1982 Hugo Awards (original) (raw)
Presented at: Chicon IV, Chicago, September 2-6, 1982
Toastmaster: Marta Randall
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Awards Administration: Bill Evans
Best Novel
- Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh [DAW, 1981]
- The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe [Timescape, 1981]
- The Many-Colored Land by Julian May [Houghton Mifflin, 1981]
- Project Pope by Clifford D. Simak [Ballantine Del Rey, 1981]
- Little, Big by John Crowley [Bantam, 1981]
Best Novella
- “The Saturn Game” by Poul Anderson [Analog Feb 1981]
- “In the Western Tradition” by Phyllis Eisenstein [F&SF Mar 1981]
- “Blue Champagne” by John Varley [New Voices #4, 1981]
- “With Thimbles, with Forks, and Hope” by Kate Wilhelm [Asimov’s Nov 1981]
- “True Names” by Vernor Vinge [Binary Star #5, 1981]
- “Emergence” by David R. Palmer [Analog Jan 1981]
Best Novelette
- “Unicorn Variation” by Roger Zelazny [Asimov’s Apr 1981]
- “Guardians” by George R. R. Martin [Analog Oct 1981]
- “The Thermals of August” by Edward Bryant [F&SF May 1981]
- “The Fire When It Comes” by Parke Godwin [F&SF May 1981]
- “The Quickening” by Michael Bishop [Universe 11, 1981]
Best Short Story
- “The Pusher” by John Varley [F&SF Oct 1981]
- “The Woman the Unicorn Loved” by Gene Wolfe [Asimov’s Jun 1981]
- “Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile…” by Somtow Sucharitkul [Analog Sep 1981]
- “The Quiet” by George Florance-Guthridge [F&SF Jul 1981]
Best Related Non-Fiction Book
- Danse Macabre by Stephen King [Everest, 1981]
- The Art of Leo & Diane Dillon by Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon and Byron Preiss [Ballantine, 1981]
- The Grand Tour by Ron Miller and William K. Hartmann [Workman, 1981]
- After Man by Dougal Dixon [Macmillan, 1981]
- Anatomy of Wonder, Second Edition by Neil Barron [R.R. Bowker, 1981]
Best Dramatic Presentation
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) [Lucasfilm] Directed by Steven Spielberg; Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan; Story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman
- Time Bandits (1981) [Handmade Films] Directed by Terry Gilliam; Written by Michael Palin & Terry Gilliam
- Excalibur (1981) [Warner Brothers] Directed by John Boorman; Screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman; Adaptation by Rospo Pallenberg; based on the book Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory
- Dragonslayer (1981) [Paramount/Disney] Directed by Matthew Robbins; Written by Hal Barwood & Matthew Robbins
- Outland (1981) [Outland/The Ladd Company] Written and directed by Peter Hyams
Best Professional Editor
- Edward L. Ferman
- Terry Carr
- George H. Scithers
- Stanley Schmidt
- David G. Hartwell
Best Professional Artist
- Michael Whelan
- Vincent Di Fate
- Rowena Morrill
- Don Maitz
- Carl Lundgren
Best Fanzine
- Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown
- Science Fiction Review ed. by Richard E. Geis
- File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer
- Science Fiction Chronicle ed. by Andrew I. Porter
Best Fan Writer
- Richard E. Geis
- Mike Glyer
- Dave Langford
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
Best Fan Artist
- Victoria Poyser
- Joan Hanke-Woods
- Alexis Gilliland
- William Rotsler
- Stu Shiffman