1980s
- 1981: Sharon Pollock, Blood Relations
- 1982: John Gray, Billy Bishop Goes to War
- 1983: Anne Chislett, Quiet in the Land
- 1984: Judith Thompson, White Biting Dog
- 1985: George F. Walker, Criminals in Love
- 1986: Sharon Pollock, Doc
- 1987: John Krizanc, Prague
- 1988: George F. Walker, Nothing Sacred
- 1989: Judith Thompson, The Other Side of the Dark
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