| YEAR | SKLL President | U.S. President (on Opening Day) | Pop Song of the year | Artist | Movie of the year | Best Actor | Best Actress |
| 1951 | Thomas McNulty | Harry S. Truman | Too Young | Nat King Cole | An American in Paris | Humphrey Bogart | Vivien Leigh |
| 1952 | Thomas McNulty | Harry S. Truman | Blue Tango | Leroy Anderson | The Greatest Show on Earth | Gary Cooper | Shirley Booth |
| 1953 | Thomas McNulty | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Song from Moulin Rouge | Percy Faith | From Here to Eternity | William Holden | Audrey Hepburn |
| 1954 | Thomas McNulty | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Little Things Mean a Lot | Kitty Kallen | On the Waterfront | Marlon Brando | Grace Kelly |
| 1955 | | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White | Perez Prado | Marty | Ernest Borgnine | Anna Magnani |
| 1956 | | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley | Around the World in 80 Days | Yul Brynner | Ingrid Bergman |
| 1957 | Harold Ohsberg | Dwight D. Eisenhower | All Shook Up | Elvis Presley | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Alec Guinness | Joanne Woodward |
| 1958 | Guy Marzilli | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu) | Domenico Modugno | Gigi | David Niven | Susan Hayward |
| 1959 | Al Owens | Dwight D. Eisenhower | The Battle of New Orleans | Johnny Horton | Ben-Hur | Charlton Heston | Simone Signoret |
| 1960 | Al Owens | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Theme from "A Summer Place" | Percy Faith | The Apartment | Burt Lancaster | Elizabeth Taylor |
| 1961 | Al Owens | John F. Kennedy | Tossin' and Turnin' | Bobby Lewis | West Side Story | Maximilian Schell | Sophia Loren |
| 1962 | Arthur Reichstetter | John F. Kennedy | Stranger on the Shore | Mr. Acker Bilk | Lawrence of Arabia | Gregory Peck | Anne Bancroft |
| 1963 | Richard Allen | John F. Kennedy | Surfin' U.S.A. | The Beach Boys | Tom Jones | Sidney Poitier | Patricia Neal |
| 1964 | Ray Chappell | Lyndon B. Johnson | I Want to Hold Your Hand | The Beatles | My Fair Lady | Rex Harrison | Julie Andrews |
| 1965 | Jerome A. (Jerry) Papa | Lyndon B. Johnson | Wooly Bully | Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs | The Sound of Music | Lee Marvin | Julie Christie |
| 1966 | Jerome A. (Jerry) Papa | Lyndon B. Johnson | California Dreamin' | The Mamas and the Papas | A Man for All Seasons | Paul Scofield | Elizabeth Taylor |
| 1967 | Jerome A. Papa | Lyndon B. Johnson | To Sir with Love | Lulu | In the Heat of the Night | Rod Steiger | Katharine Hepburn |
| 1968 | Jerome A. Papa | Lyndon B. Johnson | Hey Jude | The Beatles | Oliver! | Cliff Robertson | Barbra Streisand & Katharine Hepburn |
| 1969 | Thomas McNulty | Richard M. Nixon | Sugar, Sugar | The Archies | Midnight Cowboy | John Wayne | Maggie Smith |
| 1970 | Robert E Lee | Richard M. Nixon | Bridge over Troubled Water"[98] | Simon & Garfunkel | Patton | George C. Scott | Glenda Jackson |
| 1971 | Thomas McNulty | Richard M. Nixon | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night | The French Connection | Gene Hackman | Jane Fonda |
| 1972 | Thomas McNulty | Richard M. Nixon | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Roberta Flack | The Godfather | Marlon Brando | Liza Minnelli |
| 1973 | Glen Brown | Richard M. Nixon | Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree | Tony Orlando and Dawn | The Sting | Jack Lemmon | Glenda Jackson |
