The Awards

Science-fiction has two "main" literary awards, the Hugo Awards (named after Hugo Gernsback, an early 20th Century science-fiction publisher), whose ballots are open to basically anyone who troubles to vote, and the Nebula Awards, whose ballots are available only to registered members of the Science Fiction Writers Association (SFWA).  The difference in the voting pools generally leads to widely varying winners each year, which is a good thing -- twice as many best novels, best short stories, etc.  Given this variation in electors, it should come as no surprise that (again, generally), the Hugos tend to go to works with a stronger "popular" appeal, while the Nebulas often reflect slightly more experimental or at least less mainstream works (though this is not universally true, and indeed, some years the same works win both awards). 

The Hugos (Best Novel only):

1953    THE DEMOLISHED MAN Alfred Bester
1954    No Award
1955    THEY'D RATHER BE RIGHT Mark Clifton/Frank Riley
1956    DOUBLE STAR Robert A. Heinlein
1957    No Award
1958    THE BIG TIME Fritz Leiber
1959    A CASE OF CONSCIENCE James Blish
1960    STARSHIP TROOPERS Robert A. Heinlein
1961    A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ Walter M. Miller, Jr.
1962    STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND Robert A. Heinlein
1963    THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE Philip K. Dick
1964    WAY STATION Clifford D. Simak
1965    THE WANDERER Fritz Leiber
1966    ...AND CALL ME CONRAD! Roger Zelazny (aka THIS IMMORTAL)
            DUNE Frank Herbert (Nebula also) (tie)
1967    THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS Robert A. Heinlein
1968    LORD OF LIGHT Roger Zelazny
1969    STAND ON ZANZIBAR John Brunner
1970    THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS Ursula K. LeGuin (Nebula also)
1971    RINGWORLD Larry Niven (Nebula also)
1972    TO YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO Philip José Farmer
1973    THE GODS THEMSELVES Isaac Asimov (Nebula also)
1974    RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA Arthur C. Clarke (Nebula also)
1975    THE DISPOSSESSED Ursula K. LeGuin (Nebula also)
1976    THE FOREVER WAR Joe Haldeman (Nebula also)
1977    WHERE LATE THE SWEET BIRDS SANG Kate Wilhelm
1978    GATEWAY Frederik Pohl (Nebula also)
1979    DREAMSNAKE Vonda McIntyre (Nebula also)
1980    THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE Arthur C. Clarke (Nebula also)
1981    THE SNOW QUEEN Joan D. Vinge
1982    DOWNBELOW STATION C.J. Cherryh
1983    FOUNDATION'S EDGE Isaac Asimov
1984    STARTIDE RISING David Brin (Nebula also)
1985    NEUROMANCER William Gibson (Nebula also)
1986    ENDER'S GAME Orson Scott Card (Nebula also)
1987    SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD Orson Scott Card (Nebula also)
1988    THE UPLIFT WAR David Brin
1989    CYTEEN C.J. Cherryh
1990    HYPERION Dan Simmons
1991    THE VOR GAME Lois McMaster Bujold
1992    BARRAYAR Lois McMaster Bujold
1993    A FIRE UPON THE DEEP Vernor Vinge (tie)
            DOOMSDAY BOOK Connie Willis (Nebula also)
1994    GREEN MARS Kim Stanley Robinson
1995    MIRROR DANCE Lois McMaster Bujold
1996    THE DIAMOND AGE Neal Stephenson
1997    BLUE MARS Kim Stanley Robinson
1998    FOREVER PEACE Joe Haldeman

The Nebulas (Best Novel only):

1965    DUNE Frank Herbert (Hugo also)
1966    FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON Daniel Keyes
1967    THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION Samuel R. Delaney
1968    RITE OF PASSAGE Alexei Panshin
1969    THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS Ursula K. LeGuin (Hugo also)
1970    RINGWORLD Larry Niven (Hugo also)
1971    A TIME OF CHANGES Robert Silverberg
1972    THE GODS THEMSELVES Isaac Asimov (Hugo also)
1973    RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA Arthur C. Clarke (Hugo also)
1974    THE DISPOSSESSED Ursula K. LeGuin (Hugo also)
1975    THE FOREVER WAR Joe Haldeman (Hugo also)
1976    MAN PLUS Frederik Pohl
1977    GATEWAY Frederik Pohl (Hugo also)
1978    DREAMSNAKE Vonda N. McIntyre (Hugo also)
1979    THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE Arthur C. Clark (Hugo also)
1980    TIMESCAPE Gregory Benford
1981    THE CLAW OF THE CONCILIATOR Gene Wolfe
1982    NO ENEMY BUT TIME Michael Bishop
1983    STARTIDE RISING David Brin (Hugo also)
1984    NEUROMANCER William Gibson (Hugo also)
1985    ENDER'S GAME Orson Scott Card (Hugo also)
1986    SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD Orson Scott Card (Hugo also)
1987    THE FALLING WOMAN Pat Murphy
1988    FALLING FREE Lois McMaster Bujold
1989    THE HEALER'S WAR Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
1990    TEHANU: THE LAST BOOK OF EARTHSEA Ursula K. LeGuin
1991    STATIONS OF THE TIDE Michael Swanwick
1992    DOOMSDAY BOOK Connie Willis (Hugo also)
1993    RED MARS Kim Stanley Robinson
1994    MOVING MARS Greg Bear
1995    THE TERMINAL EXPERIMENT Robert J. Sawyer
1996    SLOW RIVER Nicola Griffith
1997    THE MOON AND THE SUN Vonda N. McIntyre

Selection, coordination & arrangement copyright (c) 1997-1999 by John Gersten.
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