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." Winners are notified by receiving a chocolate cake bearing the message "You're a Friggin' Genius!"
| 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 | 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: , thestranger.com. Accessed online 2016-10-07. 2016 winners from "", thestranger.com. Accessed online 2016-10-07.