Presented at: MidAmeriCon, Kansas City, September 2-6, 1976
Toastmaster: Wilson Tucker
Base design: Tim Kirk
Awards Administration:
Video of the 1976 Hugo Award and Other Awards Ceremony from the FANAC Fan History Project.
Best Novel
- The Forever War by Joe Haldeman [St. Martin’s, 1974]
- Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny [Analog Jun,Jul,Aug 1975; Harper & Row, 1976]
- Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle [Galaxy Aug,Sep,Oct 1975]
- The Computer Connection (alt: The Indian Giver) by Alfred Bester [Berkley Putnam, 1975]
- The Stochastic Man by Robert Silverberg [F&SF Apr,May,Jun 1975; Harper & Row, 1975]
Best Novella
- “Home Is the Hangman” by Roger Zelazny [Analog Nov 1975]
- “The Storms of Windhaven” by George R. R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle [Analog May 1975]
- “ARM” by Larry Niven [Epoch, 1975]
- “The Silent Eyes of Time” by Algis Budrys [F&SF Nov 1975]
- “The Custodians” by Richard Cowper [F&SF Oct 1975]
Best Novelette
- “The Borderland of Sol” by Larry Niven [Analog Jan 1975]
- “The New Atlantis” by Ursula K. Le Guin [The New Atlantis, 1975]
- “And Seven Times Never Kill Man” by George R. R. Martin [Analog Jul 1975]
- “San Diego Lightfoot Sue” by Tom Reamy [F&SF Aug 1975]
- “Tinker” by Jerry Pournelle [Galaxy Jul 1975]
Best Short Story
- “Catch That Zeppelin!” by Fritz Leiber [F&SF Mar 1975]
- “Croatoan” by Harlan Ellison [F&SF May 1975]
- “Child of All Ages” by P. J. Plauger [Analog Mar 1975]
- “Sail the Tide of Mourning” by Richard A. Lupoff [New Dimensions #5, 1975]
- “Rogue Tomato” by Michael Bishop [New Dimensions #5, 1975]
- “Doing Lennon” by Gregory Benford [Analog Apr 1975]
Best Dramatic Presentation
- A Boy and His Dog (1975) [LQ/JAF] Directed by L. Q. Jones; Screenplay by L. Q. Jones and Wayne Cruseturner; Story by Harlan Ellison
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) [Python (Monty) Pictures] Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones; Written by Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Eric Idle & Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones & Michael Palin
- Dark Star (1973) [USC] Directed by John Carpenter; Written by John Carpenter and Dan O’Bannon
- Rollerball (1975) [Algonquin/UA] Directed by Norman Jewison; Written by William Harrison
- The Capture (cartoon slide show) by Phil Foglio and Robert Lynn Asprin
Best Professional Editor
- Ben Bova
- Robert Silverberg
- Edward L. Ferman
- James P. Baen
- Ted White
Best Professional Artist
- Frank Kelly Freas
- Rick Sternbach
- George Barr
- Stephen Fabian
- Vincent Di Fate
Best Fanzine
- Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown
- Science Fiction Review ed. by Richard E. Geis
- Outworlds ed. by Bill Bowers
- Algol ed. by Andrew I. Porter
- Don-O-Saur ed. by Don C. Thompson
Best Fan Writer
- Richard E. Geis
- Susan Wood
- Don C. Thompson
- Charles N. Brown
- Don D’Ammassa
Best Fan Artist
- Tim Kirk
- Phil Foglio
- Grant Canfield
- William Rotsler
- James Shull