Awards & Winners

Alfred Bester

Date of Birth 18-December-1913
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Alfred Bestor, Sonny Powell
Profession Writer, Cartoonist, Novelist, Editor, Screenwriter, Author
Alfred Bester was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. Though successful in all these fields, he is best remembered for his science fiction, including The Demolished Man, winner of the inaugural Hugo Award in 1953. Science fiction author Harry Harrison wrote, "Alfred Bester was one of the handful of writers who invented modern science fiction." Shortly before his death, the Science Fiction Writers of America named Bester its ninth Grand Master, presented posthumously in 1988. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted him in 2001.

Awards by Alfred Bester

Check all the awards nominated and won by Alfred Bester.

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Collection Virtual Unrealities

1988


1981


Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Golem100

1980


Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Art Book The Stars My Destination

1976


Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Hugo Award for Best Novel The Computer Connection
Locus Award for Best Novel The Computer Connection

1975


Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Short Story The Four-Hour Fugue
Nebula Award for Best Novel The Computer Connection
Hugo Award for Best Short Story The Four-Hour Fugue

1972


Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Nebula Award for Best Novelette The Animal Fair

1960


Nominations 1960 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation NBC Sunday Showcase
Episode: Murder and the Android
Hugo Award for Best Short Fiction The Pi Man

1959


Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Hugo Award for Best Short Story The Men Who Murdered Mohammed

1954


Nominations 1954 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Retro Hugo Award for Best Short Story Star Light, Star Bright

1953


Hugo Award for Best Novel
Honored for : The Demolished Man

Nominations 1953 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Hugo Award for Best Novel The Demolished Man