The Turner Prize is an annual prize given to a British visual artist under 50, named after the painter J.M.W. Turner. It is organized by the Tate, and since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised art award. The prize fund from 2004 onwards is ￡40,000.

Nominations for the prize are invited from the public, although this is widely considered to have negligible effect. Typically, there is a three-week period in May for public nominations to be received; the short-list (which since 1991 has been of four artists) is announced in July; a show of the nominees' work opens at Tate Modern in late October; and the prize itself is announced at the beginning of December. The show stays open till January. The prize is not judged on the show, however, but on the artists' contribution to art over the previous year.

自1984年创立以来，特纳大奖的知名度不断提升，成为为英国最受关注的艺术类奖项。大奖由泰特美术馆为纪念著名的画家J·特纳而设立，每年颁发一次，奖励50岁以下的英国视觉艺术家。自2004年起，奖金高达四万英镑。

艺术家的参评资格由大众提名产生（但普遍认为大众的喜好对艺术家的最终入围影响不大），每年五月有一个为期三周的提名期。入围名单（自1991年起为4人）在7月宣布。十月底，获得提名的艺术家将在泰特美术馆展出自己的作品，展览将一直持续到第二年一月。最终的获奖者在十二月初宣布，艺术家对整个艺术界的贡献是评奖的唯一标准，与作品展出效果无关。

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