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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
edit- ^ 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.