Neil Gaiman
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 —
Science Fiction Hall of Fame — selected by Science Fiction Museum and advisors
2019:
— creator — winner
Forry Award — for lifetime achievement, presented by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
2020:
— winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(9 nominations; 5 wins)
2017:
The View from the Cheap Seats (Morrow; Headline)
— related work — nomination
2016:
The Sandman: Overture (by written by NG, art by J. H. Williams III) (Vertigo)
— graphic story — winner
2010:
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (by written by NG, penciled by Andy Kubert, inked by Scott Williams) (DC Comics)
— graphic story — nomination
2009:
The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury)
— novel — winner
2007:
“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” (Fragile Things)
— short story — nomination
2004:
“A Study in Emerald” (Shadows Over Baker Street)
— short story — winner
2003:
Coraline (HarperCollins)
— novella — winner
2002:
American Gods (Morrow)
— novel — winner
2000:
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (by NG, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano) (DC/Vertigo)
— related book — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
2014:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Morrow; Headline Review)
— novel — nomination
2004:
Coraline (HarperCollins)
— novella — winner
2003:
American Gods (Morrow)
— novel — winner
2001:
Princess Mononoke (by Hayao Miyazaki & NG)
— script — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(13 nominations; 1 win)
2016:
(by NG, Dave Stewart & J. H. Williams III) for The Sandman: Overture
— special award, professional — nomination
2014:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Morrow; Headline Review)
— novel — nomination
2011:
Stories: All-New Tales (NG & Al Sarrantonio, eds.) (Morrow; Headline Review)
— anthology — nomination
2009:
The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury)
— novel — nomination
2009:
Odd and the Frost Giants (Bloomsbury; HarperCollins 2009)
— novella — nomination
2003:
Coraline (HarperCollins)
— novella — nomination
2003:
“October in the Chair” (Conjunctions 39: The New Wave Fabulists)
— short story — nomination
2002:
American Gods (Morrow)
— novel — nomination
1999:
“Shoggoth's Old Peculiar” (The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy; Smoke and Mirrors)
— short story — nomination
1994:
“Troll Bridge” (Snow White, Blood Red)
— short story — nomination
1994:
Angels & Visitations: A Miscellany (DreamHaven)
— collection — nomination
1991:
Good Omens (by Terry Pratchett & NG) (Gollancz; Workman)
— novel — nomination
1991:
“A Midsummer Night's Dream” (by NG & Charles Vess) (Sandman #19)
— short story — winner
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(9 nominations; 5 wins)
2020:
Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples (by NG & Colleen Doran) (Dark Horse)
— graphic novel — winner
2004:
The Sandman: Endless Nights (DC Comics)
— illustrated narrative — winner
2004:
The Wolves in the Walls (HarperCollins)
— work for younger readers — nomination
2003:
Coraline (HarperCollins)
— long fiction — nomination
2003:
Coraline (HarperCollins)
— work for younger readers — winner
2002:
American Gods (Morrow)
— novel — winner
2000:
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (by NG, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano) (DC/Vertigo)
— comic book, graphic novel, or other illustrated narrative — winner
1999:
Smoke and Mirrors (Avon)
— collection — nomination
1994:
Sandman (DC/Vertigo)
— other media — nomination
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(13 nominations; 3 wins)
2021:
The Sandman (by Dirk Maggs & NG) (Audible Originals)
— audio — nomination
2018:
Norse Mythology (Bloomsbury)
— collection — nomination
2014:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Headline)
— fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) — nomination
2010:
Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (by NG & Andy Kubert) (DC Comics)
— comic/graphic novel — winner
2009:
The Graveyard Book (Bloomsbury)
— August Derleth Award (novel) — nomination
2009:
journal.neilgaiman.com
— nonfiction — nomination
2007:
Fragile Things (Headline)
— collection — winner
2006:
Anansi Boys (Headline)
— August Derleth Award (novel) — winner
2005:
“The Problem of Susan” (Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy)
— short fiction — nomination
2002:
American Gods (Headline Feature)
— August Derleth Award (novel) — nomination
1998:
The Sandman: The Wake (Titan Books)
— anthology/collection — nomination
1997:
The Sandman: Book of Dreams (NG & Edward E. Kramer, eds.) (HarperPrism; HarperCollins)
— anthology/collection — nomination
1996:
Sandman: World's End (Vertigo)
— anthology/collection — nomination
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(3 nominations; 2 wins)
2004:
The Wolves in the Walls (by NG & Dave McKean) (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
— short fiction — winner
2003:
Coraline (Bloomsbury)
— short fiction — winner
2002:
American Gods (Headline Feature)
— novel — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2016:
The Sandman: Overture (by NG & J. H. Williams III) (Vertigo)
— graphic novel — winner
Ray Bradbury Award — for SF/F dramatic presentation, presented by SFWA in parallel with the Nebula Awards
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2023:
The Sandman (Season 1) (with 13 other nominees)
— finalist
2012:
Doctor Who: “The Doctor's Wife” (by NG, writer; Richard Clark, director)
— winner
Shirley Jackson Awards — for works of psychological horror and dark fantastic, juried
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
2011:
“The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains” (Stories)
— novelette — winner
2011:
Stories: All-New Tales (NG & Al Sarrantonio, eds.) (Morrow)
— anthology — winner
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(38 nominations; 23 wins)
2023:
Chivalry (by NG, art by Colleen Doran) (Dark Horse)
— illustrated and art book — winner
2018:
Norse Mythology (Norton; Bloomsbury)
— collection — 2nd place
2017:
The View from the Cheap Seats (Morrow; Headline)
— non-fiction — 3rd place
2016:
“Black Dog” (Trigger Warning)
— novelette — winner
2016:
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances (Morrow)
— collection — winner
2014:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Morrow; Headline Review)
— fantasy novel — winner
2014:
“The Sleeper and the Spindle” (Rags and Bones)
— novelette — winner
2014:
Unnatural Creatures (NG & Maria Dahvana Headley, eds.) (Harper; Bloomsbury)
— anthology — 5th place
2012:
“"And Weep Like Alexander"” (Fables from the Fountain)
— short story — 6th place
2012:
“The Case of Death and Honey” (A Study In Sherlock)
— short story — winner
2011:
“The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains” (Stories)
— novelette — winner
2011:
“The Thing About Cassandra” (Songs of Love and Death)
— short story — winner
2011:
Instructions (by Charles Vess & NG) (Harper)
— art book — 2nd place
2010:
“An Invocation of Incuriosity” (Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honor of Jack Vance)
— short story — winner
2009:
The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury)
— young adult novel — winner
2009:
Coraline: The Graphic Novel (by NG, adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell) (HarperCollins)
— nonfiction/art book — winner
2008:
“The Witch's Headstone” (Wizards)
— novelette — winner
2007:
“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” (Fragile Things)
— short story — winner
2007:
Fragile Things (Morrow; Review)
— collection — winner
2006:
Anansi Boys (Morrow; Review)
— fantasy novel — winner
2006:
“Sunbird” (Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things that Aren't as Scary...)
