Worldcon Special Convention Award
The Worldcon Special Convention Award is a prize that was awarded for the first time in 1955 at the World Science Fiction Conventions ( Worldcon ). The award winner is determined by the award committee. There is no vote like at the Hugo Awards . Still, the price is sometimes informally referred to as the Special Hugo .
List of award winners
| year | Award winners |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Nnedi Okorafor for the youth book Akata Warrior |
| 2015 | Jay Lake |
| 2014 | Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster as the inventors of Superman |
| 2013 | Stanley Schmidt |
| 2012 | Robert Weinberg |
| 2008 |
NASA , NESFA Press |
| 2006 |
Harlan Ellison , Betty Ballantine , Fred Patten |
| 2005 | David Pringle for Interzone |
| 2004 | Erwin S. Strauss |
| 1996 |
AE van Vogt , Forrest J Ackerman , Walt Daugherty , William Rotsler |
| 1993 | Takumi Shibano |
| 1991 |
Elst Weinstein , Andrew I. Porter as editor of the Science Fiction Chronicle |
| 1990 | Don Maitz for the cover of Rimrunners by CJ Cherryh (Warner Questar) |
| 1989 |
SF Lovers Digest , Alex Schomburg for life's work as an SF artist |
| 1988 | The Science Fiction Oral History Association |
| 1984 |
Larry T. Shaw for Lifetime Achievement Editor, Robert Bloch |
| 1982 | Mike Glyer |
| 1981 | Edward L. Ferman |
| 1977 | George Lucas for Star Wars |
| 1976 | James Gunn for Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction |
| 1975 |
Donald A. Wollheim , Walt Lee for the Reference Guide to Fantastic Films |
| 1974 | Chesley Bonestell for his illustrations |
| 1973 | Pierre Versins for L'Encyclopedie de l'Utopie et de la science fiction |
| 1972 |
Club du Livre d'Anticipation , Nueva Dimensión , Harlan Ellison for the anthology Again, Dangerous Visions |
| 1969 | Neil Armstrong , Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin for The Best Moon Landing Ever |
| 1968 |
Gene Roddenberry for Star Trek , Harlan Ellison for the anthology Dangerous Visions |
| 1967 | CBS Television for the television show The 21st Century |
| 1963 |
P. Schuyler Miller for his book reviews in Analog , Isaac Asimov for his science articles in F&SF |
| 1962 |
Donald H. Tuck for A Handbook of Science Fiction and Fantasy , Cele Goldsmith, editor of Amazing Stories and Fantastic , Fritz Leiber and The Hoffman Electronic Corporation for use of science fiction in advertising |
| 1960 | Hugo Gernsback |
| 1955 |
Lou Tabakow , Sam Moskowitz |
Web links
- Worldcon Special Convention Award , entry in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Committee Special Award , entry in Fancyclopedia 3 (English)