1984
Winner: Malcolm Morley
Shortlist
- Richard Deacon
- Gilbert & George
- Richard Long
- Malcolm Morley
Jury
- Rudi Fuchs, Director, Van Abbemuseum
- John McEwen, art consultant, Sunday Times Magazine
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Whitechapel Art Gallery
- Felicity Waley-Cohen, Chairman, Patrons of New Art
- Alan Bowness, Director, Tate Gallery
1985
Winner: Howard Hodgkin
Shortlist
- Terry Atkinson
- Tony Cragg
- Ian Hamilton Finlay
- Milena Kalinovska
- Howard Hodgkin
- John Walker
Jury
- Lynne Cooke, lecturer in the History of Art, University College London
- Mark Francis, Director, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
- Max Gordon, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Kynaston McShine, Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Alan Bowness, Director, Tate Gallery
1986
Winner: Gilbert & George
Shortlist
- Art & Language
- Victor Burgin
- Gilbert & George
- Derek Jarman
- Stephen McKenna
- Bill Woodrow
Commended
- Nicholas Serota
- Matthew Collings
- Robin Klassnik
Jury
- Jean Christophe Amman, Director, Kunsthalle, Basel
- David Elliot, Director, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
- Frederck Roos, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Alan Bowness, Director, Tate Gallery
1987
Winner: Richard Deacon
Shortlist
- Patrick Caulfield
- Helen Chadwick
- Richard Deacon
- Richard Long
- Declan McGonagle
- Thérèse Oulton
Jury
- Kasper Koenig, critic and organiser of Westkunst in Cologne and outdoor sculpture exhibition in Munster
- Catherine Lampert, Snr. Exhibitions Organiser, Hayward Gallery
- Oliver Prenn, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Richard Shone, writer and art critic
- Alan Bowness, Director, Tate Gallery
1988
Winner: Tony Cragg
Shortlist
- Tony Cragg
- Lucian Freud
- Richard Hamilton
- Richard Long
- David Mach
- Boyd Webb
- Alison Wilding
- Richard Wilson
Jury
- Richard Cork, critic and art historian
- Carmen Gimenez, Director of the National Exhibitions Centre, Ministry of Culture, Madrid
- Henry Meyric-Hughes, Fine Arts Department, The British Council
- Jill Ritblat, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Nicholas Serota, Director elect, Tate Gallery
1989
Winner: Richard Long
Commended
- Gillian Ayres
- Lucian Freud
- Richard Long
- Giuseppe Penone
- Paula Rego
- Sean Scully
- Richard Wilson
Jury
- Barry Barker, Director, Arnolfini
- Bernard Blistene, Curator, Musée dArt Moderne, Paris
- Richard Dorment, art critic, Daily Telegraph
- Evelyn Jacobs, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
1990
No prize
1991
Winner: Anish Kapoor
Shortlist
- Ian Davenport
- Anish Kapoor
- Fiona Rae
- Rachel Whiteread
Jury
- Maria Corral, Director, Reina Sofia Centre, Madrid
- Penny Govett, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Andrew Graham-Dixon, art critic, Independent
- Norman Rosenthal, Exhibitions Secretary, Royal Academy of Arts
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
1992
Winner: Grenville Davey
Shortlist
- Grenville Davey
- Damien Hirst
- David Tremlett
- Alison Wilding
Jury
- Marie-Claude Beaud, Director, Fondation Cartier pour lart contemporain, Paris
- Robert Hopper, Director, Henry Moore Sculpture Trust
- Howard Karshan, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Sarah Kent, art critic, Time Out
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
1993
Winner: Rachel Whiteread
Shortlist
- Hannah Collins
- Vong Phaophanit
- Sean Scully
- Rachel Whiteread
Jury
- Iwona Blazwick, curator
- Carole Conrad, art historian and representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Declan McGonagle, Director, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
- David Sylvester, art historian
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
1994
Winner: Antony Gormley
Shortlist
- Willie Doherty
- Peter Doig
- Antony Gormley
