Classic Brit Awards

Friday 5 May 2000. Hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald.

• British Artist of the Year – Charlotte Church
• Female Artist of the Year – Martha Argerich
• Male Artist of the Year – Bryn Terfel
• Critics' Award – Ian Bostridge
• Album of the Year – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias
• Best selling classical album – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year – Choir of King's College, Cambridge – Rachmaninoff Vespers
• Young British Classical Performer – Daniel Harding
• Outstanding Contribution to Music – Nigel Kennedy

Thursday 31 May 2001. Hosted by Katie Derham.

• Female Artist of the Year – Angela Gheorghiu
• Male Artist of the Year – Nigel Kennedy
• Album of the Year – Russell Watson – The Voice
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year – Sir Simon Rattle and Berliner Philharmoniker – Mahler, 10th Symphony
• Young British Classical Performer – Freddy Kempf
• Critics' Award – Sir Simon Rattle and Berliner Philarmoniker – Mahler, 10th Symphony
• Best-selling Debut Album – Russell Watson – The Voice
• Outstanding Contribution to Music – Sir Simon Rattle

Wednesday 22 May 2002.

• Female Artist of the Year – Cecilia Bartoli
• Male Artist of the Year – Sir Colin Davis
• Album of the Year – Russell Watson – Encore
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year – Richard Hickox and London Symphony Orchestra – Vaughan Williams, A London Symphony
• Contemporary Music Award – Tan Dun – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Young British Classical Performer – Guy Johnston
• Critics' Award – Sir Colin Davis and London Symphony Orchestra – Berlioz, Les Troyens
• Biggest-selling Classical Album – Russell Watson – Encore
• Outstanding Contribution to Music – Andrea Bocelli

Thursday 22 May 2003. Hosted by Katie Derham.

• Female Artist of the Year – Renée Fleming
• Male Artist of the Year – Sir Simon Rattle
• Album of the Year – Andrea Bocelli – Sentimento
• Best selling classical album – Andrea Bocelli – Sentimento
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year – Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle – Mahler, Symphony no. 5
• Contemporary Music Award – Arvo Pärt – Orient & Occident
• Young British Classical Performer – Chloë Hanslip
• Critics' Award – Murray Perahia – Chopin, Etudes Opus 10, Opus 25
• Outstanding Contribution to Music – Cecilia Bartoli

Wednesday 26 May 2004. Hosted by Katie Derham.

• Female Artist of the Year – Cecilia Bartoli
• Male Artist of the Year – Bryn Terfel
• Album of the Year – Bryn Terfel – Bryn
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year – Sir Simon Rattle and Vienna Philharmonic – Beethoven Symphonies
• Contemporary Music Award – Philip Glass – The Hours
• Young British Classical Performer – Daniel Hope
• Critics' Award – Vengerov, Rostropovich and London Symphony Orchestra – Britten/Walton Concertos
• Outstanding Contribution to Music – Renée Fleming

Wednesday 25 May 2005. Hosted by Lesley Garrett.

• Female Artist of the Year – Marin Alsop
• Male Artist of the Year – Bryn Terfel
• Album of the Year – Katherine Jenkins – Second Nature
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year – Harry Christophers and The Sixteen – Renaissance
• Contemporary Music Award – John Adams – On the Transmigration of Souls
• Soundtrack Composer Award – John Williams – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The Terminal
• Young British Classical Performer – Natalie Clein
• Critics' Award – Stephen Hough – Rachmaninov Piano Concertos
• Outstanding Contribution to Music – James Galway

Thursday 4 May 2006. Hosted by Michael Parkinson.

• Singer of the Year – Andreas Scholl – Arias for Senesino
• Instrumentalist of the Year – Leif Ove Andsnes – Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 1 and 2
• Album of the Year – Katherine Jenkins – Living A Dream
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year – Takács Quartet – Beethoven: The Late String Quartets
• Contemporary Music Award – James MacMillan – Symphony no 3, Silence
• Soundtrack/Musical Theatre Composer Award – Dario Marianelli – Pride & Prejudice
• Young British Classical Performer – Alison Balsom
• Critics' Award – Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Plácido Domingo, Antonio Pappano – Tristan und Isolde
• Lifetime Achievement – Plácido Domingo

Thursday 3 May 2007. Hosted by Fern Britton.

