Alfred Bester - Awards & Nominations

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

Prometheus Hall of Fame Award	Honored for : The Stars My Destination
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

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

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