William Gibson
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 2
Major Awards: 3
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 5
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 77
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Career and Special Awards —
Science Fiction Hall of Fame — selected by Science Fiction Museum and advisors
2008:
Living Inductee — winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(6 nominations; 1 win)
1994:
Virtual Light (Bantam Spectra)
— novel — nomination
1989:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
— novel — nomination
1987:
Count Zero (Asimov's Jan,Feb,Mar 1986; Gollancz; Arbor House)
— novel — nomination
1987:
“The Winter Market ” (Stardate Mar/Apr 1986; Interzone #15 Spring 1986)
— novelette — nomination
1986:
“Dogfight” (by Michael Swanwick & WG) (Omni Jul 1985)
— novelette — nomination
1985:
Neuromancer (Ace)
— novel — winner
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(8 nominations; 1 win)
1992:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Bantam Spectra)
— novel — nomination
1989:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Bantam Spectra)
— novel — nomination
1987:
Count Zero (Asimov's Jan,Feb,Mar 1986; Arbor House)
— novel — nomination
1987:
“The Winter Market ” (Stardate Mar/Apr 1986; Interzone #15 Spring 1986)
— novelette — nomination
1986:
“Dogfight” (by Michael Swanwick & WG) (Omni Jul 1985)
— novelette — nomination
1985:
Neuromancer (Ace)
— novel — winner
1983:
“Burning Chrome ” (Omni Jul 1982)
— novelette — nomination
1982:
“Johnny Mnemonic” (Omni May 1981)
— short story — nomination
Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(1 nomination)
2004:
Pattern Recognition (Viking)
— shortlist
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(5 nominations)
2004:
Pattern Recognition (Viking)
— novel — nomination
1991:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz)
— novel — nomination
1987:
Count Zero (Gollancz)
— novel — nomination
1987:
“The Winter Market ” (Interzone #15 Spring 1986; Burning Chrome)
— short story — nomination
1985:
Neuromancer (Gollancz)
— novel — nomination
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(4 nominations)
2015:
The Peripheral (Putnam)
— finalist
2011:
Zero History (Putnam)
— finalist
1992:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
— second place
1985:
Neuromancer (Ace)
— third place
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1985:
Neuromancer (Ace)
— winner
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(25 nominations; 1 win)
2021:
Agency (Berkley; Viking UK)
— sf novel — 5th place
2015:
The Peripheral (Putnam; Viking UK)
— sf novel — 4th place
2013:
Distrust That Particular Flavor (Putnam)
— non-fiction — winner
2011:
Zero History (Putnam; Viking UK)
— sf novel — 5th place
2008:
Spook Country (Putnam; Viking UK)
— sf novel — 2nd place
2004:
Pattern Recognition (Putnam)
— sf novel — 2nd place
2000:
All Tomorrow's Parties (Putnam)
— sf novel — 15th place
1997:
Idoru (Putnam)
— sf novel — 6th place
1994:
Virtual Light (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 4th place
1992:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 20th place
1992:
“Skinner's Room” (Omni Nov 1991)
— short story — 15th place
1991:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz)
— sf novel — 8th place
1989:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 2nd place
1987:
Count Zero (Arbor House)
— sf novel — 3rd place
1987:
“The Winter Market ” (Stardate Mar/Apr 1986; Interzone #15 Spring 1986)
— novelette — 4th place
1987:
Burning Chrome (Arbor House)
— collection — 2nd place
1986:
“Dogfight” (by Michael Swanwick & WG) (Omni Jul 1985)
— novelette — 5th place
1985:
Neuromancer (Ace)
— sf novel — 8th place
1985:
Neuromancer (Ace)
— first novel — 2nd place
1985:
“New Rose Hotel ” (Omni Jul 1984)
— short story — 19th place
1984:
“Red Star, Winter Orbit” (by Bruce Sterling & WG) (Omni Jul 1983)
— novelette — 19th place
1983:
“Burning Chrome ” (Omni Jul 1982)
— novelette — 17th place
1982:
“Johnny Mnemonic” (Omni May 1981)
— novelette — 20th place
1982:
“The Gernsback Continuum ” (Universe 11)
— short story — 24th place
1982:
“Hinterlands ” (Omni Oct 1981)
— short story — 21st place
— Other Awards —
Aurora Awards — for Canadian SF/F in English and in French, voted by members of annual convention
(8 nominations; 2 wins)
2017:
The Blue Ant Trilogy (Berkley)
— best of the decade — nomination
2015:
The Peripheral (Penguin Canada)
— novel — nomination
1995:
Virtual Light (Seal Press)
— long-form, English — winner
1994:
Virtual Light (Seal Press)
— long-form, English — nomination
1992:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Bantam Spectra)
— long-form, English — nomination
1989:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Bantam Spectra)
— long-form, English — winner
1986:
“The Winter Market ” (Vancouver Nov 1985)
— short-form, English — nomination
1985:
Neuromancer (Ace)
— outstanding work — nomination
Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(2 nominations; 1 win)
1989:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Gollancz)
— international fiction — nomination
1985:
Neuromancer (Ace)
— international fiction — winner
Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(2 nominations)
1989:
all-time best sf author — 19th place
1987:
“The Winter Market ” (Interzone #15 Spring 1986)
— fiction — 3rd place
Italia Awards — for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(1 nomination)
1995:
Virtual Light
— international novel — 2nd place
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(5 nominations; 1 win)
1987:
Count Zero (Arbor House)
— novel — 2nd place
1987:
“The Winter Market ” (“Burning Chrome”; Stardate Mar 1986)
— novelette — 2nd place (tie)
1986:
“Dogfight” (by Michael Swanwick & WG) (Omni Jul 1985)
— novelette — 2nd place
1985:
Neuromancer (Ace)
— novel — winner
1983:
“Burning Chrome ” (Omni Jul 1982)
— novelette — 3rd place
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2001:
All Tomorrow's Parties
— foreign novel — nomination
1987:
Neuromancer
— foreign novel — winner
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(1 nomination)
2004:
Pattern Recognition (Viking; Berkley)
— sf/fantasy book — 6th place
Southeastern SF Achievement Awards — for SF/F/H works by writers in southeastern US
(3 nominations)
2006:
life achievement — nomination
2005:
lifetime achievement — nomination
2004:
Pattern Recognition (Putnam)
— novel — nomination
The Kitschies — for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried
(1 nomination)
2015:
The Peripheral (Viking)
— Red Tentacle (novel) — nomination
— As Judge —
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