Presented at: 11th Worldcon, Philadelphia, September 5-7, 1953
Toastmaster: Isaac Asimov
Base design: Jack McKnight and Ben Jason
Awards Administration:
Best Novel
- The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester [Galaxy Jan,Feb,Mar 1952; Shasta, 1953]
Best Professional Magazine
- Astounding Science Fiction ed. by John W. Campbell, Jr.
- Galaxy ed. by H. L. Gold
Best Cover Artist
- Hannes Bok
- Ed Emshwiller
Best Interior Illustrator
- Virgil Finlay
Excellence in Fact Articles
- Willy Ley
Best New SF Author or Artist
- Philip José Farmer
#1 Fan Personality
- Forrest J Ackerman