Cixin Liu
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 1
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 7
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 19
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2017:
Death's End (by CL, translated by Ken Liu) (Tor; Head of Zeus)
— novel — nomination
2015:
The Three-Body Problem (by CL, translated by Ken Liu) (Tor)
— novel — winner
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(1 nomination)
2015:
The Three-Body Problem (by CL, translated by Ken Liu) (Tor)
— novel — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination)
2017:
Death's End (Tor)
— sf novel — nomination
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination)
2015:
The Three-Body Problem (by CL, translated by Ken Liu) (Tor)
— finalist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2017:
Death's End (Tor; Head of Zeus)
— sf novel — winner
2015:
The Three-Body Problem (Tor)
— sf novel — 2nd place
— Other Awards —
Ignotus Awards — for SF works published in Spain, voted by members of Spanish SF Association
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2017:
The Three-Body Problem
— foreign novel — winner
Italia Awards — for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2018:
The Three-Body Problem
— international novel — winner
Kurd Lasswitz Preis — for SF works published in Germany, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2017:
The Three-Body Problem
— foreign novel — winner
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(1 nomination)
2015:
The Three-Body Problem (Tor)
— novel — nomination
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(8 nominations; 4 wins)
2025:
“The Time Migration”
— translated story — nomination
2023:
Ball Lightning
— translated novel — nomination
2023:
The Wandering Earth
— translated story — winner (tie)
2022:
Death's End
— translated novel — nomination
2021:
The Dark Forest
— translated novel — winner
2021:
“The Weight of Memories”
— translated story — nomination
2020:
The Three-Body Problem
— translated novel — winner
2019:
“The Circle”
— translated story — winner
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