Diamond, Honour and Mercosur Konex Award winners

Diamond Konex Award winners
Year Discipline Laureated Notes / Other important awards won
2024 Literature María Moreno

Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award.

2023 Science and Technology Sandra Myrna Díaz

Princess of Asturias for Technical and Scientific Research and Ramon Margalef in Ecology.

Gabriel Rabinovich
2022 Visual Arts Julio Le Parc

Grand Prize for Painting at the Venice Biennale.

Marta Minujín

Premio Velázquez de Artes Plásticas [es].

2021 Entertainment Marilú Marini

Molière Award for Best Actress nomination. Prix de la meilleure comédienne du Syndicat de la critique [fr].

2020 Sports Lionel Messi

Gold medal in the Olympics. Laureus World Sports Award, The Best FIFA Football Award, Ballon d'Or, World Soccer Player of the Year, Onze d'Or, L'Équipe Champion of Champions, Marca Leyenda, European Golden Shoe and FIFA World Cup Golden Ball.

2019 Classical Music Oscar Araiz
2018 Institutions-Communities-Companies INVAP
Luis Pagani
2017 Communication-Journalism Hermenegildo Sábat

María Moors Cabot and Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Prize [es].

2016 Humanities José Emilio Burucúa (hijo)
Aída Kemelmajer de Carlucci
2015 Popular Music Dino Saluzzi
2014 Literature Abelardo Castillo

Casa de las Américas Prize.

Ricardo Piglia

Casa de las Américas, Formentor, Rómulo Gallegos, Premio Hammett [es], Premio de la Crítica Española and Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award.

2013 Science and Technology Alberto Kornblihtt
Juan Martín Maldacena

Fundamental Physics Prize, Dannie Heineman for Mathematical Physics, Dirac and Lorentz and Albert Einstein medals.

2012 Visual Arts León Ferrari

Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale.

César Pelli

AIA Gold Medal and Cemex Building Award [es].

2011 Entertainment Ricardo Darín

Platino, New York Latin ACE, Goya, CEC, Gaudí, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts; and awards at the San Sebastian, Valladolid and Havana film festivals.

2010 Sports Emanuel Ginóbili

Gold and bronze medals in the Olympics. NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award and Euroleague Final Four Most Valuable Player.

He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, the All-NBA Team and the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors.

2009 Classical Music Daniel Barenboim

Wolf, Grammy, Gramophone, Ernst von Siemens, Classic Brit, Léonie Sonning, Princess of Asturias for Concord, Praemium Imperiale and Otto Hahn Peace Medal.

He was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame.

2008 Institutions-Communities-Companies Carlos Fayt
2007 Communication-Journalism Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú

Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Women's Media Foundation.

2006 Humanities Julio H. G. Olivera
2005 Popular Music Horacio Salgán
2004 Literature Héctor Tizón
2003 Science and Technology Luis Caffarelli

Abel, Wolf, Shock, Leroy P. Steele, Bôcher and Shaw.

Mirta Roses Periago
2002 Visual Arts Víctor Grippo
Luis Felipe Noé
2001 Entertainment Norma Aleandro

Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. New York Film Critics Circle Award, David di Donatello, New York Latin ACE, Obie; and awards at the Cannes, San Sebastian, Havana, Huelva and Cartagena film festivals.

2000 Sports Gabriela Sabatini

Silver medal in the Olympics.

She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame; and into The 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era and The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era lists (both from Tennis Magazine).

1999 Classical Music Martha Argerich

Wolf, Grammy, Gramophone, Ernst von Siemens, Classic Brit, Kennedy Center Honor and Praemium Imperiale.

She was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame.

1998 Institutions-Communities-Companies Caritas Argentina
Carlos Manuel Muñiz
Roberto Rocca
1997 Communication-Journalism Mariano Grondona
1996 Humanities Gregorio Klimovsky

International Psychoanalytical Association Award.

1995 Popular Music Mercedes Sosa

6 Latin Grammys.

1994 Literature Adolfo Bioy Casares

Cervantes, Alfonso Reyes International Prize and Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger.

1993 Science and Technology René Favaloro

Gairdner Foundation International Award, Golden Plate and Prince Mahidol.

