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Award-entry Timeline

Hugo and Nebula Best Novel award entries from 1953 through 2026. Winners are included among finalists.
Years are ceremony years. A book listed by both awards has two award entries. Early Hugo records may contain only a winner.
748award entries
72years with recorded entries
139winning entries
HugoNebula

2026

13 award entries

2 winning entries

7 women · 5 men · 1 non-binary

Hugo

★ The EverlastingAlix E. Harrow

Death of the AuthorNnedi Okoraforboth lists

The IncandescentEmily Teshboth lists

A Drop of CorruptionRobert Jackson Bennett

ShroudAdrian Tchaikovsky

The Raven ScholarAntonia Hodgson

Nebula

★ The Buffalo Hunter HunterStephen Graham Jones

When We Were RealDaryl Gregory

KatabasisR.F. Kuang

Death of the AuthorNnedi Okoraforboth lists

The IncandescentEmily Teshboth lists

Sour CherryNatalia Theodoridou

Wearing the LionJohn Wiswell

2025

12 award entries

2 winning entries

5 women · 7 men

Hugo

★ The Tainted CupRobert Jackson Bennett

The Ministry of TimeKaliane Bradley

Alien ClayAdrian Tchaikovsky

Someone You Can Build a Nest InJohn Wiswellboth lists

A Sorceress Comes to CallUrsula Vernonboth lists

Service ModelAdrian Tchaikovsky

Nebula

★ Someone You Can Build a Nest InJohn Wiswellboth lists

The Book of LoveKelly Link

RakesfallVajra Chandrasekera

A Sorceress Comes to CallUrsula Vernonboth lists

AsunderKerstin Hall

Sleeping Worlds Have No MemoryYaroslav Barsukov

2024

12 award entries

2 winning entries

7 women · 4 men · 1 non-binary

Hugo

★ Some Desperate GloryEmily Tesh

Translation StateAnn Leckieboth lists

Starter VillainJohn Scalzi

The Adventures of Amina al-SirafiShannon Ali Chakraborty

The Saint of Bright DoorsVajra Chandrasekeraboth lists

Witch KingMartha Wellsboth lists

Nebula

★ The Saint of Bright DoorsVajra Chandrasekeraboth lists

Translation StateAnn Leckieboth lists

The TerraformersAnnalee Newitz

The Water OutlawsS. L. Huang

Shigidi and the Brass Head of ObalufonWole Talabi

Witch KingMartha Wellsboth lists

2023

12 award entries

2 winning entries

8 women · 4 men

Hugo

★ Nettle & BoneUrsula Vernonboth lists

The Kaiju Preservation SocietyJohn Scalzi

Nona the NinthTamsyn Muirboth lists

Legends & LattesTravis Baldreeboth lists

The Daughter of Doctor MoreauSilvia Moreno-Garcia

The Spare ManMary Robinette Kowal

Nebula

★ BabelR.F. Kuang

Nettle & BoneUrsula Vernonboth lists

SpearNicola Griffith

Legends & LattesTravis Baldreeboth lists

Nona the NinthTamsyn Muirboth lists

The Mountain in the SeaRay Nayler

Award result · 2023R.F. Kuang’s Babel wins the Nebula for Best Novel.

Eligibility · Eligibility exclusionsThe 2023 nomination statistics, released in January 2024, mark several works as ineligible. Babel was excluded from the Best Novel final ballot.

Published nomination statistics ↗

2022

11 award entries

2 winning entries

6 women · 4 men · 1 non-binary

Hugo

★ A Desolation Called PeaceArkady Martineboth lists

A Master of DjinnP. Djèlí Clarkboth lists

Light From Uncommon StarsRyka Aoki

She Who Became the SunShelley Parker-Chan

Project Hail MaryAndy Weir

The Galaxy, and the Ground WithinBecky Chambers

Nebula

★ A Master of DjinnP. Djèlí Clarkboth lists

The UnbrokenC. L. Clark

A Desolation Called PeaceArkady Martineboth lists

Plague BirdsJason Sanford

MachinehoodS. B. Divya

2021

12 award entries

2 winning entries

11 women · 0 men · 1 non-binary

Hugo

★ Network EffectMartha Wellsboth lists

Black SunRebecca Roanhorseboth lists

The Relentless MoonMary Robinette Kowal

Harrow the NinthTamsyn Muir

PiranesiSusanna Clarkeboth lists

The City We BecameN.K. Jemisinboth lists

Nebula

★ Network EffectMartha Wellsboth lists

Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia

PiranesiSusanna Clarkeboth lists

The City We BecameN.K. Jemisinboth lists

Black SunRebecca Roanhorseboth lists

The Midnight BargainC. L. Polk

Award result · 2021Martha Wells’s Network Effect wins both Best Novel awards.

