James Gunn
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 6
Major Awards: 1
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 3
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 31
Times Served as Judge: 44
— Career and Special Awards —
Eaton Award — for best critical book, to 2001; since 2008, for lifetime achievement, juried
1982:
lifetime achievement — winner
First Fandom Hall of Fame Award — for fans active at the time of the first World SF Convention
2009:
winner
I-CON Award — for contributions to SF/F/H, presented by annual convention I-CON
2000:
Moskowitz Award — winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(2 nominations; 1 win)
1989:
The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Viking)
— nonfiction book — nomination
1983:
Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction (Oxford University Press)
— nonfiction book — winner
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(1 nomination)
1969:
“The Listeners” (Galaxy Sep 1968)
— novelette — nomination
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(1 nomination)
2005:
Dawn of the Dead
— screenplay — nomination
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination)
1973:
The Listeners (Scribner's)
— second place
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination)
2000:
“The Giftie” (Analog Sep 1999)
— shortlist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(15 nominations; 1 win)
2018:
Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction (McFarland)
— non-fiction — 6th place
2006:
Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction (by JG & Matthew Candelaria) (Scarecrow)
— non-fiction — 12th place
1999:
The Road to Science Fiction Volume 5: The British Way (White Wolf)
— anthology — 14th place
1999:
The Road to Science Fiction Volume 6: Around the World (White Wolf)
— anthology — 19th place
1998:
Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction, Revised Edition (Scarecrow Press)
— nonfiction — 3rd place
1996:
“The Lens of Time” (Analog Oct 1995)
— short story — 8th place
1993:
Inside Science Fiction: Essays on Fantastic Literature (Borgo Press)
— nonfiction — 5th place
1989:
The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Viking)
— related nonfiction — 3rd place
1983:
The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here to Forever (NAL)
— anthology — 7th place
1983:
Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction (Oxford University Press)
— nonfiction/reference — 4th place
1982:
The Dreamers (Simon & Schuster)
— sf novel — 22nd place
1980:
The Road to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Here (NAL)
— anthology — 16th place
1976:
Nebula Award Stories Ten (Gollancz; Harper & Row)
— anthology — 9th place
1976:
Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction (McGraw-Hill)
— associational item — winner
1973:
The Listeners (Scribner's)
— novel — 8th place
— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2000:
“The Giftie” (Analog Sep 1999)
— novelette — winner
Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(1 nomination)
1976:
Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction
— William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review — nomination
Worldcon Special Convention Award — special honors presented by the committee of the World SF Convention
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1976:
for Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction
— winner
— As Judge —
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
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