Where and When: 
MidAmericon II,  
Kansas City MO : 
August 20, 2016
Eligibility Year: 
1940
Associated With: 
Hugo Awards
 
 
Novel
-  Winner: “Slan”, A. E. van Vogt (Astounding Science-Fiction Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec 1940)
-  “Gray Lensman”, E. E. "Doc" Smith (Astounding Science-Fiction Oct,Nov,Dec 1939, Jan 1940)
-  The Ill-Made Knight, T. H. White (Putnam's)
-  Kallocain, Karin Boye (Bonnier)
-  “The Reign of Wizardry”, Jack Williamson (Unknown Mar,Apr,May 1940)
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graphic Story
-  Winner: Batman #1 (Detective Comics Spr 1940)
-  Captain Marvel: “Introducing Captain Marvel”, Bill Parker & C. C. Beck (Whiz Comics #2 Feb 1940)
-  Flash Gordon: “The Ice Kingdom of Mongo”, Alex Raymond & Don Moore (King Features Syndicate Apr 1940)
-  The Origin of the Spirit, Will Eisner (Register and Tribune Syndicate Jun 1940)
-  The Spectre: “The Spectre"/"The Spectre Strikes!”, Jerry Siegel & Bernard Baily (More Fun Comics #52/53, Feb/Mar 1940)
  
 
Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
-  Winner: Pinocchio (written by Ted Sears et al., directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske; Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures)
-  The Adventures of Superman: “The Baby from Krypton” (written by George Ludlam, produced by Frank Chase; WOR)
-  The Invisible Man Returns (written by Joe May, Kurt Siodmak, and Lester Cole, directed by Joe May; Universal Pictures)
-  Looney Tunes: “You Ought to Be in Pictures” (written by Jack Miller, directed by Friz Freleng; Warner Bros.)
-  Merrie Melodies: “A Wild Hare” (written by Rich Hogan, directed by Tex Avery; Warner Bros.)
  
 
Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
-  Winner: Fantasia (written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer, directed by Samuel Armstrong et al.; Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures)
-  Dr. Cyclops (written by Tom Kilpatrick, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack; Paramount Pictures)
-  Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (written by George H. Plympton, Basil Dickey, and Barry Shipman, directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor; Universal Pictures)
-  One Million B.C. (written by Mickell Novack, George Baker, and Joseph Frickert, directed by Hal Roach and Hal Roach, Jr.; United Artists)
-  The Thief of Bagdad (written by Lajos Bíró and Miles Malleson, directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, and Tim Whelan; London Films, United Artists)