List of Academy of Magical Arts Award Winners
The Academy of Magical Arts gives out awards annually at its Academy of the Magical Arts Awards event. Nominess for the performance awards are chosen from those that have performed at The Magic Castle in the previous year. Other awards are given to individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of magic.
Magician of the Year
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Dai Vernon |
| 1970 | Albert Goshman |
| 1971 | Ron Wilson |
| 1972 | Mark Wilson |
| 1973 | Shimada |
| 1974 | Mark Wilson |
| 1975 | Siegfried & Roy |
| 1976 | Doug Henning |
| 1977 | Norm Nielsen |
| 1978 | Harry Blackstone Jr. |
| 1979 | David Copperfield |
| 1980 | Cesareo Pelaez (Marco the Magi) |
| 1981 | Richiardi Jr. |
| 1982 | Paul Daniels |
| 1983 | Siegfried & Roy |
| 1984 | Harry Blackston Jr. |
| 1985 | Lance Burton |
| 1986 | David Copperfield |
| 1987 | The Pendragons |
| 1988 | Walaa (Wello) |
| 1989 | Princess Tenko |
| 1990 | Silvan |
| 1991 | Lance Burton |
| 1992 | Juan Tamariz |
| 1993 | Jeff McBride |
| 1994 | The Pendragons |
| 1995 | Penn & Teller |
| 1996 | Ricky Jay |
| 1997 | Mark Kalin & Jinger |
| 1998 | Luis de Matos |
| 1999 | Silvan |
| 2000 | Joaquin Ayala |
| 2001 | Rick Thomas |
| 2002 | David Blaine |
| 2003 | Mac King |
| 2004 | Darren Romeo |
| 2005 | Criss Angel |
| 2006 | Cyril Takayama |
| 2007 | Derren Brown |
| 2008 | Guy Hollingworth |
| 2009 | Ed Alonzo |
| 2010 | Topas |
| 2011 | Lu Chen |
| 2012 | Penn & Teller |
| 2013 | Yo Ho-Jin |
| 2014 | Michael Carbonaro |
| 2015 | Dynamo |
| 2016 | Derek DelGaudio |
| 2017 | David Williamson |
| 2018 | David Blaine (Declined) |
| 2019 | Derren Brown |
Close-up Magician of the Year
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Albert Goshman |
| 1969 | Johnny Platt |
| 1970 | Mike Skinner |
| 1971 | Ron Wilson |
| 1972 | Bruce Cervon |
| 1973 | Mike Skinner |
| 1974 | Albert Goshman |
| 1975 | Bruce Cervon |
| 1976 | Jules Lenier |
| 1977 | David Roth |
| 1978 | Earl Nelson |
| 1979 | Daryl |
| 1980 | Daryl |
| 1981 | Michael Ammar |
| 1982 | Bob Jardine |
| 1983 | Michael Ammar |
| 1984 | John Carney |
| 1985 | Earl Nelson |
| 1986 | Johnny Ace Palmer |
| 1987 | Johnny Ace Palmer |
| 1988 | John Carney |
| 1989 | David Williamson |
| 1990 | David Williamson |
| 1991 | Martin Nash |
| 1992 | Tony Giorgio |
| 1993 | René Lavand |
| 1994 | Paul Gertner |
| 1995 | Paul Gertner |
| 1996 | Martin Nash |
| 1997 | Eugene Burger |
| 1998 | Eugene Burger |
| 1999 | Steve Valentine |
| 2000 | Lennart Green |
| 2001 | Steve Valentine |
| 2002 | Shoot Ogawa |
| 2003 | Whit Haydn |
| 2004 | Whit Haydn |
| 2005 | Shoot Ogawa |
| 2006 | Jon Armstrong |
| 2007 | Paul Green |
| 2008 | Doc Eason |
| 2009 | Doc Eason |
| 2010 | Suzanne |
| 2011 | Derek DelGaudio[1] |
| 2012 | Derek DelGaudio[1] |
| 2013 | Bill Goodwin |
| 2014 | Richard Turner |
| 2015 | Mike Pisciotta |
| 2016 | Mike Pisciotta |
| 2017 | Richard Turner |
| 2018 | Brian Gilils |
| 2019 | Asi Wind |
Stage Magician of the Year
[edit]Visiting Magician of the Year
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1969 | The Niberco Brothers |
