# List of Prešeren Award laureates

Prešeren laureates are Slovene scientists and artists who have been awarded the Prešeren Award for their achievements. The Prešeren Award is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia. It is awarded annually by the Prešeren Fund (Prešernov sklad). It has been bestowed since 1947.
| | | | | | | | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |

## 1947

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Blaž Arnič | composer | for the composition The Woods are Singing (Slovene: Gozdovi pojejo) |
| Matej Bor | poet, playwright, translator, journalist | for the play False Flaggers (Raztrganci) |
| Igo Gruden | poet, translator | for the collections Into Exile (V pregnanstvo) and The Poet's Heart (Pesnikovo srce) |
| Božidar Jakac | painter, graphic artist, photographer, filmmaker | for the collection of drawings titled In the Tracks of the 4th and the 5th Offensive (Po sledovih 4. in 5. ofenzive) |
| Boris Kalin | sculptor | for the sculpture Fifteen-Year-Old Girl (Petnajstletna) |
| Gojmir Anton Kos | painter, photographer | for the oil painting Girl with an Accordion (Dekle s harmoniko) |
| Anton Melik | geographer | for the work The Ljubljana Pile-Dweller's Lake and Its Heritage (Ljubljansko mostiščarsko jezero in dediščina po njem) |
| Ivan Potrč | writer, playwright | for the drama The Krefl Farm (Kreflova kmetija) |
| Tone Seliškar | writer, poet, journalist, teacher | for the story Comrades (Tovariši) |
| Lucijan Marija Škerjanc | composer, conductor, pedagogue, pianist | for the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Koncert za violino in orkester) |
| Vitomil Zupan | writer, poet, playwright, essayist | for the drama Birth in a Storm (Rojstvo v nevihti) |

## 2000

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Svetlana Makarovič | poet, writer and actress | for her poetic opus |
| Marko Ivan Rupnik | mosaic artist and theologian | for his work in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel |

## 2001

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Gustav Gnamuš | painter | for his painting opus |

## 2002

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Vinko Globokar | trombonist and composer | for his lifetime achievement in music |
| Milan Jesih | poet, playwright and translator | for his poetic opus |

## 2003

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Vojteh Ravnikar | architect | for his architectural opus |
| Zlatko Šugman | actor | for his lifetime achievement in the dramatic arts |

## 2004

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Florjan Lipuš | writer and translator | for his literary opus |

## 2005

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Bogdan Borčič | painter | for his lifetime opus |
| Irena Grafenauer | flute player and soloist | for her excellence in music |

## 2006

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Milan Dekleva | poet and writer | for his lifetime achievement in poetry and writing |
| Karpo Godina | cinematographer and film director | for his lifetime achievement in film |

## 2007

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Janez Matičič | composer and pianist | for his lifetime achievement music |
| Radko Polič | actor | for his lifetime achievement in the dramatic arts |

## 2008

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Janez Gradišnik | writer and translator | for his lifetime achievement in literature and translation |
| Miljenko Licul | graphic designer | for his extensive opus in graphic design |

## 2009

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Štefka Drolc | actress | for her lifetime achievement |
| Zmago Jeraj | artist | for his lifetime achievement |

## 2010

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Kostja Gatnik | artist and illustrator | for his lifetime achievement in fine arts |
| Mateja Rebolj | dancer | for her lifetime achievement in the field of dance |

## 2011

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Miroslav Košuta | poet, playwright and translator | for his poetic opus |
| Anton Nanut | conductor | for his entire creative opus |

## 2012

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Jože Snoj | poet, writer, essayist | for his lifetime achievement and rich literary opus |
| Matjaž Vipotnik | graphic designer | for his lifetime achievement in graphic design |

## 2013

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Zorko Simčič | writer | for his lifetime achievement and rich literary opus |
| Marlenka Stupica | illustrator | for her lifetime achievement in illustration |

## 2014

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Vladimir Kavčič | writer | for his lifetime achievement and rich literary opus |
| Pavle Merkù | composer | for his lifetime achievement and rich creative opus |

## 2015

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Andrej Brvar | poet | for his lifetime achievement |
| Miki Muster | academic sculptor | for his lifetime achievement |

## 2016

| Recipient | Occupation | Rationale |
| Tone Partljič | writer and playwright | for his lifetime achievement |
| Ivo Petrić | composer | for his lifetime achievement |