THE DATA
Science fiction awards, by the data
What more than 70 years of the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Arthur C. Clarke awards reveal: upsets, near misses, how the awards compare and what wins. Every page is calculated from our library and updates itself as new results come in.
Rankings
Every Hugo Award winner, rankedEvery science fiction Best Novel winner, from readers’ all-time favorite down.Every Nebula Award winner, rankedThe writers’ award, every science fiction Best Novel winner ranked by readers.Every Arthur C. Clarke Award winner, rankedThe UK jury prize, every winner ranked by readers.The best science fiction novellas, rankedThe 30 highest-rated award-recognized novellas.The best science fiction books of 2025The 2025 books the major awards actually singled out.The best science fiction books of 2024The 2024 books the major awards singled out.The best science fiction books of the 2010sThe 25 highest-rated award-recognized books of the decade.The best science fiction books of the 2000sThe 25 highest-rated award-recognized books of the decade.The best science fiction books of the 1990sThe 25 highest-rated award-recognized books of the decade.The best science fiction books of the 1980sThe 25 highest-rated award-recognized books of the decade.
Insights
Science fiction awards by the numbersHow often the Hugo and Nebula agree, how long winners have become, and the most awarded books and authors.The biggest Hugo Award upsetsEvery year the Hugo went to a book readers rate lower than one of its rivals.The best science fiction books that never wonThe most-loved finalists that went home empty-handed, and the authors still waiting for a win.Which science fiction awards agree?How often each pair of awards picks the same novel, and how different US and UK taste really is.Do longer books win more awards?How book length relates to winning, and to how much readers like a book.Hugo vs Nebula: which award picks better books?Fans versus writers, compared head to head on every year they disagreed.Are the Hugo Awards getting worse?70 years of winners and finalists, rated by readers today.Who has won the most Hugo and Nebula Awards?Every multiple Best Novel winner, and the back-to-back streaks.Which classic sci-fi books still hold up?Pre-1980 award winners, ranked by how readers rate them today.The shortest and longest award-winning sci-fi novelsFrom quick reads to doorstoppers, every extreme among the winners.