| 1970 | Geoffrey Buckingham |
| 1971 | Shimada & Deanna |
| 1972 | Topper Martyn |
| 1973 | Francis Carlyle |
| 1974 | David Roth |
| 1975 | Martin Lewis |
| 1976 | Billy McComb |
| 1977 | Ger Copper |
| 1978 | Frances Willard |
| 1979 | Petrick & Mia |
| 1980 | Terry Seabrooke |
| 1981 | Lance Burton |
| 1982 | Ger Copper |
Lecturer of the Year
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Dick Zimmerman |
| 1969 | Clarke Crandall |
| 1970 | Bruce Cervon |
| 1971 | Bob Eads |
| 1972 | Lou Derman |
| 1973 | Clarke Crandall |
| 1974 | Ali Bongo |
| 1975 | Milbourne Christopher |
| 1976 | Sid Lorraine |
| 1977 | Pat Culliton |
| 1978 | Jerry Andrus |
| 1979 | Max Maven |
| 1980 | Karrell Fox |
| 1981 | Albert Goshman |
| 1982 | Michael Ammar |
| 1983 | Michael Ammar |
| 1984 | Eugen Burger |
| 1985 | Eugene Burger |
| 1986 | Gaëtan Bloom |
| 1987 | Chuck Fayne |
| 1988 | Daryl |
| 1989 | Dale Salwak |
| 1990 | David Williamson |
| 1991 | John Carney |
| 1992 | Daryl |
| 1993 | David Williamson |
| 1994 | Paul Gertner |
| 1995 | Johnny Ace Palmer |
| 1996 | David Roth |
| 1997 | Tom Mullica |
| 1998 | Peter Pitt |
| 1999 | Johnny Ace Palmer |
| 2000 | Aldo Colombini |
| 2001 | David Regal |
| 2002 | Paul Green |
| 2003 | Aldo Colombini |
| 2004 | Bob Sheets |
| 2005 | Martin Lewis |
| 2006 | The Flicking Fingers |
| 2007 | Martin Lewis |
| 2008 | Jeff McBride |
| 2009 | Doc Eason |
| 2010 | David Regal |
| 2011 | Howard Hamburg |
| 2012 | Harry Anderson |
| 2013 | Steve Valentine |
| 2014 | Steve Valentine |
| 2015 | Doc Eason |
| 2016 | Rob Zabrecky |
| 2017 | John Carney |
| 2018 | Rob Zabrecky |
| 2019 | Dani DaOrtiz |
Parlour Magician of the Year
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Tom Ogden |
| 1984 | Tom Ogden |
| 1985 | Michael Ammar |
| 1986 | Daryl |
| 1987 | Daryl |
| 1988 | Kevin James |
| 1989 | John Carney |
| 1990 | Michael Ammar |
| 1991 | John Carney |
| 1992 | Chuck Fayne |
| 1993 | Chuck Fayne |
| 1994 | David Williamson |
| 1995 | Whit Haydn |
| 1996 | TC Tahoe |
| 1997 | TC Tahoe |
| 1998 | Aldo Colombini |
| 1999 | Aldo Colombini |
| 2000 | Martin Lewis |
| 2001 | Martin Lewis |
| 2002 | Whit Haydn |
| 2003 | Dana Daniels |
| 2004 | Dana Daniels |
| 2005 | Michael Finney |
| 2006 | Jason Alexander |
| 2007 | Shoot Ogawa |
| 2008 | Shoot Ogawa |
| 2009 | Andrew Goldenhersh |
| 2010 | Andrew Goldenhersh |
| 2011 | Hélder Guimarães |
| 2012 | Hélder Guimarães |
| 2013 | Johnny Ace Palmer |
| 2014 | Rob Zabrecky |
| 2015 | Rob Zabrecky |
| 2016 | Handsome Jack |
| 2017 | Johnny Ace Palmer |
| 2018 | Mike Pisciotta |
| 2019 | Chris Capehart |
Comedy Magician of the Year
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Dana Daniels |
| 2004 | Michael Finney |
| 2005 | Ed Alonzo |
| 2006 | Ed Alonzo |
Bar Magician of the Year
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Doc Eason |
| 2005 | Whit Haydn |
Masters Fellowship
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Dai Vernon |
| 1969 | Richard Cardini |
| 1970 | Virgil & Julie |
| 1971 | Jose Frakson |
| 1972 | Charlie Miller |
| 1973 | Slydini |
| 1974 | Dunninger |