2020

12 award entries

2 winning entries

11 women · 1 men

Hugo

★ A Memory Called EmpireArkady Martineboth lists

MiddlegameSeanan McGuire

The City in the Middle of the NightCharlie Jane Anders

The Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryAlix E. Harrowboth lists

Gideon the NinthTamsyn Muirboth lists

The Light BrigadeKameron Hurley

Nebula

★ A Song for a New DaySarah Pinsker

Marque of CaineCharles E. Gannon

Gideon the NinthTamsyn Muirboth lists

A Memory Called EmpireArkady Martineboth lists

The Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryAlix E. Harrowboth lists

Gods of Jade and ShadowSilvia Moreno-Garcia

2019

12 award entries

2 winning entries

9 women · 2 men · 1 non-binary

Hugo

★ The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowalboth lists

Revenant GunYoon Ha Lee

Spinning SilverNaomi Novikboth lists

Record of a Spaceborn FewBecky Chambers

Space OperaCatherynne M. Valente

Trail of LightningRebecca Roanhorseboth lists

Nebula

★ The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowalboth lists

Spinning SilverNaomi Novikboth lists

The Poppy WarR.F. Kuang

Blackfish CitySam J. Miller

WitchmarkC. L. Polk

Trail of LightningRebecca Roanhorseboth lists

2018

13 award entries

2 winning entries

8 women · 4 men · 1 non-binary

Hugo

★ The Stone SkyN.K. Jemisinboth lists

The Collapsing EmpireJohn Scalzi

New York 2140Kim Stanley Robinson

ProvenanceAnn Leckie

Six WakesMur Laffertyboth lists

Raven StratagemYoon Ha Lee

Nebula

★ The Stone SkyN.K. Jemisinboth lists

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's DaughterTheodora Goss

AutonomousAnnalee Newitz

AmberloughLara Elena Donnelly

Six WakesMur Laffertyboth lists

Jade CityFonda Lee

SpoonbendersDaryl Gregory

Award result · 2018N.K. Jemisin’s The Stone Sky wins the Hugo for Best Novel, following The Fifth Season in 2016 and The Obelisk Gate in 2017.

2017

11 award entries

2 winning entries

8 women · 3 men

Hugo

★ The Obelisk GateN.K. Jemisinboth lists

Death's EndLiu Cixin

All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane Andersboth lists

Too Like the LightningAda Palmer

Ninefox GambitYoon Ha Leeboth lists

A Closed and Common OrbitBecky Chambers

Nebula

★ All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane Andersboth lists

Ninefox GambitYoon Ha Leeboth lists

The Obelisk GateN.K. Jemisinboth lists

EverfairNisi Shawl

BorderlineMishell Baker

Rules · New rules take effectThe Helsinki Worldcon uses E Pluribus Hugo. Its administrators publish a comparison with the previous counting system.

2017 reports ↗

Rules · 2017E Pluribus Hugo changes how nominations are counted. The normal shortlist expands from five to six finalists.

Official explanation ↗

2016

12 award entries

2 winning entries

7 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ The Fifth SeasonN.K. Jemisinboth lists

Ancillary MercyAnn Leckieboth lists

SevenevesNeal Stephenson

UprootedNaomi Novikboth lists

The Aeronaut's WindlassJim Butcher

Nebula

★ UprootedNaomi Novikboth lists

The Grace of KingsKen Liu

The Fifth SeasonN.K. Jemisinboth lists

BarskLawrence M. Schoen

Ancillary MercyAnn Leckieboth lists

UpdraftFran Wilde

Raising CaineCharles E. Gannon

Award result · 2016N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season wins the Hugo for Best Novel.

Rules · New nomination rules ratifiedThe WSFS Business Meeting ratifies E Pluribus Hugo and changes the normal number of finalists from five to six, effective in 2017.

Official explanation ↗

2015

11 award entries

2 winning entries

4 women · 7 men

Hugo

★ The Three-Body ProblemLiu Cixinboth lists

The Dark Between the StarsKevin J. Anderson

The Goblin EmperorSarah Monetteboth lists

Ancillary SwordAnn Leckieboth lists

Skin GameJim Butcher

Nebula

★ AnnihilationJeff VanderMeer

Trial by FireCharles E. Gannon

The Goblin EmperorSarah Monetteboth lists

Coming HomeJack McDevitt

The Three-Body ProblemLiu Cixinboth lists

Ancillary SwordAnn Leckieboth lists

Award result · 2015The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu, wins the Hugo for Best Novel.

Campaign · Sad Puppies publishes a slateBrad R. Torgersen publishes the Sad Puppies 3 recommendations, including five choices for Best Novel.

Campaign’s published list ↗

Award result · No Award in five categoriesVoters choose No Award in five categories: Best Novella; Best Short Story; Best Related Work; Best Editor, Short Form; and Best Editor, Long Form. The Three-Body Problem wins Best Novel.

2015 results ↗

2014

13 award entries

2 winning entries

8 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckieboth lists

WarboundLarry Correia

Neptune's BroodCharles Stross

ParasiteSeanan McGuire

The Wheel of TimeRobert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson

Nebula

★ Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckieboth lists

The Ocean at the End of the LaneNeil Gaiman

The RedLinda Nagata

Fire with FireCharles E. Gannon

A Stranger in OlondriaSofia Samatar

The Golem and the JinniHelene Wecker

We Are All Completely Beside OurselvesKaren Joy Fowler

HildNicola Griffith

Award result · 2014Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice wins both Best Novel awards.

Award result · Warbound reaches the final ballotLarry Correia’s Warbound is a Hugo Best Novel finalist. Ancillary Justice wins.

2014 results ↗

2013

11 award entries

2 winning entries

6 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ RedshirtsJohn Scalzi

BlackoutSeanan McGuire

Throne of the Crescent MoonSaladin Ahmedboth lists

Captain Vorpatril's AllianceLois McMaster Bujold

2312Kim Stanley Robinsonboth lists

Nebula

★ 2312Kim Stanley Robinsonboth lists

The Killing MoonN.K. Jemisin

IronskinTina Connolly

Throne of the Crescent MoonSaladin Ahmedboth lists

The Drowning GirlCaitlín R. Kiernan

Glamour in GlassMary Robinette Kowal

Campaign · Correia asks for nominationsLarry Correia asks readers to join Worldcon and nominate Monster Hunter Legion for the Hugo for Best Novel.

Correia’s campaign post ↗

2012

11 award entries

2 winning entries

6 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ Among OthersJo Waltonboth lists

Leviathan WakesJames S. A. Corey

DeadlineSeanan McGuire

EmbassytownChina Miévilleboth lists

A Dance with DragonsGeorge R. R. Martin

Nebula

★ Among OthersJo Waltonboth lists

God's WarKameron Hurley

MechaniqueGenevieve Valentine

The Kingdom of GodsN.K. Jemisin

FirebirdJack McDevitt

EmbassytownChina Miévilleboth lists

2011

13 award entries

4 winning entries

11 women · 2 men

Hugo

★ BlackoutConnie Willisboth lists

★ All ClearConnie Willisboth lists

FeedSeanan McGuire

The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. Jemisinboth lists

CryoburnLois McMaster Bujold

The Dervish HouseIan McDonald

Nebula

★ All ClearConnie Willisboth lists

★ BlackoutConnie Willisboth lists

Who Fears DeathNnedi Okorafor

EchoJack McDevitt

The Native StarM. K. Hobson

Shades of Milk and HoneyMary Robinette Kowal

The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. Jemisinboth lists

2010

12 award entries

3 winning entries

4 women · 8 men

Hugo

★ The City & the CityChina Miévilleboth lists

★ The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupiboth lists

Julian ComstockRobert Charles Wilson

WWW: WakeRobert J. Sawyer

PalimpsestCatherynne M. Valente

BoneshakerCherie Priestboth lists

Nebula

★ The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupiboth lists

BoneshakerCherie Priestboth lists

The Love We Share Without KnowingChristopher Barzak

Flesh and FireLaura Anne Gilman

The City & the CityChina Miévilleboth lists

FinchJeff VanderMeer

Award result · 2010China Miéville’s The City & the City and Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl tie for the Hugo for Best Novel.

2009

11 award entries

2 winning entries

1 women · 10 men

Hugo

★ The Graveyard BookNeil Gaiman

Zoe's TaleJohn Scalzi

Saturn's ChildrenCharles Stross

Little BrotherCory Doctorowboth lists

AnathemNeal Stephenson

Nebula

★ PowersUrsula K. Le Guin

Little BrotherCory Doctorowboth lists

SuperpowersDavid J. Schwartz

CauldronJack McDevitt

Making MoneyTerry Pratchett

BrasylIan McDonald

2008

10 award entries

2 winning entries

1 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ The Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael Chabonboth lists

The Last ColonyJohn Scalzi

Halting StateCharles Stross

BrasylIan McDonald

RollbackRobert J. Sawyer

Nebula

★ The Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael Chabonboth lists

The Accidental Time MachineJoe Haldeman

The New Moon's ArmsNalo Hopkinson

OdysseyJack McDevitt

RagamuffinTobias S. Buckell

2007

11 award entries

2 winning entries

3 women · 8 men

Hugo

★ Rainbows EndVernor Vinge

BlindsightPeter Watts

His Majesty's DragonNaomi Novik

GlasshouseCharles Stross

EifelheimMichael F. Flynn

Nebula

★ SeekerJack McDevitt

The Privilege of the SwordEllen Kushner

To Crush the MoonWil McCarthy

From the Files of the Time RangersRichard Bowes

FarthingJo Walton

The Girl in the GlassJeffrey Ford

2006

11 award entries

2 winning entries

1 women · 10 men

Hugo

★ SpinRobert Charles Wilson

Learning the WorldKen MacLeod

AccelerandoCharles Stross

A Feast for CrowsGeorge R. R. Martin

Old Man's WarJohn Scalzi

Nebula

★ CamouflageJoe Haldeman

Going PostalTerry Pratchett

Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellSusanna Clarke

PolarisJack McDevitt

AirGeoff Ryman

Orphans of ChaosJohn C. Wright

2005

11 award entries

2 winning entries

2 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellSusanna Clarke

River of GodsIan McDonald

Iron SunriseCharles Stross

Iron CouncilChina Miéville

The AlgebraistIain Banks

Nebula

★ Paladin of SoulsLois McMaster Bujold

Cloud AtlasDavid Mitchell

Perfect CircleSean Stewart

OmegaJack McDevitt

Down and Out in the Magic KingdomCory Doctorow

The KnightGene Wolfe

2004

11 award entries

2 winning entries

6 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ Paladin of SoulsLois McMaster Bujold

