| Year | Discipline | Laureated | Notes / Other important awards won |
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| 2023 | Science and Technology | Sandra Myrna Díaz | Princess of Asturias for Technical and Scientific Research and Ramon Margalef in Ecology. |
| Gabriel Rabinovich | |
| 2022 | Visual Arts | Julio Le Parc | Grand Prize for Painting at the Venice Biennale. |
| Marta Minujín | Premio Velázquez de Artes Plásticas. |
| 2021 | Entertainment | Marilú Marini | Molière Award for Best Actress nomination. Prix de la meilleure comédienne du Syndicat de la critique. |
| 2020 | Sports | Lionel Messi | Gold medal in the Olympics. Laureus World Sports Award, The Best FIFA Football Award, Ballon d'Or, World Soccer Player of the Year, Onze d'Or, L'Équipe Champion of Champions, Marca Leyenda, European Golden Shoe and FIFA World Cup Golden Ball. |
| 2019 | Classical Music | Oscar Araiz | |
| 2018 | Institutions-Communities-Companies | INVAP | |
| Luis Pagani | |
| 2017 | Communication-Journalism | Hermenegildo Sábat | María Moors Cabot and Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Prize. |
| 2016 | Humanities | José Emilio Burucúa (hijo) | |
| Aída Kemelmajer de Carlucci | |
| 2015 | Popular Music | Dino Saluzzi | |
| 2014 | Literature | Abelardo Castillo | Casa de las Américas Prize. |
| Ricardo Piglia | Casa de las Américas, Formentor, Rómulo Gallegos, Hammett, Premio de la Crítica Española and Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award. |
| 2013 | Science and Technology | Alberto Kornblihtt | |
| Juan Martín Maldacena | Fundamental Physics Prize, Dannie Heineman for Mathematical Physics, Dirac and Lorentz and Albert Einstein medals. |
| 2012 | Visual Arts | León Ferrari | Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale. |
| César Pelli | AIA Gold Medal and Cemex Building Award. |
| 2011 | Entertainment | Ricardo Darín | Platino, New York Latin ACE, Goya, CEC, Gaudí, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts; and awards at the San Sebastian, Valladolid and Havana film festivals. |
| 2010 | Sports | Emanuel Ginóbili | Gold and bronze medals in the Olympics. NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award and Euroleague Final Four Most Valuable Player. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, the All-NBA Team and the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors. |
| 2009 | Classical Music | Daniel Barenboim | Wolf, Grammy, Gramophone, Ernst von Siemens, Classic Brit, Léonie Sonning, Princess of Asturias for Concord, Praemium Imperiale and Otto Hahn Peace Medal. He was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame. |
| 2008 | Institutions-Communities-Companies | Carlos Fayt | |
| 2007 | Communication-Journalism | Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú | Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Women's Media Foundation. |
| 2006 | Humanities | Julio H. G. Olivera | |
| 2005 | Popular Music | Horacio Salgán | |
| 2004 | Literature | Héctor Tizón | |
| 2003 | Science and Technology | Luis Caffarelli | Abel, Wolf, Shock, Leroy P. Steele, Bôcher and Shaw. |
| Mirta Roses Periago | |
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| 2002 | Visual Arts | Víctor Grippo | |
| Luis Felipe Noé | |
| 2001 | Entertainment | Norma Aleandro | Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. New York Film Critics Circle Award, David di Donatello, New York Latin ACE, Obie; and awards at the Cannes, San Sebastian, Havana, Huelva and Cartagena film festivals. |
| 2000 | Sports | Gabriela Sabatini | Silver medal in the Olympics. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame; and into The 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era and The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era lists (both from Tennis Magazine). |
| 1999 | Classical Music | Martha Argerich | Wolf, Grammy, Gramophone, Ernst von Siemens, Classic Brit, Kennedy Center Honor and Praemium Imperiale. She was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame. |
| 1998 | Institutions-Communities-Companies | Caritas Argentina | |
| Carlos Manuel Muñiz | |
| Roberto Rocca | |
| 1997 | Communication-Journalism | Mariano Grondona | |
| 1996 | Humanities | Gregorio Klimovsky | International Psychoanalytical Association Award. |
| 1995 | Popular Music | Mercedes Sosa | 6 Latin Grammys. |
| 1994 | Literature | Adolfo Bioy Casares | Cervantes, Alfonso Reyes International Prize and Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger. |
| 1993 | Science and Technology | René Favaloro | Gairdner Foundation International Award, Golden Plate and Prince Mahidol. |
| César Milstein | Nobel in Physiology or Medicine, Wolf, Gairdner Foundation International Award, Robert Koch, Louisa Gross Horwitz, Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and Copley Medal. |
| 1992 | Visual Arts | Juan Carlos Distéfano | |
| 1991 | Entertainment | María Rosa Gallo | |
| 1990 | Sports | Diego Maradona | FIFA Player of the Century, World Soccer Player of the Year, Onze d'Or, L'Équipe Champion of Champions, Marca Leyenda, United Press International Athlete of the Year Award, South American Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Cup Golden Ball. He was inducted into World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century and The Greatest Sudamerican Players of the 20th century by the IFFHS. |
| 1989 | Classical Music | Ljerko Spiller | |
| 1988 | Institutions-Communities-Companies | Fundación Alfredo Fortabat and María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat | |
| Guillermo Eduardo Alchouron | |
| 1987 | Communication-Journalism | Félix Hipólito Laíño | |
| 1986 | Humanities | Gregorio Weinberg | Gabriela Mistral Inter-American Prize for Culture. |
| 1985 | Popular Music | Atahualpa Yupanqui | Grand Prix du Disque, Deutscher Schallplattenpreis, Premio Ondas and award at the Sanremo Music Festival. |
| 1984 | Literature | Jorge Luis Borges | Cervantes, Formentor, Alfonso Reyes International Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, Jerusalem, Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, Balzan and Special Edgar. He was inducted as author into the El Mundo List of the 100 Best Novels in Spanish; the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century and the Bokklubben World Library. |
| 1983 | Science and Technology | Luis Federico Leloir | Nobel in Chemistry, Gairdner Foundation International Award and Louisa Gross Horwitz. |
| 1982 | Visual Arts | Horacio Butler | |
| 1981 | Entertainment | Alfredo Alcón | Max Award for Best Actor nomination. Cartagena International Film Festival Award for Best Actor. |
| Luisa Vehil | |
| 1980 | Sports | Juan Manuel Fangio | He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. |
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