Neil Gaiman


science fiction awards database

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Awards Summary

Career and Special Awards: 2

Major Awards: 22

Locus Awards: 23

Other Awards: 14

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 134

Times Served as Judge: 1

— Career and Special Awards —
— creator — winner

Forry Awardfor lifetime achievement, presented by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
winner

— Major Awards —
Hugo Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(9 nominations; 5 wins)

The View from the Cheap Seats (Morrow; Headline) — related work — nomination

The Sandman: Overture (by written by NG, art by J. H. Williams III) (Vertigo) — graphic story — winner

Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (by written by NG, penciled by Andy Kubert, inked by Scott Williams) (DC Comics) — graphic story — nomination

The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury) — novel — winner

“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” (Fragile Things) — short story — nomination

“A Study in Emerald” (Shadows Over Baker Street) — short story — winner

Coraline (HarperCollins) — novella — winner

American Gods (Morrow) — novel — winner

The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (by NG, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano) (DC/Vertigo) — related book — nomination

Nebula Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(4 nominations; 2 wins)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Morrow; Headline Review) — novel — nomination

Coraline (HarperCollins) — novella — winner

American Gods (Morrow) — novel — winner

Princess Mononoke (by Hayao Miyazaki & NG) — script — nomination

World Fantasy Awardsfor Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(13 nominations; 1 win)

(by NG, Dave Stewart & J. H. Williams III) for The Sandman: Overture — special award, professional — nomination

The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Morrow; Headline Review) — novel — nomination

Stories: All-New Tales (NG & Al Sarrantonio, eds.) (Morrow; Headline Review) — anthology — nomination

The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury) — novel — nomination

Odd and the Frost Giants (Bloomsbury; HarperCollins 2009) — novella — nomination

Coraline (HarperCollins) — novella — nomination

“October in the Chair” (Conjunctions 39: The New Wave Fabulists) — short story — nomination

American Gods (Morrow) — novel — nomination

“Shoggoth's Old Peculiar” (The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy; Smoke and Mirrors) — short story — nomination

“Troll Bridge” (Snow White, Blood Red) — short story — nomination

Angels & Visitations: A Miscellany (DreamHaven) — collection — nomination

Good Omens (by Terry Pratchett & NG) (Gollancz; Workman) — novel — nomination

“A Midsummer Night's Dream” (by NG & Charles Vess) (Sandman #19) — short story — winner

Bram Stoker Awardsfor Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(9 nominations; 5 wins)

Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples (by NG & Colleen Doran) (Dark Horse) — graphic novel — winner

The Sandman: Endless Nights (DC Comics) — illustrated narrative — winner

The Wolves in the Walls (HarperCollins) — work for younger readers — nomination

Coraline (HarperCollins) — long fiction — nomination

Coraline (HarperCollins) — work for younger readers — winner

American Gods (Morrow) — novel — winner

The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (by NG, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano) (DC/Vertigo) — comic book, graphic novel, or other illustrated narrative — winner

Smoke and Mirrors (Avon) — collection — nomination

Sandman (DC/Vertigo) — other media — nomination

British Fantasy Awardsfor fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(13 nominations; 3 wins)

The Sandman (by Dirk Maggs & NG) (Audible Originals) — audio — nomination

Norse Mythology (Bloomsbury) — collection — nomination

The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Headline) — fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) — nomination

Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (by NG & Andy Kubert) (DC Comics) — comic/graphic novel — winner

The Graveyard Book (Bloomsbury) — August Derleth Award (novel) — nomination

journal.neilgaiman.com — nonfiction — nomination

Fragile Things (Headline) — collection — winner

Anansi Boys (Headline) — August Derleth Award (novel) — winner

“The Problem of Susan” (Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy) — short fiction — nomination

American Gods (Headline Feature) — August Derleth Award (novel) — nomination

The Sandman: The Wake (Titan Books) — anthology/collection — nomination

The Sandman: Book of Dreams (NG & Edward E. Kramer, eds.) (HarperPrism; HarperCollins) — anthology/collection — nomination

Sandman: World's End (Vertigo) — anthology/collection — nomination

British SF Association Awardsfor SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(3 nominations; 2 wins)

The Wolves in the Walls (by NG & Dave McKean) (Bloomsbury Children's Books) — short fiction — winner

Coraline (Bloomsbury) — short fiction — winner

American Gods (Headline Feature) — novel — nomination

Dragon Awardsfor SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination; 1 win)

The Sandman: Overture (by NG & J. H. Williams III) (Vertigo) — graphic novel — winner

Ray Bradbury Awardfor SF/F dramatic presentation, presented by SFWA in parallel with the Nebula Awards
(2 nominations; 1 win)

The Sandman (Season 1) (with 13 other nominees) — finalist

Doctor Who: “The Doctor's Wife” (by NG, writer; Richard Clark, director) — winner

Shirley Jackson Awardsfor works of psychological horror and dark fantastic, juried
(2 nominations; 2 wins)

“The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains” (Stories) — novelette — winner

Stories: All-New Tales (NG & Al Sarrantonio, eds.) (Morrow) — anthology — winner

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awardsfor SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(38 nominations; 23 wins)

Chivalry (by NG, art by Colleen Doran) (Dark Horse) — illustrated and art book — winner

Norse Mythology (Norton; Bloomsbury) — collection — 2nd place

The View from the Cheap Seats (Morrow; Headline) — non-fiction — 3rd place

“Black Dog” (Trigger Warning) — novelette — winner

Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances (Morrow) — collection — winner

The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Morrow; Headline Review) — fantasy novel — winner

“The Sleeper and the Spindle” (Rags and Bones) — novelette — winner

Unnatural Creatures (NG & Maria Dahvana Headley, eds.) (Harper; Bloomsbury) — anthology — 5th place

