Presented at: Aussiecon Two, Melbourne, Australia, August 22-26, 1985

Toastmaster: Marc Ortleib

Base design:

Awards Administration:

Best Novel

• Neuromancer by William Gibson [Ace, 1984]
• Emergence by David R. Palmer [Bantam, 1984]
• The Peace War by Vernor Vinge [Bluejay, 1984]
• Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein [Ballantine Del Rey, 1984]
• The Integral Trees by Larry Niven [Ballantine Del Rey, 1984]

Best Novella

• “Press Enter []” by John Varley [Asimov’s May 1984]
• “Cyclops” by David Brin [Asimov’s Mar 1984]
• “Valentina” by Joseph H. Delaney and Marc Stiegler [Analog May 1984]
• “Summer Solstice” by Charles L. Harness [Analog Jun 1984]
• “Elemental” by Geoffrey A. Landis [Analog Dec 1984]

Best Novelette

• “Bloodchild” by Octavia E. Butler [Asimov’s Jun 1984]
• “The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule” by Lucius Shepard [F&SF Dec 1984]
• “Return to the Fold” by Timothy Zahn [Analog Sep 1984]
• “Blued Moon” by Connie Willis [Asimov’s Jan 1984]
• “Silicon Muse” by Hilbert Schenck [Analog Sep 1984]
• “The Weigher” by Eric Vinicoff and Marcia Martin [Analog Oct 1984]
• “The Lucky Strike” by Kim Stanley Robinson [Universe 14, 1984]

Best Short Story

• “The Crystal Spheres” by David Brin [Analog Jan 1984]
• “The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything” by George Alec Effinger [F&SF Oct 1984]
• “Symphony for a Lost Traveler” by Lee Killough [Analog Mar 1984]
• “Salvador” by Lucius Shepard [F&SF Apr 1984]
• “Ridge Running” by Kim Stanley Robinson [F&SF Jan 1984]
• “Rory” by Steven Gould [Analog Apr 1984]

Best Related Non-Fiction Book

• Wonder’s Child: My Life in Science Fiction by Jack Williamson [Bluejay, 1984]
• The Faces of Science Fiction by Patti Perret [Analog Mar 1984]
• Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed by Harlan Ellison [Borgo Press, 1984]
• In the Heart or in the Head: An Essay in Time Travel by George Turner [Analog Mar 1984]
• The Dune Encyclopedia by Willis E. McNelly [Berkley Putnam, 1984]

Best Dramatic Presentation

• 2010: Odyssey Two (1984) [MGM] Directed by Peter Hyams; Screenplay by Peter Hyams; based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke
• Ghostbusters (1984) [Black Rhino/Columbia] Directed by Ivan Reitman; Written by Dan Aykroyd & Harold Ramis
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) [Cinema Group/Paramount] Directed by Leonard Nimoy; Written by Harve Bennett
• Dune (1984) [De Laurentiis/Universal] Directed by David Lynch; Screenplay by David Lynch; based on the novel by Frank Herbert
• The Last Starfighter (1984) [Lorimar/Universal] Directed by Nick Castle; Written by Jonathan R. Betuel

Best Professional Editor

• Terry Carr
• Stanley Schmidt
• Shawna McCarthy
• Edward L. Ferman
• George H. Scithers

Best Professional Artist

• Michael Whelan
• Vincent Di Fate
• Val Lakey Lindahn
• Barclay Shaw
• Tom Kidd

Best Semiprozine

• Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown
• Science Fiction Chronicle ed. by Andrew I. Porter
• Science Fiction Review ed. by Richard E. Geis
• Whispers ed. by Stuart David Schiff
• Fantasy Review ed. by Robert A. Collins

Best Fanzine

• File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer
• Rataplan ed. by Leigh Edmonds
• Ansible ed. by Dave Langford
• Mythologies ed. by Don D’Ammassa
• Holier Than Thou ed. by Marty Cantor and Robbie Cantor

Best Fan Writer

• Dave Langford
• Leigh Edmonds
• Richard E. Geis
• Mike Glyer
• Arthur D. Hlavaty

Best Fan Artist

• Alexis Gilliland
• Brad W. Foster
• Joan Hanke-Woods
• William Rotsler
• Stu Shiffman
• Steve Fox