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475 matching records

1. 1976 50 years ago

   Home is the Hangman: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Home is the Hangman (Novella) by Roger Zelazny · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   Home is the Hangman won Best Novella.

2. 1976 50 years ago

   Catch That Zeppelin!: Best Short Story

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Catch That Zeppelin! (Short story) by Fritz Leiber · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

   Catch That Zeppelin! won Best Short Story.

3. 1976 50 years ago

   Young Frankenstein: Best Dramatic Presentation

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Film and television

   Young Frankenstein (Film) by Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder · Award: Nebula Award — Best Dramatic Presentation

   Young Frankenstein won Best Dramatic Presentation.

4. 1976 50 years ago

   The Forever War — 1975 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Forever War (Novel) by Joe Haldeman · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Forever War — 1975 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1976-04-10).

5. 1977 49 years ago

   Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang — 1977 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Novel) by Kate Wilhelm · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang — 1977 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1977).

6. 1977 49 years ago

   A Crowd of Shadows: Best Short Story

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   A Crowd of Shadows (Short story) by Charles L. Grant · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

   A Crowd of Shadows won Best Short Story.

7. 1977 49 years ago

   Houston, Houston, Do You Read?: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Houston, Houston, Do You Read? (Novella) by James Tiptree Jr. · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   Houston, Houston, Do You Read? won Best Novella.

8. 1977 49 years ago

   Man Plus — 1976 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Man Plus (Novel) by Frederik Pohl · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Man Plus — 1976 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1977-04-30).

9. 1977 49 years ago

   The Bicentennial Man: Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Bicentennial Man (Novella) by Isaac Asimov · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

   The Bicentennial Man won Best Novelette.

10. 1977 49 years ago

    Star Wars — film release

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Science fiction film release

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Star Wars (Film) by George Lucas · AFI's 10 Top 10: Science Fiction, rank 2; AFI official Letterboxd list, consulted 2026-10-29.

    Star Wars — film release (1977-05-25).

11. 1978 48 years ago

    Gateway — 1978 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Gateway (Novel) by Frederik Pohl · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Gateway — 1978 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1978).

12. 1978 48 years ago

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Visual Effects

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Star Wars (Film) by John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, Robert Blalack · Award: Academy Award — Visual Effects

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Visual Effects (1978-04-03).

13. 1978 48 years ago

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Film Editing

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Star Wars (Film) by Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, Richard Chew · Award: Academy Award — Film Editing

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Film Editing (1978-04-03).

14. 1978 48 years ago

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Costume Design

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Star Wars (Film) by John Mollo · Award: Academy Award — Costume Design

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Costume Design (1978-04-03).

15. 1978 48 years ago

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Music (Original Score)

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Star Wars (Film) by John Williams · Award: Academy Award — Music (Original Score)

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Music (Original Score) (1978-04-03).

16. 1978 48 years ago

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Sound

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Star Wars (Film) by Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler, Derek Ball · Award: Academy Award — Sound

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Sound (1978-04-03).

17. 1978 48 years ago

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Art Direction

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Star Wars (Film) by John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Roger Christian · Award: Academy Award — Art Direction

    Star Wars — Academy Award, Art Direction (1978-04-03).

18. 1978 48 years ago

    Star Wars: Special Dramatic Presentation Award

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Star Wars (Film) by George Lucas · Award: Nebula Award — Special Dramatic Presentation Award

    Star Wars won Special Dramatic Presentation Award.

19. 1978 48 years ago

    Jeffty is Five: Best Short Story

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Jeffty is Five (Short story) by Harlan Ellison · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

    Jeffty is Five won Best Short Story.

20. 1978 48 years ago

    Gateway — 1977 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Gateway (Novel) by Frederik Pohl · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Gateway — 1977 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1978-04-29).