List of Stranger Genius Awards winners
The Stranger Genius Awards, given by Seattle alternative weekly newspaper The Stranger, "bring attention to, and recognize the contributions of, ... outstanding artists in Seattle."[1][2] Winners are notified by receiving a chocolate cake bearing the message "You're a Friggin' Genius!"[1]
The event is generally taking place in autumn.[3]
Person or organization | Category | Image | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Susan Robb | Visual Art | 2003 | |
Web Crowell | Film | 2003 | |
Matt Briggs | Literature | 2003 | |
Chris Jeffries | Theater | 2003 | |
Velocity Dance Center | Organization | ![]() | 2003 |
Vital 5 | Organization | 2003 | |
Victoria Haven | Visual Art | 2004 | |
David Russo | Film | 2004 | |
John Olson | Literature | 2004 | |
Sarah Rudinoff | Theater | 2004 | |
Seattle School | Organization | 2004 | |
SuttonBeresCuller | Visual Art | 2005 | |
Michael Seiwerath | Film | 2005 | |
Rebecca Brown | Literature | 2005 | |
Gabriel Baron | Theater | 2005 | |
Frye Art Museum | Organization | ![]() | 2005 |
Lead Pencil Studio | Visual Art | 2006 | |
James Longley | Film | 2006 | |
Jonathan Raban | Literature | ![]() | 2006 |
Jennifer Zeyl | Theater | 2006 | |
On the Boards | Organization | ![]() ![]() | 2006 |
Alex Schweder | Visual Art | 2007 | |
Linas Phillips | Film | 2007 | |
Heather McHugh | Literature | 2007 | |
Cary Moon | Politics | 2007 | |
Amy Thone | Theater | 2007 | |
Strawberry Theatre Workshop | Organization | 2007 | |
Wynne Greenwood | Visual Art | 2008 | |
Lynn Shelton | Film | ![]() | 2008 |
Sherman Alexie | Literature | ![]() | 2008 |
Paul Mullin | Theater | 2008 | |
Implied Violence | Organization | 2008 | |
Jeffry Mitchell | Visual Art | 2009 | |
Zia Mohajerjasbi | Film | 2009 | |
Stacey Levine | Literature | 2009 | |
The Cody Rivers Show | Theater | 2009 | |
Pacific Northwest Ballet | Organization | 2009 | |
Susie Lee | Visual Art | 2010 | |
Charles Mudede and Robinson Devor | Film | ![]() | 2010 |
Jim Woodring | Literature | ![]() | 2010 |
Shabazz Palaces | Music | 2010 | |
Marya Sea Kaminski | Theater | 2010 | |
DK Pan | Visual Art | 2011 | |
Gary Hill | Film | 2011 | |
Lesley Hazleton | Literature | 2011 | |
The Intelligence | Music | 2011 | |
John Osebold | Theater | ![]() | 2011 |
Sarah Bergmann | Visual Art | 2012 | |
Megan Griffiths | Film | 2012 | |
Ellen Forney | Literature | 2012 | |
Lori Goldston | Music | 2012 | |
Grady West | Theater | 2012 | |
Zoe Scofield & Juniper Shuey | Performance | 2013 | |
Eyvind Kang & Jessika Kenney | Music | ![]() | 2013 |
Rodrigo Valenzuela | Visual Art | 2013 | |
Maged Zaher | Literature | 2013 | |
Benjamin Kasulke | Film | 2013 | |
Valerie Curtis-Newton | Performance | 2014 | |
Industrial Revelation | Music | 2014 | |
C. Davida Ingram | Visual Art | 2014 | |
Gary Groth | Literature | 2014 | |
Drew Christie | Film | 2014 | |
Yussef El Guindi | Literature | 2015 | |
Steve Fisk | Music | ![]() | 2015 |
Mary Ann Peters | Visual Art | 2015 | |
Scarecrow Project | 2015 | ||
Cherdonna Shinatra | Performance | 2015 | |
Barbara Earl Thomas | Art | ![]() | 2016 |
Tracy Rector | Film | ![]() | 2016 |
Lindy West | Literature | ![]() | 2016 |
Erik Blood | Music | 2016 | |
Emily Chisholm | Performance | 2016 |
Source for list: The Stranger Genius Awards: The Event, thestranger.com. Accessed online 2016-10-07. 2016 winners from "We Saw You Dancing, Drinking, Cheering, Crying, and Winning Thousands of Dollars at the Stranger Genius Awards", thestranger.com. Accessed online 2016-10-07.
Notes
- ^ a b The First Annual Stranger Genius Awards 2003, The Stranger, no date on page (October 2003). Accessed online 2012-11-21.
- ^ Mag, Seattle (2022-07-08). "The Stranger's Genius Awards Shortlist Announced". Seattle magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Stranger Genius Awards postponed until spring". The Seattle Times. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
External links
- Official website