“"And Weep Like Alexander"” (Fables from the Fountain) — short story — 6th place

“The Case of Death and Honey” (A Study In Sherlock) — short story — winner

“The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains” (Stories) — novelette — winner

“The Thing About Cassandra” (Songs of Love and Death) — short story — winner

Instructions (by Charles Vess & NG) (Harper) — art book — 2nd place

“An Invocation of Incuriosity” (Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honor of Jack Vance) — short story — winner

The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury) — young adult novel — winner

Coraline: The Graphic Novel (by NG, adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell) (HarperCollins) — nonfiction/art book — winner

“The Witch's Headstone” (Wizards) — novelette — winner

“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” (Fragile Things) — short story — winner

Fragile Things (Morrow; Review) — collection — winner

Anansi Boys (Morrow; Review) — fantasy novel — winner

“Sunbird” (Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things that Aren't as Scary...) — short story — winner

“Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire” (Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales) — short story — winner

“Bitter Grounds” (Mojo: Conjure Stories) — novelette — 6th place

“The Monarch of the Glen” (Legends II) — novelette — 2nd place

“A Study in Emerald” (Shadows Over Baker Street) — novelette — winner

“Closing Time” (McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales) — short story — winner

The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo) — non-fiction/art — winner

The Wolves in the Walls (by NG & Dave McKean) (HarperCollins) — non-fiction/art — 2nd place

Coraline (HarperCollins) — young adult novel — winner

A Walking Tour of the Shambles (by Gene Wolfe & NG) (American Fantasy Press) — novelette — 3rd place

“October in the Chair” (Conjunctions 39: The New Wave Fabulists) — short story — winner

American Gods (Morrow) — fantasy novel — winner

The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (by NG, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano) (DC/Vertigo) — art book — 5th place

Stardust (DC/Vertigo; Avon 1999) — fantasy novel — 2nd place

Smoke and Mirrors (Avon) — collection — 2nd place

Stardust (by NG & Charles Vess) (DC/Vertigo) — art book — 4th place

Good Omens (by Terry Pratchett & NG) (Gollancz; Workman) — fantasy novel — 2nd place

Ghastly Beyond Belief (by NG & Kim Newman) (Arrow) — nonfiction/reference — 10th place

— Other Awards —
Gaylactic Spectrum Awardsfor SF/F/H on GLBT themes, voted by members of Gaylactic Network
(1 nomination)

Murder Mysteries (by NG & Craig Russell) (Dark Horse) — comic book/graphic novel — nomination

Geffen Awardsfor SF works in Hebrew, voted by members of annual Israeli SF/F convention
(5 nominations; 5 wins)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane — fantasy book — winner

Anansi Boys — fantasy book — winner

Smoke and Mirrors — fantasy book — winner

American Gods — fantasy book — winner

Stardust — fantasy book — winner

Grand Prix de l'Imaginairefor SF works published in France, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)

Fragile Things — Translated Short Story or Collection — winner

HOMer Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(2 nominations)

“Goliath” (The Matrix) — short story — nomination

Good Omens (by Terry Pratchett & NG) (Workman) — fantasy novel — nomination

International Horror Guild Awardsfor horror works, juried
(5 nominations; 1 win)

The Sandman: Endless Nights (DC/Vertigo) — illustrated narrative — nomination

The Wolves in the Walls (by NG, illustrated by Dave McKean) — illustrated narrative — nomination

Coraline (HarperCollins) — long form — nomination

American Gods (Morrow) — novel — nomination

Angels & Visitations: A Miscellany (DreamHaven) — collection — winner

Italia Awardsfor SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(2 nominations)

American Gods — international novel — 2nd place

American Gods — international novel — 2nd place

Mythopoeic Awardsfor fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(7 nominations; 2 wins)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Morrow) — adult literature — nomination

The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins) — children's literature — nomination

Anansi Boys (Morrow) — adult literature — winner

Coraline (HarperCollins) — children's literature — nomination

American Gods (Morrow) — adult literature — nomination

Stardust (by NG & Charles Vess) (DC/Vertigo; Avon 1999) — adult literature — winner

Neverwhere (Avon) — adult literature — nomination

Phantastik Preisfor SF/F works published in Germany, polled by readers of Phantastik.de website
(4 nominations; 2 wins)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane — foreign novel — winner

Odd and the Frost Giants — foreign novel — winner

American Gods — foreign novel — nomination

Stardust — foreign novel — nomination

Rhysling Awardsfor SF/F poetry, voted by members of the SF Poetry Association
(1 nomination; 1 win)

“The Mushroom Hunters” (Brainpickings 26 Apr 2017) — long poem — winner

Seiun Awardsfor SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(2 nominations)

“A Study in Emerald” — translated short form — nomination

“Snow, Glass, Apples.” — overseas short story — nomination

SF Site Readers Pollfor SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(7 nominations; 2 wins)

The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury) — sf/fantasy book — 6th place

Fragile Things (Headline; William Morrow) — sf/fantasy book — 6th place

Anansi Boys (William Morrow) — sf/fantasy book — winner

Coraline (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury) — sf/fantasy book — 8th place

American Gods (William Morrow) — sf/fantasy book — 3rd place

Neverwhere (Avon) — sf/fantasy book — 4th place

Smoke and Mirrors (Avon) — sf/fantasy book — winner

SLF Fountain Awardfor speculative fiction short story, juried
(1 nomination)

“Bitter Grounds” (Mojo: Conjure Stories) — honorable mention


— As Judge —
Arthur C. Clarke Awardfor SF novel published in the UK; juried
 



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