| 1975 | Robert Harbin |
| 1976 | Les Levante |
| 1977 | Werner Dornfield |
| 1978 | Walter B. Gibson |
| 1979 | MacDonald & Mabel Birch |
| 1980 | Gene Gordon |
| 1981 | Jay Marshall |
| 1982 | Joe Berg |
| 1983 | Maurice Rooklyn |
| 1984 | Eric Lewis |
| 1985 | Murray |
| 1986 | Tihany |
| 1987 | Mark Wilson |
| 1988 | Johnny Calvert |
| 1989 | Peter Warlock |
| 1990 | Channing Pollock |
| 1991 | Siegfried & Roy |
| 1992 | Ali Bongo |
| 1993 | Harry Blackstone Jr. |
| 1994 | Lee Grabel |
| 1995 | Borra |
| 1996 | Karrell Fox |
| 1997 | The Morettis |
| 1998 | Marvyn Roy |
| 1999 | Johnny Thompson |
| 2000 | John Booth |
| 2001 | Billy McComb |
| 2002 | Cesareo Pelaez |
| 2003 | Terry Seabrooke |
| 2004 | David Berglas |
| 2005 | Paul Daniels |
| 2006 | Paul Potassy |
| 2007 | Patrick Page |
| 2008 | Dominique |
| 2009 | Norm Nielsen |
| 2010 | Lance Burton |
| 2011 | René Lavand |
| 2012 | Juan Tamariz |
| 2013 | Fantasio |
| 2014 | Silvan |
| 2015 | John Gaughan |
| 2016 | Ger Copper |
| 2017 | David Copperfield |
| 2022 | Max Maven |
Performing Fellowship
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Richard Cardini, Harry Willard |
| 1969 | Jose Frakson, Slydini |
| 1970 | Kuda Bux |
| 1971 | Richiardi Jr. |
| 1972 | Les Levante |
| 1973 | Maurice Rooklyn |
| 1974 | Marvyn & Carol Roy |
| 1975 | Channing Pollock |
| 1976 | Roy Benson, Neil Foster |
| 1977 | Leon Mandrake, Tihany |
| 1978 | Johnny Platt, Russell Swann |
| 1979 | Jimmy Grippo |
| 1980 | Suzy Wandas Bennett |
| 1981 | Andre Kole |
| 1982 | John Calvert |
| 1983 | Billy McComb, The Morettis |
| 1984 | Carl Ballantine, Bert Easley |
| 1985 | Mardoni & Louise, Johnny Thompson |
| 1986 | Will Rock, Tom & Liz Tucker, Eddie Tullock |
| 1987 | Milo & Roger |
| 1988 | Shimada |
| 1989 | Topper Martyn |
| 1990 | Del Ray |
| 1991 | Don Alan |
| 1992 | Harry Blackstone Jr., Terry Seabrooke |
| 1993 | Norm Neilson |
| 1994 | Chuck & Jan Jones |
| 1995 | Doug Henning, Jack Kodell |
| 1996 | Michael Skinner, Tommy Wonder |
| 1997 | René Lavand, Peter Reveen |
| 1998 | Goldfinger & Dove, Martin Nash |
| 1999 | Bruce Cervon, Ed & Nancy Keener |
| 2000 | Richard Ross, Juan Tamariz |
| 2001 | Earl Nelson, The Pendragons |
| 2002 | Harry Lorayne, Alan Shaxon |
| 2003 | Walter "Zaney" Blaney |
| 2004 | Magic Christian |
| 2005 | Bobby Baxter, Flip Hallema |
| 2006 | Eugene Burger, Chen Kai |
| 2007 | Penn & Teller, Dr. Sawa |
| 2008 | Celeste Evans, Howie Schwarzman |
| 2009 | Pat Thompson, J.C. Wagner |
| 2010 | Franz Harary, Bob White |
| 2011 | Finn Jon |
| 2012 | David Williamson |
| 2013 | David Kaye |
| 2014 | John Carney |
| 2015 | Greg Frewin |
| 2016 | Luis Piedrahita, Fielding West |
| 2017 | Ray Anderson |
| 2018 | Bill Malone |
| 2019 | Raymond Crowe |
| 2022 | Charlie & Sherry Frye |
Creative Fellowship
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1975 | Alan Wakeling |
| 1976 | Paul Curry |
| 1977 | Charles Reynolds |
| 1978 | Edmund Spreer |
| 1979 | Ali Bongo |
| 1980 | Ken Brooke |
| 1981 | Stewart James |
| 1982 | Ross Bertram |
| 1983 | John Gaughan |
| 1984 | Karrell Fox |
| 1985 | Sam Berland |
| 1986 | Gil Leaney |
