Retro Hugo Awards 2016
science fiction awards database
Where and When:
MidAmericon II,
Kansas City MO :
August 20, 2016
Eligibility Year: 1940
Associated With: Hugo Awards
Eligibility Year: 1940
Associated With: Hugo Awards
Novel
- Winner: “Slan”, A. E. van Vogt (Astounding Science-Fiction Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec 1940)
- “Gray Lensman”, E. E. "Doc" Smith (Astounding Science-Fiction Oct,Nov,Dec 1939, Jan 1940)
- The Ill-Made Knight, T. H. White (Putnam's)
- Kallocain, Karin Boye (Bonnier)
- “The Reign of Wizardry”, Jack Williamson (Unknown Mar,Apr,May 1940)
Novella
- Winner: “If This Goes On...”, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-Fiction Feb 1940)
- “Coventry”, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-Fiction Jul 1940)
- “Magic, Inc.”, Robert A. Heinlein (Unknown Sep 1940)
- “The Mathematics of Magic”, L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt (Unknown Aug 1940)
- “The Roaring Trumpet”, L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt (Unknown May 1940)
Novelette
- Winner: “The Roads Must Roll”, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-Fiction Jun 1940)
- “Blowups Happen”, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-Fiction Sep 1940)
- “Darker Than You Think”, Jack Williamson (Unknown Dec 1940)
- “Farewell to the Master”, Harry Bates (Astounding Science-Fiction Oct 1940)
- “It”, Theodore Sturgeon (Unknown Aug 1940)
Short Story
- Winner: “Robbie”, Isaac Asimov (Super Science Stories Sep 1940) (as "Strange Playfellow")
- “Martian Quest”, Leigh Brackett (Astounding Science-Fiction Feb 1940)
- “Requiem”, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-Fiction Jan 1940)
- “The Stellar Legion”, Leigh Brackett (Planet Stories Win 1940)
- “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”, Jorge Luis Borges (Sur 1940)
Graphic Story
- Winner: Batman #1 (Detective Comics Spr 1940)
- Captain Marvel: “Introducing Captain Marvel”, Bill Parker & C. C. Beck (Whiz Comics #2 Feb 1940)
- Flash Gordon: “The Ice Kingdom of Mongo”, Alex Raymond & Don Moore (King Features Syndicate Apr 1940)
- The Origin of the Spirit, Will Eisner (Register and Tribune Syndicate Jun 1940)
- The Spectre: “The Spectre"/"The Spectre Strikes!”, Jerry Siegel & Bernard Baily (More Fun Comics #52/53, Feb/Mar 1940)
Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- Winner: Pinocchio (written by Ted Sears et al., directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske; Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures)
- The Adventures of Superman: “The Baby from Krypton” (written by George Ludlam, produced by Frank Chase; WOR)
- The Invisible Man Returns (written by Joe May, Kurt Siodmak, and Lester Cole, directed by Joe May; Universal Pictures)
- Looney Tunes: “You Ought to Be in Pictures” (written by Jack Miller, directed by Friz Freleng; Warner Bros.)
- Merrie Melodies: “A Wild Hare” (written by Rich Hogan, directed by Tex Avery; Warner Bros.)
Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- Winner: Fantasia (written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer, directed by Samuel Armstrong et al.; Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures)
- Dr. Cyclops (written by Tom Kilpatrick, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack; Paramount Pictures)
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (written by George H. Plympton, Basil Dickey, and Barry Shipman, directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor; Universal Pictures)
- One Million B.C. (written by Mickell Novack, George Baker, and Joseph Frickert, directed by Hal Roach and Hal Roach, Jr.; United Artists)
- The Thief of Bagdad (written by Lajos Bíró and Miles Malleson, directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, and Tim Whelan; London Films, United Artists)
Editor, Short Form
Professional Artist
Fanzine
- Winner: Futuria Fantasia, Ray Bradbury
- Le Zombie, Bob Tucker
- Novacious, Forrest J Ackerman & Morojo
- Spaceways, Harry Jr. Warner
- Voice of the Imagi-Nation, Forrest J Ackerman & Morojo
Fan Writer
Copyright 2012 - 2025 by Mark R. Kelly and the Locus Science Fiction Foundation. All rights reserved.