- Shirazeh Houshiary
Jury
- Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton, Director of Visual Arts, Arts Council of England
- Roger Bevan, representative of the Patrons of New Art and contemporary art correspondent, The Art Newspaper
- Jenni Lomax, Director, Camden Arts Centre, London
- Milada Slizinska, curator and art historian, Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
1995
Winner: Damien Hirst
Shortlist
- Mona Hatoum
- Damien Hirst
- Callum Innes
- Mark Wallinger
Jury
- William Feaver, art critic, Observer
- Gary Garrels, Curator of Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- George Loudon, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Elizabeth Macgregor, Director, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
1996
Winner: Douglas Gordon
Shortlist
- Douglas Gordon
- Craigie Horsfield
- Simon Patterson
Jury
- Bice Curiger, Editor-in-Chief, Parkett Magazine
- Mel Gooding, writer and critic
- Edward Lee, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- James Lingwood, curator and co-director of Artangel Trust
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
1997
Winner: Gillian Wearing
Shortlist
- Christine Borland
- Angela Bulloch
- Cornelia Parker
- Gillian Wearing
Jury
- Penelope Curtis, curator, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
- Lars Nittve, Director of the Louisiana Museum, Humlebaek, Denmark
- Marina Vaizey, writer, art critic and lecturer
- Jack Wendler, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
1998
Winner: Chris Ofili
Shortlist
- Tacita Dean
- Cathy de Monchaux
- Chris Ofili
- Sam Taylor-Wood
Jury
- Ann Gallagher, Exhibition Officer, British Council
- Fumio Nanjo, curator and critic
- Neil Tennant, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Marina Warner, author and critic
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
1999
Winner: Steve McQueen
Shortlist
- Tracey Emin
- Steve McQueen
- Steven Pippin
- Jane and Louise Wilson
Jury
- Bernhard Bürgi, Director of the Kunsthalle, Zurich
- Sacha Craddock, writer and critic
- Alice Rawsthorn, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
2000
Winner: Wolfgang Tillmans
Shortlist
- Glenn Brown
- Michael Raedecker
- Tomoko Takahashi
- Wolfgang Tillmans
Jury
- Jan Debbaut, Director of Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
- Keir McGuinness, Chairman of Patrons of New Art
- Julia Peyton-Jones, Director of the Serpentine Gallery, London
- Matthew Slotover, Publisher of Frieze magazine
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate
2001
Winner: Martin Creed
Shortlist
- Richard Billingham
- Martin Creed
- Isaac Julien
- Mike Nelson
Jury
- Patricia Bickers, Editor, Art Monthly
- Stuart Evans, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Robert Storr, Senior Curator, Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Jonathan Watkins, Director, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate
2002
Winner: Keith Tyson
Shortlist
- Fiona Banner
- Liam Gillick
- Keith Tyson
- Catherine Yass
Jury
- Alfred Pacquement, Director, Pompidou Centre
- Michael Archer, writer and critic
- Greville Worthington, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate
2003
Winner: Grayson Perry
Shortlist
- Jake and Dinos Chapman
- Willie Doherty
- Anya Gallaccio
- Grayson Perry
Jury
- Andrew Wilson, Critic and Deputy Editor, Art Monthly
- Richard Calvocoressi, Director, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
- Frank Cohen, representative of the Patrons of New Art
- Chrissie Iles, Curator, Film and Video, Whitney Museum of American Art
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate
2004
Winner: Jeremy Deller
Shortlist
- Kutlug Ataman
- Jeremy Deller
- Langlands and Bell
- Yinka Shonibare
Jury
- Catherine David, Director, Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam
- Adrian Searle, Art Critic, The Guardian
