Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 1
Major Awards: 1
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 10
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 34
Hugo Awards
for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(1 nomination)
The Lord of the Rings
all-time series nomination
(1 nomination; 1 win)
The Lord of the Rings (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin)
fiction winner
Locus Awards
for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(3 nominations; 1 win)
The Lord of the Rings (by JRRT, illustrated by
Alan Lee) (HarperCollins UK; Houghton Mifflin)
nonfiction 8th place
Unfinished Tales (by JRRT, edited by
Christopher Tolkien) (Houghton Mifflin)
single author collection 13th place
The Silmarillion (Houghton Mifflin)
fantasy novel winner
Balrog Awards
for fantasy works, presented an annual FoolsCon in Kansas City
(3 nominations; 2 wins)
Unfinished Tales (by JRRT, edited by
Christopher Tolkien) (Allen & Unwin)
collection/anthology
winner
“J.R.R. Tolkien Soundbook” (recording)
collection/anthology nomination
professional achievement winner (tie)
Ditmar Awards
for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(1 nomination; 1 win)
The Silmarillion (Allen & Unwin)
international fiction winner
Gandalf Awards
for fantasy novels and grand masters, administered in parallel with the Hugos
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
The Silmarillion (Houghton Mifflin)
book-length fantasy winner
grand master of fantasy winner
(1 nomination)
all-time best sf author 36th place (tie)
Mythopoeic Awards
for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(11 nominations; 4 wins)
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary (by JRRT, edited by
Christopher Tolkien) (Houghton Mifflin)
Inklings studies nomination
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary (by JRRT, edited by
Christopher Tolkien) (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Inklings studies nomination
The Story of Kullervo (by JRRT, edited by
Verlyn Flieger) (HarperCollins)
Inklings studies nomination
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary (by JRRT, edited by
Christopher Tolkien) (Houghton Mifflin)
Inklings studies nomination
Beowulf and the Critics (by JRRT, edited by
Michael D. C. Drout) (Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies)
Inklings studies
winner
The Return of the Shadow (by JRRT, edited by
Christopher Tolkien)
scholarship/Inkling
winner
The Book of Lost Tales
fantasy nomination
Phantastik Preis
for SF/F works published in Germany, polled by readers of Phantastik.de website
(2 nominations)
The Children of Húrin
foreign novel nomination
international writer nomination
Prometheus Awards
for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(8 nominations; 1 win)
The Lord of the Rings
hall of fame winner
The Lord of the Rings
hall of fame nomination
The Lord of the Rings
hall of fame nomination
The Lord of the Rings
hall of fame nomination
The Lord of the Rings
hall of fame nomination
The Lord of the Rings
hall of fame nomination
The Lord of the Rings
hall of fame nomination
The Lord of the Rings
hall of fame nomination