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Re:Best Paper Awards in Computer Science Since 1996 by theOnliest on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @03:17PM (#6992598)
I'm not sure how far afield from CS you actually want to go, but the list for music theory is at http://societymusictheory.org/archive/publications.
Re:Best Paper Awards in Computer Science Since 1996 by sadfaceunread on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @04:10PM (#6992862)
I would be interested in physical/chemical sciences MRS, APS and ACS come to mind as examples of things with annual meetings which might have best paper awards.