Alfred Bester
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 3
Major Awards: 1
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 26
— Career and Special Awards —
Science Fiction Hall of Fame — selected by Science Fiction Museum and advisors
2001:
Posthumous Inductee — winner
First Fandom Hall of Fame Award — for fans active at the time of the first World SF Convention
2024:
winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(5 nominations; 1 win)
1976:
The Computer Connection (Berkley Putnam)
— novel — nomination
1975:
“The Four-Hour Fugue” (Analog Jun 1974)
— short story — nomination
1960:
“The Pi Man” (F&SF Oct 1959)
— short fiction — nomination
1959:
“The Men Who Murdered Mohammed” (F&SF Oct 1958)
— short story — nomination
1953:
The Demolished Man (Galaxy Jan,Feb,Mar 1952; Shasta)
— novel — winner
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(2 nominations)
1976:
The Computer Connection (Analog Nov,Dec 1974, Jan 1975; Berkley Putnam)
— novel — nomination
1973:
“The Animal Fair” (F&SF Oct 1972)
— novelette — nomination
International Fantasy Awards — for SF/F works, juried
(1 nomination)
1954:
The Demolished Man (Shasta; Sidgwick & Jackson)
— fiction — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(8 nominations)
1998:
Virtual Unrealities (Vintage)
— collection — 4th place
1981:
Golem100 (Simon & Schuster)
— sf novel — 13th place
1980:
“Galatea Galante” (Omni Apr 1979)
— novelette — 5th place
1980:
The Stars My Destination (by AB, illustrated by Howard Chaykin) (Baronet)
— art or illustrated book — 13th place
1977:
The Light Fantastic (Berkley/Putnam)
— author collection — 4th place
1977:
Star Light, Star Bright (Berkley/Putnam)
— author collection — 2nd place
1976:
The Computer Connection (Berkley Putnam; Analog Nov,Dec 1974, Jan 1975)
— novel — 3rd place
1975:
“The Four-Hour Fugue” (Analog Jun 1974)
— short story — 6th place
— Other Awards —
Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(1 nomination)
1976:
The Computer Connection (Analog Nov,Dec 1974, Jan 1975)
— international sf — nomination
Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1989:
all-time best sf author — 25th place (tie)
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1988:
The Stars My Destination (New American Library 1957)
— hall of fame — winner
Retro Hugo Awards — for SF works 50 years past, voted by members of the World SF Convention
(2 nominations)
2018:
“Hell Is Forever” (Unknown Worlds Aug 1942)
— novella — nomination
2004:
“Star Light, Star Bright” (F&SF Jul 1953)
— short story — nomination
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(2 nominations)
2018:
“Travel Diary”
— translated story — nomination
2008:
Golem100
— translated long form — nomination
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