Past Recipients
| Year | Prize Category | Name | Nationality | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Special | Ba Jin(Chinese: 巴金) | China | Writer |
| 1990 | Special | Kurosawa Akira | Japan | Film Director |
| 1990 | Special | Joseph Needham | U.K. | Scholar of Chinese Science History |
| 1990 | Special | Kukrit Pramoj(Thai: คึกฤทธิ์ ปราโมช) | Thailand | Writer, Statesman |
| 1991 | Grand | Ravi Shankar | India | Sitar Player |
| 1991 | Academic | Taufik Abudullah | Indonesia | Historian, Social Scientist |
| 1991 | Academic | Nakane Chie | Japan | Social Anthropologist |
| 1991 | Arts & Culture | Donald Keene | U.S.A | Scholar of Japanese Literature & Culture |
| 1992 | Grand | Kim Won-yong | Korea | Archaeologist |
| 1992 | Academic | Clifford Geertz | U.S.A. | Anthropologist |
| 1992 | Academic | Takeuchi Minoru | Japan | Anthropologist |
| 1992 | Arts & Culture | Leandro V. Locsin | Philippines | Architect |
| 1993 | Grand | Fei Xiaotong(Chinese: 费孝通) | China | Sociologist, Anthropologist |
| 1993 | Academic | Ungku A. Aziz | Malaysia | Economist |
| 1993 | academic | Kawakita Jiro | Japan | Scholar of Ethnogeography |
| 1993 | Arts & Culture | Namjilyn Norovbanzad(Mongolian: Намжилын Норовбанзад) | Mongolia | Vocalist |
| 1994 | Grand | M. C. Subhadradis Diskul(Thai: หม่อมเจ้าสุภัทรดิศ ดิศกุล) | Thailand | Archaeologist, Art Historian |
| 1994 | Academic | Wang Gungwu(Chinese: 王賡武) | Australia | Historian |
| 1994 | Academic | Ishii Yoneo | Japan | Scholar of Southeast Asian Studies |
| 1994 | Arts & Culture | Padma Subrahmanyam | India | Traditional Dancer |
| 1995 | Grand | Koentjaraningrat | Indonesia | Anthropologist |
| 1995 | Academic | Hahn Kiun | Korea | Scholar of Education |
| 1995 | Academic | Karashima Noboru | Japan | Historian |
| 1995 | Arts & Culture | Nam June Paik | U.S.A. | Video Artist |
| 1996 | Grand | Wang Zhongshu | China | Archaeologist |
| 1996 | Academic | Phan Huy Le | Vietnam | Historian |
| 1996 | Academic | Eto Shinkichi | Japan | Scholar of Relations |
| 1996 | Arts & Culture | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan(Urdu: نصرت فتح على خاں) | Pakistan | Qawwali Singer |
| 1997 | Grand | Chheng Phon | Cambodia | Dramatist, Artist |
| 1997 | Academic | Romila Thapar | India | Historian |
| 1997 | Academic | Higuchi Takayasu | Japan | Archaeologist |
| 1997 | Arts & Culture | Im Kwontaek | Korea | Film Director |
| 1998 | Grand | Lee KiMoon | Korea | Linguist |
| 1998 | Academic | Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah | U.S.A. | Anthropologist |
| 1998 | Academic | Ueda Masaaki | Japan | Historian |
| 1998 | Arts & Culture | R. M. Soedarsono | Indonesia | Dancer, Scholar of Dance |
| 1999 | Grand | Hou Hsiao Hsien(Chinese: 侯孝賢) | Taiwan | Film Director |
| 1999 | Academic | Obayashi Taryo | Japan | Ethnologist |
| 1999 | Academic | Nidhi Eoseewong(th:นิธิ เอียวศรีวงศ์) | Thailand | Historian |
| 1999 | Arts & Culture | Tang Da Wu | Singapore | Visual Artist |
| 2000 | Grand | Pramoedya Ananta Toer | Indonesia | Writer |
| 2000 | Academic | Than Tun | Myanmar | Historian |
| 2000 | Academic | Benedict Anderson | Ireland | Scholar of Politics |
| 2000 | Arts & Culture | Hamzah Awang Amat | Malaysia | Shadow Play Master |
| 2001 | Grand | Muhammad Yunus(Bengali: মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস) | Bangladesh | Economist |
| 2001 | Academic | Hayami Yujiro | Japan | Economist |
| 2001 | Arts & Culture | Thawan Duchanee(th:ถวัลย์ ดัชนี) | Thailand | Painter |
