Awards & Winners

Hugo Award for Best Novel

Hugo Awards

The Hugo Award for Best Novel is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published in English or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The novel award is available for works of fiction of 40,000 words or more; awards are also given out in the short story, novelette, and novella categories. The Hugo Award for Best Novel has been awarded annually since 1953, except in 1954 and 1957. In addition to the regular Hugo awards, beginning in 1996 Retrospective Hugo Awards, or "Retro Hugos", have been available to be awarded for 50, 75, or 100 years prior. Retro Hugos may only be awarded for years in which a World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, was hosted, but no awards were originally given. To date, Retro Hugo awards have been given for novels for 1946, 1951, and 1954. Hugo Award nominees and winners are chosen by supporting or attending members of the annual Worldcon, and the presentation evening constitutes its central event. The selection process is defined in the World Science Fiction Society Constitution as instant-runoff voting with five nominees, except in the case of a tie.
Date Established : 1953

Check all the winners of Hugo Award for Best Novel presented under Hugo Awards since 1953 .


Ann Leckie

Honored for : Ancillary Justice

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ann Leckie Ancillary Justice
Charles Stross Neptune\u2019s Brood
Seanan McGuire Parasite
Larry Correia Warbound
Robert Jordan The Wheel of Time
Brandon Sanderson The Wheel of Time

John Scalzi

Honored for : Redshirts

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Scalzi Redshirts
Kim Stanley Robinson 2312
Seanan McGuire Blackout
Lois McMaster Bujold Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
Saladin Ahmed Throne of the Crescent Moon

Jo Walton

Honored for : Among Others

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jo Walton Among Others
George R. R. Martin A Dance with Dragons
Seanan McGuire Deadline
China Miéville Embassytown
James S. A. Corey Leviathan Wakes

Connie Willis

Honored for : Blackout/All Clear

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Connie Willis Blackout/All Clear
Lois McMaster Bujold Cryoburn
Ian McDonald The Dervish House
Seanan McGuire Feed
N. K. Jemisin The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

China Miéville

Honored for : The City & the City

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
China Miéville The City & the City
Paolo Bacigalupi The Windup Girl
Cherie Priest Boneshaker
Robert Charles Wilson Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America
Robert J. Sawyer Wake
Catherynne M. Valente Palimpsest

Paolo Bacigalupi

Honored for : The Windup Girl

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
China Miéville The City & the City
Paolo Bacigalupi The Windup Girl
Cherie Priest Boneshaker
Robert Charles Wilson Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America
Robert J. Sawyer Wake
Catherynne M. Valente Palimpsest

Neil Gaiman

Honored for : The Graveyard Book

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Neal Stephenson Anathem
Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book
Cory Doctorow Little Brother
John Scalzi Zoe's Tale
Charles Stross Saturn's Children

Michael Chabon

Honored for : The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ian McDonald Brasyl
Charles Stross Halting State
John Scalzi The Last Colony
Michael Chabon The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Robert J. Sawyer Rollback

Vernor Vinge

Honored for : Rainbows End

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vernor Vinge Rainbows End
Charles Stross Glasshouse
Peter Watts Blindsight
Michael F. Flynn Eifelheim
Naomi Novik His Majesty's Dragon

Robert Charles Wilson

Honored for : Spin

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Stross Accelerando
George R. R. Martin A Feast for Crows
Ken MacLeod Learning the World
John Scalzi Old Man's War
Robert Charles Wilson Spin

Susanna Clarke

Honored for : Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Stross Iron Sunrise
China Miéville Iron Council
Susanna Clarke Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Ian McDonald River of Gods
Iain Banks The Algebraist

Lois McMaster Bujold

Honored for : Paladin of Souls

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Stross Singularity Sky
Robert Charles Wilson Blind Lake
Dan Simmons Ilium
Lois McMaster Bujold Paladin of Souls
Robert J. Sawyer Humans

Robert J. Sawyer

Honored for : Hominids

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Swanwick Bones of the Earth
Robert J. Sawyer Hominids
David Brin Kiln People
China Miéville The Scar
Kim Stanley Robinson The Years of Rice and Salt

