Awards & Winners

Hugh Syme

Hugh Syme is a Canadian Juno Award-winning graphic artist who is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. He is also a musician and has appeared in some Rush songs as a keyboard player. Syme is notably responsible for all of Rush's album cover art since 1975's Caress of Steel as well as creating Rush's famous Starman logo. In 1983 he told Jeffrey Morgan that he never imagined the band would use it as their main logo. Syme also plays piano on the album Thrilling Women, which Morgan recorded with Dean Motter. His client base includes major record companies like Geffen Records, EMI Records, Mercury Records, RCA Records, Capitol Records, Sony Music, Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Records and A&M Records. Iron Maiden fans remember him best as the designer of The X Factor cover, which shows the band's mascot Eddie the Head dissected. It is remembered for its gritty realism. Whereas all previous Maiden albums were oil paintings, the X Factor Eddie was a puppet with some digital touch-ups to enhance its look. In some countries the cover was considered so gruesome that a less gory alternative was offered.

Awards by Hugh Syme

Check all the awards nominated and won by Hugh Syme.

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Different Stages Live

1993


Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Dear Dear

1992


Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year
Honored for : Roll the Bones

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Big House
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Roll the Bones

1991


Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Snow In June
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Oceanview Motel

1990


Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year
Honored for : Presto

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Presto
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Rockland

1989


Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year
Honored for : Levity

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Levity

1986


Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year
Honored for : Power Windows

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Robot Man and Friends
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Power Windows
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year The World Is a Ball

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year At the Feet of the Moon

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year One False Move
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Signals

1982


Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year
Honored for : Moving Pictures

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Moving Pictures
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Exit... Stage Left

1981


Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year Lookin for Trouble