| 2001 | Arts & Culture | Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Philippines | Film Director |
| 2002 | Grand | Zhang Yimou(Chinese: 张艺谋) | China | Film Director |
| 2002 | Academic | Kingsley Muthumuni De Silva | Sri Lanka | Historian |
| 2002 | Academic | Anthony Reid | Australia | Historian |
| 2002 | Arts & Culture | Lat | Malaysia | Cartoonist |
| 2003 | Grand | Hokama Shuzen | Japan | Scholar of Okinawan Studies |
| 2003 | Academic | Reynaldo C. Ileto | Philippines | Historian |
| 2003 | Arts & Culture | Xu Bing | China | Artist |
| 2003 | Arts & Culture | Dick Lee | Singapore | Singersongwriter |
| 2004 | Grand | Amjad Ali Khan | India | Sarod Maestro |
| 2004 | Academic | Li Yining(Chinese: 厲以寧) | China | Economist |
| 2004 | Academic | Ram Dayal Rakesh | Nepal | Scholar of Folk Culture Studies |
| 2004 | Arts & Culture | Sembukuttiarachilage Roland Silva | Sri Lanka | Conservator |
| 2005 | Grand | Im Dongkwon | Korea | Folklorist |
| 2005 | Academic | Thaw Kaung | Myanmar | Librarian |
| 2005 | Arts & Culture | Douangdeuane Bounyavong | Laos | Textile Researcher |
| 2005 | Arts & Culture | Tashi Norbu | Bhutan | Traditional Musician |
| 2006 | Grand | Mo Yan(Chinese: 莫言) | China | Writer |
| 2006 | Academic | Shagdaryn Bira | Mongolia | Historian |
| 2006 | Academic | Hamahita Takeshi | Japan | Historian |
| 2006 | Arts & Culture | Uxi Mufti | Pakistan | Culture Expert |
| 2007 | Grand | Ashis Nandy | India | Social and Cultural Critic |
| 2007 | Academic | Srisakra Vallibhotama(Thai: ศรีศักร วัลลิโภดม) | Thailand | Anthropologist, Archaeologist |
| 2007 | Arts & Culture | Ju Ming(Chinese: 朱銘) | Taiwan | Sculptor |
| 2007 | Arts & Culture | Kim Duk-soo | Korea | Traditional Performing Artist |
| 2008 | Grand | Ann Hui | Hong Kong | Film |
| 2008 | Academic | Savitri Wimalawathie Ellepola Goonesekere | Sri Lanka | Law |
| 2008 | Academic | Shamsul Amri Baharuddin | Malaysia | Social Anthropology |
| 2008 | Arts & Culture | Farida Parveen | Bangladesh | Music |
| 2009 | Grand | Augustin Berque | France | Cultural Geography |
| 2009 | Academic | Partha Chatterjee | India | Political Science, History |
| 2009 | Arts & Culture | Minoru Miki | Japan | Music Composition |
| 2009 | Arts & Culture | Cai Guo-Qiang | China | Contemporary Art |
| 2010 | Grand | Hwang Byungki | Republic of Korea | Music |
| 2010 | Academic | James C. Scott | USA | Political Science, Anthropology |
| 2010 | Academic | MORI Kazuko | Japan | Area Studies (Contemporary China) |
| 2010 | Arts & Culture | Ong Keng Sen | Singapore | Contemporary Performance |
| 2011 | Grand | Ang Choulean | Cambodia | Ethnology |
| 2011 | Academic | CHO Dong-il | Republic of Korea | Literature |
| 2011 | Arts & Culture | Niels GUTSCHOW | Germany | Architecture |
| 2012 | Grand | Vandana Shiva | India | Environmental Philosophy |
| 2012 | Academic | Charnvit Kasetsiri | Thailand | History, Politics |
| 2012 | Arts & Culture | Kidlat Tahimik | Philippines | Film |
| 2012 | Arts & Culture | G.R.Ay. Koes Moertiyah Paku Buwono | Indonesia | Dance |
| 2013 | Grand | NAKAMURA Tetsu | Japan | Cross-cultural understanding, International and grassroots cooperation |
| 2013 | Academic | Tessa MORRIS-SUZUKI | Australia | Asian Studies |
| 2013 | Arts & Culture | Nalini MALANI | India | Contemporary Art |
| 2013 | Arts & Culture | Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL | Thailand | Film,Visual Arts |
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