The 74th World Science Fiction Convention, MidAmeriCon II, announced the winners of the 1941 Retrospective Hugo Awards at a ceremony on the evening of Thursday, August 18, 2016. 869 valid ballots were received and counted in the final ballot.
BEST NOVEL
Slan, A.E. Van Vogt (Astounding Science‐Fiction, December 1940)
BEST NOVELLA
“If This Goes On…”, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1940)
BEST NOVELETTE
“The Roads Must Roll”, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1940)
BEST SHORT STORY
“Robbie”, Isaac Asimov (Super Science Stories, September 1940)
BEST GRAPHIC STORY
Batman #1, (Detective Comics, Spring 1940)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Fantasia written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer, directed by Samuel Armstrong et al. (Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
Pinocchio , written by Ted Sears et al., directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske (Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
John W. Campbell
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Virgil Finlay
BEST FANZINE
Futuria Fantasia edited by Ray Bradbury
BEST FAN WRITER
Ray Bradbury
The 1941 Hugo Award winners were announced at a ceremony held at MidAmeriCon II on Thursday August 18th, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The 1941 Retro-Hugo trophy base was designed by Brent Simmons.
Will there be full voting data like for the Hugo?
There will be full detailed voting information for the Retro-Hugo Awards once we obtain it from this year’s Administrators and upload it to the Hugo Awards web site.
Good and deserving winners all around.