Richard Matheson
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 5
Major Awards: 3
Other Awards: 3
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 18
— Career and Special Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
1984:
life achievement — winner
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
1991:
life achievement — winner
World Horror Grandmaster — for outstanding contributor to the horror genre; voted by World Horror Con members
1993:
winner
— Major Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(4 nominations; 3 wins)
1990:
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories (Scream/Press)
— collection — winner
1978:
life achievement — nomination
1976:
Bid Time Return (Viking)
— novel — winner
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(3 nominations; 2 wins)
2003:
Abu and the 7 Marvels (by RM & William Stout) (Gauntlet Press)
— work for younger readers — nomination
1990:
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories (Scream/Press)
— collection — winner
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(1 nomination)
1996:
special award — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(2 nominations)
2003:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (Tor)
— collection — 20th place
1990:
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories (Scream/Press)
— collection — 12th place
— Other Awards —
Geffen Awards — for SF works in Hebrew, voted by members of annual Israeli SF/F convention
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2008:
I Am Legend
— sf book — winner
Readercon Awards — for small press books and magazines, voted by members of Readercon
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
1990:
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories (Scream/Press)
— value in bookcraft — winner
1990:
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories (Scream/Press)
— collection — winner
Retro Hugo Awards — for SF works 50 years past, voted by members of the World SF Convention
(1 nomination)
2001:
“Born of Man and Woman ” (F&SF Summer 1950)
— short story — nomination
Xatafi-Cyberdark — for SF works published in Spain, juried by critics
(1 nomination)
2006:
“Duel ”
— foreign story — nomination
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