César Milstein

Nobel in Physiology or Medicine, Wolf, Gairdner Foundation International Award, Robert Koch, Louisa Gross Horwitz, Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and Copley Medal.

1992 Visual Arts Juan Carlos Distéfano
1991 Entertainment María Rosa Gallo
1990 Sports Diego Maradona

FIFA Player of the Century, World Soccer Player of the Year, Onze d'Or, L'Équipe Champion of Champions, Marca Leyenda, United Press International Athlete of the Year Award, South American Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Cup Golden Ball.

He was inducted into World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century and The Greatest South-American Players of the 20th century [es] by IFFHS.

1989 Classical Music Ljerko Spiller
1988 Institutions-Communities-Companies Fundación Alfredo Fortabat and María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat
Guillermo Eduardo Alchouron
1987 Communication-Journalism Félix Hipólito Laíño
1986 Humanities Gregorio Weinberg

Gabriela Mistral Inter-American Prize for Culture.

1985 Popular Music Atahualpa Yupanqui

Grand Prix du Disque, Deutscher Schallplattenpreis, Premio Ondas and award at the Sanremo Music Festival.

1984 Literature Jorge Luis Borges

Cervantes, Formentor, Alfonso Reyes International Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, Jerusalem, Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, Balzan and Special Edgar.

He was inducted as author into the El Mundo List of the 100 Best Novels in Spanish [es]; the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century and the Bokklubben World Library.

1983 Science and Technology Luis Federico Leloir

Nobel in Chemistry, Gairdner Foundation International Award and Louisa Gross Horwitz.

1982 Visual Arts Horacio Butler
1981 Entertainment Alfredo Alcón

Max Award for Best Actor nomination. Cartagena International Film Festival Award for Best Actor.

Luisa Vehil
1980 Sports Juan Manuel Fangio

He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Honour Konex Award winners
Year Discipline Laureated Notes / Other important awards won
2024 Literature Luis Chitarroni
2023 Science and Technology Eduardo Charreau
Christiane Dosne de Pasqualini
2022 Visual Arts Quino

Princess of Asturias for Communication and Humanities and Haxtur Award.

2021 Espectáculos Agustín Alezzo
Leonardo Favio

Goya and awards at the Cartagena and Mar del Plata film festivals.

2020 Sports Roberto De Vicenzo

Bob Jones Award.

He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

2019 Classical Music Gerardo Gandini

Latin Grammy, Tomás Luis de Victoria Prize [es] and award at the Venice International Film Festival.

2018 Institutions-Communities-Companies Raúl Alfonsín

Former President of Argentina.

Princess of Asturias for International Cooperation.

2017 Communication-Journalism Pepe Eliaschev
2016 Humanities Aldo Ferrer
Segundo V. Linares Quintana
2015 Popular Music Luis Alberto Spinetta

6 Latin Grammy nominations.

2014 Literature María Elena Walsh

Highly Commended by the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

2013 Science and Technology Rolando García
2012 Visual Arts Carmelo Arden Quin
2011 Entertainment Alejandra Boero
2010 Sports Alberto Demiddi

Silver and bronze medals in the Olympics and gold medal in the Pan American Games.

2009 Classical Music Carlos Guastavino
Mauricio Kagel

Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Shock and Erasmus.

2008 Institutions-Communities-Companies Rogelio Frigerio
2007 Communication-Journalism Jacobo Timerman

María Moors Cabot, Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award, Conscience-in-Media and World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award.

2006 Humanities Manuel Sadosky
2005 Popular Music Osvaldo Pugliese
2004 Literature Olga Orozco

Gabriela Mistral Inter-American Prize for Culture and FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages.

2003 Science and Technology Hilario Fernández Long
Osvaldo Fustinoni
Luis A. Santaló

Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research.

2002 Visual Arts Líbero Badii
Alberto Heredia
2001 Entertainment María Luisa Bemberg

Academy Award for Best International Feature Film nomination. Awards at the Venice, Havana, Huelva and Cartagena film festivals.

2000 Sports Adolfo Pedernera

He was inducted into The Greatest South-American Players of the 20th century [es] by IFFHS.

