2009

Heather Myers

To be announced

2008

Robert Glumbek

Prefigured Effect

2007

Not awarded

Not awarded

2006

Simone Orlando

Winter Journey

2005

Peter Quanz
Sabrina Matthews

Quantz by Quanz
losing ground

2004

D. A. Hoskins

Configurations of the Body

2003

Andrew Giday

Maelstrom

2002

Benjamin Hatcher

Covenant

2001

Not awarded

Not awarded

2000

Wen Wei Wang

Snow

1999

Allen Kaeja

Excavating ascent

1998

Gaétan Gingras

Shaping Worlds as Fire Burns...

1997

Shawn Hounsell

Creaturehood

1996

Gioconda Barbuto
Joe Laughlin

CHIAROSCURO
L'Etiquette

1995

Crystal Pite

Quest

1994

Michael Downing

Channel

1993

Bengt Jörgen

Bonds of Affection

1992

Lola MacLaughlin

Waterwheel

1991

Edward Hillyer

De Profundis

1990

Howard Richard

. . . And There You Are, All Alone Together

1989

Mark Godden

Sequoia

1988

Randy Glynn

Capricciosa

1987

David Earle

Cloud Garden

1986

Christopher House

Go Yet Turning Stay

1985

Constantin Patsalas

Notturni

1984

Not awarded

 Not awarded

1983

Martine Epoque

Constellation I

1982

Stephanie Ballard

Light Failing

1981

Jennifer Mascall

Acoustic Noose

1980

Renald Rabu

Sparks

1979

Judith Marcuse

Sadhana Dhoti

1978

Mauryne Allan

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