The Stranger Genius Awards, given by Seattle alternative weekly newspaper The Stranger, "bring attention to, and recognize the contributions of, ... outstanding artists in Seattle."The First Annual Stranger Genius Awards 2003, The Stranger, no date on page (October 2003). Accessed online 2012-11-21. Winners are notified by receiving a chocolate cake bearing the message "You're a Friggin' Genius!"
The event is generally taking place in autumn.
+ Stranger Genius Award winners Person or organization Category Image YearSusan RobbVisual Art2003Web CrowellFilm2003Matt BriggsLiterature2003Chris JeffriesTheater2003Velocity Dance CenterOrganization2003Vital 5Organization2003Victoria HavenVisual Art2004David RussoFilm2004John OlsonLiterature2004Sarah RudinoffTheater2004Seattle SchoolOrganization2004 SuttonBeresCullerVisual Art2005Michael SeiwerathFilm2005Rebecca BrownLiterature2005Gabriel BaronTheater2005Frye Art MuseumOrganization2005Lead Pencil StudioVisual Art2006James LongleyFilm2006Jonathan RabanLiterature2006Jennifer ZeylTheater2006On the BoardsOrganization 2006Alex SchwederVisual Art2007Linas PhillipsFilm2007Heather McHughLiterature2007Cary MoonPolitics2007Amy ThoneTheater2007Strawberry Theatre WorkshopOrganization 2007Wynne GreenwoodVisual Art2008Lynn SheltonFilm2008Sherman AlexieLiterature2008Paul MullinTheater2008Implied ViolenceOrganization2008Jeffry MitchellVisual Art2009Zia MohajerjasbiFilm2009Stacey LevineLiterature2009The Cody Rivers ShowTheater2009Pacific Northwest BalletOrganization2009Susie LeeVisual Art2010Charles Mudede and Robinson DevorFilm2010Jim WoodringLiterature2010Shabazz PalacesMusic2010Marya Sea KaminskiTheater2010 DK PanVisual Art2011Gary HillFilm2011Lesley HazletonLiterature2011The IntelligenceMusic2011John OseboldTheater2011Sarah BergmannVisual Art2012Megan GriffithsFilm2012Ellen ForneyLiterature2012Lori GoldstonMusic2012Grady WestTheater2012Zoe Scofield & Juniper ShueyPerformance2013Eyvind Kang & Jessika KenneyMusic2013Rodrigo ValenzuelaVisual Art2013Maged ZaherLiterature2013Benjamin KasulkeFilm2013Valerie Curtis-NewtonPerformance2014Industrial RevelationMusic2014C. Davida IngramVisual Art2014Gary GrothLiterature2014Drew ChristieFilm2014Yussef El GuindiLiterature2015Steve FiskMusic2015Mary Ann PetersVisual Art2015Scarecrow Project2015Cherdonna ShinatraPerformance2015Barbara Earl ThomasArt2016Tracy RectorFilm2016Lindy WestLiterature2016Erik BloodMusic2016Emily ChisholmPerformance2016 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.
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