Bessie Award winners

American actor, clown, and comedian (born 1950)

Scottish-American musician (born 1952)

American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist (1932–2013)

American stage director and playwright (1941–2025)

American musician (born 1942)

artist, dancer, and choreographer (1936-2017)

French dancer and choreographer

American choreographer (born 1949)

American experimental dancer and choreographer (1939–2024)

Belgian choreographer

American saxophonist (1938-1995)

American pianist and composer

French dancer and choreographer

American ballet dancer and choreographer

American artist and dancer

Argentinian dancer

American composer and musician

Chicano artist (born 1955)

American director

video artist and film director (born 1949)

Canadian choreographer

Jamaican-American dancer, choreographer, artistic director (born 1940)

Russian composer, rock musician

American awards for choreographers, performers etc. of contempory dance in NYC in several categories (1983–)