HumansRobert J. Sawyer

IliumDan Simmons

Singularity SkyCharles Stross

Blind LakeRobert Charles Wilson

Nebula

★ The Speed of DarkElizabeth Moon

The MountCarol Emshwiller

The Salt RoadsNalo Hopkinson

Light MusicKathleen Ann Goonan

ChindiJack McDevitt

Diplomatic ImmunityLois McMaster Bujold

2003

11 award entries

2 winning entries

2 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ HominidsRobert J. Sawyer

The Years of Rice and SaltKim Stanley Robinson

Kiln PeopleDavid Brin

The ScarChina Miéville

Bones of the EarthMichael Swanwickboth lists

Nebula

★ American GodsNeil Gaiman

Bones of the EarthMichael Swanwickboth lists

Perdido Street StationChina Miéville

The Other WindUrsula K. Le Guin

PicoverseRobert A. Metzger

SolitaireKelley Eskridge

2002

14 award entries

2 winning entries

5 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ American GodsNeil Gaiman

The ChronolithsRobert Charles Wilson

Perdido Street StationChina Miéville

The Curse of ChalionLois McMaster Bujold

PassageConnie Willisboth lists

Cosmonaut KeepKen MacLeod

Nebula

★ The Quantum RoseCatherine Asaro

Eternity's EndJeffrey Carver

The CollapsiumWil McCarthy

Mars CrossingGeoffrey A. Landis

PassageConnie Willisboth lists

The Tower at Stony WoodPatricia A. McKillip

A Storm of SwordsGeorge R. R. Martin

DeclareTim Powers

2001

11 award entries

2 winning entries

5 women · 6 men

Hugo

★ Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireJ.K. Rowling

A Storm of SwordsGeorge R. R. Martin

Calculating GodRobert J. Sawyer

Midnight RobberNalo Hopkinsonboth lists

The Sky RoadKen MacLeod

Nebula

★ Darwin's RadioGreg Bear

Forests of the HeartCharles de Lint

Crescent City RhapsodyKathleen Ann Goonan

A Civil CampaignLois McMaster Bujold

Midnight RobberNalo Hopkinsonboth lists

Infinity BeachJack McDevitt

Award result · 2001J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire wins the Hugo for Best Novel.

2000

11 award entries

2 winning entries

4 women · 7 men

Hugo

★ A Deepness in the SkyVernor Vingeboth lists

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanJ.K. Rowling

Darwin's RadioGreg Bear

A Civil CampaignLois McMaster Bujold

CryptonomiconNeal Stephenson

Nebula

★ Parable of the TalentsOctavia E. Butler

A Clash of KingsGeorge R. R. Martin

A Deepness in the SkyVernor Vingeboth lists

The Cassini DivisionKen MacLeod

MockingbirdSean Stewart

Mission ChildMaureen F. McHugh

1999

11 award entries

2 winning entries

5 women · 6 men

Hugo

★ To Say Nothing of the DogConnie Willisboth lists

DarwiniaRobert Charles Wilson

Factoring HumanityRobert J. Sawyer

Children of GodMary Doria Russell

DistractionBruce Sterling

Nebula

★ Forever PeaceJoe Haldeman

MoonfallJack McDevitt

The Death of the NecromancerMartha Wells

The Last HawkCatherine Asaro

To Say Nothing of the DogConnie Willisboth lists

How Few RemainHarry Turtledove

1998

12 award entries

2 winning entries

4 women · 8 men

Hugo

★ Forever PeaceJoe Haldeman

FrameshiftRobert J. Sawyer

City on FireWalter Jon Williamsboth lists

Jack FaustMichael Swanwick

The Rise of EndymionDan Simmons

Nebula

★ The Moon and the SunVonda N. McIntyre

MemoryLois McMaster Bujold

City on FireWalter Jon Williamsboth lists

King's DragonKate Elliott

A Game of ThronesGeorge R. R. Martin

BellwetherConnie Willis

Ancient ShoresJack McDevitt

1997

11 award entries

2 winning entries

5 women · 6 men

Hugo

★ Blue MarsKim Stanley Robinson

StarplexRobert J. Sawyerboth lists

MemoryLois McMaster Bujold

Holy FireBruce Sterling

Remnant PopulationElizabeth Moon

Nebula

★ Slow RiverNicola Griffith

The Silent Strength of StonesNina Kiriki Hoffman

Winter RosePatricia A. McKillip

The Diamond AgeNeal Stephenson

Expiration DateTim Powers

StarplexRobert J. Sawyerboth lists

1996

11 award entries

2 winning entries

2 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ The Diamond AgeNeal Stephenson

RemakeConnie Willis

Brightness ReefDavid Brin

The Terminal ExperimentRobert J. Sawyerboth lists

The Time ShipsStephen Baxter

Nebula

★ The Terminal ExperimentRobert J. Sawyerboth lists

MetropolitanWalter Jon Williams

Mother of StormsJohn Barnes

Beggars and ChoosersNancy Kress

Caldé of the Long SunGene Wolfe

CoelestisPaul Park

1995

12 award entries

2 winning entries

4 women · 8 men

Hugo

★ Mirror DanceLois McMaster Bujold

Brittle InningsMichael Bishop

Towing JehovahJames Morrowboth lists

Beggars and ChoosersNancy Kress

Mother of StormsJohn Barnes

Nebula

★ Moving MarsGreg Bear

Towing JehovahJames Morrowboth lists

Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler

Gun, with Occasional MusicJonathan Lethem

Green MarsKim Stanley Robinson

Temporary AgencyRachel Pollack

A Night in the Lonesome OctoberRoger Zelazny

1994

10 award entries

2 winning entries

2 women · 8 men

Hugo

★ Green MarsKim Stanley Robinson

Beggars in SpainNancy Kressboth lists

Virtual LightWilliam Gibson

Moving MarsGreg Bear

Glory SeasonDavid Brin

Nebula

★ Red MarsKim Stanley Robinson

Nightside the Long SunGene Wolfe

Hard LandingAlgis Budrys

Beggars in SpainNancy Kressboth lists

Assemblers of InfinityKevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason

1993

11 award entries

3 winning entries

6 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ A Fire Upon the DeepVernor Vingeboth lists

★ Doomsday BookConnie Willisboth lists

Steel BeachJohn Varley

Red MarsKim Stanley Robinson

China Mountain ZhangMaureen F. McHughboth lists

Nebula

★ Doomsday BookConnie Willisboth lists

A Fire Upon the DeepVernor Vingeboth lists

China Mountain ZhangMaureen F. McHughboth lists

Briar RoseJane Yolen

Sarah CanaryKaren Joy Fowler

A Million Open DoorsJohn Barnes

Award result · 1993Vernor Vinge’s A Fire Upon the Deep and Connie Willis’s Doomsday Book tie for the Hugo for Best Novel.

1992

12 award entries

2 winning entries

7 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ BarrayarLois McMaster Bujoldboth lists

XenocideOrson Scott Card

The Summer QueenJoan D. Vinge

Stations of the TideMichael Swanwickboth lists

All the Weyrs of PernAnne McCaffrey

Bone DanceEmma Bullboth lists

Nebula

★ Stations of the TideMichael Swanwickboth lists

The Difference EngineWilliam Gibson & Bruce Sterling

BarrayarLois McMaster Bujoldboth lists

Bone DanceEmma Bullboth lists

Orbital ResonanceJohn Barnes

SynnersPat Cadigan

Award result · 1992Lois McMaster Bujold’s Barrayar wins the Hugo for Best Novel.

1991

11 award entries

2 winning entries

4 women · 7 men

Hugo

★ The Vor GameLois McMaster Bujold

Queen of AngelsGreg Bear

EarthDavid Brin

The Quiet PoolsMichael P. Kube-McDowell

The Fall of HyperionDan Simmonsboth lists

Nebula

★ TehanuUrsula K. Le Guin

White JennaJane Yolen

Redshift RendezvousJohn E. Stith

Only Begotten DaughterJames Morrow

Mary ReillyValerie Martin

The Fall of HyperionDan Simmonsboth lists

1990

11 award entries

2 winning entries

3 women · 8 men

Hugo

★ HyperionDan Simmons

The Boat of a Million YearsPoul Andersonboth lists

Prentice AlvinOrson Scott Cardboth lists

A Fire in the SunGeorge Alec Effinger

GrassSheri S. Tepper

Nebula

★ The Healer's WarElizabeth Ann Scarborough

Sister Light, Sister DarkJane Yolen

Good News From Outer SpaceJohn Kessel

Prentice AlvinOrson Scott Cardboth lists

IvoryMike Resnick

The Boat of a Million YearsPoul Andersonboth lists

1989

12 award entries

2 winning entries

3 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ CyteenC. J. Cherryh

Islands in the NetBruce Sterling

Red ProphetOrson Scott Cardboth lists

Falling FreeLois McMaster Bujoldboth lists

Mona Lisa OverdriveWilliam Gibsonboth lists

Nebula

★ Falling FreeLois McMaster Bujoldboth lists

Mona Lisa OverdriveWilliam Gibsonboth lists

Deserted Cities of the HeartLewis Shiner

The Sea and SummerGeorge Turner

The Urth of the New SunGene Wolfe

Great Sky RiverGregory Benford

Red ProphetOrson Scott Cardboth lists

1988

11 award entries

2 winning entries

1 women · 10 men

Hugo

★ The Uplift WarDavid Brinboth lists

The Forge of GodGreg Bearboth lists

The Urth of the New SunGene Wolfe

Seventh SonOrson Scott Card

When Gravity FailsGeorge Alec Effingerboth lists

Nebula

★ The Falling WomanPat Murphy

Vergil in AvernoAvram Davidson

The Forge of GodGreg Bearboth lists

Soldier of the MistGene Wolfe

When Gravity FailsGeorge Alec Effingerboth lists

The Uplift WarDavid Brinboth lists

1987

11 award entries

2 winning entries

2 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ Speaker for the DeadOrson Scott Cardboth lists

The Ragged AstronautsBob Shaw

Black GenesisL. Ron Hubbard

Marooned in RealtimeVernor Vinge

Count ZeroWilliam Gibsonboth lists

Nebula

★ Speaker for the DeadOrson Scott Cardboth lists

Free Live FreeGene Wolfe

Count ZeroWilliam Gibsonboth lists

This Is the Way the World EndsJames Morrow

The Handmaid's TaleMargaret Atwood

The Journal of Nicholas the AmericanLeigh Kennedy

1986

12 award entries

2 winning entries

1 women · 11 men

Hugo

★ Ender's GameOrson Scott Cardboth lists

FootfallLarry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Blood MusicGreg Bearboth lists

The PostmanDavid Brinboth lists

Cuckoo's EggC. J. Cherryh

Nebula

★ Ender's GameOrson Scott Cardboth lists

The Remaking of Sigmund FreudBarry N. Malzberg

Helliconia WinterBrian Aldiss

Dinner at Deviant's PalaceTim Powers

SchismatrixBruce Sterling

The PostmanDavid Brinboth lists

Blood MusicGreg Bearboth lists

Award result · 1986Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game wins both Best Novel awards. Speaker for the Dead does the same in 1987.