| 1974 | David J Kehoe | Richard M. Nixon | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | The Godfather Part II | Art Carney | Ellen Burstyn |
| 1975 | David J Kehoe | Gerald R. Ford | Love Will Keep Us Together | Captain & Tennille | One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest | Jack Nicholson | Louise Fletcher |
| 1976 | | Gerald R. Ford | Silly Love Songs | Wings | Rocky | Peter Finch | Faye Dunaway |
| 1977 | | Jimmy Carter | Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) | Rod Stewart | Annie Hall | Richard Dreyfuss | Diane Keaton |
| 1978 | Glenn Gray | Jimmy Carter | Shadow Dancing | Andy Gibb | The Deer Hunter | Jon Voight | Jane Fonda |
| 1979 | Allan Dolloff | Jimmy Carter | My Sharona | The Knack | Kramer vs. Kramer | Dustin Hoffman | Sally Field |
| 1980 | Richard T. McGannon | Jimmy Carter | Call Me | Blondie | Ordinary People | Robert De Niro | Sissy Spacek |
| 1981 | Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald | Ronald Reagan | Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes | Chariots of Fire | Henry Fonda | Katharine Hepburn |
| 1982 | Bob Shorten | Ronald Reagan | Physical | Olivia Newton-John | Gandhi | Ben Kingsley | Meryl Streep |
| 1983 | | Ronald Reagan | Every Breath You Take | The Police | Terms of Endearment | Robert Duvall | Shirley MacLaine |
| 1984 | | Ronald Reagan | When Doves Cry | Prince | Amadeus | F. Murray Abraham | Sally Field |
| 1985 | | Ronald Reagan | Careless Whisper | Wham! | Out of Africa | William Hurt | Geraldine Page |
| 1986 | Bill Walker | Ronald Reagan | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne & Friends | Platoon | Paul Newman | Marlee Matlin |
| 1987 | Bill Walker | Ronald Reagan | Walk Like an Egyptian | The Bangles | The Last Emperor | Michael Douglas | Cher |
| 1988 | Bill Walker | Ronald Reagan | Faith | George Michael | Rain Man | Dustin Hoffman | Jodie Foster |
| 1989 | William Walker Jr | George H. W. Bush | Look Away | Chicago | Driving Miss Daisy | Daniel Day Lewis | Jessica Tandy |
| 1990 | Michael Chadwick | George H. W. Bush | Hold On | Wilson Phillips | Dances With Wolves | Jeremy Irons | Kathy Bates |
| 1991 | Ronald A Lavey | George H. W. Bush | (Everything I Do) I Do It for You | Bryan Adams | The Silence of the Lambs | Anthony Hopkins | Jodie Foster |
| 1992 | Ronald A Lavey | George H. W. Bush | End of the Road | Boyz II Men | Unforgiven | Al Pacino | Emma Thompson |
| 1993 | Ronald A Lavey | Bill Clinton | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston | Schindler's List | Tom Hanks | Holly Hunter |
| 1994 | Ronald A Lavey | Bill Clinton | The Sign | Ace of Base | Forrest Gump | Tom Hanks | Jessica Lange |
| 1995 | Ronald A Lavey | Bill Clinton | Gangsta's Paradise | Coolio feat. L.V. | Braveheart | Nicolas Cage | Susan Sarandon |
| 1996 | Ronald A Lavey | Bill Clinton | Macarena | Los del Río | The English Patient | Geoffrey Rush | Frances McDormand |
| 1997 | Janice Maguire | Bill Clinton | Candle in the Wind 1997 | Elton John | Titanic | Jack Nicholson | Helen Hunt |
| 1998 | Janice Maguire | Bill Clinton | Too Close | Next | Shakespeare in Love | Roberto Benigni | Gwyneth Paltrow |
| 1999 | Jay Burke | Bill Clinton | Believe | Cher | American Beauty | Kevin Spacey | Hilary Swank |
| 2000 | Jay Burke | Bill Clinton | Breathe | Faith Hill | Gladiator | Russell Crowe | Julia Roberts |
