Hugo Awards 1996
science fiction awards database
Where and When:
LAcon III,
Anaheim CA :
September 1, 1996
Eligibility Year: 1995
Associated Awards: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Retro Hugo Awards, Worldcon Special Convention Award (also listed below)
Eligibility Year: 1995
Associated Awards: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Retro Hugo Awards, Worldcon Special Convention Award (also listed below)
Novel
- Winner: The Diamond Age, Neal Stephenson (Bantam Spectra)
- Brightness Reef, David Brin (Bantam Spectra)
- Remake, Connie Willis (Bantam Spectra)
- The Terminal Experiment (serial title “Hobson's Choice“), Robert J. Sawyer (HarperPrism; Analog mid-Dec 1994,Jan,Feb,Mar 1995)
- The Time Ships, Stephen Baxter (HarperPrism)
Novella
- Winner: “The Death of Captain Future”, Allen Steele (Asimov's Oct 1995)
- “Bibi”, Mike Resnick & Susan Shwartz (Asimov's mid-Dec 1995)
- “Fault Lines”, Nancy Kress (Asimov's Aug 1995)
- “A Man of the People”, Ursula K. Le Guin (Asimov's Apr 1995)
- “A Woman's Liberation”, Ursula K. Le Guin (Asimov's Jul 1995)
Novelette
- Winner: “Think Like a Dinosaur”, James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's Jun 1995)
- “The Good Rat”, Allen Steele (Analog mid-Dec 1995)
- “Luminous”, Greg Egan (Asimov's Sep 1995)
- “Must and Shall”, Harry Turtledove (Asimov's Nov 1995)
- “TAP”, Greg Egan (Asimov's Nov 1995)
- “When the Old Gods Die”, Mike Resnick (Asimov's Apr 1995)
Short Story
- Winner: “The Lincoln Train”, Maureen F. McHugh (F&SF Apr 1995)
- “A Birthday”, Esther M. Friesner (F&SF Aug 1995)
- “Life on the Moon”, Tony Daniel (Asimov's Apr 1995)
- “TeleAbsence”, Michael A. Burstein (Analog Jul 1995)
- “Walking Out”, Michael Swanwick (Asimov's Feb 1995)
Nonfiction Book
- Winner: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute (Dorling Kindersley)
- Alien Horizons: The Fantastic Art of Bob Eggleton, Bob Eggleton (Paper Tiger)
- Spectrum 2: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Burnett & Arnie Fenner, eds. (Underwood Books)
- To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction, Joanna Russ (Indiana University Press)
- Yours, Isaac Asimov, Isaac Asimov, edited by Stanley Asimov (Doubleday)
Dramatic Presentation
- Winner: Babylon 5: “The Coming of Shadows” (Warner Bros.; J. Michael Straczynski, Douglas Netter, John Copeland, producers; J. Michael Straczynski, screenplay; Janet Greek, director)
- 12 Monkeys (Universal; Charles Roven, producer; Terry Gilliam, director; David and Janet Peoples, screenplay)
- Apollo 13 (Universal; Brian Grazer, producer; Ron Howard, director; William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert, screenplay)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: “The Visitor” (Paramount Television; Rick Berman and Ira Steven Behr, executive producers; Michael Taylor, screenplay; David Livingston, director)
- Toy Story (Buena Vista; Ralph Guggenheim and Bonnie Arnold, producers; John Lasseter, director; Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow, screenplay)
Professional Editor
Professional Artist
Original Artwork
- Winner: Dinotopia: The World Beneath, James Gurney (Turner)
- Bob Eggleton for “Dankden” by Marc Laidlaw (F&SF Oct/Nov 1995)
- George H. Krauter for “Renascance” by Poul Anderson (Analog Mar 1995)
- Gary Lippincott for “Tea and Hamsters” by Michael Coney (F&SF Jan 1995)
- Bob Eggleton for “Tide of Stars” by Julia Ecklar (Analog Jan 1995)
Semi-prozine
- Winner: Locus, Charles N. Brown, ed.
- Crank!, Bryan Cholfin, ed.
- Interzone, David Pringle, ed.
- The New York Review of Science Fiction, David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon & Tad Dembinski, eds.
- Science Fiction Chronicle, Andrew Porter, ed.
Fanzine
- Winner: Ansible, Dave Langford, ed.
- Apparatchik, Andrew Hooper & Victor Gonzalez, eds.
- Attitude, Michael Abbott, John Dallman & Pam Wells, eds.
- FOSFAX, Timothy Lane & Elizabeth Garrott, eds.
- Lan's Lantern, George "Lan" Laskowski, ed.
- Mimosa, Richard & Nicki Lynch, ed.
Fan Writer
Fan Artist
— Associated Awards —
Winner
Novel
- Winner: “The Mule”, Isaac Asimov (Astounding Nov,Dec 1945)
- “Destiny Times Three”, Fritz Leiber (Astounding Mar,Apr 1945)
- “Red Sun of Danger” (book title Danger Planet), Brett Sterling (Startling Stories Spring 1945)
- That Hideous Strength, C. S. Lewis (John Lane; Macmillan)
- “The World of --A”, A. E. van Vogt (Astounding Aug,Sep,Oct 1945)
Novella
- Winner: Animal Farm, George Orwell (Secker & Warburg)
- “Dead Hand”, Isaac Asimov (Astounding Apr 1945)
- “Giant Killer”, A. Bertram Chandler (Astounding Oct 1945)
- “I Remember Lemuria”, Richard S. Shaver (Amazing Stories Mar 1945)
Novelette
- Winner: “First Contact”, Murray Leinster (Astounding May 1945)
- “Into Thy Hands”, Lester del Rey (Astounding Aug 1945)
- “The Mixed Men”, A. E. van Vogt (Astounding Jan 1945)
- “Pi in the Sky”, Fredric Brown (Thrilling Wonder Stories Winter 1945)
- “The Piper's Son”, Lewis Padgett (Astounding Feb 1945)
Short Story
- Winner: “Uncommon Sense”, Hal Clement (Astounding Sep 1945)
- “Correspondence Course”, Raymond F. Jones (Astounding Apr 1945)
- “The Ethical Equations”, Murray Leinster (Astounding Jun 1945)
- “The Waveries”, Fredric Brown (Astounding Jan 1945)
- “What You Need”, Lewis Padgett (Astounding Oct 1945)
Dramatic Presentation
- Winner: The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Blithe Spirit
- The Body Snatcher
- The Horn Blows at Midnight
- House of Dracula
Professional Editor
Professional Artist
Fanzine
- Winner: Voice of the Imagi-Nation, Forrest J Ackerman
- Acolyte, Francis Towner Laney
- Chanticleer, Walt Liebscher
- Fantasy Commentator, A. Langley Searles
- Shangri L'Affaires, Charles E. Burbee & Gerald Hewett
Fan Writer
Fan Artist
Special Award
- Winner: Forrest J Ackerman
- Winner: Walt Daugherty
- Winner: William Rotsler
- Winner: A. E. van Vogt, for six decades of golden age science fiction
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