1985

11 award entries

2 winning entries

0 women · 11 men

Hugo

★ NeuromancerWilliam Gibsonboth lists

Job: A Comedy of JusticeRobert A. Heinleinboth lists

The Peace WarVernor Vinge

EmergenceDavid R. Palmer

The Integral TreesLarry Nivenboth lists

Nebula

★ NeuromancerWilliam Gibsonboth lists

The Man Who MeltedJack Dann

FronteraLewis Shiner

The Wild ShoreKim Stanley Robinson

The Integral TreesLarry Nivenboth lists

Job: A Comedy of JusticeRobert A. Heinleinboth lists

Award result · 1985William Gibson’s Neuromancer wins both Best Novel awards.

1984

11 award entries

2 winning entries

3 women · 8 men

Hugo

★ Startide RisingDavid Brinboth lists

The Robots of DawnIsaac Asimov

Moreta: Dragonlady of PernAnne McCaffrey

MillenniumJohn Varley

Tea with the Black DragonR. A. MacAvoyboth lists

Nebula

★ Startide RisingDavid Brinboth lists

Against InfinityGregory Benford

Tea with the Black DragonR. A. MacAvoyboth lists

The Void Captain's TaleNorman Spinrad

The Citadel of the AutarchGene Wolfe

LyonesseJack Vance

1983

12 award entries

2 winning entries

1 women · 11 men

Hugo

★ Foundation's EdgeIsaac Asimovboth lists

FridayRobert A. Heinleinboth lists

2010: Odyssey TwoArthur C. Clarke

Courtship RiteDonald Kingsbury

The Pride of ChanurC. J. Cherryh

The Sword of the LictorGene Wolfeboth lists

Nebula

★ No Enemy But TimeMichael Bishop

Helliconia SpringBrian Aldiss

The Sword of the LictorGene Wolfeboth lists

FridayRobert A. Heinleinboth lists

The Transmigration of Timothy ArcherPhilip K. Dick

Foundation's EdgeIsaac Asimovboth lists

1982

11 award entries

2 winning entries

4 women · 7 men

Hugo

★ Downbelow StationC. J. Cherryh

Little, BigJohn Crowleyboth lists

The Claw of the ConciliatorGene Wolfeboth lists

The Many-Colored LandJulian Mayboth lists

Project PopeClifford D. Simak

Nebula

★ The Claw of the ConciliatorGene Wolfeboth lists

Little, BigJohn Crowleyboth lists

The Many-Colored LandJulian Mayboth lists

RadixA. A. Attanasio

The Vampire TapestrySuzy McKee Charnas

Riddley WalkerRussell Hoban

1981

11 award entries

2 winning entries

2 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ The Snow QueenJoan D. Vingeboth lists

WizardJohn Varley

Lord Valentine's CastleRobert Silverberg

The Ringworld EngineersLarry Niven

Beyond the Blue Event HorizonFrederik Pohlboth lists

Nebula

★ TimescapeGregory Benford

Beyond the Blue Event HorizonFrederik Pohlboth lists

The Shadow of the TorturerGene Wolfe

MockingbirdWalter Tevis

The OrphanRobert Stallman

The Snow QueenJoan D. Vingeboth lists

1980

11 award entries

2 winning entries

2 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ The Fountains of ParadiseArthur C. Clarkeboth lists

Harpist in the WindPatricia A. McKillip

TitanJohn Varleyboth lists

On Wings of SongThomas M. Dischboth lists

JemFrederik Pohlboth lists

Nebula

★ The Fountains of ParadiseArthur C. Clarkeboth lists

The Road to CorlayRichard Cowper

TitanJohn Varleyboth lists

JemFrederik Pohlboth lists

Juniper TimeKate Wilhelm

On Wings of SongThomas M. Dischboth lists

1979

9 award entries

2 winning entries

5 women · 4 men

Hugo

★ DreamsnakeVonda N. McIntyreboth lists

The Faded Sun: KesrithC. J. Cherryhboth lists

Blind VoicesTom Reamyboth lists

The White DragonAnne McCaffrey

Nebula

★ DreamsnakeVonda N. McIntyreboth lists

The Faded Sun: KesrithC. J. Cherryhboth lists

Blind VoicesTom Reamyboth lists

StrangersGardner Dozois

KalkiGore Vidal

1978

10 award entries

2 winning entries

1 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ GatewayFrederik Pohlboth lists

Time StormGordon R. Dickson

The Forbidden TowerMarion Zimmer Bradley

Lucifer's HammerLarry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Dying of the LightGeorge R. R. Martin

Nebula

★ GatewayFrederik Pohlboth lists

Sword of the DemonRichard A. Lupoff

CirqueTerry Carr

Moonstar OdysseyDavid Gerrold

In the Ocean of NightGregory Benford

1977

11 award entries

2 winning entries

3 women · 8 men

Hugo

★ Where Late the Sweet Birds SangKate Wilhelmboth lists

MindbridgeJoe Haldeman

Man PlusFrederik Pohlboth lists

Shadrach in the FurnaceRobert Silverbergboth lists

Children of DuneFrank Herbert

Nebula

★ Man PlusFrederik Pohlboth lists

IslandsMarta Randall

TritonSamuel R. Delany

InfernoLarry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Shadrach in the FurnaceRobert Silverbergboth lists

Where Late the Sweet Birds SangKate Wilhelmboth lists

1976

23 award entries

2 winning entries

5 women · 18 men

Hugo

★ The Forever WarJoe Haldemanboth lists

The Stochastic ManRobert Silverbergboth lists

The Computer ConnectionAlfred Besterboth lists

InfernoLarry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Doorways in the SandRoger Zelaznyboth lists

