Awards Summary
Major Awards: 8
Locus Awards: 9
Other Awards: 12
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 93
Major Awards
Hugo Awards
for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention (6 nominations; 1 win)
This Census-Taker (Del Rey; Picador) novella nomination
Embassytown (Del Rey; Macmillan) novel nomination
The City & the City (Del Rey; Macmillan UK) novel winner (tie)
Iron Council (Del Rey; Macmillan UK) novel nomination
The Scar (Macmillan; Del Rey) novel nomination
Perdido Street Station (Macmillan; Del Rey 2001) novel nomination
Nebula Awards
for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership (3 nominations)
Embassytown (Del Rey) novel nomination
The City & the City (Del Rey; Macmillan UK) novel nomination
Perdido Street Station (Del Rey) novel nomination
(5 nominations; 1 win)
The City & the City (Macmillan UK; Del Rey) novel winner
Iron Council (Del Rey; Macmillan UK) novel nomination
“Reports of Certain Events in London” (McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories) short fiction nomination
The Scar (Macmillan; Del Rey) novel nomination
Perdido Street Station (Macmillan; Ballantine Del Rey 2001) novel nomination
Andre Norton Award
for YA SF/F works, presented by SFWA in parallel with the Nebula Awards (1 nomination)
Railsea (Del Rey) finalist
(5 nominations; 3 wins)
Embassytown (Macmillan) shortlist
The City & the City (Macmillan) winner
Iron Council (Macmillan) winner
The Scar (Macmillan) shortlist
Perdido Street Station (Macmillan) winner
Bram Stoker Awards
for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership (3 nominations)
Looking for Jake (Del Rey) fiction collection nomination
“Details” (Children of Cthulhu) short fiction nomination
King Rat (Macmillan UK; Tor) first novel nomination
British Fantasy Awards
for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012 (5 nominations; 2 wins)
Railsea (Macmillan) fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) nomination
The Scar (Macmillan) August Derleth Award (novel) winner
The Tain (PS Publishing) short fiction nomination
Perdido Street Station (Macmillan) August Derleth Award (novel) winner
(7 nominations; 1 win)
“Three Moments of an Explosion” (Rejectamentalist Manifesto) short fiction nomination
Embassytown (Macmillan) novel nomination
“Covehithe” (The Guardian) short fiction nomination
The City & the City (Macmillan) novel winner
The Scar (Macmillan) novel nomination
Perdido Street Station (Macmillan) novel nomination
“Physiognomies of Flight” (Vector #213) artwork nomination
Dragon Awards
for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con (1 nomination)
The Last Days of New Paris (Del Rey) alternate history novel nomination
(1 nomination)
Perdido Street Station (Macmillan) short list
(3 nominations)
Railsea (Del Rey) finalist
Embassytown (Del Rey) third place
The City & the City (Del Rey) third place
(1 nomination)
The Scar (Del Rey) special citation
Locus Awards and Poll
Locus Awards
for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine (18 nominations; 9 wins)
The Last Days of New Paris (Del Rey; Picador) fantasy novel 8th place
This Census-Taker (Del Rey; Picador) novella 4th place
“The Dowager of Bees” (Three Moments of an Explosion) short story 2nd place
Three Moments of an Explosion (Macmillan UK; Del Rey) collection 2nd place
Railsea (Del Rey; Macmillan) young adult book winner
Embassytown (Del Rey; Macmillan) sf novel winner
Kraken (Macmillan UK; Del Rey) fantasy novel winner
The City & the City (Del Rey; Macmillan UK) fantasy novel winner
Un Lun Dun (Ballantine Del Rey; Macmillan UK) young adult book winner
Looking for Jake and Other Stories (Macmillan UK; Del Rey) collection 2nd place
Iron Council (Del Rey) fantasy novel winner
“Reports of Certain Events in London” (McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories) novelette winner (tie)
“'Tis the Season” (Socialist Review Dec 2004) short story 3rd place
The Scar (Macmillan; Del Rey) fantasy novel winner
The Tain (PS Publishing) novella winner
“Familiar” (Conjunctions 39: The New Wave Fabulists) short story 3rd place
Perdido Street Station (Macmillan; Ballantine Del Rey 2001) fantasy novel 4th place
King Rat (Macmillan UK; Tor) first novel 6th place
Other Awards
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
The City & the City Foreign Novel winner
Perdido Street Station Translated Novel winner
Ignotus Awards
for SF works published in Spain, voted by members of Spanish SF Association (3 nominations; 3 wins)
Embassytown foreign novel winner
The City & the City foreign novel winner
Perdido Street Station foreign novel winner
(3 nominations)
“Go Between” (Looking for Jake) short fiction nomination
“Details” (Children of Cthulhu) short form nomination
King Rat (Tor) first novel nomination
Italia Awards
for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon (1 nomination; 1 win)
This Census-Taker international novel winner
(4 nominations; 4 wins)
The City & the City foreign novel winner
Iron Council foreign novel winner
The Scar foreign novel winner
Perdido Street Station foreign novel winner
Phantastik Preis
for SF/F works published in Germany, polled by readers of Phantastik.de website (4 nominations)
Iron Council foreign novel nomination
King Rat foreign novel nomination
international writer nomination
international writer nomination
Seiun Awards
for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con (6 nominations)
Embassytown translated long form nomination
Kraken translated long form nomination
The City & the City translated novel nomination
Un Lun Dun translated novel nomination
Perdido Street Station translated novel nomination
“Reports of Certain Events in London” translated short form nomination
(7 nominations; 1 win)
Embassytown (Del Rey) sf/fantasy book 2nd place
Kraken (Macmillan; Del Rey) sf/fantasy book 2nd place
The City & the City (Macmillan; Del Rey) sf/fantasy book winner
Looking for Jake (Macmillan; Del Rey) sf/fantasy book 8th place
Iron Council (Del Rey; Macmillan) sf/fantasy book 3rd place
The Scar (Macmillan; Del Rey) sf/fantasy book 2nd place
Perdido Street Station (Del Rey; Macmillan) sf/fantasy book 2nd place
The Kitschies
for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried (3 nominations; 1 win)
Embassytown (Tor UK) Red Tentacle (novel) nomination
Kraken (Tor UK) Red Tentacle (novel) nomination
The City & the City (Tor UK) Red Tentacle (novel) winner
(1 nomination)
King Rat (Tor) finalist