John Picacio
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 13
Locus Awards: 5
Other Awards: 6
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 104
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(17 nominations; 3 wins)
2021:
— professional artist — nomination
2020:
— professional artist — winner
2019:
The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76 (by Julia Rios, Libia Brenda, Pablo Defendini & JP)
— related work — nomination
2019:
— professional artist — nomination
2018:
— professional artist — nomination
2017:
— professional artist — nomination
2014:
— professional artist — nomination
2013:
— professional artist — winner
2012:
— professional artist — winner
2011:
— professional artist — nomination
2010:
— professional artist — nomination
2009:
— professional artist — nomination
2008:
— professional artist — nomination
2007:
Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio (MonkeyBrain Books)
— related book — nomination
2007:
— professional artist — nomination
2006:
— professional artist — nomination
2005:
— professional artist — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(10 nominations; 1 win)
2015:
— artist — nomination
2014:
— artist — nomination
2012:
— artist — nomination
2011:
— artist — nomination
2010:
— artist — nomination
2009:
— artist — nomination
2008:
— artist — nomination
2007:
— artist — nomination
2005:
— artist — winner
2004:
— artist — nomination
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(1 nomination)
2007:
— artist — nomination
Chesley Awards — for SF/F/H artworks; voted by members of Association of SF & F Artists
(44 nominations; 9 wins)
2023:
Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)
— hardback illustration — nomination
2021:
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)
— cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
2021:
La Maceta/The Flowerpot Loteria card
— product illustration — nomination
2020:
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron)
— interior illustration — winner
2020:
“La Cantarita” (Lone Boy)
— product illustration — nomination
2019:
Constance Verity Saves the World by A. Lee Martinez (Saga)
— cover illustration, paperback or e-book — nomination
2019:
“Evernight” by Victor Mil�n (Tor.com Feb 2018)
— interior illustration — nomination
2019:
“La Musica” (Lone Boy)
— product illustration — nomination
2018:
“When the Devil Drives” by Melinda Snodgrass (Tor.com Jul 2017)
— interior illustration — nomination
2017:
In the House of the Worm by George R. R. Martin (BSFS)
— cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
2017:
“La Corona”
— product illustration — nomination
2016:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney (Simon & Schuster)
— cover illustration, paperback — nomination
2016:
“El Arbol”
— product illustration — winner
2015:
Endymion by Dan Simmons (Subterranean)
— cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
2015:
“Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza” by Carrie Vaughn (Tor.com Oct 2014)
— interior illustration — nomination
2015:
“El Venado”
— monochrome work, unpublished — nomination
2015:
“La Calavera Loteria”
— product illustration — nomination
2015:
“El Arpa”
— product illustration — nomination
2014:
“The Button Man and the Murder Tree” by Cherie Priest (Tor.com May 2013)
— interior illustration — nomination
2014:
“The Good Life” (Popular Science Jun 2013)
— interior illustration — nomination
2014:
“La Luna”
— monochrome work, unpublished — nomination
2014:
“El Arpa”
— product illustration — nomination
2013:
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (Subterranean)
— cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
2013:
The Creative Fire by Brenda Cooper (Pyr)
— cover illustration, paperback — winner
2013:
— product illustration — winner
2012:
George R.R. Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire, 2012 Calendar (Random House)
— product illustration — winner
2011:
The Waters Rising by Sheri S. Tepper (Harper Voyager)
— cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
2011:
Elric: Swords and Roses by Michael Moorcock (Del Rey)
— cover illustration, paperback — nomination
2011:
Elric: Swords and Roses by Michael Moorcock (Del Rey)
— interior illustration — nomination
2010:
Drood by Dan Simmons (Subterranean)
— cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
2010:
World's End by Mark Chadbourn (Pyr)
— cover illustration, paperback — nomination
2010:
(Asimov's Sep 2009)
— cover illustration, magazine — winner
2010:
“Salem's Lot” by George Beahm (Knowing Darkness)
— interior illustration — nomination
2009:
Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor)
— cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
2009:
Fast Forward 2 by Lou Anders, ed. (Pyr)
— cover illustration, paperback — winner
2009:
(Asimov's Sep 2008)
— cover illustration, magazine — nomination
2009:
Elric: The Stealer of Souls by Michael Moorcock (Del Rey)
— interior illustration — nomination
2008:
The Margarets by Sheri S. Tepper (Eos)
— cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
2008:
Time's Child by Rebecca Ore (HarperCollins)
— cover illustration, paperback — nomination
2007:
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller (Eos)
— cover illustration, paperback — nomination
2007:
(Interzone #204 May/Jun 2006)
— cover illustration, magazine — nomination
2006:
“The Second Hunt” (Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine)
— interior illustration — nomination
2006:
— artistic achievement — winner
2005:
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree, Jr. (Tachyon Publications)
— cover illustration, paperback — winner
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(3 nominations)
2022:
— artist — nomination
2021:
— artist — nomination
2020:
— artist — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(21 nominations; 5 wins)
2024:
— artist — winner
2023:
— artist — 2nd place
2022:
— artist — 2nd place
2021:
— artist — winner
2020:
— artist — winner
2019:
— artist — 3rd place
2018:
— artist — 5th place
2017:
— artist — 4th place
2016:
— artist — 3rd place
2015:
— artist — winner
2014:
— artist — 2nd place
2013:
— artist — 2nd place
2012:
— artist — 3rd place
2011:
— artist — 3rd place
2010:
— artist — 2nd place
2009:
— artist — 3rd place
2008:
— artist — 4th place
2007:
Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio (MonkeyBrain)
— art book — 2nd place
2007:
— artist — winner
2006:
— artist — 3rd place
2005:
— artist — 8th place
— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(3 nominations; 3 wins)
2021:
(Asimov's Mar/Apr 2020)
— cover — winner
2010:
(Asimov's Sep 2009)
— cover — winner
2009:
(Asimov's Sep 2008)
— cover — winner (tie)
International Horror Guild Awards — for horror works, juried
(3 nominations; 2 wins)
2007:
Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio
— art — winner (tie)
2002:
— artist — winner
2001:
— artist — nomination
Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
2007:
Untitled (Interzone #204 Jun 2006)
— art — 2nd place
SFWA Awards — for works and contributions to SF, presented by the SFFWA
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2020:
— Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award — winner
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