Neil Gaiman

Honored for : American Gods

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
China Miéville Perdido Street Station
Neil Gaiman American Gods
Ken MacLeod Cosmonaut Keep
Robert Charles Wilson The Chronoliths
Lois McMaster Bujold The Curse of Chalion
Connie Willis Passage

J. K. Rowling

Honored for : Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
George R. R. Martin A Storm of Swords
Robert J. Sawyer Calculating God
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Nalo Hopkinson Midnight Robber
Ken MacLeod The Sky Road

Vernor Vinge

Honored for : A Deepness in the Sky

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vernor Vinge A Deepness in the Sky
Neal Stephenson Cryptonomicon
Greg Bear Darwin's Radio
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Lois McMaster Bujold A Civil Campaign

Connie Willis

Honored for : To Say Nothing of the Dog

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert J. Sawyer Factoring humanity
Connie Willis To Say Nothing of the Dog
Robert Charles Wilson Darwinia
Mary Doria Russell Children of God
Bruce Sterling Distraction

Joe Haldeman

Honored for : Forever Peace

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dan Simmons The Rise of Endymion
Joe Haldeman Forever Peace
Michael Swanwick Jack Faust
Robert J. Sawyer Frameshift
Walter Jon Williams City on Fire

Kim Stanley Robinson

Honored for : Blue Mars

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kim Stanley Robinson Blue Mars
Elizabeth Moon Remnant Population
Robert J. Sawyer Starplex
Bruce Sterling Holy Fire
Lois McMaster Bujold Memory

Neal Stephenson

Honored for : The Diamond Age

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Brin Brightness Reef
Neal Stephenson The Diamond Age
Robert J. Sawyer The Terminal Experiment
Stephen Baxter The Time Ships
Connie Willis Remake

Lois McMaster Bujold

Honored for : Mirror Dance

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Kress Beggars and Choosers
Michael Bishop Brittle Innings
Lois McMaster Bujold Mirror Dance
James K. Morrow Towing Jehovah
John Barnes Mother of Storms

Kim Stanley Robinson

Honored for : Green Mars

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Kress Beggars in Spain
David Brin Glory Season
Kim Stanley Robinson Green Mars
Greg Bear Moving Mars
William Gibson Virtual Light

Vernor Vinge

Honored for : A Fire Upon the Deep

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vernor Vinge A Fire Upon the Deep
Maureen F. McHugh China Mountain Zhang
Connie Willis Doomsday Book
Kim Stanley Robinson Red Mars
John Varley Steel Beach

Connie Willis

Honored for : Doomsday Book

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vernor Vinge A Fire Upon the Deep
Maureen F. McHugh China Mountain Zhang
Connie Willis Doomsday Book
Kim Stanley Robinson Red Mars
John Varley Steel Beach

Lois McMaster Bujold

Honored for : Barrayar

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne McCaffrey All the Weyrs of Pern
Emma Bull Bone Dance
Michael Swanwick Stations of the Tide
Orson Scott Card Xenocide
Lois McMaster Bujold Barrayar
Joan D. Vinge The Summer Queen

Lois McMaster Bujold

Honored for : The Vor Game

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dan Simmons The Fall of Hyperion
David Brin Earth
Greg Bear Queen of Angels
Lois McMaster Bujold The Vor Game
Michael P. Kube-McDowell The Quiet Pools

Dan Simmons

Honored for : Hyperion

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Alec Effinger A Fire in the Sun
Orson Scott Card Prentice Alvin
Poul Anderson The Boat of a Million Years
Dan Simmons Hyperion
Sheri S. Tepper Grass

C. J. Cherryh

Honored for : Cyteen

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
C. J. Cherryh Cyteen
Bruce Sterling Islands in the Net
William Gibson Mona Lisa Overdrive
Orson Scott Card Red Prophet
Lois McMaster Bujold Falling Free

David Brin

Honored for : The Uplift War

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Orson Scott Card Seventh Son
Greg Bear The Forge of God
David Brin The Uplift War
Gene Wolfe The Urth of the New Sun
George Alec Effinger When Gravity Fails

