PAST NEBULA AWARD WINNERS
2008 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Novella: The Spacetime Pool by Catherine Asaro
Best Novelette: “Pride and Prometheus” by John Kessel
Best Short Story: “Trophy Wives” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Best Script: WALL-E Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter
Andre Norton Award: Flora’s Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from a Shaky Doom (Despite Being Confined to Her Room) by Ysabeau S. Wilce
Solstice Award: Kate Wilhelm, Algis Budrys, and Martin H. Greenberg
SFWA Service Award: Victoria Strauss
Bradbury Award: Joss Whedon
Grand Master Award: Harry Harrison
Author Emerita: M. J. Engh
2007 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon
Best Novella: Fountain of Age by Nancy Kress
Best Novelette: “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang
Best Short Story: “Always” by Karen Joy Fowler
Best Script: Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro
Andre Norton Award: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Grand Master: Michael Moorcock
Author Emeritus: Ardath Mayhar
SFWA Service Award: Melisa Michaels and Graham P. Collins
2006 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Seeker by Jack McDevitt
Best Novella: Burn by James Patrick Kelly
Best Novelette: “Two Hearts” by Peter S. Beagle
Best Short Story: “Echo” by Elizabeth Hand
Best Script: Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt
Andre Norton Award: Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier
Grand Master: James Gunn
Author Emeritus: D. G. Compton
SFWA Service Award: Brook West and Julia West jointly
2005 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Camouflage by Joe Haldeman
Best Novella: Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
Best Novelette: “The Faery Handbag” by Kelly Link
Best Short Story: “I Live with You” by Carol Emshwiller
Best Script: Serenity by Joss Whedon
Andre Norton Award: Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie, by Holly Black
Grand Master: Harlan Ellison Author Emeritus: William F. Nolan
2004 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Novella: The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams
Best Novelette: “Basement Magic” by Ellen Klages
Best Short Story: “Coming to Terms” by Eileen Gunn
Best Script: The Lord of the Rings—The Return of the King by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson; based on The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Grand Master: Anne McCaffrey
Service to SFWA Award: Kevin O’Donnell Jr.
2003 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Best Novella: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Novelette: “The Empire of Ice Cream” by Jeffrey Ford
Best Short Story: “What I Didn’t See” by Karen Joy Fowler
Best Script: The Lord of the Rings—The Two Towers by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens and Stephen Sinclair and Peter Jackson; based on The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Grand Master: Robert Silverberg
Author of Distinction: Charles Harness
Service to SFWA Award: Michael Capobianco and Ann Crispin jointly
2002 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
Best Novella: Bronte’s Egg by Richard Chwedyk
Best Novelette: “Hell Is the Absence of God” by Ted Chiang
Best Short Story: “Creature” by Carol Emshwiller
Best Script: The Lord of the Rings—The Fellowship of the Ring by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson; based on The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Grand Master: Ursula K. Le Guin
Author Emeritus: Katherine MacLean
2001 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro
Best Novella: The Ultimate Earth by Jack Williamson
Best Novelette: “Louise’s Ghost” by Kelly Link
Best Short Story: “The Cure for Everything” by Severna Park
Best Script: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai, and Hui-Ling Wang; from the book by Du Lu Wang
President’s Award: Betty Ballantine
2000 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear
Best Novelette: “Daddy’s World” by Walter Jon Williams
Best Short Story: “macs” by Terry Bisson
Best Script: Galaxy Quest by Robert Gordon and David Howard
Grand Master: Philip José Farmer
Bradbury Award: Yuri Rasovsky and Harlan Ellison, 2000X—Tales of the Next Millennia
Author Emeritus: Robert Sheckley
1999 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Best Novella: Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
Best Novelette: “Mars Is No Place for Children” by Mary A. Turzillo
Best Short Story: “The Cost of Doing Business” by Leslie What
Best Script: The Sixth Sense by M. Night Shyamalan
Grand Master: Brian W. Aldiss
Author Emeritus: Daniel Keyes
Service to SFWA Award: George Zebrowski and Pamela Sargent jointly
1998 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
