The Silver Light Award recognizes outstanding career achievement in moving image archiving. Measures of achievement may include substantial contributions to the field over an extended period, leadership in the field, work in professional societies or other professional activities, writings or publications, preservation and restoration projects, innovations that advance the cause of preservation, and patronage donated to archives or archival projects. Individuals, institutions, and organizations are eligible for this award and need not be AMIA members. The award may be given posthumously.

Previous Award Recipients
2007, David Shepard
2006, Sam Kula
2005, Alan Kattelle
2004, David Francis
2003, Ray Edmonson
2002, James Reilly
2001, David Cleveland
2000, Howard Walls
1999, William T. Murphy
1998, James Wheeler
1997, Dan Den Bleyker
1996, Paul Spehr
1995, Hugh Taylor
1994, Eileen Bowser