Novel
- Winner: Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card (Tor)
- Black Genesis, L. Ron Hubbard (Bridge; New Era)
- Count Zero, William Gibson (Asimov's Jan,Feb,Mar 1986; Gollancz; Arbor House)
- Marooned in Realtime, Vernor Vinge (Analog May,Jun,Jul,Aug 1986; Bluejay)
- The Ragged Astronauts, Bob Shaw (Gollancz; Baen)
Dramatic Presentation
- Winner: Aliens
- The Fly
- Labyrinth
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Semi-prozine
- Winner: Locus, Charles N. Brown, ed.
- Fantasy Review, Robert A. Collins, ed.
- Interzone, Simon Ounsley & David Pringle, eds.
- Science Fiction Chronicle, Andrew Porter, ed.
- Science Fiction Review, Richard E. Geis, ed.
Fanzine
- Winner: Ansible, Dave Langford, ed.
- File 770, Mike Glyer, ed.
- Lan's Lantern, George "Lan" Laskowski, ed.
- Texas SF Inquirer, Pat Mueller, ed.
- Trapdoor, Robert Lichtman, ed.
Associated Awards