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1953–2026 · Hugo + Nebula

Hugo & Nebula: Best Novel

Finalists and winners from 1953 to 2026. Browse the books, compare the awards and examine how their shortlists changed.

Finalists by author gender

WomenMenNon-binary
1950s: women 1 of 13 entries (8%); men 12 of 13 (92%); non-binary 0 of 13 (0%).1950s8%92%1960s: women 3 of 77 entries (4%); men 74 of 77 (96%); non-binary 0 of 77 (0%).1960s4%96%1970s: women 23 of 118 entries (19%); men 95 of 118 (81%); non-binary 0 of 118 (0%).1970s19%81%1980s: women 19 of 113 entries (17%); men 94 of 113 (83%); non-binary 0 of 113 (0%).1980s17%83%1990s: women 42 of 112 entries (38%); men 70 of 112 (63%); non-binary 0 of 112 (0%).1990s38%63%2000s: women 30 of 112 entries (27%); men 82 of 112 (73%); non-binary 0 of 112 (0%).2000s27%73%2010s: women 71 of 119 entries (60%); men 46 of 119 (39%); non-binary 2 of 119 (2%).2010s60%39%2020s: women 55 of 84 entries (65%); men 25 of 84 (30%); non-binary 4 of 84 (5%).2020s65%30%1953 (1953–1955 pooled window): women 0 of 2 entries (0%); men 2 of 2 (100%); non-binary 0 of 2 (0%).1954 (1953–1956 pooled window): women 1 of 7 entries (14%); men 6 of 7 (86%); non-binary 0 of 7 (0%).1955 (1953–1957 pooled window): women 1 of 7 entries (14%); men 6 of 7 (86%); non-binary 0 of 7 (0%).1956 (1954–1958 pooled window): women 1 of 7 entries (14%); men 6 of 7 (86%); non-binary 0 of 7 (0%).1957 (1955–1959 pooled window): women 1 of 12 entries (8%); men 11 of 12 (92%); non-binary 0 of 12 (0%).1958 (1956–1960 pooled window): women 1 of 16 entries (6%); men 15 of 16 (94%); non-binary 0 of 16 (0%).1959 (1957–1961 pooled window): women 0 of 16 entries (0%); men 16 of 16 (100%); non-binary 0 of 16 (0%).1960 (1958–1962 pooled window): women 0 of 21 entries (0%); men 21 of 21 (100%); non-binary 0 of 21 (0%).1961 (1959–1963 pooled window): women 1 of 25 entries (4%); men 24 of 25 (96%); non-binary 0 of 25 (0%).1962 (1960–1964 pooled window): women 2 of 25 entries (8%); men 23 of 25 (92%); non-binary 0 of 25 (0%).1963 (1961–1965 pooled window): women 2 of 24 entries (8%); men 22 of 24 (92%); non-binary 0 of 24 (0%).1964 (1962–1966 pooled window): women 2 of 36 entries (6%); men 34 of 36 (94%); non-binary 0 of 36 (0%).1965 (1963–1967 pooled window): women 2 of 40 entries (5%); men 38 of 40 (95%); non-binary 0 of 40 (0%).1966 (1964–1968 pooled window): women 1 of 45 entries (2%); men 44 of 45 (98%); non-binary 0 of 45 (0%).1967 (1965–1969 pooled window): women 1 of 52 entries (2%); men 51 of 52 (98%); non-binary 0 of 52 (0%).1968 (1966–1970 pooled window): women 3 of 59 entries (5%); men 56 of 59 (95%); non-binary 0 of 59 (0%).1969 (1967–1971 pooled window): women 4 of 53 entries (8%); men 49 of 53 (92%); non-binary 0 of 53 (0%).1970 (1968–1972 pooled window): women 8 of 55 entries (15%); men 47 of 55 (85%); non-binary 0 of 55 (0%).1971 (1969–1973 pooled window): women 8 of 58 entries (14%); men 50 of 58 (86%); non-binary 0 of 58 (0%).1972 (1970–1974 pooled window): women 7 of 56 entries (13%); men 49 of 56 (88%); non-binary 0 of 56 (0%).1973 (1971–1975 pooled window): women 7 of 54 entries (13%); men 47 of 54 (87%); non-binary 0 of 54 (0%).1974 (1972–1976 pooled window): women 11 of 66 entries (17%); men 55 of 66 (83%); non-binary 0 of 66 (0%).1975 (1973–1977 pooled window): women 10 of 66 entries (15%); men 56 of 66 (85%); non-binary 