Media Notes / Nebula Award

The Nebula Awards are yearly awards given out for works of Science Fiction and Fantasy by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), beginning in 1966. Unlike the Hugo Award, its equally-famous counterpart, the Nebula is only given for written works and not film or TV, although "Best Script" was added to the list in 2000 which covers them somewhat.

There are also several special Nebulas:

• Author Emeritus - for authors with contributions to the field
• Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award - for lifetime achievement (Damon Knight was a SFWA founder)
• Bradbury Award - for excellence in screenwriting
• Service to SFWA Award
• Andre Norton Award - for Young Adult works
• Solstice Award - to honor individuals (not necessarily writers) for significant contributions to the field

Compare the very similar Bram Stoker Award for Horror.

Links:

• Wikipedia Entry (listed by official date)
• Nebula Award Index from Locus (listed by date of ceremony)

Note on dates:

Unlike most awards, the Nebulas are officially described as being "for" the year before they are given. Thus, the first Nebula, given at the Nebula ceremony in 1966, is the Nebula for 1965.

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Works with a Nebula Award nomination include:

• Dune (won in 1965)
• The Clone (nominated in 1965)
• The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (nominated in 1965)
• Flowers for Algernon (won in 1966 - tie)
• Babel-17 (won in 1966 - tie)
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (nominated in 1966)
• "Goblin Night" (novella, nominated in 1966)
• "Balanced Ecology" (short-story, nominated in 1966)
• The Einstein Intersection (won in 1967)
• Lord of Light (nominated in 1967)
• "If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?" (novella, nominated 1967)
• "Riders of the Purple Wage" (novella, nominated 1967)
• "Gonna Roll the Bones" (novellette, won 1967)
• "Aye, and Gomorrah" (short-story, nominated 1967)
• Rite Of Passage (won in 1968)
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (nominated in 1968)
• Stand on Zanzibar (nominated in 1968)
• The Left Hand of Darkness (won in 1969)
• Bug Jack Barron (nominated in 1969)
• Slaughterhouse-Five (nominated in 1969)
• Ringworld (won in 1970)
• A Time Of Changes (won in 1971)
• The Lathe of Heaven (nominated in 1971)
• The Gods Themselves (won in 1972)
• The Iron Dream (nominated in 1972)
• Rendezvous with Rama (won in 1973)
• Gravity's Rainbow (nominated in 1973)
• The Man Who Folded Himself (nominated in 1973)
• The People of the Wind (nominated in 1973)
• Time Enough for Love (nominated in 1973)
• The Dispossessed (won in 1974)
• The Forever War (won in 1975)
• Doorways in the Sand (nominated in 1975)
• The Mote in God's Eye (nominated in 1975)
• Dhalgren (nominated in 1975)
• A Midsummer Tempest (nominated in 1975)
• Invisible Cities (nominated in 1975)
• The Heritage of Hastur (nominated in 1975)
• Ragtime (nominated in 1975)
• Man Plus (won in 1976)
• Inferno (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle) (nominated in 1976)
• Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (nominated in 1976)
• Gateway (won in 1977)
• Dreamsnake (won in 1978)
• The Faded Sun: Kesrith (nominated in 1978)
• The Fountains of Paradise (won in 1979)
• Titan (nominated in 1979)
• Timescape (won in 1980)
• The Shadow of the Torturer (nominated in 1980)
• Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (nominated in 1980)
• The Claw of the Conciliator (won in 1981)
• The Many-Colored Land (nominated in 1981)
• Riddley Walker (nominated in 1981)
• "True Names" (novella, nominated in 1981)
• No Enemy But Time (won in 1982)
• Foundation's Edge (nominated in 1982)
• The Sword of the Lictor (nominated in 1982)
• Friday (nominated in 1982)
• Helliconia Spring (nominated in 1982)
• Startide Rising (won in 1983)
• The Citadel of the Autarch (nominated in 1983)
• Lyonesse (nominated in 1983)
• Neuromancer (won in 1984)
• Job: A Comedy of Justice (nominated in 1984)
• Ender's Game (won in 1985)
• Blood Music (nominated in 1985)
• Helliconia Winter (nominated in 1985)
• The Postman (nominated in 1985)
• Schismatrix (nominated in 1985)
• Speaker for the Dead (won in 1986)
• Count Zero (nominated in 1986)
• The Handmaid's Tale (nominated in 1986)
• The Falling Woman (won in 1987)
• Soldier of the Mist (nominated in 1987)
• The Uplift War (nominated in 1987)
• When Gravity Fails (nominated in 1987)
• Falling Free (won in 1988)
• Mona Lisa Overdrive (nominated in 1988)
• The Urth of the New Sun (nominated in 1988)
• Red Prophet (nominated in 1988)
• The Healers War (won in 1989)
• Sister Light, Sister Dark (nominated in 1989)
