharick, Managing Editor, TIME.com

align="center" | 2013

|New York

|[https://nymag.com/magazine/toc/2012-05-28.html May 28], [http://nymag.com/magazine/toc/2012-10-22.html October 22], [http://nymag.com/magazine/toc/2012-11-12.html November 12] Print and iPad Editions, nymag.com

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

Ben Williams, Online Editorial Director

align="center" | 2014

|Fast Company

|[https://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/issue-173 March], [https://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/issue-175 May], [https://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/issue-179 October] Print Editions; May, [https://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/issue-176 June], [https://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/issue-177 July/August] iPad Editions; fastcompany.com

|Robert Safian, Editor

Florian Bachleda, Creative Director

Noah Robischon, executive director of Digital

align="center" | 2015

|Vogue

|[https://archive.vogue.com/issue/20140201 February], [https://archive.vogue.com/issue/20140401 April] and [https://archive.vogue.com/issue/20140701 July] Print and Tablet Editions; vogue.com

|Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2016

|The Atlantic

|[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2015/01/ January/February], [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2015/03/ March] and [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2015/10/ October]; The Atlantic Magazine: Digital Editor; theatlantic.com

|James Bennet, Editor in Chief

Scott Stossel, Editor

John Gould, Editor, TheAtlantic.com

align="center" | 2017

|Mother Jones

|[https://www.motherjones.com/toc/2016/01 January/February], [https://www.motherjones.com/mag/2016/07/toc/ July/August] and [https://www.motherjones.com/toc/2016/11 November/December]; November/December Tablet Edition; motherjones.com

|Clara Jeffery, Editor in Chief

Ivylise Simones, Creative Director

=Magazine Section=

Honors a regularly published front- or back-of-the-book department or section.

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scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

!Article(s)

!Editor

align="center" | 2005

|Popular Science

|"How 2.0," April, May, June

|Scott Mowbray, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2006

|Backpacker

|"Basecamp," June, September, December

|Jonathan Dorn, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2007

|New York

|"Strategist," June 12, July 24, December 11

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2008

|Condé Nast Portfolio

|"Brief," September, October, December

|Joanne Lipman, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2009

|Wired

|"Start," September, October, December

|Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2010

|New York

|"Strategist," April 20, May 25, October 26

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2011

|New York

|"Strategist," May 24, October 25, December 20–27

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2012

|New York

|"Strategist," July 11, October 10, November 28

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2013

|New York

|"Strategist," May 28, October 8, October 22

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2014

|Modern Farmer

|"Modern Farmer Handbook," Spring, Fall, Winter

|Anne Marie Gardner, chief executive officer and Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2015

|New York

|"Strategist," March 24 – April 6, April 7–20 and November 17–23

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2016

|New York

|"The Culture Pages," March 9–22, October 5–18 and October 19 – November 1

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2017

|New York

|"The Culture Pages," June 13–26, June 27 – July 10, and August 8–21

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

align=center| 2018

|New York

|"The Strategist," March 20 – April 2, September 18 – October 1 and December 11–24

|Adam Moss, Editor in Chief

=Fiction=

Previously known as Fiction & Belle-Lettres (1974–1976). Honors fiction originally published in magazines. Last awarded in 2016. Succeeded by the ASME Awards for Fiction in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://asme.magazine.org/asme/about-asme/pressroom/asme-press-releases/zoetrope-all-story-wins-asme-award-fiction|title=Zoetrope: All-Story Wins ASME Award for Fiction|website=asme.magazine.org|access-date=April 25, 2019}}

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="width:50px;" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:150px;" |Magazine

! scope="col" style="width:400px;" |Article(s)

! scope="col" style="width:220px;" |Author(s)