Orson Scott Card

Honored for : Speaker for the Dead

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Gibson Count Zero
Vernor Vinge Marooned in Realtime
Orson Scott Card Speaker for the Dead
L. Ron Hubbard Black Genesis
Bob Shaw The Ragged Astronauts

Orson Scott Card

Honored for : Ender's Game

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Greg Bear Blood Music
C. J. Cherryh Cuckoo's Egg
Orson Scott Card Ender's Game
Larry Niven Footfall
Jerry Pournelle Footfall
David Brin The Postman

William Gibson

Honored for : Neuromancer

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert A. Heinlein Job: A Comedy of Justice
William Gibson Neuromancer
Larry Niven The Integral Trees
Vernor Vinge The Peace War
David R. Palmer Emergence

David Brin

Honored for : Startide Rising

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne McCaffrey Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
David Brin Startide Rising
R. A. MacAvoy Tea with the Black Dragon
Isaac Asimov The Robots of Dawn
John Varley Millennium

Isaac Asimov

Honored for : Foundation's Edge

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur C. Clarke 2010: Odyssey Two
Donald Kingsbury Courtship Rite
Isaac Asimov Foundation's Edge
Gene Wolfe The Sword of the Lictor
Robert A. Heinlein Friday
C. J. Cherryh The Pride of Chanur

C. J. Cherryh

Honored for : Downbelow Station

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
C. J. Cherryh Downbelow Station
Gene Wolfe The Claw of the Conciliator
John Crowley Little, Big
Julian May The Many-Colored Land
Clifford D. Simak Project Pope

Joan D. Vinge

Honored for : The Snow Queen

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Larry Niven The Ringworld Engineers
Joan D. Vinge The Snow Queen
John Varley Wizard
Frederik Pohl Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
Robert Silverberg Lord Valentine's Castle

Arthur C. Clarke

Honored for : The Fountains of Paradise

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas M. Disch On Wings of Song
Arthur C. Clarke The Fountains of Paradise
Patricia A. McKillip Harpist in the Wind
John Varley Titan
Frederik Pohl Jem

Vonda N. McIntyre

Honored for : Dreamsnake

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vonda N. McIntyre Dreamsnake
C. J. Cherryh The Faded Sun: Kesrith
Anne McCaffrey The White Dragon
Tom Reamy Blind Voices

Frederik Pohl

Honored for : Gateway

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
George R. R. Martin Dying of the Light
Larry Niven Lucifer's Hammer
Jerry Pournelle Lucifer's Hammer
Marion Zimmer Bradley The Forbidden Tower
Frederik Pohl Gateway
Gordon R. Dickson Time Storm

Kate Wilhelm

Honored for : Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frank Herbert Children of Dune
Frederik Pohl Man Plus
Kate Wilhelm Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Robert Silverberg Shadrach in the Furnace
Joe Haldeman Mindbridge

Joe Haldeman

Honored for : The Forever War

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Zelazny Doorways in the Sand
Alfred Bester The Computer Connection
Joe Haldeman The Forever War
Larry Niven Inferno
Jerry Pournelle Inferno
Robert Silverberg The Stochastic Man

Ursula K. Le Guin

Honored for : The Dispossessed

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Poul Anderson Fire Time
Philip K. Dick Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Ursula K. Le Guin The Dispossessed
Larry Niven The Mote in God's Eye
Jerry Pournelle The Mote in God's Eye
Christopher Priest The Inverted World

Arthur C. Clarke

Honored for : Rendezvous with Rama

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur C. Clarke Rendezvous with Rama
David Gerrold The Man Who Folded Himself
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love
Larry Niven Protector
Poul Anderson The People of the Wind

Isaac Asimov

Honored for : The Gods Themselves

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Silverberg Dying Inside
David Gerrold When Harlie Was One
Robert Silverberg The Book of Skulls
Isaac Asimov The Gods Themselves
Clifford D. Simak A Choice of Gods
Poul Anderson There Will Be Time

