Hugo Award Winners from the 1980s
1980 Hugo Winners
The Hugos were given out at Noreascon II in Boston, MA. Photos from Noreascon II. 1980 Hugo Nominees
Novel: The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
Novella: "Enemy Mine" by Barry B. Longyear
Novelette: "Sandkings" by George R.R. Martin
Short Story: "The Way of Cross and Dragon" by George R.R. Martin
Non-Fiction Book: "The Science Fiction Encyclopedia" by Peter Nicholls, ed.
Dramatic Presentation: Alien written by Dan O'Bannon, directed by Ridley Scott (20th Century Fox)
Professional Editor: George Scithers
Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Fanzine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)
Fan Writer: Bob Shaw
Fan Artist: Alexis Gilliland
Campbell Award: Barry B. Longyear
Gandalf Award (Grand Master): Ray Bradbury
1981 Hugo Winners
The Hugos were given out at Devention in Denver, CO. 1981 Hugo Nominees
Novel: The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
Novella: "Lost Dorsai" by Gordon R. Dickson
Novelette: "The Cloak and the Staff" by Gordon R. Dickson
Short Story: "Grotto of the Dancing Deer" by Clifford D. Simak
Non-Fiction Book: Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Dramatic Presentation: The Empire Strikes Back written by Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan, directed by Irvin Kershner (20th Century Fox)
Professional Editor: Edward L. Ferman
Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Fanzine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)
Fan Writer: Susan Wood
Fan Artist: Victoria Poyser
Campbell Award: Somtow Sucharitkul
Special Committee Award: Edward L. Ferman (F&SF editor)
1982 Hugo Winners
The Hugos were given out at Chicon IV in Chicago, IL. 1982 Hugo Nominees
Novel: Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh
Novella: "The Saturn Game" by Poul Anderson
Novelette: "Unicorn Variation" by Roger Zelazny
Short Story: "The Pusher" by John Varley
Non-Fiction Book: Danse Macabre by Stephen King
Dramatic Presentation: Raiders of the Lost Ark written by Lawrence Kasdan, directed by Steven Spielberg (Lucasfilm/Paramount)
Professional Editor: Edward L. Ferman
Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Fanzine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)
Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis
Fan Artist: Victoria Poyser
Campbell Award: Alexis Gilliland
Special Award: Mike Glyer for "keeping the 'fan' in 'fan'zine publishing"
1983 Hugo Winners
The Hugos were given out at Constellation in Baltimore, MD. 1983 Hugo Nominees
Novel: Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
Novella: "Souls" by Joanna Russ
Novelette: "Fire Watch" by Connie Willis
Short Story: "Melancholy Elephants" by Spider Robinson
Non-Fiction Book: Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction by James Gunn
Dramatic Presentation: Bladerunner written by Hampton Fancher & David Webb Peoples, directed by Ridley Scott (Warner Brothers)
Professional Editor: Edward L. Ferman
Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Fanzine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)
Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis
Fan Artist: Alexis Gilliland
Campbell Award: Paul O. Williams
1984 Hugo Winners
The Hugos were given out at LACon II in Los Angeles, CA. 1984 Hugo Nominees
Designed by Jim Rumph
Novel: Startide Rising by David Brin
Novella: "Cascade Point" by Timothy Zahn
Novelette: "Blood Music" by Greg Bear
Short Story: "Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler
Non-Fiction Book: Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, vol. III by Donald Tuck
Dramatic Presentation: Return of the Jedi written by Lawrence Kasdan & George Lucas, directed by George Lucas (Lucasfilm)
Professional Editor: Shawna McCarthy
Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Semi-prozine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)
Fanzine: File 770 (Mike Glyer, ed.)