!Editor

align="center" |1970

| scope="row" |Redbook

|"Tonight at 9:36"
"Troubadour"
"The Magic Mama"

| Alfred Gillespie
Rick Sterry
Lucille Clifton

|Sey Chassler, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1971

| scope="row" |Esquire

|

|

|

align="center" |1972

| scope="row" |Mademoiselle

|"A Most Incredible Meal"

|William Kotzwinkle

|

align="center" |1973

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"Enormous Changes at the Last Minute"

|Grace Paley

|

align="center" |1974

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1973/07/16/a-bad-baby A Bad Baby]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1973/09/17/a-story-in-an-almost-classical-mode A Story in an Almost Classical Mode]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1973/11/19/burial Burial]"

|Roberta Silman
Harold Brodkey
Larry Woiwode

|William Shawn, Editor

align="center" |1975

| scope="row" |Redbook

|"Swimmer in the Secret Sea"

|William Kotzwinkle

|Sey Chassler, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1976

| scope="row" |Essence

|"Isom"

|Hortense Spillers

|Marcia Anne Gillespie, Editor in Chief

align="center" |1977

| scope="row" |Mother Jones'

|"Peking! Peking!"

|Li-li Ch’en

|Jeffrey Klein, Editor

align="center" |1978

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1977/02/07/in-the-miro-district In the Miro District]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1977/03/21/potter-2 Potter]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1977/05/02/the-kugelmass-episode The Kugelmass Episode]"

|Peter Taylor
Mavis Gallant
Woody Allen

|William Shawn, Editor

align="center" |1979

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"Oh, Joseph, I’m So Tired"

|Richard Yates

|Robert Manning, Editor

align="center" |1980

| scope="row" |Antaeus

|"The Farm"

|Joy Williams

|Susan Dwyer

align="center" |1981

| scope="row" |North American Review

|"[http://www.jstor.org/stable/25125762 Every Day a Visitor]"
"[http://www.jstor.org/stable/25151156 A Guide to the Geography of Vermont]"
"[http://www.jstor.org/stable/25151159 Summer Opportunity]"

|Richard Abrons
Ward Just
Maria Thomas

|Robley Wilson, Jr.

align="center" |1982

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1981/02/16/a-correspondence-course A Correspondence Course]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1981/11/09/sister-imelda Sister Imelda]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1981/11/16/the-city-3 The City]"

| Nadine Gordimer
Edna O’Brien
John Updike

|William Shawn, Editor

align="center" |1983

| scope="row" |North American Review

| "[http://www.jstor.org/stable/25124234 Scales]"
"[http://www.jstor.org/stable/25124262 Putting and Gardening]"
"[http://www.jstor.org/stable/25124332 The Novitiate]"

| Louise Erdrich
William F. VanWert
Erica Liederman

|Robley Wilson, Jr.

align="center" | 1984

| scope="row" |Seventeen

|"An Eighty Percent Chance"
"The Education of Esther Eileen"

"Teenage Wasteland"

|Elizabeth Benedict
Roberta Silman
Anne Tyler

|Midge Turk Richardson, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 1985

| scope="row" |Playboy

|"The Trail of Your Blood on the Snow"
"Forky"
"Julius Caesar and the Werewolf"

|Gabriel García Márquez
Andre dubus III
John Gardner

|Arthur Kretchmer, Editorial Director

align="center" | 1986

| scope="row" |The Georgia Review

|"[http://www.jstor.org/stable/41398781 Time and Fear and Somehow Love]"
"[http://www.jstor.org/stable/41402152 Something Good for Ginnie]"
"[http://www.jstor.org/stable/41398865 Somewhere Geese are Flying]"

|Lee K. Abbott
Mary Hood
Gary Gildner

|Stanley W. Lindberg, Editor

align="center" | 1987

| scope="row" |Esquire

|"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1986/8/1/fleur Fleur]"
"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1986/8/1/docs-story Doc’s Story]"
"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1986/8/1/the-things-they-carried The Things They Carried]"

|Louise Erdrich
Edgar Wideman
Tim O’Brien

|Lee Eisenberg, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 1988

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"A Farm at Raraba"
"The Man Who Knew Belle Starr"
"The Halfway Diner"

|Ernst Havemann
Richard Bausch
John Sayles

|William Whitworth, Editor

align="center" | 1989

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1988/07/25/white-angel White Angel] "
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1988/08/29/i-read-my-nephew-stories I Read My Nephew Stories]"

