List of Winners of The Icelandic Literary Prize For Academic Works
| Year | Winner | Title (English) | Title (Icelandic) | Notes |
| 1993 | Jón G. Friðjónsson | Mergur málsins : íslensk orðatiltæki: uppruni, saga og notkun | ||
| 1994 | Silja Aðalsteinsdóttir | Skáldið sem sólin kyssti : ævisaga Guðmundar Böðvarssonar | ||
| 1995 | Þór Whitehead | Milli vonar og ótta | ||
| 1996 | Þorsteinn Gylfason | Thinking in Icelandic | Að hugsa á íslensku | |
| 1997 | Guðjón Friðriksson | Einar Benediktsson | ||
| 1998 | Hörður Ágústsson | Íslensk byggingararfleifð I: ágrip af húsagerðarsögu 1750-1940 | ||
| 1999 | Páll Valsson | Jónas Hallgrímsson | ||
| 2000 | Guðmundur Páll Ólafsson | Hálendið í náttúru Íslands | ||
| 2001 | Sigríður Dúna Kristmundsdóttir | Björg | ||
| 2002 | Páll Hersteinsson, Pétur M. Jónasson | Þingvallavatn | ||
| 2003 | Guðjón Friðriksson | Jón Sigurðsson, ævisaga II | ||
| 2004 | Halldór Guðmundsson | Halldór Laxness–ævisaga | ||
| 2005 | Kristín B. Guðnadóttir, Gylfi Gíslason, Arthur Danto, Matthías Johannessen, Silja Aðalsteinsdóttir | Kjarval | ||
| 2006 | Andri Snær Magnason | Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation | Draumalandið - sjálfshjálparbók handa hræddri þjóð | |
| 2007 | Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson | Ljóðhús. Þættir um skáldskap Sigfúsar Daðasonar | ||
| 2008 | Þorvaldur Kristinsson | Lárus Pálsson leikari | ||
| 2009 | Helgi Björnsson | Jöklar á Íslandi | ||
| 2010 | Helgi Hallgrímsson | The Mushroom Book | Sveppabókin | |
| 2011 | Páll Björnsson | Jón forseti allur? Táknmynd þjóðhetju frá andláti til samtíðar |
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