• Singer of the Year – Anna Netrebko – Russian Album & Violetta
• Instrumentalist of the Year – Leif Ove Andsnes – Horizons
• Album of the Year – Paul McCartney – Ecce Cor Meum
• Contemporary Composer of the Year – John Adams – The Dharma at Big Sur/My Father Knew Charles Ives
• Classical Recording of the Year – Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle – Holst, The Planets
• Soundtrack Composer of the Year – George Fenton – Planet Earth
• Young British Classical Performer – Ruth Palmer
• Critics' Award – Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs – Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito
• Lifetime Achievement – Vernon Handley

Thursday 8 May 2008. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

• Male of the Year – Sir Colin Davis
• Female of the Year – Anna Netrebko
• Young British Classical Performer – Nicola Benedetti
• Album of the Year – Blake – Blake
• Soundtrack of the Year – Blood Diamond – James Newton Howard
• Critics' Award – Steven Isserlis – Bach: Cello Suites
• Outstanding Contribution — Andrew Lloyd Webber

Thursday 14 May 2009. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

• Male of the Year – Gustavo Dudamel
• Female of the Year – Alison Balsom
• Composer of the Year – Howard Goodall
• Young British Classical Performer – Alina Ibragimova
• Album of the Year – Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Spirit of the Glen–Journey
• Soundtrack of the Year – The Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard
• Critics' Award – Sir Charles Mackerras/Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Mozart Symphonies nos. 38–41
• Lifetime Achievement in Music – José Carreras

Thursday 13 May 2010. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

• Male Artist of the Year – Vasily Petrenko
• Female Artist of the Year – Angela Gheorghiu
• Composer of the Year – Thomas Ades – The Tempest (opera)
• Young British Classical Performer or Group of the Year – Jack Liebeck
• Album of the Year – Only Men Aloud! – Band of Brothers
• Soundtrack of the Year – Revolutionary Road – Thomas Newman
• Critics' Award – Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Antonio Pappano with Rolando Villazón, Anja Harteros, Sonja Ganassi and Rene Pape – Messa da Requiem
• Lifetime Achievement in Music – Kiri Te Kanawa

Thursday 12 May 2011. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

• Male Artist of the Year – Antonio Pappano
• Female Artist of the Year – Alison Balsom
• Newcomer Award – Vilde Frang
• Composer of the Year – Arvo Pärt
• Critics' Award – Tasmin Little
• Artist of the Decade – Il Divo
• Album of the Year – André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra (Decca) – Moonlight Serenade
• Outstanding Contribution to Music – John Barry

Tuesday 2 October 2012. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

• International Artist of the Year – Andrea Bocelli
• Lifetime Achievement Award – John Williams
• Special Recognition Award – Classic FM (UK)
• Female Artist of the Year – Nicola Benedetti
• Male Artist of the Year – Vasily Petrenko
• Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Milos Karadaglic
• Composer of the Year – John Williams
• Critics Award – Benjamin Grosvenor
• Album of the Year – And the Waltz Goes On
• Single of the Year – "Wherever You Are"

Wednesday 2 October 2013. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

• International Artist of the Year – Lang Lang
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Luciano Pavarotti (posthumous)
• Female Artist of the Year – Nicola Benedetti
• Male Artist of the Year – Daniel Barenboim
• Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Amy Dickson
• Composer of the Year – Hans Zimmer
• Critics Award – Jonas Kaufmann
• Album of the Year – André Rieu, Magic of the Movies
• Outstanding Contribution to Music; Hans Zimmer

Wednesday 13 June 2018. Hosted by Myleene Klass and Alexander Armstrong

• Female Artist of the Year – Renée Fleming
• Male Artist of the Year – Sheku Kanneh-Mason
• Group of the Year – Michael Ball & Alfie Boe
• Soundtrack of the Year — The Greatest Showman OST (Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)
• Critics’ Choice in association with Apple Music – Sheku Kanneh-Mason
• Classic FM Album of the Year – Michael Ball & Alfie Boe
• Classic BRITs Icon – Andrea Bocelli
• Sound of Classical 2018 – Jess Gillam
• PPL Classic BRITs Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Tokio Myers
• Special Recognition Award for Musical Theatre & Education – Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Dame Vera Lynn