Friday, May 06, 2005

Complete History of the Hugo Awards in the Best Professional Artist Category

The following study of the Hugo Awards for Best Professional Artist has come to my attention, and I pass it along.

Bold type denotes a Hugo-winning Artist.

The years listed next to the artist denote a Hugo nomination in that year.


1. Jim Burns -- 1987, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

2. Thomas Canty -- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

3. Bob Eggleton -- 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

4. Don Maitz -- 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

5. Michael Whelan -- 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

6. David Cherry -- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003

7. Donato Giancola -- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

8. Nick Stathopoulos -- 1999

9. Frank Kelly Freas -- 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

10. Frank Frazetta -- 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1974, 2004

11. James Gurney -- 1990, 1993

12. Tom Kidd -- 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990

13. J.K. Potter -- 1987, 1988

14. Barclay Shaw -- 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

15. Rowena Morrill -- 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986

16. Vincent Di Fate -- 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985

17. Val Lakey Lindahn -- 1984, 1985

18. Darrell Sweet -- 1983

19. Carl Lundgren -- 1982

20. Steve Fabian -- 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981

21. Paul Lehr -- 1980, 1981

22. Boris Vallejo -- 1979, 1980

23. David Hardy -- 1979

24. Rick Sternbach -- 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

25. George Barr -- 1976, 1977

26. Tim Kirk -- 1975

27. John Schoenherr -- 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975

28. Jack Gaughan -- 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

29. Mike Hinge -- 1973

30. Jeffrey Jones -- 1970, 1971, 1972

31. Leo & Diane Dillon -- 1969, 1970, 1971

32. Eddie Jones -- 1970, 1971

33. Vaughn Bode -- 1969, 1970

34. Chesley Bonestell -- 1954, 1968 (his win is a retro-Hugo, awarded in 2004)

35. Gray Morrow -- 1966, 1967, 1968

36. Ed Emshwiller -- 1953, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

37. Virgil Finlay -- 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

38. Roy Krenkel -- 1963, 1964

39. Mel Hunter -- 1960, 1961, 1962

40. Alex Schomburg -- 1962

41. Wally Wood -- 1959, 1960

42. H.R. Van Dongen -- 1959

43. Hannes Bok -- 1953

44. John Picacio -- 2005

Frank Kelly Freas has the most nominations ever in the Best Professional Artist category, with 26.

Michael Whelan has the most wins ever in the Best Professional Artist category, with 13.

In the 50-year history of the Hugo Awards, only 15 different artists have won the Hugo for Best Professional Artist. Only 44 artists have been nominated.

Interesting, no?

3 comments:

Mark Kelly said...

Actually, you can read this information off my 'complete Hugo nominees' list in the Locus Index to Science Fiction -- http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/HugoNomList.html -- where names of nominees I consider principally artists are a red-brown color. This list doesn't have the '05 nominations incorporated, though.

Lou Anders said...

A very good resource indeed. Thanks!

Now, why is there no Hugo for Best Antholog?

Anonymous said...

Because no one has proposed one at the annual business meeting of Worldcon?

Any Worldcon member may propose changes to the WSFS Constitution.

Michael Walsh
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