Best Novella: Reading the Bones by Sheila Finch
Best Novelette: “Lost Girls” by Jane Yolen
Best Short Story: “Thirteen Ways to Water” by Bruce Holland Rogers
Grand Master: Hal Clement (Harry Stubbs)
Bradbury Award: J. Michael Straczynski, Babylon 5
Author Emeritus: William Tenn (Phil Klass)
1997 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre
Best Novella: Abandon in Place by Jerry Oltion
Best Novelette: “The Flowers of Aulit Prison” by Nancy Kress
Best Short Story: “Sister Emily’s Lightship” by Jane Yolen
Grand Master: Poul Anderson
Author Emeritus: Nelson Slade Bond
Service to SFWA Award: Robin Wayne Bailey
1996 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Slow River by Nicola Griffith
Best Novella: Da Vinci Rising by Jack Dann
Best Novelette: “Lifeboat on a Burning Sea” by Bruce Holland Rogers
Best Short Story: “A Birthday” by Esther M. Friesner
Grand Master: Jack Vance
Author Emeritus: Judith Merril
Service to SFWA Award: Sheila Finch
1995 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer
Best Novella: Last Summer at Mars Hill by Elizabeth Hand
Best Novelette: “Solitude” by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Short Story: “Death and the Librarian” by Esther Friesner
Grand Master: A. E. van Vogt
Author Emeritus: Wilson “Bob” Tucker
Service to SFWA Award: Chuq Von Rospach
1994 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Moving Mars: A Novel by Greg Bear
Best Novella: Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge by Mike Resnick
Best Novelette: “The Martian Child” by David Gerrold
Best Short Story: “A Defense of the Social Contracts” by Martha Soukup
Grand
Master: Damon Knight
Author Emeritus: Emil Petaja
1993 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Best Novella: The Night We Buried Road Dog by Jack Cady
Best Novelette: “Georgia on My Mind” by Charles Sheffield
Best Short Story: “Graves” by Joe Haldeman
1992 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Best Novella: City of Truth by James Morrow
Best Novelette: “Danny Goes to Mars” by Pamela Sargent
Best Short Story: “Even the Queen” by Connie Willis
Grand Master: Frederik Pohl
1991 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick
Best Novella: Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
Best Novelette: “Guide Dog” by Mike Conner
Best Short Story: “Ma Qui” by Alan Brennert
Bradbury Award: James Cameron, Terminator 2—-Judgment Day
1990 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Novella: The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman
Best Novelette: “Tower of Babylon” by Ted Chiang
Best Short Story: “Bears Discover Fire” by Terry Bisson
Grand Master: Lester del Rey
1989 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Healer’s War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Best Novella: The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Novelette: “At the Rialto” by Connie Willis
Best Short Story: “Ripples in the Dirac Sea” by Geoffrey Landis
1988 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Novella: The Last of the Winnebagos by Connie Willis
Best Novelette: “Schrodinger’s Kitten” by George Alec Effinger
Best Short Story: “Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge” by James Morrow
Grand Master: Ray Bradbury
1987 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy
Best Novella: The Blind Geometer by Kim Stanley Robinson
Best Novelette: “Rachel in Love” by Pat Murphy
Best Short Story: “Forever Yours, Anna” by Kate Wilhelm
Grand Master: Alfred Bester
1986 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Best Novella: R&R by Lucius Shepard
Best Novelette: “The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky” by Kate Wilhelm
Best Short Story: “Tangents” by Greg Bear
Grand Master: Isaac Asimov
1985 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Novella: Sailing to Byzantium by Robert Silverberg
Best Novelette: “Portraits of His Children” by George R.R. Martin
Best Short Story: “Out of All Them Bright Stars” by Nancy Kress
Grand Master: Arthur C. Clarke
1984 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Neuromancer by William Gibson
Best Novella: Press Enter by John Varley
Best Novelette: “Bloodchild” by Octavia Butler
Best Short Story: “Morning Child” by Gardner Dozois
1983 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Startide Rising by David Brin
Best Novella: Hardfought by Greg Bear
Best Novelette: “Blood Music” by Greg Bear
Best Short Story: “The Peacemaker” by Gardner Dozois
Grand Master: Andre Norton
1982 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop
Best Novella: Another Orphan by John Kessel
Best Novelette: “Fire Watch” by Connie Willis
Best Short Story: “A Letter from the Clearys” by Connie Willis
1981 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
Best Novella: The Saturn Game by Poul Anderson