| 1987 | Jerry Andrus |
| 1988 | Tenyo |
| 1989 | Dick Zimmerman |
| 1990 | Jim Steinmeyer |
| 1991 | Don Wayne |
| 1992 | Herb Zarrow |
| 1993 | Patrick Page |
| 1994 | Larry Jennings |
| 1995 | Finn Jon |
| 1996 | John Kennedy |
| 1997 | Max Maven |
| 1998 | David Roth |
| 1999 | Gaëtan Bloom |
| 2000 | Ted Lasley |
| 2001 | Pavel |
| 2002 | Nick Trost |
| 2003 | Georges Proust |
| 2004 | Kevin James |
| 2005 | Eberhard Riese |
| 2006 | Paul Harris |
| 2007 | Steve Dushek |
| 2008 | Pierre Mayer |
| 2009 | Michael Weber |
| 2010 | Dean Dill |
| 2011 | Lubor Fiedler |
| 2012 | Paul Kieve |
| 2013 | David Regal |
| 2014 | Mark Setteducati |
| 2015 | Tom Stone |
| 2016 | Sebastien Clergue |
| 2017 | Chris Kenner |
| 2018 | Lennart Green |
| 2019 | Angelo Carbone |
| 2022 | Martin Lewis |
Literary & Media Fellowship
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Lewis Ganson |
| 1969 | Peter Warlock |
| 1970 | Walter B. Gibson |
| 1971 | Milbourne Christopher |
| 1972 | Frances Marshall |
| 1973 | Eric Lewis |
| 1974 | Martin Gardner |
| 1975 | Ed Marlo |
| 1976 | John Booth |
| 1977 | J. B. Bobo |
| 1978 | John Braun |
| 1979 | Glenn Gravatt |
| 1980 | Harry Lorayne |
| 1981 | Gerald Kosky |
| 1982 | Sam H. Sharpe |
| 1983 | Sid Lorraine |
| 1984 | Edwin A. Dawes |
| 1985 | Karl Fulves |
| 1986 | Bill Larsen |
| 1987 | Robert Lund |
| 1988 | Robert Albo |
| 1989 | David Price |
| 1990 | Micky Hades |
| 1991 | Bascom Jones Jr. |
| 1992 | Karrell Fox |
| 1993 | Jon Racherbaumer |
| 1994 | Donald Bevan |
| 1995 | Robert Orben |
| 1996 | Stephen Minch |
| 1997 | Richard Kaufman |
| 1998 | Mike Caveney |
| 1999 | Val Andrews |
| 2000 | Richard Buffum |
| 2001 | Jim Steinmeyer |
| 2002 | Sid Fleischman |
| 2003 | Jim Reilly |
| 2004 | Bart Whaley |
| 2005 | David Britland |
| 2006 | David Goodsell |
| 2007 | William Kalush |
| 2008 | Louis Falanga |
| 2009 | Todd Karr |
| 2010 | Stan Allen |
| 2011 | Roberto Giobbi |
| 2012 | David Charvet |
| 2013 | Steve Beam |
| 2014 | Dan & Dave Buck |
| 2015 | Will Houstoun |
| 2016 | Dr Lori Pieper |
| 2017 | David Ginn |
| 2018 | Magicana |
| 2019 | Laura Avilés Ruda |
Special Fellowship
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Carl Owen |
| 1969 | Goodliffe |
| 1970 | Tenkai |
| 1971 | Faucett Ross |
| 1972 | Carl Ballantine |
| 1973 | Johnny Giordmaine |
| 1977 | Loring Campbell |
| 1978 | Lloyd E. Jones |
| 1979 | Burling Hull |
| 1980 | Geraldine Larsen Jaffe |
| 1981 | Moi-Yo Miller |
| 1982 | Leon & Teddy Leon |
| 1983 | Robert Albo |
| 1984 | Marie Marshall |
| 1986 | Stan Kramien |
| 1987 | Bob Barker |
| 1988 | Tom Bradley |
| 1989 | John Fisher |
| 1990 | Charles Schulz |
| 1991 | Marshall Brodien |
| 1992 | Irene Larsen |
| 1994 | Ton Onosaka |
| 1995 | Lynette Chappell |
| 1996 | Joe Stevens |
| 1997 | Roy Walton |
| 1998 | Jules Lenier |
| 1999 | Martin Breese |
| 2000 | David Berglas |
| 2001 | John Kasnetsis |
| 2002 | Rick Heath |
| 2003 | Manfred Thumm |
| 2004 | Mark Nelson |
| 2005 | Rich Bloch |
| 2006 | Leo Behnke |
| 2007 | The Amazing Johnathan |
| 2008 | Eric Eswin |
| 2009 | Steve Forte |
| 2010 | Jules Fisher |
