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Magazine Award Winners AnnouncedPOSTED April 15, 2005 NEW YORK -- The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism this week presented the 2005 National Magazine Awards, the industry's most prestigious editorial honor, to 18 print and online magazines across 22 categories. The New Yorker received five of the coveted "Ellies" (named after the Alexander Calder Stabile "Elephant," which is ASME's symbol of the award) and was the only magazine to receive multiple awards. Winning their first "Ellie" ever: BabyTalk, Dwell, Kids: Fun Stuff to Do Together, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Style.com. The 2005 National Magazine Award winners are: * Glamour for General Excellence (over 2,000,000
circulation) The awards were presented at a ceremony held at The Waldorf-Astoria in midtown Manhattan attended by 1,200 editors, publishers, industry professionals and guests. The New Yorker lead all publications with five awards and 10 nominations. The Atlantic Monthly received five nominations and won a single award. Esquire, Gourmet, and Sports Illustrated received three nominations and won one award each. Kids: Fun Stuff to Do Together, National Geographic, Newsweek, and Print received two nominations and won one award each. The National Magazine Awards honor magazines that consistently demonstrate superior execution in carrying out stated editorial objectives, innovative editorial techniques, noteworthy journalistic enterprise, and imagination and vigor in layout and design. This year's program attracted 1,562 entries from 318 print and online magazines. The 111 finalists and 22 winners were chosen by 195 editors, art directors, educators and online media experts. Over the years, a number of 2005 award recipients have received multiple awards. The New Yorker has received 44 awards; The Atlantic Monthly has received 19 awards; Esquire has received 16 awards; National Geographic has received 12 awards; Newsweek has received 11 awards; Sports Illustrated has received nine awards; Time has received eight awards; Glamour has received five awards; Wired has received four awards; National Journal and Print have received three awards each; and Gourmet and Popular Science have received two awards each. Established in 1966, the National Magazine Awards is the preeminent
program in the magazine industry honoring editorial excellence.
ASME sponsors the awards program in association with the Columbia
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