Hugo Award Winners from the 1970s

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1970 Hugo Winners

The 1970 Hugos were given out at Heicon '70 in Heidelberg, Germany.

Frank Kelly Freas' Hugo
Frank Kelly Freas Hugo

Novel: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Novella: "Ship of Shadows" by Fritz Leiber

Short Story: "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" by Samuel R. Delany

Dramatic Presentation: News coverage of Apollo XI

Professional Magazine: F&SF

Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas

Fanzine: Science Fiction Review (Richard E. Geis, ed.)

Fan Writer: Bob Tucker

Fan Artist: Tim Kirk


1971 Hugo Winners

The 1971 Hugos were given out at Noreascon I in Boston, MA.

Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven

Novella: "Ill Met in Lankhmar" by Fritz Leiber

Short Story: "Slow Sculpture" by Theodore Sturgeon

Dramatic Presentation: No Award

Professional Magazine: F&SF

Professional Artist: Leo & Diane Dillon

Fanzine: Locus (Charles & Dena Brown, eds.)

Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis

Fan Artist: Alicia Austin


1972 Hugo Winners

The 1972 Hugos were given out at at L.A.Con I in Los Angeles, CA.

Novel: To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer

Novella: "The Queen of Air and Darkness" by Poul Anderson Dead People Server

Short Story: "Inconstant Moon" by Larry Niven

Dramatic Presentation: A Clockwork Orange written and directed by Stanley Kubrick (Warner Brothers)

Professional Magazine: F&SF

Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas

Amateur Magazine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)

Fan Writer: Harry Warner, Jr.

Fan Artist: Tim Kirk

Special Committee Awards: Harlan Ellison for excellence in anthologizing Again, Dangerous Visions
Club du Livre d'Anticioation (France) for excellence in book production
Nueva Dimension (Spain) for excellence in magazine production


1973 Hugo Winners

The 1973 Hugos were given out at Torcon 2 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Novel: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov Dead People Server

Novella: "The Word for World is Forest" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Novelette: "Goat Song" by Poul Anderson Dead People Server

Short Story: "Eurema's Dam" by R.A. Lafferty Dead People Server and "The Meeting" by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth (tie)

Dramatic Presentation: Slaughterhouse Five written by Stephen Geller, directed by George Roy Hill (Universal)

Professional Editor: Ben Bova

Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas

Amateur Magazine: Energumen (Mike Glicksohn & Susan Wood Glicksohn, eds.)

Fan Writer: Terry Carr

Fan Artist: Tim Kirk

Campbell Award: Jerry Pournelle

Special Committee Award: Pierre Versins for L'Encyclopedie de l'Utopie et de la Science Fiction


1974 Hugo Winners

The 1974 Hugos were given out at Discon II in Washington, DC.

James Tiptree, Jr.'s Hugo James Tiptree, Jr.  Hugo

Novel: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

Novella: "The Girl Who Was Plugged In" by James Tiptree, Jr.

Novelette: "The Deathbird" by Harlan Ellison

Short Story: "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Dramatic Presentation: Sleeper, written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman, directed by Woody Allen (Rollins-Joffe Productions)

Professional Editor: Ben Bova

Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas

Amateur Magazine: Algol (Andrew Porter, ed.); and The Alien Critic (Richard E. Geis, ed.) (tie)

Fan Writer: Susan Wood

Fan Artist: Tim Kirk

Campbell Award: Spider Robinson and Lisa Tuttle (tie)

Gandalf Award (Grand Master of Fantasy): J.R.R. Tolkien

Special Committee Award: Chesley Bonestell, for his illustrations


1975 Hugo Winners

The 1975 Hugos were given out at Aussiecon One in Melbourne, Australia

Novel: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

Novella: "A Song for Lya" by George R.R. Martin

Novelette: "Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans" by Harlan Ellison

Short Story: "The Hole Man" by Larry Niven

Dramatic Presentation: Young Frankenstein written by Gene Wilder & Mel Brooks, directed by Mel Brooks (20th Century Fox)

Professional Editor: Ben Bova

Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas

Amateur Magazine: The Alien Critic (Richard E. Geis, ed.)

Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis

Fan Artist: Bill Rotsler Dead People Server

Campbell Award: P.J. Plauger

Gandalf Award (Grand Master): Fritz Leiber

Special Committee Awards: Donald A. Wollheim, as "the fan who has done everything"
Walt Lee, for Reference Guide to Fantastic Films


1976 Hugo Winners

The 1976 Hugos were given out at MidAmeriCon in Kansas City, MO. Photos from MidAmeriCon.

Novel: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

Novella: "Home is the Hangman" by Roger Zelazny

Novelette: "The Borderland of Sol" by Larry Niven

Short Story: "Catch That Zeppelin!" by Fritz Leiber

Dramatic Presentation: A Boy and His Dog written by Harlan Ellison and L. Q. Jones, directed by L. Q. Jones (LQ/JAF)

Professional Editor: Ben Bova

Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas

Fanzine: Locus (Charles & Dena Brown, eds.)

Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis

Fan Artist: Tim Kirk

Campbell Award: Tom Reamy

Gandalf Award (Grand Master): L. Sprague de Camp Dead People Server

Special Committee Award: James E. Gunn for Alternate Worlds, The Illustrated History of Science Fiction


1977 Hugo Winners

The 1977 Hugos were given out at Suncon in Miami Beach, FL.

James Tiptree, Jr.'s HugoJames Tiptree, Jr.  Hugo

Novel: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm

Novella: "By Any Other Name" by Spider Robinson; and "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" by James Tiptree, Jr. (tie)

Novelette: "The Bicentennial Man" by Isaac Asimov Dead People Server

Short Story: "Tricentennial" by Joe Haldeman

Dramatic Presentation: No Award

Professional Editor: Ben Bova

Professional Artist: Rick Sternbach

Fanzine: Science Fiction Review (Richard E. Geis, ed.)

Fan Writer: Susan Wood and Richard E. Geis (tie)

Fan Artist: Phil Foglio

Campbell Award: C.J. Cherryh

Gandalf Award (Grand Master): Andre Norton

Special Committee Award: George Lucas for Star Wars


1978 Hugo Winners

The 1978 Hugos were given out at IguanaCon II in Phoenix, AZ.

Novel: Gateway by Frederik Pohl

Novella: "Stardance" by Spider & Jeanne Robinson

Novelette: "Eyes of Amber" by Joan D. Vinge

Short Story: "Jeffty Is Five" by Harlan Ellison

Dramatic Presentation: Star Wars written and directed by George Lucas (Lucasfilm/20th Century Fox)

Professional Editor: George Scithers

Professional Artist: Rick Sternbach

Fanzine: Locus (Charles & Dena Brown, eds.)

Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis

Fan Artist: Phil Foglio

Campbell Award: Orson Scott Card

Gandalf Award (Grand Master): Poul Anderson Dead People Server

Gandalf Award (Book-Length Fantasy): The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien)


1979 Hugo Winners

The 1979 Hugos were given out at Seacon '79 in Brighton, UK.

Novel: Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre

Novella: "The Persistence of Vision" by John Varley

Novelette: "Hunter's Moon" by Poul Anderson Dead People Server

Short Story: "Cassandra" by C.J. Cherryh

Dramatic Presentation: Superman written by Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman & Robert Benton, directed by Richard Donner (Warner Brothers/Columbia)

Professional Editor: Ben Bova

Professional Artist: Vincent DiFate

Fanzine: Science Fiction Review (Richard E. Geis, ed.)

Fan Writer: Bob Shaw

Fan Artist: Bill Rotsler Dead People Server

Campbell Award: Stephen R. Donaldson

Gandalf Award (Grand Master): Ursula K. Le Guin

Gandalf Award (Book-Length Fantasy): The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey

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