| 2012 | EMC Producers (Luis de Matos, David Britland, Marco Tempest) |
| 2013 | Robert Neale |
| 2014 | Avner Eisenberg |
| 2016 | Edwin A. Dawes |
| 2017 | Ken Klosterman |
| 2019 | Lisa Menna
Alan Zagorsky |
| 2022 | Tannen's Magic Camp
Gary Beutler Connie Boyd David Sandy & Lance Rich |
Lifetime Achievement Fellowship
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1985 | William W. Larsen Jr. |
| 1986 | Don Lawton |
| 1987 | Milt Larsen |
| 1988 | Frances Ireland Marshall |
| 1989 | John Booth |
| 1990 | Jack McMillan |
| 1991 | Edwin Hooper |
| 1992 | Ron Wilson |
| 1993 | Charles Reynolds |
| 1994 | John Fisher |
| 1995 | Alan Wakeling |
| 1996 | Billy McComb |
| 1997 | Alex Elmsley |
| 1998 | Bev Bereron |
| 1999 | John Gaughan |
| 2000 | Stan Kramien |
| 2001 | Tihany |
| 2002 | Les Smith |
| 2003 | Al Cohen |
| 2004 | Irene Larsen |
| 2005 | Martin Gardner |
| 2006 | Carl Ballantine |
| 2007 | Al Cohen |
| 2008 | Bob Fitch |
| 2009 | Chuck Jones |
| 2010 | John Daniel |
| 2011 | James Randi |
| 2012 | Alan Shaxon |
| 2013 | Ray Goulet |
| 2014 | Walter Blaney |
| 2015 | Ton Onosaka |
| 2016 | George Schindler |
| 2017 | Shimada |
| 2018 | Harry Lorayne |
| 2019 |
Award of Merit
[edit]Junior Achievement Award
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Dirk Arthur |
| 1977 | Robbie Millman |
| 1978 | Geoffrey Williams |
| 1979 | Mark Kalin |
| 1980 | The Magic Company - Jim Heckel, Bob Pickens, Yvonne Pickens, Rita Messett. |
| 1981 | Scott Cervine |
| 1982 | Ed Alonzo |
| 1984 | Ray Kosby |
| 1985 | Scott Tokar |
| 1986 | David Doyle |
| 1989 | Jason Alexander |
| 1990 | Steve Barnes |
| 1992 | Michael J. Battistoni |
| 1995 | Chris Gongora |
| 1996 | Matt Marcy |
| 1997 | Wesley Edberg |
| 1998 | Danny Cole |
| 1999 | James Holguin |
| 2000 | Joseph Tran |
| 2001 | Jason Latimer |
| 2002 | David Stryker |
| 2003 | Jonathon Dabach |
| 2004 | Tony Elias |
| 2005 | Jessica Phillips |
| 2006 | Nathan Gibson |
| 2007 | Edsel Chiu |
| 2008 | Farrah Siegel |
| 2009 | Rmax Goodwin |
| 2010 | Jeff Black |
| 2011 | Krystyn Lambert |
| 2013 | John Accardo |
| 2014 | Mark A. Gibson |
| 2015 | Jesus (Nexxus) Flores |
| 2016 | Collins Key |
| 2017 | Griffin Barry |
| 2018 | Franco Pascali |
| 2019 | Austin Janik |
| 2022 | Aaron O'Brien & Gonçalo Sousa |
Junior Award Merit
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Jason Neistadt |
| 2000 | Scott Berry |
| 2014 | Sean Self |
Special Recognition Award
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Jerry Rosen |
Special Achievement Award
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Chuck Jones |
Blackstone Theatre Award
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Lance Burton |
| 1998 | Jeff McBride |
Strolling Magician
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Mark Collier |
Technical Achievement Award
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Bryan Lee |
Devant Award
[edit]| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | The Larsen Family
(presented by The Magic Circle) |
References
[edit]"Hall of Fame". The Academy of Magical Arts.
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