Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist
| Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best fan artist of works devoted primarily to science fiction or fantasy |
| Presented by | World Science Fiction Society |
| First award | 1967 |
| Most recent winner | Sara Felix |
| Website | thehugoawards |
The Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist is given each year for artists of works related to science fiction or fantasy which appeared in low- or non-paying publications such as semiprozines or fanzines. A Hugo Award for professional artists is also given. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing".[1][2]
The fan award was first presented in 1967 and has been awarded annually. Between 1996 and 2025, Retrospective Hugo Awards or "Retro-Hugos" were available for works published 50, 75, or 100 years prior. Retro-Hugos could only be awarded for years after 1939 in which no awards were originally given.[3] Retro-Hugo awards were awarded for 1939, 1941, 1943–1946, 1951, and 1954, although only the 1946 and 1951 Retro-Hugos received sufficient nominations for the Fan Artist Hugo to make the ballot.[4][5]
Hugo Award nominees and winners are chosen by supporting or attending members of the annual World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, and the presentation evening constitutes its central event. The selection process is defined in the World Science Fiction Society Constitution as instant-runoff voting with six finalists, except in the case of a tie. The works on the ballot are those six most-nominated by members that year, with no limit on the number of works that can be nominated.[3] Initial nominations are made by members in January through March, while voting on the ballot of six finalists is performed roughly in April through July, subject to change depending on when that year's Worldcon is held.[6] Prior to 2017, the final ballot was five works; it was changed that year to six, with each initial nominator limited to five nominations.[7] Worldcons are generally held near Labor Day and in a different city around the world each year.[8][9]

During the 62 nomination years, 88 artists have been finalists; 34 of these have won, including co-winners and Retro Hugos. Brad W. Foster has received the largest number of awards, with 8 wins out of 27 final ballot nominations. William Rotsler and Tim Kirk have won five awards, from 23 and 8 nominations respectively. The only other artists to win more than twice are Teddy Harvia, with 4 out of 20 nominations, Alexis A. Gilliland, with 4 out of 8, and Frank Wu, also with 4 out of 8. The artist with the most nominations without winning was Taral Wayne, at 12 nominations.
Winners and finalists
[edit]In the following tables, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony. Artists are eligible based on their work of the previous calendar year. Entries with a yellow background and an asterisk (*) next to the artist's name have won the award; those with a gray background are the finalists on the short-list.
* Winners
Retro Hugos
[edit]Between the 1996 Worldcon and 2025 Worldcon, the World Science Fiction Society had the concept of "Retro-Hugos", in which the Hugo award could be retroactively awarded for 50, 75, or 100 years prior.[3][70] Retro-Hugos could only be awarded for years after 1939 (the year of the first Worldcon) in which no Hugos were originally awarded.[3] Retro Hugos were awarded eight times, for 1939, 1941, 1943–1946, 1951, and 1954.[5] Only the 1946 and 1951 Retro Hugos received enough nominations for the Fan Artist Hugo to make the ballot.[71][4]
| Year | Year awarded | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1996 | William Rotsler* | [72] |
| Joe Gibson | [72] | ||
| Lou Goldstone, Jr. | [72] | ||
| Alva Rogers | [72] | ||
| Jack Wiedenbeck | [72] | ||
| 1951 | 2001 | Jack Gaughan* | [73] |
| Lee Hoffman | [73] | ||
| Ray Nelson | [73] | ||
| William Rotsler | [73] | ||
| James White | [73] |
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External links
[edit]- The Hugo Awards official website Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine