In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the book's eligibility; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature" article. Entries with a blue background have won the award; those with a white background are the nominees on the short-list. Winners and joint winners Nominees on the shortlist has been a finalist on nine occasions, winning in 1995 and 2003.|alt=A man facing the right focused on his upper body. He is wearing a light brown jacket, and a white shirt. has won once in 1996 and received a high commendation in 2005.|alt=A woman sitting a table with the shot focusing on her upper body. She is black and blue clothing. has been a short-list nominee twice with his collaborations with
Rory Barnes.|alt=A man with the shot focused on his head. He is facing to the left and is wearing a black shirt and top. has been a finalist once in 2000.|alt=A man with the shot focused on his head. He is facing to the right and is wearing a pair of glasses and a green top. has received the most nominations with nine and has been a winner on two of those occasions.|alt=A man with the shot focused on his upper body. He is wearing a dark colored jacket and a white and gray shirt. has been a finalist twice, most recently in 2009.|alt=A man with the shot focused on his upper body. He is wearing a pair of glasses and a brown shirt. Most nominations (as of the 2022 ceremony celebrating 2021 nominees): •
Garth Nix (9) •
Scott Westerfeld (9) •
Jay Kristoff (8) •
Amie Kaufman (7) •
Isobelle Carmody (4) •
Alison Goodman (4) •
Rory Barnes (3) •
Victor Kelleher (3) •
Juliet Marillier (3) Double wins (as of the 2022 ceremony celebrating 2021 nominees): • Kathryn Barker (2) •
Isobelle Carmody (2) •
Garth Nix (2) •
Scott Westerfeld (2) ==High commendations==