— short story — winner
2005:
“Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire” (Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales)
— short story — winner
2004:
“Bitter Grounds” (Mojo: Conjure Stories)
— novelette — 6th place
2004:
“The Monarch of the Glen” (Legends II)
— novelette — 2nd place
2004:
“A Study in Emerald” (Shadows Over Baker Street)
— novelette — winner
2004:
“Closing Time” (McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales)
— short story — winner
2004:
The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo)
— non-fiction/art — winner
2004:
The Wolves in the Walls (by NG & Dave McKean) (HarperCollins)
— non-fiction/art — 2nd place
2003:
Coraline (HarperCollins)
— young adult novel — winner
2003:
A Walking Tour of the Shambles (by Gene Wolfe & NG) (American Fantasy Press)
— novelette — 3rd place
2003:
“October in the Chair” (Conjunctions 39: The New Wave Fabulists)
— short story — winner
2002:
American Gods (Morrow)
— fantasy novel — winner
2000:
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (by NG, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano) (DC/Vertigo)
— art book — 5th place
1999:
Stardust (DC/Vertigo; Avon 1999)
— fantasy novel — 2nd place
1999:
Smoke and Mirrors (Avon)
— collection — 2nd place
1999:
Stardust (by NG & Charles Vess) (DC/Vertigo)
— art book — 4th place
1991:
Good Omens (by Terry Pratchett & NG) (Gollancz; Workman)
— fantasy novel — 2nd place
1986:
Ghastly Beyond Belief (by NG & Kim Newman) (Arrow)
— nonfiction/reference — 10th place
— Other Awards —
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards — for SF/F/H on GLBT themes, voted by members of Gaylactic Network
(1 nomination)
2003:
Murder Mysteries (by NG & Craig Russell) (Dark Horse)
— comic book/graphic novel — nomination
Geffen Awards — for SF works in Hebrew, voted by members of annual Israeli SF/F convention
(5 nominations; 5 wins)
2015:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
— fantasy book — winner
2006:
Anansi Boys
— fantasy book — winner
2004:
Smoke and Mirrors
— fantasy book — winner
2003:
American Gods
— fantasy book — winner
2000:
Stardust
— fantasy book — winner
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire — for SF works published in France, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2009:
Fragile Things
— Translated Short Story or Collection — winner
HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(2 nominations)
2000:
“Goliath” (The Matrix)
— short story — nomination
1991:
Good Omens (by Terry Pratchett & NG) (Workman)
— fantasy novel — nomination
International Horror Guild Awards — for horror works, juried
(5 nominations; 1 win)
2004:
The Sandman: Endless Nights (DC/Vertigo)
— illustrated narrative — nomination
2004:
The Wolves in the Walls (by NG, illustrated by Dave McKean)
— illustrated narrative — nomination
2003:
Coraline (HarperCollins)
— long form — nomination
2002:
American Gods (Morrow)
— novel — nomination
1995:
Angels & Visitations: A Miscellany (DreamHaven)
— collection — winner
Italia Awards — for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(2 nominations)
2004:
American Gods
— international novel — 2nd place
2003:
American Gods
— international novel — 2nd place
Mythopoeic Awards — for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(7 nominations; 2 wins)
2014:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Morrow)
— adult literature — nomination
2009:
The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins)
— children's literature — nomination
2006:
Anansi Boys (Morrow)
— adult literature — winner
2003:
Coraline (HarperCollins)
— children's literature — nomination
2002:
American Gods (Morrow)
— adult literature — nomination
1999:
Stardust (by NG & Charles Vess) (DC/Vertigo; Avon 1999)
— adult literature — winner
1998:
Neverwhere (Avon)
— adult literature — nomination
Phantastik Preis — for SF/F works published in Germany, polled by readers of Phantastik.de website
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
2015:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
— foreign novel — winner
2011:
Odd and the Frost Giants
— foreign novel — winner
2004:
American Gods
— foreign novel — nomination
2001:
Stardust
— foreign novel — nomination
Rhysling Awards — for SF/F poetry, voted by members of the SF Poetry Association
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2018:
“The Mushroom Hunters” (Brainpickings 26 Apr 2017)
— long poem — winner
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(2 nominations)
2006:
“A Study in Emerald”
— translated short form — nomination
1997:
“Snow, Glass, Apples.”
— overseas short story — nomination
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(7 nominations; 2 wins)
2009:
The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury)
— sf/fantasy book — 6th place
2007:
Fragile Things (Headline; William Morrow)
— sf/fantasy book — 6th place
2006:
Anansi Boys (William Morrow)
— sf/fantasy book — winner
2003:
Coraline (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury)
— sf/fantasy book — 8th place
2002:
American Gods (William Morrow)
— sf/fantasy book — 3rd place
1999:
Neverwhere (Avon)
— sf/fantasy book — 4th place
1999:
Smoke and Mirrors (Avon)
— sf/fantasy book — winner
SLF Fountain Award — for speculative fiction short story, juried
(1 nomination)
2004:
“Bitter Grounds” (Mojo: Conjure Stories)
— honorable mention
— As Judge —
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