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The BSFA Awards are given every year by the British Science Fiction Association. The BSFA Award for Best Artwork is open to any artwork with speculative themes that first appeared in the previous year. Provided the artwork hasn't been published before it doesn't matter where it appears.
The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing". [2] [3] The inaugural 1953 Hugo awards recognized "Best Interior Illustrator" and "Best Cover Artist" categories, awarded to Virgil Finlay and a tie between Hannes Bok and Ed Emshwiller, respectively.
Hugo Award nominees and winners are chosen by supporting or attending members of the annual World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, and the presentation evening constitutes its central event. The selection process is defined in the World Science Fiction Society Constitution as instant-runoff voting with six nominees, except in the case ...
The Chesley Awards are the "pinnacle award" for art in the science fiction and fantasy genre. [1] Established in 1985 by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists , the awards recognize individual artistic works and achievements during a given year.
C. Carl Brandon Society; Chandler Award; Chesley Award for Best Art Director; Chesley Award for Best Color Work – Unpublished; Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Hardcover
In 2010, Wired called the Hugo "the premier award in the science fiction genre", [1] while The Guardian has called it the most important science fiction award alongside the Nebula Award. [2] The awards originally covered seven categories, but have expanded to seventeen categories of written and dramatic works over the years.
BSFA Awards; Awarded for: Awarded each year to the best Novel, Short fiction, Audio fiction, Collection, Artwork and work of Non-Fiction published in the previous calendar year as voted for by the members of the British Science Fiction Association. Country: UK: Presented by: British Science Fiction Association: First awarded: 1970: Website ...
The game award is given out to video games, tabletop games, and other interactive works; non-interactive audiovisual works receive awards in the dramatic presentation category. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction", and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing". [1] [2]