Best Novelette: “The Quickening” by Michael Bishop
Best Short Story: “The Bone Flute” by Lisa Tuttle (Ms. Tuttle declined the Award)
1980 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Timescape by Gregory Benford
Best Novella: The Unicorn Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas
Best Novelette: “The Ugly Chickens” by Howard Waldrop
Best Short Story: “Grotto of the Dancing Bear” by Clifford D. Simak
Grand Master: Fritz Leiber
1979 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Novella: Enemy Mine by Barry Longyear
Best Novelette: “Sandkings” by George R. R. Martin
Best Short Story: “giAnts” by Edward Bryant
1978 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
Best Novella: The Persistence of Vision by John Varley
Best Novelette: “A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn’s Eye” by Charles L. Grant
Best Short Story: “Stone” by Edward Bryant
Grand Master: L. Sprague de Camp
1977 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Gateway by Frederik Pohl
Best Novella: Stardance by Spider and Jeanne Robinson
Best Novelette: “The Screwfly Solution” by Raccoona Sheldon
Best Short Story: “Jeffty Is Five” by Harlan Ellison
Special Award: Star Wars
1976 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Man Plus by Frederik Pohl
Best Novella: Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree, Jr.
Best Novelette: “The Bicentennial Man” by Isaac Asimov
Best Short Story: “A Crowd of Shadows” by Charles L. Grant
Grand Master: Clifford D. Simak
1975 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Best Novella: Home Is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny
Best Novelette: “San Diego Lightfoot Sue” by Tom Reamy
Best Short Story: “Catch that Zeppelin!” by Fritz Leiber
Best Dramatic Writing: Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder for Young Frankenstein
Grand Master: Jack Williamson
1974 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Novella: Born with the Dead by Robert Silverberg
Best Novelette: “If the Stars Are Gods” by Gordon R. Eklund and Gregory Benford
Best Short Story: “The Day Before the Revolution” by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Dramatic Presentation: Sleeper by Woody Allen
Grand Master: Robert A. Heinlein
1973 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Novella: The Death of Doctor Island by Gene Wolfe
Best Novelette: “Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand” by Vonda N. McIntyre
Best Short Story: “Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death” by James Tiptree, Jr.
Best Dramatic Presentation: Soylent Green Stanley R. Greenberg for Screenplay (based on the novel Make Room! Make Room! )
Harry Harrison for Make Room! Make Room!
1972 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Best Novella: A Meeting with Medusa by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Novelette: “Goat Song” by Poul Anderson
Best Short Story: “When It Changed” by Joanna Russ
1971 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: A Time of Changes (Berkley Book: Science Fiction) by Robert Silverberg
Best Novella: The Missing Man by Katherine MacLean
Best Novelette: “The Queen of Air and Darkness” by Poul Anderson
Best Short Story: “Good News from the Vatican” by Robert Silverberg
1970 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven
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Best Novelette: “Slow Sculpture” by Theodore Sturgeon
Best Short Story: None
1969 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Novella: A Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison
Best Novelette: “Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones” by Samuel R. Delany
Best Short Story: “Passengers” by Robert Silverberg
1968 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin
Best Novella: Dragonrider by Anne McCaffrey
Best Novelette: “Mother to the World” by Richard Wilson
Best Short Story: “The Planners” by Kate Wilhelm
1967 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany
Best Novella: Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock
Best Novelette: “Gonna Roll the Bones” by Fritz Leiber
Best Short Story: “Aye, and Gomorrah” by Samuel R. Delany
1966 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel:
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Babel-17 by Samuel Delany
Best Novella: The Last Castle by Jack Vance
Best Novelette: “Call Him Lord” by Gordon R. Dickson
Best Short Story: “The Secret Place” by Richard McKenna
1965 NEBULA AWARDS
Best Novel: Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Novella: The Saliva Tree by Brain W. Aldiss
Best Novelette: “The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth” by Roger Zelazny
Best Short Story: “ ‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” by Harlan Ellison
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