Two Martha Stewart magazines won their first National Magazine Awards Tuesday, even as the lifestyle trendsetter remained under house arrest.
Stewart, convicted last year of lying to investigators over a suspicious stock sale, is allowed 48 hours out of her home each week for work-related events and accepted the awards at a luncheon ceremony held at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Manhattan.
“My deepest appreciation to the ... judges and to all of you in this industry who have honored us today,” Stewart said.
The style guru who built Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. on tips for gracious living is under house arrest following a five-month prison term.
Martha Stewart Weddings won in the general excellence category for magazines with circulation of 250,000 to 500,000. Another of Stewart’s magazines, Kids: Fun Stuff To Do Together, won for best magazine design.
Stewart’s flagship magazine, Martha Stewart Living, has previously won three National Magazine Awards. The latest honor comes as she attempts to rebuild her business, which suffered declining circulation and revenues while she was jailed.
The Atlantic Monthly won for fiction writing — an ironic accolade since the glossy, which once published Ernest Hemingway and other literary greats, plans to drop fiction from its pages except for an August fiction issue.
The New Yorker magazine, published by Conde Nast Publications Inc., was the biggest winner, taking home five awards after receiving 10 nominations.
The New Yorker was the only title to win multiple awards, collecting honors for reporting, public interest, profile writing, reviews and criticism, and for general excellence at a magazine with circulation of 1 million to 2 million.
The New Yorker has won 44 awards, more than any other outlet since the awards began in 1966.
Vanity Fair, another title from privately held Conde Nast, was nominated for seven awards but won none.
Glamour magazine, from Conde Nast, won one of the most coveted awards — general excellence at a magazine with circulation of more than 2 million.
Esquire, published by Hearst Magazines, took home the feature writing award.
The National Magazine Awards are sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors and the Columbia University graduate school of journalism, which offers a complete list of winners and finalists.