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Hugo and Nebula awards

Hugo and Nebula awards are presented annually for achievements in science fiction and fantasy literature.

The Hugo award, named in honour of one of the founders of magazine science fiction in the US, Hugo Gernback, is determined by popular vote of members of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). There are four award categories: novel, novella, novelette, and short story.

The Nebula award in contrast is determined by votes of members of SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America), and, as the name suggests, includes fantasy works. Founded by Damian Knight, the SFWA is a non-profit organisation with over 1,200 writers, artists and editors in its ranks. There are five award categories: novel, novella, novelette, short story and script.

Hugo and Nebula award winner lists are a great resource if you're looking for that unread gem and since they're voted on yearly, there's always something new to explore.

In particular, check out the books that have won dual Hugo and Nebula awards (highlighted in orange), such as Arthur C Clarke's The Foundations of Paradise, Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, and Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed. The Dispossessed has always been at the top of my list of science fiction classics.

Other stand out books are Gateway by Frederik Pohl, Ringworld by Larry Niven, and American Gods by Neil Gaiman, the most recent dual award winner.

Surprisingly, while Frank Herbert won a Nebula for Dune in 1965, none of the other six books in the classic Dune series would ever win a Hugo or Nebula.

Hugos were first awarded in 1953, while Nebula awards began in 1965. If votes resulted in a tie in any particular year, the two works have been highlighted in blue.

 

Nebula awards

Hugo awards

2006

Seeker, Jack McDevitt

Spin, Robert Charles Wilson

2005

Camouflage, Joe Haldeman

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke

2004

Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold

Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold

2003

The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon

Hominids, Robert J. Sawyer

2002

American Gods, Neil Gaiman

American Gods, Neil Gaiman

2001

The Quantum Rose, Catherine Asaro

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J. K. Rowling

2000

Darwin's Radio, Greg Bear

A Deepness in the Sky, Vernor Vinge

1999

Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler

To Say Nothing of the Dog, Connie Willis

1998

Forever Peace, Joe Haldeman

Forever Peace, Joe Haldeman

1997

The Moon and the Sun, Vonda N. McIntyre

Blue Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson

1996

Slow River, Nicola Griffith

The Diamond Age, Neal Stephenson

1995

The Terminal Experiment, Robert J. Sawyer

Mirror Dance, Lois McMaster Bujold

1994

Moving Mars, Greg Bear

Green Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson

1993

Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson

Doomsday Book, Connie Willis and A Fire Upon the Deep, Vernor Vinge (tie)

1992

Doomsday Book, Connie Willis

Barrayar, Lois McMaster Bujold

1991

Stations of the Tide, Michael Swanwick

The Vor Game, Lois McMaster Bujold

1990

Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin

Hyperion, Dan Simmons

1989

The Healer's War, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Cyteen, C. J. Cherryh

1988

Falling Free, Lois McMaster Bujold

The Uplift War, David Brin

1987

The Falling Woman, Pat Murphy

Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card

1986

Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card

1985

Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card

Neuromancer, William Gibson

1984

Neuromancer, William Gibson

Startide Rising, David Brin

1983

Startide Rising, David Brin

Foundation's Edge, Isaac Asimov

1982

No Enemy But Time, Michael Bishop

Downbelow Station, C. J. Cherryh

1981

The Claw of the Conciliator, Gene Wolfe

The Snow Queen, Joan D. Vinge

1980

Timescape, Gregory Benford

The Fountains of Paradise, Arthur C. Clarke

1979

The Fountains of Paradise, Arthur C. Clarke

Dreamsnake, Vonda N. McIntyre

1978

Dreamsnake, Vonda N. McIntyre

Gateway, Frederik Pohl

1977

Gateway, Frederik Pohl

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, Kate Wilhelm

1976

Man Plus, Frederik Pohl

The Forever War, Joe Haldeman

1975

The Forever War, Joe Haldeman

The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin

1974

The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin

Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke

1973

Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke

The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov

1972

The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov

To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip José Farmer

1971

A Time of Changes, Robert Silverberg

Ringworld, Larry Niven

1970

Ringworld, Larry Niven

The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin

1969

The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin

Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner

1968

Rite of Passage, Alexei Panshin

Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny

1967

The Einstein Intersection, Samuel R. Delany

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein

1966

Babel-17, Samuel R. Delany and Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes (tie)

Dune, Frank Herbert and This Immortal, Roger Zelazny (tie)

1965

Dune, Frank Herbert

The Wanderer, Fritz Leiber

1964

N/A

Way Station, Clifford D. Simak

1963

N/A

The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick

1962

N/A

Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein

1961

N/A

A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.

1960

N/A

Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein

1959

N/A

A Case of Conscience, James Blish

1958

N/A

The Big Time, Fritz Leiber

1957

N/A

N/A

1956

N/A

Double Star, Robert A. Heinlein

1955

N/A

They'd Rather Be Right (The Forever Machine), Mark Clifton & Frank Riley

1953

N/A

The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester


 

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