Time for the pretty awards

It's been few days since Worldcon ended and the reports are coming. Various people posted their recaps, shared their feelings about the awards they won or about the other people who won (Scalzi is right it was pretty awesome - it's nice to see somebody happy like this). 

It is all awesome but concentrating on Hugos I forgot about other awards that were given out during Worldcon. Here are some of the winners of 2011 Chesley Awards (given by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists each year for excellence in genre art.):

Paperback - Jason Chan, for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine


Hardcover - Michael Whelan, for The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson


And my favourite
Interior Illustration - Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth by Donato Giancola


You can see the rest on the Tor site including links to galleries with all the nominees. So much pretty.

It just reminded me how much better the covers for Wheel of Time ebook editions are. I could never see Sweets winning one of those.