Sahitya Academy Awards winners for Bengali language are written below in the table along with their works. There are several categories of writing- Poetry, Novel, Stories, Travelogue, Verse, Biography etc. This award is given regardless of the category of writing. Sahitya Akademi is the national award which brings in front the best writer in all the languages. The Bengali writers which have proven to be best in 1955 till 2014 are listed below.
1st Sahitya Akademi Award for Bengali: Jibanananda Das in 1955
Latest Sahitya Akademi Award for Bengali: Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri in 2016
List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Bengali
| Year | Book | Category | Author |
| 1955 | Shreshtha Kavita | Poetry | Jibanananda Das |
| 1956 | Arogya Niketan | Novel | Tarashankar Bandopadhyay |
| 1957 | Sagar Theke Phera | Poetry | Premendra Mitra |
| 1958 | Anandibai Ityadi Galpa | Short Stories | Parashuram |
| 1959 | Kolkatar Kachhei | Novel | Gajendra Kumar Mitra |
| 1961 | Bharater Sakti-Sadhana O Sakta Sahitya | A Study of the Sakti-cult | Sashi Bhushan Dasgupta |
| 1962 | Japane | Travelogue | Annada Shankar Ray |
| 1963 | Ghare Pherar Din | Poetry | Amiya Chakravarty |
| 1964 | Jata Durei Jai | Poetry | Subhas Mukhopadhyay |
| 1965 | Smriti Satta Bhabishyat | Poetry | Bishnu Dey |
| 1966 | Nishi-Kutumba | Novel | Manoj Basu |
| 1967 | Tapasvi O Tarangini | Verse play | Buddhadeb Basu |
| 1969 | Mohini Aaraal | Poetry | Manindra Ray |
| 1970 | Adhunikata O Rabindranath | Literary criticism | Abu Sayeed Ayyub |
| 1971 | Manimahesh | Travelogue | Umaprasad Mukhopadhyay |
| 1972 | Shesh Namaskar | Novel | Santosh Kumar Ghosh |
| 1974 | Ulanga Raja | Poetry | Nirendranath Chakravarty |
| 1975 | Asamay | Novel | Bimal Kar |
| 1976 | Na Hanyate | Novel | Maitreyi Devi |
| 1977 | Babarer Prarthana | Poetry | Shankha Ghosh |
| 1978 | Vivekananda O Samakalin Bharatvarsha, Vol. I, II and III | Biography and cultural history | Sankari Prasad Basu |
| 1979 | Aranyer Adhikar | Novel | Mahashweta Devi |
| 1980 | Shamba | Novel | Samaresh Basu ‘Kalkut’ |
| 1981 | Kalikata Darpan, Pt. I | Local history and culture | Radharaman Mitra |
| 1982 | Amritasya Putree | Novel | Kamal Das |
| 1983 | Jete Pari Kintu Keno Jabo | Poetry | Shakti Chattopadhyay |
| 1984 | Kalbela | Novel | Samaresh Majumdar |
| 1985 | Sei Samay (Part II) | Novel | Sunil Gangopadhyay |
| 1986 | Raj Nagar | Novel | Amiya Bhushan Majumdar |
| 1987 | Khujte Khujte Eto Dur | Poetry | Arun Mitra |
| 1988 | Bari Badle Jai | Novel | Ramapada Chaudhuri |
| 1989 | Manabjamin | Novel | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay |
| 1990 | Tista Parer Brittanta | Novel | Debesh Ray |
| 1991 | Sada Kham | Novel | Moti Nandi |
| 1992 | Marami Karat | Poetry | Alok Ranjan Dasgupta |
| 1993 | Shahjada Darasukoh | Novel | Shyamal Gangopadhyay |
| 1994 | Aleek Manush | Novel | Syed Mustafa Siraj |
| 1995 | Kavita Sangraha | Poetry | Naresh Guha |
| 1996 | Tal Betal | Essays | Ashok Mitra |
| 1997 | Herbert | Novel | Nabarun Bhattacharya |
| 1998 | Anubhav | Novel | Dibyendu Palit |
| 1999 | Naba-Nita | Prose-Poetry | Nabaneeta Dev Sen |
| 2000 | Pagli Tomar Sange | Poetry | Jay Goswami |
| 2001 | Panchashati Galpo | Short Stories | Atin Bandyopadhyay |
| 2002 | Ami O Banabehari | Novel | Sandipan Chattopadhyay |
| 2003 | Krantikal | Novel | Prafulla Ray |
| 2004 | Baul Fakir Katha | Essay | Sudhir Chakraborty |
| 2005 | Haspatale Lekha Kabitaguchha | Poetry | Binay Majumdar |
| 2006 | Dhrubaputra | Novel | Amar Mitra |
| 2007 | Amar Samay Alpa | Poetry | Samarendra Sengupta |
| 2008 | Ghumer Borir Mato Chand | Poetry | Sharat Kumar Mukhopadhyay |
| 2009 | Keno Amra Rabindranathke chai ebong kibhabe | Essay | Sourin Bhattacharya |
| 2010 | Khanamihirer Dhipi | Novel | Bani Basu |
| 2011 | Bane Aaj Concherto | Poetry | Manindra Gupta |
| 2012 | Birasan | Novel | Subrata Mukhopadhyaya |
| 2013 | Dwaipayan Hrader Dhare | Poetry | Subodh Sarkar |
| 2014 | Piya Man Bhabe | Poetry | Utpal Kumar Basu |
| 2015 | Shono Jabaphul | Poetry | Alok Sarkar |
| 2016 | Mahabharater Astadashi | Essays | Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri |