Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 10
Major Awards: 20
Locus Awards: 18
Other Awards: 9
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 146
Times Served as Judge: 3
Career and Special Awards
Bram Stoker Awards
for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership life achievement winner
Eaton Award
for best critical book, to 2001; since 2008, for lifetime achievement, juried lifetime achievement in science fiction winner
Forry Award
for lifetime achievement, presented by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society winner
I-CON Award
for contributions to SF/F/H, presented by annual convention I-CON Major Awards
Hugo Awards
for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention (26 nominations; 8 wins)
Mefisto In Onyx (Omni Oct 1993; Mark V. Ziesing) novella nomination
Harlan Ellison's Watching (Underwood-Miller) nonfiction book nomination
“The Function of Dream Sleep ” (Midnight Graffiti Jun 1988;Asimov's mid-Dec 1988) novelette nomination
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective (Nemo Press) other forms nomination
“I, Robot: The Movie” (Asimov's Nov,Dec,mid-Dec 1987) other forms nomination
“Paladin of the Lost Hour ” (Universe 15;Twilight Zone Dec 1985) novelette winner
An Edge in My Voice (Donning) nonfiction book nomination
Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed (Borgo Press) nonfiction book nomination
“All the Lies That Are My Life ” (F&SF Nov 1980; Underwood-Miller) novella nomination
“Count the Clock That Tells the Time ” (Omni Dec 1978) short story nomination
“Jeffty Is Five ” (F&SF Jul 1977) short story winner
“Croatoan ” (F&SF May 1975) short story nomination
“Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13" W” (F&SF Oct 1974) novelette winner
“The Deathbird ” (F&SF Mar 1973) novelette winner
“Basilisk ” (F&SF Aug 1972) novelette nomination
“The Region Between” (Galaxy Mar 1970) novella nomination
“Brillo” (by
Ben Bova & HE) (
Analog Aug 1970) short story nomination
“A Boy and His Dog” (The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World) novella nomination
“The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World ” (Galaxy Jun 1968) short story winner
“Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes ” (Knight May 1967) novelette nomination
“I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream ” (If Mar 1967) short story winner
Star Trek: “The City on the Edge of Forever” dramatic presentation winner
fan writer nomination
“Delusions for a Dragon Slayer” (Knight Sep 1966) short story nomination
“'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman” (Galaxy Dec 1965) short fiction winner
most promising new author nomination
Nebula Awards
for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership (17 nominations; 4 wins)
“How Interesting: A Tiny Man” (Realms of Fantasy Feb 2010) short story winner (tie)
“Goodbye to All That ” (McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales) short story nomination
Mefisto In Onyx (Omni Oct 1993; Mark V. Ziesing) novella nomination
“The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore ” (Omni Jul 1992;World Fantasy Convention Program Book) short story nomination
“Paladin of the Lost Hour ” (Universe 15;Twilight Zone Dec 1985) novelette nomination
“Jeffty Is Five ” (F&SF Jul 1977) short story winner
“Harlan! Harlan Ellison Reads Harlan Ellison” (recording) dramatic presentation nomination
“Shatterday ” (Gallery Sep 1975) short story nomination
A Boy and His Dog (by
L. Q. Jones, screenplay ; based on the work by HE) dramatic writing nomination
“The Deathbird ” (F&SF Mar 1973) novelette nomination
“Basilisk ” (F&SF Aug 1972) novelette nomination
“On the Downhill Side ” (Universe 2) short story nomination
“The Region Between” (Galaxy Mar 1970) novella nomination
“A Boy and His Dog” (The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World) novella winner
“Shattered Like a Glass Goblin ” (Orbit 4) short story nomination
“Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes ” (Knight May 1967) novelette nomination
“'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman” (Galaxy Dec 1965) short story winner
(8 nominations; 2 wins)
Mefisto In Onyx (Omni Oct 1993; Mark V. Ziesing) novella nomination
Harlan Ellison's Watching (Underwood-Miller) collection nomination
Angry Candy (Houghton Mifflin) collection winner (tie)
Shatterday (Houghton Mifflin) anthology/collection nomination
“Jeffty Is Five ” (F&SF Jul 1977) short fiction nomination
