Hugo Awards Tallies
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Multiple Winners
Locus Magazine publisher/editor Charles N. Brown and Ansible publisher, fan writer, and author Dave Langford are tied with 29 Hugo each. Connie Willis holds the lead for most Hugos for works of fiction, 11.
Locus Magazine publisher/editor Charles N. Brown and Ansible publisher, fan writer, and author Dave Langford are tied with 29 Hugo each. Connie Willis holds the lead for most Hugos for works of fiction, 11.
Losers Club
Kathryn Cramer has the most nominations (as co-editor of The New York Review of Science Fiction) without ever having won. Among authors, Michael A. Burstein, Michael Bishop, Gene Wolfe, and Jerry Pournelle are prominent Hugo never-winners.
Kathryn Cramer has the most nominations (as co-editor of The New York Review of Science Fiction) without ever having won. Among authors, Michael A. Burstein, Michael Bishop, Gene Wolfe, and Jerry Pournelle are prominent Hugo never-winners.
Never Won
Ray Bradbury, A.E. van Vogt, Lester del Rey; Gregory Benford, Norman Spinrad
Ray Bradbury, A.E. van Vogt, Lester del Rey; Gregory Benford, Norman Spinrad
Never Even Nominated
Michael Moorcock, Paul J. McAuley, Tim Powers, J.G. Ballard. Iain M. Banks received his first Hugo nomination in 2005, Geoff Ryman in 2007
Michael Moorcock, Paul J. McAuley, Tim Powers, J.G. Ballard. Iain M. Banks received his first Hugo nomination in 2005, Geoff Ryman in 2007
Total Hugo Wins
(Number of fiction wins in parentheses)
(Number of fiction wins in parentheses)
| 29 | Charles N. Brown, David Langford (1) |
| 16 | Gardner Dozois |
| 15 | Michael Whelan |
| 13 | Richard E. Geis |
| 12 | Mike Glyer, no award (3), Lynne M. Thomas |
| 11 | Connie Willis (11) |
Total Hugo Nominations
(Number of fiction nominations in parentheses)
[Number of wins in brackets]
(Number of fiction nominations in parentheses)
[Number of wins in brackets]
| 57 | Mike Glyer [12] |
| 55 | David Langford (1) [29] |
| 47 | Charles N. Brown [29] |
| 41 | David G. Hartwell [3] |
| 37 | Mike Resnick (30) [5] |
| 35 | Stanley Schmidt (1) [1] |
| 34 | Richard E. Geis [13] |
| 31 | Bob Eggleton [9], Michael Whelan [15] |
| 29 | Robert Silverberg (24) [4] |
| 27 | Brad W. Foster [8] |
| 26 | Harlan Ellison (19) [8], Andrew I. Porter [3], Jonathan Strahan [1], Frank Kelly Freas [10], Gardner Dozois (5) [16], Ursula K. Le Guin (20) [8] |
| 25 | Lynne M. Thomas [12], Seanan McGuire (20) [6], Edward L. Ferman [7] |
| 24 | Michael Swanwick (22) [5], Connie Willis (24) [11], Christopher J Garcia [2] |
| 23 | Frederik Pohl (9) [7] |
| 22 | Terry Carr (1) [4], Bill Rotsler (1) [4], Ellen Datlow [10] |
| 21 | Don Maitz [2] |
| 20 | David Pringle [1], Gordon Van Gelder [2], Teddy Harvia [4] |
Hugo Never-Winners
Number of nominations without ever having won
(Fiction nominations in parentheses)
Number of nominations without ever having won
(Fiction nominations in parentheses)
| 19 | Steven H Silver |
| 17 | Kathryn Cramer |
| 14 | Alasdair Stuart, Guy H. Lillian III, Kevin J. Maroney |
| 13 | Scott H. Andrews |
| 12 | Arthur D. Hlavaty, Thomas Canty, Aliette de Bodard (12), Evelyn C. Leeper |
| 11 | Taral Wayne, Andy Cox, David A. Cherry |
| 10 | Andrew Hooper, Michael A. Burstein (10) |
| 9 | Michael Bishop (9), Stephen E. Fabian, Gene Wolfe (9), Jerry Pournelle (8), Algis Budrys (6) |
| 8 | Cathy Fenner, James Baen, Mark Plummer, Bob Devney, Kieron Gillen, Arnie Fenner |
| 7 | Howard Waldrop (7), Timothy Lane, Daniel Dos Santos, Beth Meacham, Grant Canfield, Charles Payseur, Michael F. Flynn (7), Tina Connolly (1), Spring Schoenhuth |
Total Hugo Losses
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
| 45 | Mike Glyer [12] |
| 38 | David G. Hartwell [3] |
| 34 | Stanley Schmidt [1] |
| 32 | Mike Resnick [5] |
| 26 | David Langford [29] |
| 25 | Robert Silverberg [4], Jonathan Strahan [1] |
| 23 | Andrew I. Porter [3] |
| 22 | Bob Eggleton [9], Christopher J Garcia [2] |
| 21 | Richard E. Geis [13] |
| 19 | Don Maitz [2], Michael Swanwick [5], Seanan McGuire [6], Steven H Silver, David Pringle [1], Brad W. Foster [8] |
| 18 | Gordon Van Gelder [2], Edward L. Ferman [7], Charles N. Brown [29], Harlan Ellison [8], Ursula K. Le Guin [8], Bill Rotsler [4], Terry Carr [4] |
| 17 | Kathryn Cramer |
| 16 | Steve Stiles [1], Michael Whelan [15], Frederik Pohl [7], Frank Kelly Freas [10], Teddy Harvia [4] |
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