"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1988/10/17/we-3 We]"

|Michael Cunningham
Ethan Mordden
Mary Grimm

|Robert Gottlieb, Editor

align="center" | 1990

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1989/03/20/goodness-and-mercy Goodness and Mercy]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1989/08/14/the-trick-of-it The Trick of It]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1989/10/23/letter-to-the-lady-of-the-house Letter to the Lady of the House]"

|Alice Munro
Michael Frayn
Richard Bausch

|Robert Gottlieb, Editor

align="center" | 1991

| scope="row" |Esquire

|"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1990/7/1/something-to-remember-me-by Something to Remember Me By]"
"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1990/7/1/faces-of-madness Faces of Madness]"
"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/1990/11/1/serious-need Serious Need]"

|Saul Bellow
Rachel Ingalls
Reynolds Price

|Lee Eisenberg, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 1992

| scope="row" |Story

|"It’s Come to This"
"Silver Water"
"The Greatest Living Mayan Speller Extant"

|Annick Smith
Amy Bloom
W.D. Wetherell

|Lois Rosenthal, Editor

align="center" | 1993

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1992/04/27/a-wilderness-station A Wilderness Station]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1992/06/29/career-move Career Move]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1992/07/27/parachute-silk Parachute Silk]"

|Alice Munro
Martin Amis
Emily Carter

|Robert Gottlieb, Editor

align="center" | 1994

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/1993/01/the-prophet-from-jupiter/ The Prophet from Jupiter]"
"[https://harpers.org/archive/1993/02/the-400-pound-ceo/ The 400-Pound CEO]"
"[https://harpers.org/archive/1993/07/the-practical-heart/ The Practical Heart]"

|Tom Earley
George Saunders
Allan Gurganus

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align="center" | 1995

| scope="row" |Story

|"Waiting for the Evening News"
"Kingdom of the Sun"
"The Story of My Life"

|Tim Gautreaux
Alice Schell
Kim Edwards

|Lois Rosenthal, Editor

align="center" | 1996

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/1995/03/the-woodcarvers-tale/ The Woodcarver’s Table]"
"[https://harpers.org/archive/1995/04/bounty/ Bounty]"
"[https://harpers.org/archive/1995/08/the-lost-girl/ The Lost Girl]"

|Mark Slouka
George Saunders
Tova Reich

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align="center" | 1997

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/04/01/new-york-girl New York Girl]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/06/17/baster Baster]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/06/24/save-my-child Save My Child!]"

|John Updike
Jeffrey Eugenides
Cynthia Ozick

|Tina Brown, Editor

align="center" | 1998

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/01/27/people-like-that-are-the-only-people-here People Like THAT? US? Are the Only People Here]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/08/25/a-visit-3 A Visit]"
"Brokeback Mountain"

|Lorrie Moore
Steven Millhauser
Annie Proulx

|Tina Brown, Editor

align="center" | 1999

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/1998/02/the-whores-child/ The Whore’s Child]"
"[https://harpers.org/archive/1998/03/lucky-ducks/ Lucky Ducks]"
"[https://harpers.org/archive/1998/12/son-of-the-wolfman/ Son of the Wolfman]"

|Richard Russo
Lorrie Moore
Michael Chabon

|Lewis H. Lapham, Editor

align="center" | 2000

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/06/21/the-third-and-final-continent The Third and Final Continent]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/12/20/the-barbers-unhappiness The Barber’s Unhappiness]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/12/27/dominion Dominion]"

|Jhumpa Lahiri
George Saunders
Robert Stone

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" | 2001

| scope="row" |Zoetrope: All-Story

|"Fialta"
"Fair Warning"
"The Cavemen in the Hedges"

|Rebecca Lee
Robert Olen Butler
Stacey Richter

|Adrienne Brodeur, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2002

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/02/19/what-is-remembered What is Remembered]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/06/18/a-house-on-the-plains A House on the Plains]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/12/10/surrounded-by-sleep Surrounded by Sleep]"

|Alice Munro
E.L. Doctorow
Akhil Sharma

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" | 2003

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/04/01/baader-meinhof Baader-Meinhof]"
"The Thing in the Forest"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/12/23/jolene-a-life Jolene: A Life]"