- Robert Taylor, representative of Tate Patrons
- David Thorp, Curator, Contemporary Projects, Henry Moore Foundation
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate
2005
Winner: Simon Starling
Shortlist
- Darren Almond
- Gillian Carnegie
- Jim Lambie
- Simon Starling
Jury
- Louisa Buck, London contemporary art correspondent, The Art Newspaper
- Kate Bush, Head of Art Galleries, Barbican Art Gallery
- Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith, art critic and Lecturer, Modern Irish Department, University College Dublin
- Eckhard Schneider, Director, Kunsthaus Bregenz
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate and Chairman of the Jury
2006
Winner: Tomma Abts
Shortlist
- Tomma Abts
- Phil Collins
- Mark Titchner
- Rebecca Warren
Jury
- Lynn Barber, writer, Observer
- Margot Heller, Director, South London Gallery
- Matthew Higgs, Director and Chief Curator, White Columns, New York
- Andrew Renton, writer and Director of Curating, Goldsmiths College
- Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate and Chairman of the Jury
2007
Winner: Mark Wallinger
Shortlist
- Zarina Bhimji
- Nathan Coley
- Mike Nelson
- Mark Wallinger
Jury
- Fiona Bradley, Director of the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
- Michael Bracewell, writer and critic
- Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator at the Studio Museum, Harlem
- Christoph Grunenberg, Director of Tate Liverpool
2008
Winner: Mark Leckey
Shortlist
- Runa Islam
- Mark Leckey
- Goshka Macuga
- Cathy Wilkes
Jury
- David Adjaye, Architect and Director, Adjaye Associates
- Daniel Birnbaum, Director, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt
- Suzanne Cotter, Senior Curator and Deputy Director, Modern Art Oxford
- Jennifer Higgie, Editor, Frieze
- Stephen Deuchar, Director, Tate Britain and Chair of the Jury
2009
Winner: Richard Wright
Shortlist
- Enrico David
- Roger Hiorns
- Lucy Skaer
- Richard Wright
Jury
- Charles Esche, Director Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven Mariella Frostrup
- Jonathan Jones, Art critic, The Guardian
- Dr Andrea Schlieker, Director Folkestone Triennial
- Stephen Deuchar, Director, Tate Britain and Chair of the Jury
2010
Winner: Susan Philipsz
Shortlist
- Dexter Dalwood
- Angela de la Cruz
- Susan Philipsz
- The Otolith Group
Jury
- Isabel Carlos, Director, José de Azeredo Perdigão Modern Art Centre (CAMJAP), Lisbon
- Philip Hensher, Writer, critic and journalist
- Andrew Nairne, Executive Director, Arts Strategy, Arts Council England, London
- Polly Staple, Director, Chisenhale Gallery, London
- Penelope Curtis, Director, Tate Britain and Chair of the Jury
2011
Winner: Martin Boyce
Shortlist
- Karla Black
- Martin Boyce
- Hilary Lloyd
- George Shaw
Jury
- Katrina Brown, Director, The Common Guild, Glasgow
- Vasif Kortun, Platform Garanti, Istanbul
- Nadia Schneider, Freelance Curator
- Godfrey Worsdale, Director, BALTIC
- Penelope Curtis, Director, Tate Britain and Chair of the Jury
2012
Winner: Elizabeth Price
Shortlist
- Spartacus Chetwynd
- Luke Fowler
- Paul Noble
- Elizabeth Price
Jury
- Andrew Hunt, Director Focal Point Gallery
- Heike Munder, Director Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst
- Michael Stanley, Director Modern Art Oxford
- Mark Salden, Director Kunsthal Charlottenborg
- Penelope Curtis, Director, Tate Britain and Chair of the Jury
2013
Shortlist
- Laure Prouvost
- Tino Sehgal
- David Shrigley
- Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Jury
- Annie Fletcher, Curator of Exhibitions, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
- Susanne Gaensheimer, Director of Frankfurts Museum of Modern Art
- Declan Long, writer and lecturer at National College of Art and Design, Dublin
- Ralph Rugoff, Director of Hayward Gallery, London
- Penelope Curtis, Director of Tate Britain and Chair of the Jury







