Lester del Rey
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 3
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 26
— Career and Special Awards —
Milford Award — for lifetime achievement in publishing or editing
1982:
(Judy-Lynn del Rey & LdR)
winner
Skylark Award — for contribution to SF in the spirit of E.E. "Doc" Smith; presented by NESFA
1972:
winner
— Major Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(4 nominations)
1983:
for Ballantine Del Rey
— special award, professional — nomination
1981:
for Ballantine Del Rey
— special award, professional — nomination
1980:
for Ballantine Del Rey Fantasy
— special award, professional — nomination
1978:
(Judy-Lynn del Rey & LdR) for Ballantine
— special award, professional — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(13 nominations)
1992:
Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales (LdR & Risa Kessler, eds.) (Legend; Ballantine Del Rey)
— anthology — 8th place
1980:
The Best of Hal Clement (by Hal Clement, edited by LdR) (Ballantine Del Rey)
— single author collection — 10th place
1980:
The World of Science Fiction: 1926-1976 (Ballantine Del Rey)
— related nonfiction book — 5th place
1977:
The Best of John W. Campbell (by John W. Campbell, edited by LdR) (Ballantine)
— author collection — 12th place
1977:
critic — 2nd place
1976:
The Best of C.L. Moore (by C. L. Moore, edited by LdR) (Ballantine)
— single author collection — 7th place
1976:
The Best of Frederik Pohl (by Frederik Pohl, edited by LdR) (Ballantine)
— single author collection — 14th place
1976:
Early del Rey (Doubleday)
— single author collection — 8th place
1976:
Fantastic SF Art 1926 - 1954 (Ballantine)
— associational item — 7th place
1976:
critic — 2nd place
1975:
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection (Dutton)
— reprint anthology — 10th place
1975:
critic — 5th place
1974:
critic — 7th place
— Other Awards —
Balrog Awards — for fantasy works, presented an annual FoolsCon in Kansas City
(2 nominations; 1 win)
1985:
special award — winner
1983:
for publishing
— professional achievement — nomination
Retro Hugo Awards — for SF works 50 years past, voted by members of the World SF Convention
(4 nominations)
2018:
Nerves (Astounding Science Fiction Sep 1942)
— novella — nomination
2014:
“The Faithful ” (Astounding Science-Fiction Apr 1938)
— short story — nomination
2014:
“Helen O'Loy” (Astounding Science-Fiction Dec 1938)
— short story — nomination
1996:
“Into Thy Hands ” (Astounding Aug 1945)
— novelette — nomination
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