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The Turner Prize, named after the English Romantic painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist. Between 1991 and 2016, only artists under the age of 50 were eligible (this restriction was removed for the 2017 award).

Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and usually staged at Tate Britain, though in recent years the award ceremony has sometimes been held in other UK cities.

Since its beginnings in 1984, it has become the UK's most publicised art award. The award represents all media.

The winner of the Turner Prize announced near the end of the year in a televised ceremony, receives £25,000, with the three other short-listed candidates receiving £5,000 each. Notable winners have included Hirst, Gilbert & George, Richard Long, Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley, Chris Ofili, Steve McQueen, Wolfgang Tillmans, Grayson Perry, and Richard Wright.