Philip José Farmer

Honored for : To Your Scattered Bodies Go

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Silverberg A Time of Changes
Roger Zelazny Jack of Shadows
Ursula K. Le Guin The Lathe of Heaven
Philip José Farmer To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Anne McCaffrey Dragonquest

Larry Niven

Honored for : Ringworld

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Larry Niven Ringworld
Poul Anderson Tau Zero
Wilson Tucker The Year of the Quiet Sun
Robert Silverberg Tower of Glass
Hal Clement Star Light

Ursula K. Le Guin

Honored for : The Left Hand of Darkness

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Piers Anthony Macroscope
Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five
Ursula K. Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness
Robert Silverberg Up the Line
Norman Spinrad Bug Jack Barron

John Brunner

Honored for : Stand on Zanzibar

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
R. A. Lafferty Past Master
John Brunner Stand on Zanzibar
Alexei Panshin Rite of Passage
Samuel R. Delany Nova
Clifford D. Simak The Goblin Reservation

Roger Zelazny

Honored for : Lord of Light

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Zelazny Lord of Light
Chester Anderson The Butterfly Kid
Samuel R. Delany The Einstein Intersection
Piers Anthony Chthon
Robert Silverberg Thorns

Robert A. Heinlein

Honored for : The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Samuel R. Delany Babel-17
Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algernon
Robert A. Heinlein The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
James H. Schmitz The Witches of Karres
Randall Garrett Too Many Magicians
Thomas Burnett Swann Day of the Minotaur

Frank Herbert

Honored for : Dune

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Zelazny This Immortal
E. E. Smith Skylark DuQuesne
Robert A. Heinlein The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
John Brunner The Squares of the City
Frank Herbert Dune

Roger Zelazny

Honored for : This Immortal

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Zelazny This Immortal
E. E. Smith Skylark DuQuesne
Robert A. Heinlein The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
John Brunner The Squares of the City
Frank Herbert Dune

Fritz Leiber

Honored for : The Wanderer

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Brunner The Whole Man
Fritz Leiber The Wanderer
Edgar Pangborn Davy
Cordwainer Smith The Planet Buyer

Clifford D. Simak

Honored for : Way Station

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
Robert A. Heinlein Glory Road
Clifford D. Simak Way Station
Frank Herbert Dune
Andre Norton Witch World

Philip K. Dick

Honored for : The Man in the High Castle

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Philip K. Dick The Man in the High Castle
Arthur C. Clarke A Fall of Moondust
H. Beam Piper Little Fuzzy
Marion Zimmer Bradley The Sword of Aldones
Jean Bruller Sylva

Robert A. Heinlein

Honored for : Stranger in a Strange Land

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert A. Heinlein Stranger in a Strange Land
Daniel F. Galouye Dark Universe
James White Second Ending
Harry Harrison A Sense of Obligation
Clifford D. Simak Time is the Simplest Thing

Walter M. Miller, Jr.

Honored for : A Canticle for Leibowitz

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walter M. Miller, Jr. A Canticle for Leibowitz
Algis Budrys Rogue Moon
Poul Anderson The High Crusade
Theodore Sturgeon Venus Plus X
Harry Harrison Deathworld

Robert A. Heinlein

Honored for : Starship Troopers

Nominations 1960 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon R. Dickson Dorsai!
Robert A. Heinlein Starship Troopers
Kurt Vonnegut The Sirens of Titan
Murray Leinster The Pirates of Zan
Randall Garrett That Sweet Little Old Lady
Laurence Janifer That Sweet Little Old Lady

James Blish

Honored for : A Case of Conscience

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Blish A Case of Conscience
Robert A. Heinlein Have Space Suit\u2014Will Travel
Robert Sheckley Immortality, Inc.
Algis Budrys Who?
Poul Anderson The Enemy Stars

Robert A. Heinlein

Honored for : Double Star

Nominations 1956 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert A. Heinlein Double Star

Mark Clifton, Frank Riley

Honored for : They'd Rather Be Right

Nominations 1955 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frank Riley They'd Rather Be Right
Mark Clifton They'd Rather Be Right

Alfred Bester

Honored for : The Demolished Man

Nominations 1953 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alfred Bester The Demolished Man