• Prentice Alvin (nominated in 1989)
• Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea (won in 1990)
• White Jenna (nominated in 1990)
• Mary Reilly (nominated in 1990)
• The Fall of Hyperion (nominated in 1990)
• Stations Of The Tide (won in 1991)
• Barrayar (nominated in 1991)
• Bone Dance (nominated in 1991)
• The Difference Engine (nominated in 1991)
• "Beggars in Spain" (won in novella form in 1991)
• "They're Made Out of Meat" (nominated for short story in 1991)
• Doomsday Book (won in 1992)
• China Mountain Zhang (nominated in 1992)
• A Fire Upon the Deep (nominated in 1992)
• Red Mars (won in 1993)
• Beggars in Spain (nominated in 1993)
• Nightside of the Long Sun (nominated in 1993)
• Moving Mars (won in 1994)
• Green Mars (nominated in 1994)
• Parable of the Sower (nominated in 1994)
• A Night in the Lonesome October (nominated in 1994)
• The Terminal Experiment (won in 1995)
• Beggars and Choosers (nominated in 1995)
• Caldé of the Long Sun (nominated in 1995)
• Slow River (won in 1996)
• The Diamond Age (nominated in 1996)
• The Moon and the Sun (won in 1997)
• King's Dragon (nominated in 1997)
• Memory (nominated in 1997)
• A Game of Thrones (nominated in 1997)
• Forever Peace (won in 1998)
• "Lost Girls" (won best novelette in 1998)
• How Few Remain (nominated in 1998)
• To Say Nothing of the Dog (nominated in 1998)
• Parable of the Talents (won in 1999)
• The Cassini Division (nominated in 1999)
• A Clash of Kings (nominated in 1999)
• A Deepness in the Sky (nominated in 1999)
• The Last Hawk (nominated in 1999)
• Darwins Radio (won in 2000)
• A Civil Campaign (nominated in 2000)
• Infinity Beach (nominated in 2000)
• Midnight Robber (nominated 2000)
• The Quantum Rose (won in 2001)
• Declare (nominated in 2001)
• Passage (nominated in 2001)
• A Storm of Swords (nominated in 2001)
• American Gods (won in 2002)
• Perdido Street Station (nominated in 2002)
• The Other Wind (nominated in 2002)
• The Speed of Dark (won in 2003)
• Chindi (nominated in 2003)
• Diplomatic Immunity (nominated in 2003)
• Paladin of Souls (won in 2004)
• Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (nominated in 2004)
• Omega (nominated in 2004)
• Cloud Atlas (nominated in 2004)
• Camouflage (won in 2005)
• Going Postal (nominated in 2005)
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (nominated in 2005)
• Air (nominated in 2005)
• Orphans of Chaos (nominated in 2005)
• Polaris (nominated in 2005)
• The People of Sand and Slag (nominated in 2006)
• Seeker (won in 2006)
• Farthing (nominated in 2006)
• The Yiddish Policemen's Union (won in 2007)
• Odyssey (nominated in 2007)
• The Accidental Time Machine (nominated in 2007)
• Powers (won in 2008)
• Cauldron (nominated in 2008)
• Little Brother (nominated in 2008)
• Making Money (nominated in 2008)
• The Windup Girl (won in 2009)
• The City & the City (nominated in 2009)
• Boneshaker (nominated in 2009)
• Finch (nominated in 2009)
• Blackout / All Clear (won in 2010)
• Echo (nominated 2010)
• The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (nominated in 2010)
• Shades of Milk and Honey (nominated in 2010)
• Who Fears Death (nominated in 2010)
• Among Others (won in 2011)
• Embassytown (nominated in 2011)
• Firebird (nominated in 2011)
• The Kingdom of the Gods (nominated in 2011)
• 2312 (won 2012)
• The Killing Moon (nominated in 2012)
• Ancillary Justice (won in 2013)
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane (nominated in 2013)
• Annihilation (won in 2014)
• Ancillary Sword (nominated in 2014)
• The Goblin Emperor (nominated in 2014)
• The Golem and the Jinni (nominated in 2014)
• The Three-Body Problem (nominated in 2014)
• Uprooted (won in 2015)
• The Fifth Season (nominated in 2015)
• Ancillary Mercy (nominated in 2015)
• The Grace of Kings (nominated in 2015)
• Updraft (nominated in 2015)
• The Obelisk Gate (nominated in 2016)
• Every Heart a Doorway (novella, won in 2016)
• A Taste of Honey (novella, nominated in 2016)
• The Stone Sky (won in 2017)
• Six Wakes (nominated in 2017)
• All Systems Red (novella, won in 2017)
• River of Teeth (novella, nominated in 2017)
• The Calculating Stars (won in 2018)
• The Poppy War (nominated in 2018)
• Spinning Silver (nominated in 2018)
• Artificial Condition (novella, nominated in 2018)
• Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (won for best game writing in 2018)
• The Road to Canterbury (nominated for best game writing in 2018)
• God of War (PS4) (nominated for best game writing in 2018)
• Rent-A-Vice (nominated for best game writing in 2018)
• The Martian Job (nominated for best game writing in 2018)

Works with a nomination for Best Script (1973-1977, 1999-2008) or the Bradbury Award (2009-present) include:

• Soylent Green (won in 1973)
• Westworld (nominated in 1973)
• Sleeper (won in 1974)
• Fantastic Planet (nominated in 1974)
• Young Frankenstein (won in 1975)
• A Boy and His Dog (the film was nominated in 1975)
• Dark Star (nominated in 1975)
• Rollerball (nominated in 1975)
• Logan's Run (nominated in 1976)
• The Man Who Fell to Earth (nominated in 1976)
• A New Hope (won in 1977)
• The Sixth Sense (won in 1999)
• The Devil's Arithmetic (nominated in 1999)
• The Iron Giant (nominated in 1999)
• The Matrix (nominated in 1999)
• Galaxy Quest (won in 2000)
• Being John Malkovich (nominated in 2000)
• Dogma (nominated in 2000)
• The Green Mile (nominated in 2000)
• Princess Mononoke (nominated in 2000)
• Unbreakable (nominated in 2000)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (won in 2001)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • "The Body" (nominated in 2001)
  • "Once More, with Feeling" (nominated in 2002)
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (nominated in 2001)
• X-Men (nominated in 2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (won in 2002)
• The Dead Zone ("Unreasonable Doubt" nominated in 2002)
• Shrek (nominated in 2002)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (won in 2003)
• Finding Nemo (nominated in 2003)
• Futurama ("Where No Fan Has Gone Before" nominated in 2003)
• Minority Report (nominated in 2003)
• Spirited Away (nominated in 2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (won in 2004)
• The Butterfly Effect (nominated in 2004)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (nominated in 2004)
• The Incredibles (nominated in 2004)
• Serenity (2005) (won in 2005)
• Battlestar Galactica (2003)
  • "Act of Contrition"/"You Can't Go Home Again" (nominated in 2005)
  • "Unfinished Business" (nominated in 2006)
• Howl's Moving Castle (won in 2006)
• Batman Begins (nominated in 2006)
• Doctor Who
  • "The Girl in the Fireplace" (nominated in 2006)
  • "Blink" (nominated in 2007)
  • "Vincent and the Doctor" (nominated in 2010)
  • "The Doctor's Wife" (won in 2011)
  • "The Day of the Doctor" (nominated in 2013)
• Pan's Labyrinth (won in 2007)
• Children of Men (nominated in 2007)
• The Prestige (nominated in 2007)
• Star Trek: New Voyages ("World Enough and Time" nominated in 2007)
• V for Vendetta (nominated in 2007)
• WALL•E (won in 2008)
• The Dark Knight (nominated in 2008)
• Stargate Atlantis ("The Shrine" nominated in 2008)
• District 9 (won in 2009)
• Avatar (nominated in 2009)
• Coraline (nominated in 2009)
• Moon (nominated in 2009)
• Star Trek (2009) (nominated in 2009)
• Up (nominated in 2009
• Inception (won in 2010)
• Despicable Me (nominated in 2010)
• How to Train Your Dragon (nominated in 2010)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (nominated in 2010)
• Toy Story 3 (nominated in 2010)
• The Adjustment Bureau (nominated in 2011)
• Attack the Block (nominated in 2011)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (nominated in 2011)
• Hugo (nominated in 2011)
• Midnight in Paris (nominated in 2011)
• Source Code (nominated in 2011)
• Beasts of the Southern Wild (won in 2012)
• The Avengers (nominated in 2012)
• The Cabin in the Woods (nominated in 2012)
• The Hunger Games (nominated in 2012)
• John Carter (nominated in 2012)
• Looper (nominated in 2012)
• Gravity (won in 2013)
• Europa Report (nominated in 2013)
• her (nominated in 2013)
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (nominated in 2013)
• Pacific Rim (nominated in 2013)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (won in 2014)
• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (nominated in 2014)
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (nominated in 2014)
• Edge of Tomorrow (nominated in 2014)
• Interstellar (nominated in 2014)
• The LEGO Movie (nominated in 2014)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (won in 2015)
• Ex Machina (nominated in 2015)
• Inside Out (nominated in 2015)
• Jessica Jones (2015) ("AKA Smile" nominated in 2015)
• The Martian (nominated in 2015)
• The Force Awakens (nominated in 2015)
• Arrival (won in 2016)
• Doctor Strange (2016) (nominated in 2016)
• Kubo and the Two Strings (nominated in 2016)
• Rogue One (nominated in 2016)
• Westworld ("The Bicameral Mind" nominated in 2016)
• Zootopia (nominated in 2016)
• Get Out (2017) (won in 2017)
• The Good Place
  • "Michael's Gambit" (nominated in 2017)
  • "Jeremy Bearimy" (nominated in 2018)
• Logan (nominated in 2017)
• The Shape of Water (nominated in 2017)
• The Last Jedi (nominated in 2017)
• Wonder Woman (nominated in 2017)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (won in 2018)
• Black Panther (2018) (nominated in 2018)
• A Quiet Place (nominated in 2018)
• Dirty Computer (nominated in 2018)
• Sorry to Bother You (nominated in 2018)

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