Nebula

★ The Forever WarJoe Haldemanboth lists

Doorways in the SandRoger Zelaznyboth lists

RagtimeE. L. Doctorow

The Mote in God's EyeLarry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Invisible CitiesItalo Calvino

The Female ManJoanna Russ

The Stochastic ManRobert Silverbergboth lists

The Heritage of HasturMarion Zimmer Bradley

The Computer ConnectionAlfred Besterboth lists

DhalgrenSamuel R. Delany

A Midsummer TempestPoul Anderson

Autumn AngelsArthur Byron Cover

A Funeral for the Eyes of FireMichael Bishop

Guernica NightBarry N. Malzberg

Missing ManKatherine MacLean

The Exile WaitingVonda N. McIntyre

The BirthgraveTanith Lee

The EmbeddingIan Watson

Award result · 1976Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War wins both Best Novel awards.

1975

9 award entries

2 winning entries

2 women · 7 men

Hugo

★ The DispossessedUrsula K. Le Guinboth lists

Flow My Tears, the Policeman SaidPhilip K. Dickboth lists

The Mote in God's EyeLarry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

The Inverted WorldChristopher Priest

Fire TimePoul Anderson

Nebula

★ The DispossessedUrsula K. Le Guinboth lists

The GodwhaleT. J. Bass

Flow My Tears, the Policeman SaidPhilip K. Dickboth lists

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Award result · 1975Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed wins both Best Novel awards.

1974

10 award entries

2 winning entries

0 women · 10 men

Hugo

★ Rendezvous with RamaArthur C. Clarkeboth lists

Time Enough for LoveRobert A. Heinleinboth lists

ProtectorLarry Niven

The Man Who Folded HimselfDavid Gerroldboth lists

The People of the WindPoul Andersonboth lists

Nebula

★ Rendezvous with RamaArthur C. Clarkeboth lists

The People of the WindPoul Andersonboth lists

The Man Who Folded HimselfDavid Gerroldboth lists

Time Enough for LoveRobert A. Heinleinboth lists

Gravity's RainbowThomas Pynchon

1973

13 award entries

2 winning entries

0 women · 13 men

Hugo

★ The Gods ThemselvesIsaac Asimovboth lists

There Will Be TimePoul Anderson

When HARLIE Was OneDavid Gerroldboth lists

A Choice of GodsClifford D. Simak

Dying InsideRobert Silverbergboth lists

The Book of SkullsRobert Silverbergboth lists

Nebula

★ The Gods ThemselvesIsaac Asimovboth lists

What Entropy Means to MeGeorge Alec Effinger

When HARLIE Was OneDavid Gerroldboth lists

The Sheep Look UpJohn Brunner

The Iron DreamNorman Spinrad

The Book of SkullsRobert Silverbergboth lists

Dying InsideRobert Silverbergboth lists

1972

11 award entries

2 winning entries

4 women · 7 men

Hugo

★ To Your Scattered Bodies GoPhilip José Farmer

DragonquestAnne McCaffrey

A Time of ChangesRobert Silverbergboth lists

Jack of ShadowsRoger Zelazny

The Lathe of HeavenUrsula K. Le Guinboth lists

Nebula

★ A Time of ChangesRobert Silverbergboth lists

The Devil is DeadR. A. Lafferty

The ByworlderPoul Anderson

Margaret and IKate Wilhelm

Half Past HumanT. J. Bass

The Lathe of HeavenUrsula K. Le Guinboth lists

1971

11 award entries

2 winning entries

1 women · 10 men

Hugo

★ RingworldLarry Nivenboth lists

Star LightHal Clement

The Year of the Quiet SunWilson Tuckerboth lists

Tau ZeroPoul Anderson

Tower of GlassRobert Silverbergboth lists

Nebula

★ RingworldLarry Nivenboth lists

The Steel CrocodileDavid G. Compton

Fourth MansionsR. A. Lafferty

And Chaos DiedJoanna Russ

The Year of the Quiet SunWilson Tuckerboth lists

Tower of GlassRobert Silverbergboth lists

1970

11 award entries

2 winning entries

2 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guinboth lists

MacroscopePiers Anthony

Up the LineRobert Silverbergboth lists

Bug Jack BarronNorman Spinradboth lists

Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegutboth lists

Nebula

★ The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guinboth lists

Isle of the DeadRoger Zelazny

Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegutboth lists

Bug Jack BarronNorman Spinradboth lists

The Jagged OrbitJohn Brunner

Up the LineRobert Silverbergboth lists

Award result · 1970Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness wins both Best Novel awards.

