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 |
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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)