Pe 26 februarie 2010 a avut loc cea de-a 17-a editie a premiilor Spectrum. Juriul a trebuit sa aleaga din nu mai putin de 6.000 de lucrari artistice cu tema fantastica.

Premiile Spectrum sunt singurele premii anuale de acest gen care recompenseaza artistii specializati in  Comics, 3D Works, si Concept Art si au fost primele care au inclus categoria de Opere nepublicate (inca, as adauga eu).

Premiile pe categorii sunt:

ADVERTISING

Silver Award: CRAIG ELLIOTT (”Never the Twain” / client: C.E. Gallery)

BOOK

Gold Award: OMAR RAYYAN (MISMANTLE – THE RAGE TIDE / art director: Christian Trimmer / client: Hyperion Books)

Silver Award: SCOTT GUSTAFSON (”A Confabulation of Dragons” / art director: Scott Gustafson / client: The Greenwich Workshop)

COMICS

Gold Award: STEVEN TABBUTT (”The Incident” / art director: Sungyoon Choi / client: Rabid Rabbit)

Silver Award: ERIC ORCHARD (”Cloud Cave 3″ / art director: Chris Staros / client: Top Shelf Productions)

CONCEPT ART

Gold Award: DANIEL DOCIU (”Wasp Hives” / art director: Daniel Dociu / client: ArenaNet/GuildWars 2)

Silver Award: RITCHE SACILIOC (”Monuit Valley”)

DIMENSIONAL

Gold Award: MARK NEWMAN (”Eel Walker” / art director: Mark Newman / bronze)

Silver Award: JACK MATTHEWS (”Cover Girls of the DC Universe: Catwoman” / art director: Georg Brewer / designer: Adam Hughes / client: DC Direct / painted resin)

Silver Award: VIRGINIE ROPARS (”Alba” / polymer, mixed media)

EDITORIAL

Gold Award: CHRIS BUZELLI (”Aging Tyger” / art director: SooJin Buzelli / designer: Maynard Kay / client: Asset International/AI5000)

Silver Award: SAM WEBER (”The Crow Procedure” / art director: Brian Morgan / client: The Walrus)

INSTITUTIONAL

UNPUBLISHED