Hugo Awards Tallies
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Multiple Winners
Locus Magazine publisher/editor Charles N. Brown and Ansible publisher, fan writer, and author Dave Langford are tied with 29 Hugo each. Connie Willis holds the lead for most Hugos for works of fiction, 11.
Locus Magazine publisher/editor Charles N. Brown and Ansible publisher, fan writer, and author Dave Langford are tied with 29 Hugo each. Connie Willis holds the lead for most Hugos for works of fiction, 11.
Losers Club
Kathryn Cramer has the most nominations (as co-editor of The New York Review of Science Fiction) without ever having won. Among authors, Michael A. Burstein, Michael Bishop, Gene Wolfe, and Jerry Pournelle are prominent Hugo never-winners.
Kathryn Cramer has the most nominations (as co-editor of The New York Review of Science Fiction) without ever having won. Among authors, Michael A. Burstein, Michael Bishop, Gene Wolfe, and Jerry Pournelle are prominent Hugo never-winners.
Never Won
Ray Bradbury, A.E. van Vogt, Lester del Rey; Gregory Benford, Norman Spinrad
Ray Bradbury, A.E. van Vogt, Lester del Rey; Gregory Benford, Norman Spinrad
Never Even Nominated
Michael Moorcock, Paul J. McAuley, Tim Powers, J.G. Ballard. Iain M. Banks received his first Hugo nomination in 2005, Geoff Ryman in 2007
Michael Moorcock, Paul J. McAuley, Tim Powers, J.G. Ballard. Iain M. Banks received his first Hugo nomination in 2005, Geoff Ryman in 2007
Total Hugo Wins
(Number of fiction wins in parentheses)
(Number of fiction wins in parentheses)
| 29 | Charles N. Brown, David Langford (1) |
| 16 | Gardner Dozois |
| 15 | Michael Whelan |
| 13 | Richard E. Geis |
| 12 | Mike Glyer, no award (3), Lynne M. Thomas |
| 11 | Connie Willis (11) |
Total Hugo Nominations
(Number of fiction nominations in parentheses)
[Number of wins in brackets]
(Number of fiction nominations in parentheses)
[Number of wins in brackets]
| 57 | Mike Glyer [12] |
| 55 | David Langford (1) [29] |
| 47 | Charles N. Brown [29] |
| 41 | David G. Hartwell [3] |
| 37 | Mike Resnick (30) [5] |
| 35 | Stanley Schmidt (1) [1] |
| 34 | Richard E. Geis [13] |
| 31 | Bob Eggleton [9], Michael Whelan [15] |
| 29 | Robert Silverberg (24) [4] |
| 27 | Brad W. Foster [8], Jonathan Strahan [1], Ursula K. Le Guin (20) [8] |
| 26 | Harlan Ellison (19) [8], Gardner Dozois (5) [16], Andrew I. Porter [3], Frank Kelly Freas [10], Seanan McGuire (21) [6] |
| 25 | Lynne M. Thomas [12], Edward L. Ferman [7], Christopher J Garcia [2] |
| 24 | Connie Willis (24) [11], Michael Swanwick (22) [5] |
| 23 | Frederik Pohl (9) [7] |
| 22 | Bill Rotsler (1) [4], Terry Carr (1) [4], Ellen Datlow [10] |
| 21 | Michael Damian Thomas [9], Don Maitz [2] |
| 20 | Steven H Silver, Teddy Harvia [4], Gordon Van Gelder [2], David Pringle [1] |
Hugo Never-Winners
Number of nominations without ever having won
(Fiction nominations in parentheses)
Number of nominations without ever having won
(Fiction nominations in parentheses)
| 20 | Steven H Silver |
| 17 | Kathryn Cramer |
| 15 | Alasdair Stuart |
| 14 | Scott H. Andrews, Guy H. Lillian III, Kevin J. Maroney |
| 12 | Arthur D. Hlavaty, Aliette de Bodard (12), Thomas Canty, Evelyn C. Leeper |
| 11 | David A. Cherry, Andy Cox, Taral Wayne |
| 10 | Michael A. Burstein (10), Andrew Hooper |
| 9 | Jerry Pournelle (8), Algis Budrys (6), Gene Wolfe (9), Stephen E. Fabian, Kieron Gillen, Michael Bishop (9) |
| 8 | Mark Plummer, James Baen, Lee Harris, Arnie Fenner, Bob Devney, Cathy Fenner |
Total Hugo Losses
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
| 45 | Mike Glyer [12] |
| 38 | David G. Hartwell [3] |
| 34 | Stanley Schmidt [1] |
| 32 | Mike Resnick [5] |
| 26 | David Langford [29], Jonathan Strahan [1] |
| 25 | Robert Silverberg [4] |
| 23 | Andrew I. Porter [3], Christopher J Garcia [2] |
| 22 | Bob Eggleton [9] |
| 21 | Richard E. Geis [13] |
| 20 | Seanan McGuire [6], Steven H Silver |
| 19 | Michael Swanwick [5], Don Maitz [2], Ursula K. Le Guin [8], David Pringle [1], Brad W. Foster [8] |
| 18 | Gordon Van Gelder [2], Bill Rotsler [4], Terry Carr [4], Edward L. Ferman [7], Harlan Ellison [8], Charles N. Brown [29] |
| 17 | Kathryn Cramer |
| 16 | John Picacio [3], Frederik Pohl [7], Steve Stiles [1], Frank Kelly Freas [10], Teddy Harvia [4], Michael Whelan [15], James Bacon [2] |
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