Entries Yield Fifty-Six Finalists, Winners to be Announced in Phoenix.
After reviewing 302 entries for the third annual AAN Advertising Awards Contest, the judges have narrowed the field to 21 papers and 56 finalists.
This year’s big winner is LA Weekly, which grabbed 14 winning entries, 10 more than the closest runner-up.
Several other publications were awarded multiple winners, including Baltimore City Paper, which nabbed four winning entries, and Boston Phoenix, OC Weekly, Austin Chronicle and Willamette Week, with three each.
The order of finish in each category will be announced during a special luncheon on Friday, June 2 at the AAN convention in Phoenix.
Here’s the complete list of winners by category, in alphabetical order.
Ad, Half Page or Less: Black and White
Baltimore City Paper
“Dirty Girl”
Production Staff
LA Weekly
“Cavalcade of Christ”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer
LA Weekly
“Hi Tech”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer
Washington City Paper
“Japanese Information and Culture”
Diana Beruff, Production Manager
James Morris, Assistant Production Manager
Ad, Half Page or Less: Color
Independent Weekly
“Gallery Americas”
Maria Bilinski Shain, Production Manager/Graphic Designer
Jessica Stern, Chapel Hill Sales Manager
LA Weekly
“Music Awards”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director/Designer
Willamette Week
“Five Stars”
Thomas Cobb, Graphic Designer
Ad, Larger than Half Page/Junior page Black and White
No winners
Ad, Larger than Half Page/Junior page: Color
Gambit Weekly
“Azby’s”
Becky Hutchinson, Senior Ad Designer
LA Weekly
“City In Time– Best of LA”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer
Willamette Week
“Pioneer Square Brick Ad”
Creative Team, Concept Design
Kelley Hamby, Photographer,
Thomas Cobb, Graphic Designer
Ad, Full Page: Black and white
LA Weekly
“Cavalcade of Christ”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer
Ad, Full Page: Color
Boston Phoenix
“An Alternative Countdown”
Michael Diskin, Copy & Design
LA Weekly
“Music Week”
Bill Smith, Art Director
Tina Simpkins, Designer
Sheryl Scott, Designer
LA Weekly
“Hot Fun”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director
Tina Simpkins, Designer
Philadelphia City Paper
“Independent Film Contest”
Brian Hogan, Designer/Editorial Art Director
Campaign: Black and white
Cincinnati CityBeat
“Spunk”
Joellen Ivey, Advertising Rep
Phil Morehart, Advertising Assistant
Pat Robisch, Ad Production Manager
Geoff Raker, Production Artist
Independent Weekly
“Gallery Americas”
Nate Umstead, Graphic Designer
Maria Bilinski Shain, Production Manager/Graphic Designer
Jessica Stern, Chapel Hill Sales Manager
Westword
“Strings”
Lisa Bachar, Advertising Art Director
Willamette Week
“Fritz”
Scott Dopierala, Graphic Designer
Jen Lee, Graphic Designer
Campaign: Color
LA Weekly
“Music Week”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer
Sheryl Scott, Designer
Tina Simpkins, Designer
Seattle Weekly
“Phoenix Rising”
Jan Jahnke, Advertising Designer
Westword
“Sushi Den”
Michael Wilson, Assistant Production Manager
Lisa Bachar, Advertising Art Director
Worcester Magazine
“Dino’s”
Betsy Abeles-Kravitz, Regional Sales & Special Projects Manager
Adam Kelley, Graphic Designer
Frank McElroy, Graphic Designer
Paula Saucier, Graphic Designer
In-House Campaign: Black and white
Boston Phoenix
“Personals–Interview”
Tonny Bennis, Creative Director & Copywriter
Mike Diskin, Art Director
Peter D’Angelo, Photographer
Dave Fennema, Graphic Designer
Columbus Alive
“Cosmonaut “
Trent Marx, Art Director
In-House Campaign: Color
Boston Phoenix
“Get Help Wanted”
Chris Wooster
Copywriter/Designer/ Photographer
Cincinnati CityBeat
“House Ads”
Bob Woodwiss, Contributing Writer
OC Weekly
“Best of OC”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director/Designer
Larry Hirshowitz, Photographer
Syracuse New Times
“Dish It Up”
Michael Davis, Photographer
Lisa Mergler-Santoro, Designer
Poster
Austin Chronicle
“Austin Music Awards”
Billy Perkins, Illustrator
LA Weekly
“Millennium Funnies”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer
LA Weekly
“Best of LA”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer
Tucson Weekly
“New Year Millennium Calendar”
Mark Wyner, Associate Designer/Art Director
T-shirt
Austin Chronicle
“Austin Music Awards”
Billy Perkins, Illustrator
Austin Chronicle
“Hot Sauce Festival”
Jason Stout, Illustrator
Taylor Holland, Art Director
Postcards
Baltimore City Paper
“Eat Alphabet Soup”
Jefferson Jackson Steele, Photographer
Joe MacLeod, Art Director/Soup Stylist
Cleveland Scene
“1999 Music Showcase”
Michael Shavalier, Art Director
Rich Borge, Illustrator
LA Weekly
“Hot Fun”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director
Tina Simpkins, Designer
Riverfront Times
“Summertime”
Tom Carlson, Art Director
Joe Rocco, Illustrator
Meg Zelenovich, Retail Operations Manager
Postcard Campaign
Baltimore City Paper
“Best of Baltimore”
Carlos Batts, Photographer
Joe MacLeod, Art Director
OC Weekly
“Best of OC”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director/Designer
LA Weekly
“Best of LA”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer
Seattle Weekly
“Best of Seattle”
Jeri Francis, Advertising Art Director
Brochure
Chicago Reader
“Dictionary of Reader Readers”
Sheila Sachs, Art Director
LA Weekly
“Music Awards”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director/Designer
LA Weekly
“Music Week”
Bill Smith, Art Director
Sheryl Scott, Art Director/Designer
Tina Simpkins, Designer
Philadelphia City Paper
“Independent Film Contest Application”
Brian Hogan, Designer/Editorial Art Director
Cover, Newspaper
Black & White
“Blueprint for Profit”
Ford Wiles, Art Director
Cincinnati CityBeat
“Into The Light”
Geoff Raker, Production Artist
Sean Hughes, Art Director
Jymi Bolden, Photo Editor
Miami New Times
“2 Live Screwed”
Dean Sebring, Art Director/Designer
Steve Satterwhite, Photographer
OC Weekly
“Ho Chi Minh”
Heather Swaim, Art Director
Washington City Paper
“The Big Choke”
Jandos Rothstein, Art Director
Fred Harper, Illustrator
Covers: Special Section
Baltimore City Paper
“Eat”
Jefferson Jackson Steele, Photographer
Joe MacLeod, Art Director/Alphabet Arranger
Boston Phoenix
“One in Ten”
Dale Stephanos, Illustration
Kristin Goodfriend, Art Director
Susan Ryan-Vollmar, Creative Director
Chicago Reader
“Chicago Jazz Festival”
Gretchen Larsen, Production Artist
Tucson Weekly
“Tucson Musicians Register”
Mark Wyner, Designer/Art Director