Fan Writer: Mike Glyer
Fan Artist: Alexis Gilliland
Campbell Award: R.A. MacAvoy
Special Committee Awards:
Larry T. Shaw for a lifetime of service
Robert Bloch for 50 years of excellence
1985 Hugo Winners
The Hugos were given out at Aussiecon Two in Melbourne, Australia. 1985 Hugo Nominees
Novel: Neuromancer by William Gibson
Novella: "Press Enter []" by John Varley
Novelette: "Bloodchild" by Octavia Butler
Short Story: "Crystal Spheres" by David Brin
Non-Fiction Book: Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction by Jack Williamson
Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Professional Editor: Terry Carr
Dramatic Presentation: 2010, written and directed by Peter Hyams (MGM)
Semi-prozine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)
Fanzine: File 770 (Mike Glyer, ed.)
Fan Artist: Alexis Gilliland
Campbell Award: Lucius Shepard
1986 Hugo Winners
The Hugos were given out at Confederation in Atlanta, GA. 1986 Hugo Nominees
Novel: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Novella: "Twenty-four Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai" by Roger Zelazny
Novelette: "Paladin of the Lost Hour" by Harlan Ellison
Short Story: "Fermi and Frost" by Frederik Pohl
Non-Fiction: Science Made Stupid by Tom Weller
Dramatic Presentation: Back to the Future written by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale, directed by Robert Zemeckis (Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures)
Professional Editor: Judy Lynn Del Rey
[Note: Lester Del Rey rejected this award on the basis that Judy Lynn
would have objected to the award being given just because she had
recently died.]
Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
[Note: Whelan announced that he is going on sabbatical and has taken
himself out of the running for one year so that someone else can win the
Hugo (he won it five years consecutively).]
Semi-prozine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)
Fanzine: Lan's Lantern (George Laskowski, ed.)
Fan Writer: Mike Glyer
Fan Artist: joan hanke-woods
Campbell Award: Melissa Scott
1987 Hugo Winners
The Hugos were given out at Conspiracy '87 in Brighton, United Kingdon. 1987 Hugo Nominees
Novel: Speaker For the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Novella: "Gilgamesh In The Outback" by Robert Silverberg
Novelette: "Permafrost" by Roger Zelazny
Short Story: "Tangents" by Greg Bear
Non-Fiction Book: Trillion Year Spree by Brain Aldiss with David Wingrove
Professional Editor: Terry Carr
Professional Artist: Jim Burns
Dramatic Presentation: Aliens written and directed by James Cameron (20th Century Fox)
Semi-prozine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)
Fanzine: Ansible (Dave Langford, ed.)
Fan Artist: Brad Foster
Campbell Award: Karen Joy Fowler
1988 Hugo Winners
The Hugos were given out at NolaCon II, in New Orleans, LA. 1988 Hugo Nominees
Novel: The Uplift War by David Brin
Novella: "Eye for Eye" by Orson Scott Card
Novelette: "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Short Story: "Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers" by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Non-Fiction Book: Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder by Michael Whelan
Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Dramatic Presentation: The Princess Bride written by William Goldman, directed by Rob Reiner (20th Century Fox)
Semi-prozine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)
Fanzine: Texas SF Inquirer (Pat Mueller, ed.)
Fan Writer: Mike Glyer
Fan Artist: Brad Foster
Other Forms: Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Campbell Award: Judith Moffett
Special Committee Award: The Science Fiction Oral History Association
1989 Hugo Winners
The Hugos were given out at Noreascon III in Boston, MA. 1989 Hugo Nominees
File 770's Hugo Award
Novel: Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh
Novella: "The Last of the Winnebagos" by Connie Willis
Novelette: "Schrödinger's Kitten" by George Alec Effinger
Short Story: "Kirinyaga" by Mike Resnick
Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Dramatic Presentation: Who Framed Roger Rabbit written by Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman, directed by Robert Zemeckis (Amblin/Touchstone)
Semi-prozine: Locus (Charles N. Brown, ed.)
Fanzine: File 770 (Mike Glyer, ed.)
Fan Artist: Brad Foster and Diana Gallagher Wu (tie)
Non-Fiction Book: The Motion of Light in Water by Samuel R. Delany
Campbell Award: Michaela Roessner
Special Committee Awards:
SF-Lovers Digest (Saul Jaffe, mod.),
Alex Schomberg