Presented at: BucConeer, Baltimore, Maryland, August 5-9, 1998
Toastmaster: Charles Sheffield
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Awards Administration:
Best Novel
- Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman [Ace, 1997]
- City on Fire by Walter Jon Williams [HarperPrism, 1997]
- The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons [Bantam Spectra, 1997]
- Frameshift by Robert J. Sawyer [Tor, 1997]
- Jack Faust by Michael Swanwick [Avon, 1997]
Best Novella
- “…Where Angels Fear to Tread” by Allen Steele [Asimov's Oct/Nov 1997]
- “The Funeral March of the Marionettes” by Adam-Troy Castro [F&SF Jul 1997]
- “Ecopoiesis” by Geoffrey A. Landis [SF Age May 1997]
- “Loose Ends” by Paul Levinson [Analog May 1997]
- “Marrow” by Robert Reed [SF Age Jul 1997]
Best Novelette
- “We Will Drink a Fish Together…” by Bill Johnson [Asimov's May 1997]
- “Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream” by James Alan Gardner [Asimov's Feb 1997]
- “Moon Six” by Stephen Baxter [SF Age Mar 1997]
- “Broken Symmetry” by Michael A. Burstein [Analog Feb 1997]
- “The Undiscovered” by William Sanders [Asimov's Mar 1997]
Best Short Story
- “The 43 Antarean Dynasties” by Mike Resnick [Asimov's Dec 1997]
- “Itsy Bitsy Spider” by James Patrick Kelly [Asimov's Jun 1997]
- “No Planets Strike” by Gene Wolfe [F&SF Jan 1997]
- “The Hand You’re Dealt” by Robert J. Sawyer [Free Space, 1997]
- “Standing Room Only” by Karen Joy Fowler [Asimov's Aug 1997]
- “Beluthahatchie” by Andy Duncan [Asimov's Mar 1997]
Best Related Non-Fiction Book
- The Encyclopedia of Fantasy by John Clute and John Grant [Orbit, 1997; St. Martin's, 1997]
- Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art by Vincent Di Fate [Penguin Studio, 1997]
- Space Travel by Ben Bova and Anthony R. Lewis [Writer's Digest Books, 1997]
- Reflections and Refractions: Thoughts on Science-Fiction, Science and Other Matters by Robert Silverberg [Underwood Books, 1997]
- Spectrum IV: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner and Jim Loehr [Underwood Books, 1997]
Best Dramatic Presentation
- Contact (1997) [SouthSide Amusement/Warner Brothers] Directed by Robert Zemeckis; Screenplay by James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg; based on the story by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan; based on the novel by Carl Sagan
- Men in Black (1997) [Amblin/Columbia/McDonald/Parkes] Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld; Screenplay by Ed Solomon; Screen Story by Ed Solomon; based on the
comic by Lowell Cunningham - Gattaca (1997) [Columbia/Jersey] Directed by Andrew Niccol; Written by Andrew Niccol The Fifth Element (1997) [Gaumont/Columbia] Directed by Luc Besson; Screenplay by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen; Story by Luc Besson
- Starship Troopers (1997) [Touchstone/TriStar] Directed by Paul Verhoeven; Screenplay by Edward Neumeier; based on the novel by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Professional Editor
- Gardner Dozois (Asimov’s)
- Stanley Schmidt (Analog)
- David G. Hartwell (Tor; Year’s Best SF)
- Gordon Van Gelder
- Scott Edelman (SF Age)
Best Professional Artist
- Bob Eggleton
- Michael Whelan
- David A. Cherry
- Don Maitz
- Jim Burns
- Thomas Canty
Best Semiprozine
- Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown
- The New York Review of Science Fiction ed. by Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell and Kevin J. Maroney
- Science Fiction Chronicle ed. by Andrew I. Porter
- Interzone ed. by David Pringle
- Speculations ed. by Kent Brewster
Best Fanzine
- Mimosa ed. by Nicki Lynch and Richard Lynch
- Ansible ed. by Dave Langford
- File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer
- Tangent ed. by Dave Truesdale
- Attitude ed. by Michael Abbott, John Dallman and Pam Wells
Best Fan Writer
- Dave Langford
- Mike Glyer
- Evelyn C. Leeper
- Bob Devney
- Andrew P. Hooper
- Joseph T. Major
Best Fan Artist
- Joe Mayhew
- Teddy Harvia
- Brad W. Foster
- Peggy Ranson
- Ian Gunn