* Bold records denote winners
| Award Year | Award Category | Title | Author's Name | Publisher/Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | John T. Winterich | Saturday Review | ||
| 1964 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Hans Stefan Santesson | The Saint Mystery Magazine | ||
| 1961 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | James Sandoe | New York Herald-Tribune | ||
| 1957 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Curtis W. Casewit | Denver Post | ||
| 1955 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Drexel Drake | Chicago Tribune | ||
| 1954 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Brett Halliday | Westport Town Crier | Comment: and other Connecticut papers | |
| 1954 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Helen McCloy | Westport Town Crier | Comment: and other Connecticut papers | |
| 1953 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Anthony Boucher | New York Times | Comment: and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | |
| 1952 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Lenore Glen Offord | San Francisco Chronicle | Comment: for best overall mystery reviewing | |
| 1951 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Dorothy B. Hughes | Albuquerque Tribune | Comment: and Los Angeles Daily News | |
| 1951 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Anthony Boucher | New York Times | Comment: and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | |
| 1951 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Elizabeth Bullock | New York Times | ||
| 1951 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Drexel Drake | Chicago Tribune | ||
| 1951 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Hillis Mills | The New Yorker | ||
| 1950 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Anthony Boucher | New York Times | Comment: and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | |
| 1950 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Elizabeth Bullock | New York Times | ||
| 1950 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Drexel Drake | Chicago Tribune | ||
| 1950 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | James Sandoe | Chicago Sun-Times | ||
| 1950 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | William C. Weber | Saturday Review of Literature | ||
| 1949 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | James Sandoe | Chicago Sun-Times | ||
| 1949 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Isaac Anderson | New York Times | ||
| 1949 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Angelica Gibbs | The New Yorker | ||
| 1949 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | William P. McGivern | Philadelphia Record | ||
| 1948 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Howard Haycraft | Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine | Comment: and author of THE ART OF THE MYSTERY STORY | |
| 1947 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | William C. Weber | Saturday Review of Literature | Comment: alias "Judge Lynch" | |
| 1946 | Outstanding Mystery Criticism | Anthony Boucher | San Francisco Chronicle |