| 2001 | Jay Burke | George W. Bush | Hanging by a Moment | Lifehouse | A Beautiful Mind | Denzel Washington | Halle Berry |
| 2002 | Michael Horsfield | George W. Bush | How You Remind Me | Nickelback | Chicago | Adrien Brody | Nicole Kidman |
| 2003 | Michael Horsfield | George W. Bush | In Da Club | 50 Cent | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Sean Penn | Charlize Theron |
| 2004 | Michael Horsfield | George W. Bush | Yeah! | Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris | Million Dollar Baby | Jamie Foxx | Hilary Swank |
| 2005 | Michael Horsfield | George W. Bush | We Belong Together | Mariah Carey | Crash | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Reese Witherspoon |
| 2006 | Linda Redmond | George W. Bush | Bad Day | Daniel Powter | The Departed | Forest Whitaker | Helen Mirren |
| 2007 | Linda Redmond | George W. Bush | Irreplaceable | Beyoncé | No Country for Old Men | Daniel Day-Lewis | Marion Cotillard |
| 2008 | Greg Vanasse | George W. Bush | Low | Flo Rida featuring T-Pain | Slumdog Millionaire | Sean Penn | Kate Winslet |
| 2009 | Greg Vanasse | Barack Obama | Boom Boom Pow | The Black Eyed Peas | The Hurt Locker | Jeff Bridges | Sandra Bullock |
| 2010 | Dan Turcotte | Barack Obama | Tik Tok | Kesha | The King's Speech | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman |
| 2011 | Dan Turcotte | Barack Obama | Rolling in the Deep | Adele | The Artist | Jean Dujardin | Meryl Streep |
| 2012 | Dan Turcotte | Barack Obama | Somebody That I Used to Know | Gotye featuring Kimbra | Argo | Daniel Day-Lewis | Jennifer Lawrence |
| 2013 | Frank Gallucci | Barack Obama | Thrift Shop | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | 12 Years a Slave | Matthew McConaughey | Cate Blanchett |
| 2014 | Frank Gallucci | Barack Obama | Happy | Pharrell Williams | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Eddie Redmayne | Julianne Moore |
| 2015 | Frank Gallucci | Barack Obama | Uptown Funk | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | Spotlight | Leonardo DiCaprio | Brie Larson |
| 2016 | Sean Catero | Barack Obama | Love Yourself | Justin Bieber | Moonlight | Casey Affleck | Emma Stone |
| 2017 | Sean Catero | Donald J. Trump | Shape of You | Ed Sheeran | The Shape of Water | Gary Oldman | Frances McDormand |
| 2018 | Laura LeClair /
Josh Rosen | Donald J. Trump | God's Plan | Drake | Green Book | Rami Malek | Olivia Colman |
| 2019 | Josh Rosen | Donald J. Trump | Old Town Road | Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus | Parasite | Joaquin Phoenix | Renée Zellweger |
| 2020 | Josh Rosen | Donald J. Trump | Blinding Lights | The Weeknd | Nomadland | Anthony Hopkins | Frances McDormand |
| 2021 | Josh Rosen | Joseph R. Biden | Levitating | Dua Lipa | CODA | Will Smith | Jessica Chastain |
| 2022 | Frank Gallucci | Joseph R. Biden | Heat Waves | Glass Animals | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Brendan Fraser | Michelle Yeoh |
| 2023 | Frank Gallucci | Joseph R. Biden | Last Night | Morgan Wallen | Oppenheimer | Cillian Murphy | Emma Stone |
| 2024 | Frank Gallucci | Joseph R. Biden | Lose Control | Teddy Swims | Anora | Adrien Brody | Mikey Madison |
| 2025 | Mike Previty | Donald J. Trump | Die with a Smile | Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars | One Battle after Another | Michael B. Jordan | Jessie Buckley |
| 2026 | Mike Previty | Donald J. Trump | tbd | tbd | tbd | tbd | tbd |