1999 Classical Music Roberto Caamaño
Guillermo Graetzer [de; es; fr]
1998 Institutions-Communities-Companies José Estenssoro
Arturo Frondizi

Former President of Argentina.

Fulvio Salvador Pagani
1997 Communication-Journalism Fioravanti
1996 Humanities Eugenio Pucciarelli
1995 Popular Music Astor Piazzolla

2 Grammy nominations. César Award for Best Original Music.

1994 Literatura Ángel Battistessa
1993 Science and Technology Alfredo Lanari
1992 Visual Arts Raquel Forner
1991 Entertainment Saulo Benavente
1990 Sports Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
1989 Classical Music Juan José Castro
Alberto Ginastera
1988 Institutions-Communities-Companies Alicia Moreau de Justo
Agostino Rocca
1987 Communication-Journalism Edmundo Guibourg
1986 Humanities Raúl Prebisch

Jawaharlal Nehru Award.

1985 Popular Music Carlos Gardel

Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

1984 Literature Julio Cortázar

Prix Médicis.

He was inducted as author into the El Mundo List of the 100 Best Novels in Spanish [es].

1983 Science and Technology Bernardo Alberto Houssay

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

1982 Visual Arts Antonio Berni

Grand Prize for Printmaking at the Venice Biennale.

1981 Entertainment Luis Sandrini
1980 Sports Jorge Newbery
Mercosur Konex Award winners
Year Discipline Laureated Country Notes / Other important awards won
2024 Literature Ailton Krenak

 Brazil

Prince Claus Award.

2022 Visual Arts Alfredo Jaar

 Chile

Hasselblad Award.

Rosana Paulino

 Brazil

Ana Tiscornia

 Uruguay

2019 Classical Music José Antonio Abreu

 Venezuela

Polar Music Prize, Latin Grammy, Princess of Asturias Award for Arts and Erasmus.

Gustavo Dudamel

 Venezuela

Grammy and Gramophone.

He was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame.

Juan Diego Flórez

 Peru

Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album nomination.

Nelson Freire

 Brazil

Latin Grammy and Gramophone.

2017 Communication-Journalism Dorrit Harazim

 Brazil

Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Prize [es].

Mónica González Mujica

 Chile

Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Prize [es], María Moors Cabot and UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

Jorge Traverso

 Uruguay

2015 Popular Music Hugo Fattoruso

 Uruguay

Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

2013 Science and Technology Jorge Allende

 Chile

Ricardo Ehrlich

 Uruguay

Nelson Maculan

 Brazil

2011 Entertainment Estela Medina

 Uruguay

2010 Sports Gustavo Kuerten

 Brazil

ATP World Tour Award.

He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame; and into The 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era and The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era lists (both from Tennis Magazine).

2008 Institutions-Communities-Companies Fernando Henrique Cardoso

 Brazil

Former President of Brazil.

Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.

Ricardo Lagos

 Chile

Former President of Chile.

Julio María Sanguinetti

 Uruguay

Former President of Uruguay.

2006 Humanities Helio Jaguaribe

 Brazil

2004 Literature Rubem Fonseca

 Brazil

Camões, Casa de las Américas, FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages and Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award.

Nicanor Parra

 Chile

Cervantes, FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages, Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award and Queen Sofía Ibero-American Poetry Prize [es].

Augusto Roa Bastos

 Paraguay

Cervantes Prize.

He was inducted as author into the El Mundo List of the 100 Best Novels in Spanish [es].

Néstor Taboada Terán

 Bolivia

Mario Vargas Llosa

 Peru

Nobel in Literature, Cervantes, Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, Alfonso Reyes International Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, Jerusalem, Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, Rómulo Gallegos, Premio de la Crítica Española, María Moors Cabot and Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger.

He was inducted as author into the El Mundo List of the 100 Best Novels in Spanish [es].

Idea Vilariño

 Uruguay

Casa de las Américas Prize.

2002 Visual Arts Luis Camnitzer

 Uruguay

Carlos Colombino

 Paraguay

Eugenio Dittborn

 Chile

Oscar Niemeyer

 Brazil

Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. Pritzker, Princess of Asturias Award for Arts, Lenin Peace Prize, Praemium Imperiale and Royal Gold Medal.

Gastón Ugalde

 Bolivia

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