The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize winners

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 69-year career. With an estimated 125 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians. Dylan added increasingly sophisticated lyrical techniques to the folk music of the early 1960s, infusing it "with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry". His lyrics incorporated political, social, and philosophical influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture.

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)

Chilean writer

Charles Robert Redford Jr. was an American actor, director and producer, celebrated for his magnetic presence as a leading man during the American New Wave. Across a career spanning more than six decades, Redford earned widespread recognition and numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and five Golden Globe Awards,. He has also received various honors including the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1996, the Academy Honorary Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 and the Honorary César in 2019.

American folk singer (1919–2014)

Frank Owen Gehry was a Canadian and American architect and designer known for his postmodern designs and use of unconventional forms and materials. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. His most famous works include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. These buildings are characterized by their sculptural, often undulating exteriors and innovative use of materials such as titanium and stainless steel.

American filmmaker (born 1957)

American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015)

American artist and musician (born 1947)

Iranian artist, film director, and photographer (born 1957)

Venezuelan conductor and violinist

American film director

American sculptor and architect (born 1959)

American stage director and playwright (1941–2025)

American dancer and choreographer (1919–2009)

American musician (born 1942)

American theatre director (born 1957)

American actress, playwright and professor

American poet, playwright and activist

artist, dancer, and choreographer (1936-2017)

American writer

American director of theater, dance and media

Canadian actor (1919–2006)

American artist and dancer

American curator

American architect (born 1958)

architecture prize