1969

12 award entries

2 winning entries

1 women · 11 men

Hugo

★ Stand on ZanzibarJohn Brunnerboth lists

The Goblin ReservationClifford D. Simak

Past MasterR. A. Laffertyboth lists

NovaSamuel R. Delany

Rite of PassageAlexei Panshinboth lists

Nebula

★ Rite of PassageAlexei Panshinboth lists

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Philip K. Dick

Stand on ZanzibarJohn Brunnerboth lists

Past MasterR. A. Laffertyboth lists

Black EasterJames Blish

The Masks of TimeRobert Silverberg

Picnic on ParadiseJoanna Russ

1968

10 award entries

2 winning entries

0 women · 10 men

Hugo

★ Lord of LightRoger Zelaznyboth lists

The Einstein IntersectionSamuel R. Delanyboth lists

ThornsRobert Silverbergboth lists

ChthonPiers Anthonyboth lists

The Butterfly KidChester Anderson

Nebula

★ The Einstein IntersectionSamuel R. Delanyboth lists

Lord of LightRoger Zelaznyboth lists

ThornsRobert Silverbergboth lists

The Eskimo InvasionHayden Howard

ChthonPiers Anthonyboth lists

Award result · 1968Anne McCaffrey wins the Hugo for Best Novella for “Weyr Search.” This is a short-fiction award, outside the Best Novel dataset.

1968 Hugo results ↗

1967

9 award entries

3 winning entries

0 women · 9 men

Hugo

★ The Moon Is a Harsh MistressRobert A. Heinleinboth lists

Babel-17Samuel R. Delanyboth lists

Day of the MinotaurThomas Burnett Swann

The Witches of KarresJames H. Schmitz

Too Many MagiciansRandall Garrett

Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyesboth lists

Nebula

★ Babel-17Samuel R. Delanyboth lists

★ Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyesboth lists

The Moon Is a Harsh MistressRobert A. Heinleinboth lists

1966

17 award entries

3 winning entries

0 women · 17 men

Hugo

★ This ImmortalRoger Zelazny

★ DuneFrank Herbertboth lists

The Moon Is a Harsh MistressRobert A. Heinlein

The Squares of the CityJohn Brunner

Skylark DuQuesneEdward Elmer Smith

Nebula

★ DuneFrank Herbertboth lists

The Ship That Sailed the Time StreamG. C. Edmondson

Rogue DragonAvram Davidson

A Plague of DemonsKeith Laumer

All Flesh is GrassClifford D. Simak

The Escape OrbitJames White

The GenocidesThomas M. Disch

The Three Stigmata of Palmer EldritchPhilip K. Dick

Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the BombPhilip K. Dick

The CloneTheodore L. Thomas & Kate Wilhelm

Nova ExpressWilliam S. Burroughs

The Star FoxPoul Anderson

Award result · 1966Frank Herbert’s Dune and Roger Zelazny’s This Immortal tie for the Hugo for Best Novel.

Award result · 1966Frank Herbert’s Dune wins Best Novel at the first Nebula ceremony, held in 1966. The SFWA archive labels this the 1965 award.

SFWA history ↗

1965

4 award entries

1 winning entries

0 women · 4 men

Hugo

★ The WandererFritz Leiber

DavyEdgar Pangborn

The Planet BuyerCordwainer Smith

The Whole ManJohn Brunner

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1964

5 award entries

1 winning entries

1 women · 4 men

Hugo

★ Way StationClifford D. Simak

Dune WorldFrank Herbert

Witch WorldAndre Norton

Glory RoadRobert A. Heinlein

Cat's CradleKurt Vonnegut

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1963

5 award entries

1 winning entries

1 women · 4 men

Hugo

★ The Man in the High CastlePhilip K. Dick

The Sword of AldonesMarion Zimmer Bradley

Little FuzzyH. Beam Piper

A Fall of MoondustArthur C. Clarke

SylvaJean Bruller

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1962

5 award entries

1 winning entries

0 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ Stranger in a Strange LandRobert A. Heinlein

Planet of the DamnedHarry Harrison

Second EndingJames White

Dark UniverseDaniel F. Galouye

Time is the Simplest ThingClifford D. Simak

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1961

5 award entries

1 winning entries

0 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter M. Miller

DeathworldHarry Harrison

Rogue MoonAlgis Budrys

The High CrusadePoul Anderson

Venus Plus XTheodore Sturgeon

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1960

5 award entries

1 winning entries

0 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ Starship TroopersRobert A. Heinlein

Brain TwisterMark Phillips

The Pirates of ZanMurray Leinster

The Sirens of TitanKurt Vonnegut

Dorsai!Gordon R. Dickson

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1959

5 award entries

1 winning entries

0 women · 5 men

Hugo

★ A Case of ConscienceJames Blish

Immortality, Inc.Robert Sheckley

Have Space Suit—Will TravelRobert A. Heinlein

Who?Algis Budrys

The Enemy StarsPoul Anderson

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

Rules · 1959The Hugos introduce a separate nominations ballot followed by a final vote.

Hugo voting history ↗

1958

1 award entries

1 winning entries

0 women · 1 men

Hugo

★ The Big TimeFritz Leiber

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1957

0 award entries

0 winning entries

0 women · 0 men

Hugo

No Best Novel award recorded

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1956

5 award entries

1 winning entries

1 women · 4 men

Hugo

★ Double StarRobert A. Heinlein

The End of EternityIsaac Asimov

Not This AugustCyril M. Kornbluth

The Long TomorrowLeigh Brackett

Three to ConquerEric Frank Russell

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1955

1 award entries

1 winning entries

0 women · 1 men

Hugo

★ They'd Rather Be RightMark Clifton & Frank Riley

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1954

0 award entries

0 winning entries

0 women · 0 men

Hugo

No Best Novel award recorded

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

1953

1 award entries

1 winning entries

0 women · 1 men

Hugo

★ The Demolished ManAlfred Bester

Nebula

No Best Novel award recorded

Award result · 1953Alfred Bester’s The Demolished Man wins the first Hugo for Best Novel.