Presented at: Conspiracy ’87, Brighton, England, August 27 – September 1, 1987

Toastmaster: Brian W. Aldiss

Base design:

Awards Administration: Paul Kincaid

Best Novel

• Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card [Tor, 1986]
• The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw [Gollancz, 1986; Baen, 1986]
• Count Zero by William Gibson [Asimov’s Jan,Feb,Mar 1986; Gollancz, 1986]
• Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge [Analog May,Jun,Jul,Aug 1986; Bluejay, 1986]
• Black Genesis by L. Ron Hubbard [Bridge, 1986; New Era, 1986]

Note: Black Genesis placed sixth, behind No Award

Best Novella

• “Gilgamesh in the Outback” by Robert Silverberg [Asimov’s Jul 1986; Rebels in Hell, 1986]
• “Escape from Kathmandu” by Kim Stanley Robinson [Asimov’s Sep 1986]
• “R & R” by Lucius Shepard [Asimov’s Apr 1986]
• “Spice Pogrom” by Connie Willis [Asimov’s Oct 1986]
• “Eifelheim” by Michael F. Flynn [Analog Nov 1986]

Best Novelette

• “Permafrost” by Roger Zelazny [Omni Apr 1986]
• “Thor Meets Captain America” by David Brin [F&SF Jul 1986]
• “The Winter Market” by William Gibson [Stardate Mar/Apr 1986; Interzone #15 Spr 1986]
• “Hatrack River” by Orson Scott Card [Asimov’s Aug 1986]
• “The Barbarian Princess” by Vernor Vinge [Analog Sep 1986]

Best Short Story

• “Tangents” by Greg Bear [Omni Jan 1986]
• “Robot Dreams” by Isaac Asimov [Robot Dreams, 1986; Asimov’s mid-Dec 1986]
• “The Boy Who Plaited Manes” by Nancy Springer [F&SF Oct 1986]
• “Still Life” by David S. Garnett [F&SF Mar 1986]
• “Rat” by James Patrick Kelly [F&SF Jun 1986]

Best Related Non-Fiction Book

• Trillion Year Spree by Brian W. Aldiss and David Wingrove [Gollancz, 1986; Atheneum, 1986]
• The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, Klaus Jenson and Lynn Varley [DC/Warner, 1986]
• Industrial Light and Magic: The Art of Special Effects by Thomas G. Smith [Ballantine Del Rey, 1986]
• Science Fiction in Print: 1985 by Charles N. Brown and William G. Contento [Locus Press, 1986]
• Only Apparently Real: The World of Philip K. Dick by Paul Williams [Arbor House, 1986]

Best Dramatic Presentation

• Aliens (1986) [20th Century Fox] Directed by James Cameron; Screenplay by James Cameron; Story by James Cameron and David Giler & Walter Hill; based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) [Paramount] Directed by Leonard Nimoy; Screenplay by Steve Meerson & Peter Krikes and Harve Bennett & Nicholas Meyer; Story by Leonard Nimoy & Harve Bennett
• The Fly (1986) [Brooksfilms/20th Century Fox] Directed by David Cronenberg; Screenplay by David Cronenberg and Charles Edward Pogue; Story by George Langelaan
• Little Shop of Horrors (1986) [Geffen] Directed by Frank Oz; Screenplay by Howard Ashman; based on the 1960 screenplay by Charles B. Griffith
• Labyrinth (1986) [Delphi/Henson/Lucasfilm/TriStar] Directed by Jim Henson; Screenplay by Terry Jones; Story by Dennis Lee and Jim Henson

Best Professional Editor

• Terry Carr
• Gardner Dozois
• David G. Hartwell
• Edward L. Ferman
• Stanley Schmidt

Best Professional Artist

• Jim Burns
• Frank Kelly Freas
• Don Maitz
• Barclay Shaw
• Tom Kidd
• J. K. Potter

Best Semiprozine

• Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown
• Interzone ed. by Simon Ounsley and David Pringle
• Science Fiction Chronicle ed. by Andrew I. Porter
• Science Fiction Review ed. by Richard E. Geis
• Fantasy Review ed. by Robert A. Collins

Best Fanzine

• Ansible ed. by Dave Langford
• File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer
• Lan’s Lantern ed. by George “Lan” Laskowski
• Texas SF Enquirer ed. by Pat Mueller
• Trap Door ed. by Robert Lichtman

Best Fan Writer

• Dave Langford
• Patrick Nielsen Hayden
• Simon Ounsley
• Mike Glyer
• D. West
• Arthur D. Hlavaty

Best Fan Artist

• Brad W. Foster
• Arthur “ATom” Thomson
• Stu Shiffman
• Taral Wayne
• Steve Fox