Inspired by Derek Jarman, the Jarman Award recognises and supports artists working with moving image and celebrates the spirit of experimentation, imagination and innovation in the work of artist filmmakers in the UK.

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The Jarman Award 2020

Michelle Williams Gamaker, Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings, Jenn Nkiru, Project Art Works, Larissa Sansour, Andrea Luka Zimmerman

The Jarman Award 2019

Cécile B. Evans, Beatrice Gibson, Mikhail Karikis, Hetain Patel, Imran Perretta, Rehana Zaman

The Jarman Award 2018

Larry Achiampong & David Blandy, Jasmina Cibic, Lawrence Lek, Daria Martin, Hardeep Pandhal, Margaret Salmon

The Jarman Award 2017

Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Oreet Ashery, Adham Faramawy, Melanie Manchot, Charlotte Prodger, Marianna Simnett

The Jarman Award 2016

Sophia Al-Maria, Cécile B. Evans, Shona Illingworth, Mikhail Karikis, Rachel Maclean, Heather Phillipson

The Jarman Award 2015

Adam Chodzko, Seamus Harahan, Gail Pickering, Alia Syed, Bedwyr Williams, Andrea Luka Zimmerman

The Jarman Award 2014

John Akomfrah, Laura Buckley, Sebastian Buerkner, Monster Chetwynd, Steven Claydon, Redmond Entwistle, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, Ursula Mayer, Rachel Reupke, Stephen Sutcliffe

The Jarman Award 2013

Ed Atkins, Beatrice Gibson, Emma Hart, Rachel Maclean, Uriel Orlow, Charlotte Prodger, Hannah Sawtell, Grace Schwindt, John Smith, Jessica Warboys

The Jarman Award 2012

Marcus Coates, Shezad Dawood, Benedict Drew, Nathaniel Mellors, Karen Mirza & Brad Butler, James Richards, Ben Rivers, Aura Satz, Matt Stokes, and Jon Thomson & Alison Craighead

The Jarman Award 2011

Ed Atkins, Clio Barnard, Claire Hooper, Anja Kirschner & David Panos, Hilary Koob-Sassen, Torsten Lauschmann, Elizabeth Price, Laure Prouvost, Imogen Stidworthy, Corin Sworn