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 | 1981–2000 |  - 1981: Rick Baker
  - 1982:  and Michèle Burke
  - 1983: None given this year
  - 1984: Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith
  - 1985: Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek
  - 1986: Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis
  - 1987: Rick Baker
  - 1988: Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short
  - 1989: Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, and Kevin Haney
  - 1990: Doug Drexler and John Caglione Jr.
  - 1991: Jeff Dawn and Stan Winston
  - 1992: Michèle Burke, Greg Cannom, and Matthew W. Mungle
  - 1993: Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng
  - 1994: Rick Baker, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng
  - 1995: Lois Burwell, Peter Frampton, and Paul Pattison
  - 1996: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
  - 1997: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
  - 1998: Jenny Shircore
  - 1999: Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud
  - 2000: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan
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 | 2001–2020 |  - 2001: Peter Owen and Richard Taylor
  - 2002: Beatrice De Alba and John E. Jackson
  - 2003: Peter King and Richard Taylor
  - 2004: Bill Corso and Valli O'Reilly
  - 2005: Howard Berger and Tami Lane
  - 2006: David Martí and Montse Ribé
  - 2007: Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne
  - 2008: Greg Cannom
  - 2009: Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow
  - 2010: Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
  - 2011: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
  - 2012: Julie Dartnell and Lisa Westcott
  - 2013: Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
  - 2014: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
  - 2015: Damian Martin, Lesley Vanderwalt, and Elka Wardega
  - 2016: Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson
  - 2017: David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick, and Kazuhiro Tsuji
  - 2018: Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe, and Patricia Dehaney
  - 2019: Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, and Vivian Baker
  - 2020: Sergio López-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson
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 | 1982–2000 |  - , Christopher Tucker, and Michèle Burke (1982)
  - Dorothy J. Pearl, George Masters, C. Romania Ford, and Allen Weisinger (1983)
  - Paul Engelen, Peter Frampton, Rick Baker, and Joan Hills (1984)
  - Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith (1985)
  - Tameyuki Aimi, Shohichiro Meda, Chihako Naito ,and Noriko Takamizawa (1986)
  - Hasso von Hugo (1987)
  - Fabrizio Sforza (1988)
  - Maggie Weston, Fabrizio Sforza, and Pam Meager (1989)
  - John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler (1990)
  - Jean-Pierre Eychenne and Michèle Burke (1991)
  - Peter Robb-King (1992)
  - Morag Ross (1993)
  - Cassie Hanlon, Angela Conte, and Strykermeyer (1994)
  - Lisa Westcott (1995)
  - Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (1996)
  - Sallie Jaye and Jan Archibald (1997)
  - Jenny Shircore (1998)
  - Christine Blundell (1999)
  - Rick Baker, Toni G, Sylvia Nava, Gail Ryan, and Kazuhiro Tsuji (2000)
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 | 2001–present |  - Peter Swords King, Peter Owen, and Richard Taylor (2001)
  - Judy Chin, Beatrice De Alba, John E. Jackson, and Regina Reyes (2002)
  - Ve Neill and Martin Samuel (2003)
  - Kathryn Blondell, Siân Grigg, and Morag Ross (2004)
  - Howard Berger, Nikki Gooley, and Greg Nicotero (2005)
  - José Quetglás and Blanca Sánchez (2006)
  - Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne (2007)
  - Jean Ann Black and Colleen Callaghan (2008)
  - Jenny Shircore (2009)
  - Valli O'Reilly and Paul Gooch (2010)
  - Marese Langan, J. Roy Helland, and Mark Coulier (2011)
  - Lisa Westcott (2012)
  - Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell, and Kathrine Gordon (2013)
  - Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier (2014)
  - Damian Martin, and Lesley Vanderwalt (2015)
  - J. Roy Helland and Daniel Phillips (2016)
  - David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick, and Kazuhiro Tsuji (2017)
  - Nadia Stacey (2018)
  - Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, and Anne Morgan (2019)
  - Matiki Anoff, Larry M. Cherry, Sergio López-Rivera, and Mia Neal (2020)
  - Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh (2021)
  - Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston, and Shane Thomas (2022)
  - Mark Coulier, Nadia Stacey, and Josh Weston (2023)
  - Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, and Marilyne Scarselli (2024)
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