0 of 66 (0%).1976 (1974–1978 pooled window): women 11 of 63 entries (17%); men 52 of 63 (83%); non-binary 0 of 63 (0%).1977 (1975–1979 pooled window): women 16 of 62 entries (26%); men 46 of 62 (74%); non-binary 0 of 62 (0%).1978 (1976–1980 pooled window): women 16 of 64 entries (25%); men 48 of 64 (75%); non-binary 0 of 64 (0%).1979 (1977–1981 pooled window): women 13 of 52 entries (25%); men 39 of 52 (75%); non-binary 0 of 52 (0%).1980 (1978–1982 pooled window): women 14 of 52 entries (27%); men 38 of 52 (73%); non-binary 0 of 52 (0%).1981 (1979–1983 pooled window): women 14 of 54 entries (26%); men 40 of 54 (74%); non-binary 0 of 54 (0%).1982 (1980–1984 pooled window): women 12 of 56 entries (21%); men 44 of 56 (79%); non-binary 0 of 56 (0%).1983 (1981–1985 pooled window): women 10 of 56 entries (18%); men 46 of 56 (82%); non-binary 0 of 56 (0%).1984 (1982–1986 pooled window): women 9 of 57 entries (16%); men 48 of 57 (84%); non-binary 0 of 57 (0%).1985 (1983–1987 pooled window): women 7 of 57 entries (12%); men 50 of 57 (88%); non-binary 0 of 57 (0%).1986 (1984–1988 pooled window): women 7 of 56 entries (13%); men 49 of 56 (88%); non-binary 0 of 56 (0%).1987 (1985–1989 pooled window): women 7 of 57 entries (12%); men 50 of 57 (88%); non-binary 0 of 57 (0%).1988 (1986–1990 pooled window): women 10 of 57 entries (18%); men 47 of 57 (82%); non-binary 0 of 57 (0%).1989 (1987–1991 pooled window): women 13 of 56 entries (23%); men 43 of 56 (77%); non-binary 0 of 56 (0%).1990 (1988–1992 pooled window): women 18 of 57 entries (32%); men 39 of 57 (68%); non-binary 0 of 57 (0%).1991 (1989–1993 pooled window): women 23 of 57 entries (40%); men 34 of 57 (60%); non-binary 0 of 57 (0%).1992 (1990–1994 pooled window): women 22 of 55 entries (40%); men 33 of 55 (60%); non-binary 0 of 55 (0%).1993 (1991–1995 pooled window): women 23 of 56 entries (41%); men 33 of 56 (59%); non-binary 0 of 56 (0%).1994 (1992–1996 pooled window): women 21 of 56 entries (38%); men 35 of 56 (63%); non-binary 0 of 56 (0%).1995 (1993–1997 pooled window): women 19 of 55 entries (35%); men 36 of 55 (65%); non-binary 0 of 55 (0%).1996 (1994–1998 pooled window): women 17 of 56 entries (30%); men 39 of 56 (70%); non-binary 0 of 56 (0%).1997 (1995–1999 pooled window): women 20 of 57 entries (35%); men 37 of 57 (65%); non-binary 0 of 57 (0%).1998 (1996–2000 pooled window): women 20 of 56 entries (36%); men 36 of 56 (64%); non-binary 0 of 56 (0%).1999 (1997–2001 pooled window): women 23 of 56 entries (41%); men 33 of 56 (59%); non-binary 0 of 56 (0%).2000 (1998–2002 pooled window): women 23 of 59 entries (39%); men 36 of 59 (61%); non-binary 0 of 59 (0%).2001 (1999–2003 pooled window): women 21 of 58 entries (36%); men 37 of 58 (64%); non-binary 0 of 58 (0%).2002 (2000–2004 pooled window): women 22 of 58 entries (38%); men 36 of 58 (62%); non-binary 0 of 58 (0%).2003 (2001–2005 pooled window): women 20 of 58 entries (34%); men 38 of 58 (66%); non-binary 0 of 58 (0%).2004 (2002–2006 pooled window): women 16 of 58 entries (28%); men 42 of 58 (72%); non-binary 0 of 58 (0%).2005 (2003–2007 pooled window): women 14 of 55 entries (25%); men 41 of 55 (75%); non-binary 0 of 55 (0%).2006 (2004–2008 pooled window): women 13 of 54 entries (24%); men 41 of 54 (76%); non-binary 0 of 54 (0%).2007 (2005–2009 pooled window): women 8 of 54 entries (15%); men 46 of 54 (85%); non-binary 0 of 54 (0%).2008 (2006–2010 pooled window): women 10 of 55 entries (18%); men 45 of 55 (82%); non-binary 0 of 55 (0%).2009 (2007–2011 pooled window): women 20 of 57 entries (35%); men 37 of 57 (65%); non-binary 0 of 57 (0%).2010 (2008–2012 pooled window): women 23 of 57 entries (40%); men 34 of 57 (60%); non-binary 0 of 57 (0%).2011 (2009–2013 pooled window): women 28 of 58 entries (48%); men 30 of 58 (52%); non-binary 0 of 58 (0%).2012 (2010–2014 pooled window): women 35 of 60 entries (58%); men 25 of 60 (42%); non-binary 0 of 60 (0%).2013 (2011–2015 pooled window): women 35 of 59 entries (59%); men 24 of 59 (41%); non-binary 0 of 59 (0%).2014 (2012–2016 pooled window): women 31 of 58 entries (53%); men 27 of 58 (47%); non-binary 0 of 58 (0%).2015 (2013–2017 pooled window): women 33 of 58 entries (57%); men 25 of 58 (43%); non-binary 0 of 58 (0%).2016 (2014–2018 pooled window): women 35 of 60 entries (58%); men 24 of 60 (40%); non-binary 1 of 60 (2%).2017 (2015–2019 pooled window): women 36 of 59 entries (61%); men 21 of 59 (36%); non-binary 2 of 59 (3%).2018 (2016–2020 pooled window): women 43 of 60 entries (72%); men 15 of 60 (25%); non-binary 2 of 60 (3%).2019 (2017–2021 pooled window): women 47 of 60 entries (78%); men 10 of 60 (17%); non-binary 3 of 60 (5%).2020 (2018–2022 pooled window): women 45 of 60 entries (75%); men 11 of 60 (18%); non-binary 4 of 60 (7%).2021 (2019–2023 pooled window): women 45 of 59 entries (76%); men 11 of 59 (19%); non-binary 3 of 59 (5%).2022 (2020–2024 pooled window): women 43 of 59 entries (73%); men 13 of 59 (22%); non-binary 3 of 59 (5%).2023 (2021–2025 pooled window): women 37 of 59 entries (63%); men 19 of 59 (32%); non-binary 3 of 59 (5%).2024 (2022–2026 pooled window): women 33 of 60 entries (55%); men 24 of 60 (40%); non-binary 3 of 60 (5%).2025 (2023–2026 pooled window): women 27 of 49 entries (55%); men 20 of 49 (41%); non-binary 2 of 49 (4%).2026 (2024–2026 pooled window): women 19 of 37 entries (51%); men 16 of 37 (43%); non-binary 2 of 37 (5%).1950s decade averages: women 1 of 13 entries (8%); men 12 of 13 (92%).1960s decade averages: women 3 of 77 entries (4%); men 74 of 77 (96%).1970s decade averages: women 23 of 118 entries (19%); men 95 of 118 (81%).1980s decade averages: women 19 of 113 entries (17%); men 94 of 113 (83%).1990s decade averages: women 42 of 112 entries (38%); men 70 of 112 (63%).2000s decade averages: women 30 of 112 entries (27%); men 82 of 112 (73%).2010s decade averages: women 71 of 119 entries (60%); men 46 of 119 (39%).2020s decade averages: women 55 of 84 entries (65%); men 25 of 84 (30%).Women ↑Men ↓50%50%

Share of award entries, including winners. Each point pools the named year and two years on either side; the endpoints use fewer years. A book shortlisted for both awards counts twice. The 1950s and 2020s are partial decades.

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748award entries
594books
76Hugo winners
63Nebula winners

Awards by year

Finalists and winners, with notes on award history.

Author gender

Compare the gender breakdown of finalists and winners.

Subgenre tags

Compare the dataset’s experimental labels by decade.

Theme tags

Compare experimental tags for AI, ecology, colonialism and other themes.

Hugo vs Nebula

Which books appear on both awards’ shortlists?

The Puppies

The nomination campaigns, the 2015 results and the rule changes.