|Don DeLillo
A.S. Byatt
E.L. Doctorow

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" | 2004

| scope="row" |Esquire

|"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/2003/7/1/presence Presence]"
"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/2003/9/1/the-red-bow The Red Bow]"
"[https://classic.esquire.com/article/2003/12/1/rest-stop Rest Stop]"

|Arthur Miller
George Saunders
Stephen King

|David Granger, Editor in Chief

align="center" | 2005

| scope="row" |The Atlantic

|"[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/01/an-incomplete-map-of-the-northern-polarity/302881/ An Incomplete Map of the Northern Polarity]"
"[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/05/foaling-season/302939/ Foaling Season]"
"[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/07/the-one-in-white/303453/ The One in White]"

|Nathan Roberts
Aryn Kyle
Robert Olen Butler

|Cullen Murphy, Managing Editor

align="center" | 2006

| scope="row" |The Virginia Quarterly Review

|"[https://www.vqronline.org/fiction/peacekeeper Peacekeeper]"
"[https://www.vqronline.org/fiction/smother Smother]"
"[https://www.vqronline.org/fiction/ina-grove Ina Grove]"

|Alan Heathcock
Joyce Carol Oates
R.T. Smith

|Ted Genoways, Editor

align="center" | 2007

| scope="row" |Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern

|"Wild Child"
"To Sit, Unmoving"
"The Strange Career of Dr. Raju Gopalarajan"

|T.C. Boyle
Susan Steinberg
Rajesh Parameswaran

|Dave Eggers, Editor

align="center" | 2008

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"[https://harpers.org/archive/2007/07/death-of-the-pugilist/ Death of the Pugilist]"
"[https://harpers.org/archive/2007/08/fiction-33/ Fiction]"
"[https://harpers.org/archive/2007/11/a-report-on-our-recent-troubles/ A Report on Our Recent Troubles]"

|Daniel Mason
Alice Munro
Steven Millhauser

|Roger D. Hodge, Editor

align="center" | 2009

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/05/05/them-old-cowboy-songs Them Old Cowboy Songs]"
"[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/09/22/the-noble-truths-of-suffering The Noble Truths of Suffering]"

|Annie Proulx
Alexsandar Hermon

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" | 2010

| scope="row" |McSweeney's Quarterly

|"Memory Wall"
"Raw Water"
"Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events"

|Anthony Doerr
Wells Tower
Kevin Moffett

|Dave Eggers, Editor

align="center" | 2011

| scope="row" |The Virginia Quarterly Review

|"[https://www.vqronline.org/fiction/minor-watt Minor Watt]"

|Paul Theroux

|Ted Genoways, Editor

align="center" | 2012

| scope="row" |Zoetrope: All-Story

|"The Hox River Window"

|Karen Russell

|Michael Ray, Editor

align="center" | 2013

| scope="row" |Harper's Magazine

|"Batman and Robin Have an Altercation"{{Cite magazine|url=https://harpers.org/archive/2012/09/batman-and-robin-have-an-altercation/|title=Batman and Robin have an altercation|last=King|first=Stephen|date=September 2012|magazine=Harper's Magazine|access-date=April 25, 2019|issn=0017-789X}}

|Stephen King

|Ellen Rosenbush, Editor

align="center" | 2014

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"The Embassy of Cambodia"{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/11/the-embassy-of-cambodia|title=The Embassy of Cambodia|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Zadie Smith

|David Remnick, Editor

Pamela Maffei McCarthy, Deputy Editor

align="center" | 2015

| scope="row" |The New Yorker

|"The Emerald Light in the Air"{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/02/03/the-emerald-light-in-the-air|title=The Emerald Light in the Air|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

|Donald Antrim

|David Remnick, Editor

align="center" | 2016

|Zoetrope: All-Story

|"The Grozny Tourist Bureau,"{{cite web|url=http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=550|title=Zoetrope: All-Story: Back Issue|website=www.all-story.com|access-date=July 7, 2017}} Fall

|Anthony Marra

|Michael Ray, Editor

See also

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