Awards of Courage
amfAR's Awards of Courage are bestowed each year on select individuals in recognition of the vision, determination, and courage that mark them as leaders in the fight against AIDS.
2011 – Inspiration Gala Sao Paulo
Francisco Costa
2011 – New York Gala
President Bill Clinton
Dame Elizabeth Taylor
Diane von Furstenberg
2010 – San Francisco Gala
Marcia and John Goldman
Michael Tilson Thomas
2010 – Two by Two for AIDS and Art
Christopher Wool
2010 – Inspiration Gala Paris
Jean-Paul Gaultier
2010 – Inspiration Gala New York
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Ricky Martin
2010 – New York Gala
Yves Carcelle
Sir Elton John and David Furnis
2009- San Francisco Gala
Stephen Brady
Peter Poulos
2009 - Honoring with Pride
Lady Bunny
Patricia Field
Cleve Jones
2009 - New York Gala
Donna Karan
Liza Minnelli
Howard and Cindy Rachofsky
2008 - San Francisco Gala
Mervyn F. Silverman, M.D., M.P.H.
Dita von Teese
2008 - Honoring with Pride
Julie Davids
Kiehl’s Since 1851
Jerry Mitchell
2008 - New York Gala
Carine Roitfeld
Julian Schnabel
Bobby Shriver
2007 - Honoring with Pride
David Barr
Liz Smith
Barbara Starrett, M.D.
2007 - San Francisco Fall Gala
Sandra R. Hernández, M.D.
Lisa Sardegna
Timothy C. Wu
2007 - New York Gala
John Demsey
Whoopi Goldberg
William H. Roedy
2006 - Honoring with Pride
David Bohnett
Florent Morellet
Peter van Rooijen
2005 - Honoring with Pride
Theresa McGovern, J.D.
Howard Grossman, M.D.
Andrew Tobias
2004 - Honoring with Pride
Zackie Achmat
Jonathan S. Canno
Tony Kushner
2003 - Honoring with Pride
Harvey Fierstein
Sister Mary Elisabeth, OSM
Daniel J. Osheyack
2002 - Honoring with Pride
Moisés Agosto-Rosario
Kenneth H. Mayer, M.D.
Urvashi Vaid
Tim Westmoreland
2001 - Honoring with Pride
Martin Delaney
Martin Markowitz, M.D.
Melanie A. Thompson, M.D.
Phill Wilson
2000 - Honoring with Pride
Donald I. Abrams, M.D.
Cornelius Baker
Matthew Coles, Esq.
Anne-christine D'Adesky
Nan D. Hunter, Esq.
Larry Kramer
William B. Rubenstein, Esq.
Joseph Sonnabend, M.D.
Peter Staley