Tally of Hugo-Nebula nominations

This is a listing of f&sf writers by number of Hugo and Nebula nominations in fiction categories only. It is an interesting list with a few surprises on it, at least for me. While I expected Robert Silverberg to top the list, I did not expect Mike Resnick and Michael Swanwick to be among those tied for second place. I make no comment on how this list relates to an author’s relative talent.

Name / Total nominations

Robert Silverberg / 45
Connie Willis / 37
Ursula K Le Guin / 37
Mike Resnick / 37
Michael Swanwick / 37
Harlan Ellison / 33
Gene Wolfe / 30
George R. R. Martin / 29
Roger Zelazny / 28
Frederik Pohl / 28
Poul Anderson / 27
Larry Niven / 27
Fritz Leiber / 24
Orson Scott Card / 24
John Varley / 24
Kim Stanley Robinson / 24
Michael Bishop / 24
Bruce Sterling / 24
Nancy Kress / 23
Kate Wilhelm / 23
Lucius Shepard / 21
James Tiptree, Jr. / 19
Joe Haldeman / 18
Lois M Bujold / 18
Samuel R Delany / 18
James Patrick Kelly / 18
Greg Bear / 17
Jack McDevitt / 17
Greg Benford / 16
Gardner Dozois / 16
Howard Waldrop / 16
David Brin / 15
Walter Jon Williams / 15
Isaac Asimov / 14
Robert A Heinlein / 14
Clifford D. Simak / 14
William Gibson / 14
Robert Sawyer / 14
Jack Dann / 14
Vernor Vinge / 13
Vonda N. McIntyre / 13
Michael Burstein / 13
Terry Bisson / 12
Geoffrey A. Landis / 12
George Alec Effinger / 12
Karen Joy Fowler / 12
Maureen McHugh / 12
Thomas M. Disch / 12
Joanna Russ / 11
John Kessel / 11
R.A. Lafferty / 11
Charles Stross / 11
Gordon R. Dickson / 10
Allen Steele / 10
Jerry Pournelle / 10

Here are the top nominees by award. First the Hugos...

Name / Total Hugo nominations
Mike Resnick / 26
Robert Silverberg / 23
Connie Willis / 23
Michael Swanwick / 21
Ursula K Le Guin / 20
Larry Niven / 19
Harlan Ellison / 18
George R. R. Martin / 16
Poul Anderson / 15
Orson Scott Card / 15
John Varley / 15
Roger Zelazny / 14
Fritz Leiber / 13
Kim Stanley Robinson / 13
Bruce Sterling / 13
David Brin / 12
Robert Sawyer / 11
Nancy Kress / 10
Lois M Bujold / 10
Michael Burstein / 10
Robert A Heinlein / 10
Clifford D. Simak / 10
Charles Stross / 10
James Tiptree, Jr. / 10

And next the Nebulas...

Name / Total Nebula nominations
Robert Silverberg / 22
Gene Wolfe / 21
Frederik Pohl / 19
Kate Wilhelm / 18
Ursula K Le Guin / 17
Michael Swanwick / 16
Michael Bishop / 15
Harlan Ellison / 15
Jack McDevitt / 15
Connie Willis / 14
Roger Zelazny / 14
Jack Dann / 13
Nancy Kress / 13
George R. R. Martin / 13
Lucius Shepard / 13
Poul Anderson / 12
Greg Benford / 12
Gardner Dozois / 11
Fritz Leiber / 11
Mike Resnick / 11
Kim Stanley Robinson / 11
Bruce Sterling / 11
Samuel R Delany / 10
Karen Joy Fowler / 10
Joe Haldeman / 10
James Patrick Kelly / 10
Walter Jon Williams / 10

Here is the ranking by total number of wins. Notice that Silverberg, the top nominee, is tied for 9th place here, while Poul Anderson and Joe Haldeman, who are among those tied for second most wins, are in 11th and 23rd place in nominations. Obviously the relationship between being nominated for a major f&sf award and winning one is a tenuous one.

Name / Total wins
Connie Willis / 16
Poul Anderson / 10
Harlan Ellison / 10
Joe Haldeman / 10
Ursula K Le Guin / 10
Fritz Leiber / 9
Roger Zelazny / 8
Lois M Bujold / 8
Robert Silverberg / 8

And finally here is the unfortunate list of the writers with the most nominations without any wins:

Name / Total nominationss
Michael Burstein / 13
Thomas M. Disch / 12
Jerry Pournelle / 10
Norman Spinrad / 9