Nebula Awards Tallies
science fiction awards database
Multiple Winners
With another win in 2011, Connie Willis pulls ahead of Ursula K. Le Guin for the most Nebulas wins, 7. Nancy Kress and Ursula K. Le Guin have 6 each; Greg Bear, Joe Haldeman, and Robert Silverberg have 5 each.
With another win in 2011, Connie Willis pulls ahead of Ursula K. Le Guin for the most Nebulas wins, 7. Nancy Kress and Ursula K. Le Guin have 6 each; Greg Bear, Joe Haldeman, and Robert Silverberg have 5 each.
Losers Club
Jack McDevitt and James Patrick Kelly finally won Nebulas in 2007, leaving the late Avram Davidson, with 10 nominations, the leader in this category, with Thomas M. Disch and Bruce Sterling following.
Jack McDevitt and James Patrick Kelly finally won Nebulas in 2007, leaving the late Avram Davidson, with 10 nominations, the leader in this category, with Thomas M. Disch and Bruce Sterling following.
Never Won
Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, R.A. Lafferty; Dan Simmons, Neal Stephenson, Tim Powers, Vernor Vinge, John Brunner
Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, R.A. Lafferty; Dan Simmons, Neal Stephenson, Tim Powers, Vernor Vinge, John Brunner
Never Even Nominated
Greg Egan, Paul J. McAuley, Stephen Baxter, Iain M. Banks, Christopher Priest, Rudy Rucker, Sheri S. Tepper
Greg Egan, Paul J. McAuley, Stephen Baxter, Iain M. Banks, Christopher Priest, Rudy Rucker, Sheri S. Tepper
Total Nebula Wins
Total Nebula Nominations
[Number of wins in brackets]
[Number of wins in brackets]
| 22 | Robert Silverberg [5] |
| 20 | Gene Wolfe [2] |
| 18 | Kate Wilhelm [3], Jack McDevitt [1], Ursula K. Le Guin [6] |
| 17 | Harlan Ellison [4], Michael Bishop [2] |
| 16 | Michael Swanwick [1] |
| 15 | Nancy Kress [6], Connie Willis [7] |
| 14 | George R. R. Martin [3], Roger Zelazny [3] |
| 13 | Gregory Benford [2], James Patrick Kelly [1], Jack Dann [1] |
| 12 | Lucius Shepard [1], Kim Stanley Robinson [3], Poul Anderson [3] |
| 11 | Fritz Leiber [3], Gardner Dozois [2], Sarah Pinsker [4], Mike Resnick [1] |
| 10 | Karen Joy Fowler [2], Frederik Pohl [2], Avram Davidson, Walter Jon Williams [2], Samuel R. Delany [4], Bruce Sterling |
| 9 | James Tiptree, Jr. [3], Thomas M. Disch, Joe Haldeman [5], John Varley [2], Greg Bear [5], Andy Duncan [1], Orson Scott Card [2], Ken Liu [1], John Kessel [2], Joanna Russ [1], Howard Waldrop [1] |
| 8 | N. K. Jemisin [1], Richard Bowes, Adam-Troy Castro, William Gibson [1], Vonda N. McIntyre [3], Larry Niven [1], Lois McMaster Bujold [3], Aliette de Bodard [3] |
Nebula Never-Winners
Number of nominations without ever having won
Number of nominations without ever having won
Total Nebula Losses
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
| 18 | Gene Wolfe [2] |
| 17 | Jack McDevitt [1], Robert Silverberg [5] |
| 15 | Kate Wilhelm [3], Michael Bishop [2], Michael Swanwick [1] |
| 13 | Harlan Ellison [4] |
| 12 | James Patrick Kelly [1], Jack Dann [1], Ursula K. Le Guin [6] |
| 11 | George R. R. Martin [3], Roger Zelazny [3], Lucius Shepard [1], Gregory Benford [2] |
| 10 | Avram Davidson, Bruce Sterling, Mike Resnick [1] |
| 9 | Poul Anderson [3], Gardner Dozois [2], Nancy Kress [6], Kim Stanley Robinson [3], Thomas M. Disch |
| 8 | Joanna Russ [1], Ken Liu [1], Adam-Troy Castro, Howard Waldrop [1], Andy Duncan [1], Frederik Pohl [2], Walter Jon Williams [2], Karen Joy Fowler [2], Fritz Leiber [3], Richard Bowes, Connie Willis [7] |
| 7 | Maureen F. McHugh, R. A. Lafferty, N. K. Jemisin [1], William Gibson [1], Larry Niven [1], Caroline M. Yoachim, Orson Scott Card [2], John Varley [2], Sarah Pinsker [4], John Kessel [2] |
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