Presented at: SunCon, Miami Beach, September 2-5, 1977
Toastmaster: Robert Silverberg
Base design:
Awards Administration: Don Lundry
Best Novel
- Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm [Harper & Row, 1976]
- Mindbridge by Joe Haldeman [St. Martin’s, 1976]
- Children of Dune by Frank Herbert [Analog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1976; Berkley Putnam, 1976]
- Man Plus by Frederik Pohl [F&SF Apr,May,Jun 1976; Random House, 1976]
- Shadrach in the Furnace by Robert Silverberg [Analog Aug,Sep,Oct 1976; Bobbs-Merrill, 1976]
Best Novella
- “By Any Other Name” by Spider Robinson [Analog Nov 1976]
- “Houston, Houston, Do You Read?” by James Tiptree, Jr. [Aurora: Beyond Equality (Fawcett), 1976]
- “The Samurai and the Willows” by Michael Bishop [F&SF Feb 1976]
- “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” by Richard Cowper [F&SF Mar 1976]
Best Novelette
- “The Bicentennial Man” by Isaac Asimov [Stellar #2, 1976]
- “The Diary of the Rose” by Ursula K. Le Guin [Future Power, 1976]
- “Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance” by John Varley [Galaxy Jul 1976]
- “The Phantom of Kansas” by John Varley [Galaxy Feb 1976]
Best Short Story
- “Tricentennial” by Joe Haldeman [Analog Jul 1976]
- “A Crowd of Shadows” by C. L. Grant [F&SF Jun 1976]
- “I See You” by Damon Knight [F&SF Nov 1976]
- “Custom Fitting” by James White [Stellar #2, 1976]
Best Dramatic Presentation
- No winner selected this year
- Carrie (1976) [Redbank/UA] Directed by Brian De Palma; Screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen; based on the novel by Stephen King
- Logan’s Run (1976) [MGM] Directed by Michael Anderson; Screenplay by David Zelag Goodman; based on the novel by William F. Nolan & George Clayton Johnson
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) [British Lion] Directed by Nicolas Roeg; Screenplay by Paul Mayersberg; based on the novel by Walter Tevis
- Futureworld (1976) [AIP] Directed by Richard T. Heffron; Written by George Schenk and Mayo Simon
Best Professional Editor
- Ben Bova
- James P. Baen
- Terry Carr
- Edward L. Ferman
- Ted White
Best Professional Artist
- Rick Sternbach
- George Barr
- Vincent Di Fate
- Stephen Fabian
Best Fanzine
- Science Fiction Review ed. by Richard E. Geis
- Outworlds ed. by Bill Bowers
- Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown
- Mythologies ed. by Don D’Ammassa
- The Spanish Inquisition ed. by Suzanne Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman
Best Fan Writer
- Richard E. Geis
- Susan Wood
- Don D’Ammassa
- Mike Glicksohn
- Don C. Thompson
Best Fan Artist
- Phil Foglio
- Grant Canfield
- Tim Kirk
- William Rotsler
- James Shull