Deathbird Stories (Harper & Row) collection nomination
Bram Stoker Awards
for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership (10 nominations; 6 wins)
“From A to Z, In the Sarsaparilla Alphabet” (F&SF Feb 2001) long fiction nomination
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (audio) (Dove) other media winner
“Chatting with Anubis ” (Lore #1;Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor) short story winner
Mefisto In Onyx (Omni Oct 1993; Mark V. Ziesing) novella winner (tie)
Harlan Ellison's Watching (Underwood-Miller) nonfiction book winner (tie)
“The Function of Dream Sleep ” (Midnight Graffiti Jun 1988) novelette nomination
“She's a Young Thing and Cannot Leave Her Mother” (Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine: Issue One: Fall 1988) short story nomination
Angry Candy (Houghton Mifflin) collection nomination
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective (Nemo Press) collection winner
British Fantasy Awards
for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012 (1 nomination; 1 win)
“Jeffty Is Five ” (F&SF Jul 1977) short story winner
(1 nomination; 1 win)
Deathbird Stories (Harper & Row) collection winner
Locus Awards and Poll
Locus Awards
for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine (45 nominations; 18 wins)
“Incognita, Inc. ” (Hemispheres Jan 2001;Realms of Fantasy Aug 2001) short story 3rd place
Slippage (Mark V. Ziesing; Houghton Mifflin) collection winner
"Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman (by HE, illustrated by
Rick Berry) (Underwood Books) art book 4th place
I, Robot: the Illustrated Screenplay (by HE &
Isaac Asimov, illustrated by
Mark Zug) (Warner Aspect) art book 3rd place
Mind Fields (by HE, text;
Jacek Yerka, art) (Morpheus International) art book 2nd place
Mefisto In Onyx (Omni Oct 1993; Mark V. Ziesing) novella winner
Harlan Ellison's Watching (Underwood-Miller) nonfiction 10th place
“The Function of Dream Sleep ” (Midnight Graffiti Jun 1988;Asimov's mid-Dec 1988;Angry Candy) novelette winner
“Eidolons ” (F&SF Jul 1988) short story winner
Angry Candy (Houghton Mifflin) collection winner
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective (Nemo Press) collection 2nd place
“Paladin of the Lost Hour ” (Universe 15;Twilight Zone Dec 1985) novelette winner
“With Virgil Oddum at the East Pole” (Omni Jan 1985;Medea: Harlan's World) short story winner
Medea: Harlan's World (Phantasia; Bantam) anthology winner
An Edge in My Voice (Donning) nonfiction/reference 9th place
Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed (Borgo Press) nonfiction/reference winner
“Djinn, No Chaser ” (Twilight Zone Apr 1982) novelette winner
Stalking the Nightmare (Phantasia) single author collection 3rd place
“On the Slab ” (Omni Oct 1981) short story 28th place
“All the Lies That Are My Life ” (F&SF Nov 1980) novella 9th place
Shatterday (Houghton Mifflin) single author collection 2nd place
“All the Birds Come Home to Roost ” (Playboy Mar 1979) short story 19th place
“Count the Clock That Tells the Time ” (Omni Dec 1978) short story winner
Strange Wine (Harper & Row) single author collection 2nd place
“Jeffty Is Five ” (F&SF Jul 1977) short fiction winner
“From A to Z, In the Chocolate Alphabet ” (F&SF Oct 1976) short story 11th place
“Seeing ” (Andromeda 1) short story 6th place
“Croatoan ” (F&SF May 1975) short story winner
“Shatterday ” (Gallery Sep 1975) short story 14th place
Deathbird Stories (Harper & Row) single author collection 3rd place
“Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13" W” (F&SF Oct 1974) novelette winner
“Catman ” (Final Stage) novelette 14th place
“I'm Looking for Kadak” (Wandering Stars) novelette 4th place
Approaching Oblivion (Walker) single author collection 4th place
critic 7th place
“The Deathbird ” (F&SF Mar 1973) short fiction winner
critic 12th place
“Basilisk ” (F&SF Aug 1972) short fiction winner
“On the Downhill Side ” (Universe 2) short fiction 13th place
Again, Dangerous Visions (Doubleday) original anthology winner
“The Human Operators” (by HE &
A. E. van Vogt) (
F&SF Jan 1971) short fiction 12th place
Partners in Wonder (Walker) reprint anth/collection 7th place
“Brillo” (by
Ben Bova & HE) (
Analog Aug 1970) short fiction 8th place
“The Region Between” (Galaxy Mar 1970;Five Fates) short fiction winner
Other Awards
(1 nomination)
“The Man Who Was Heavily into Revenge ” (Analog Aug 1978) short story 5th place
(4 nominations; 1 win)
“The Few, the Proud ” (Asimov's Mar 1989) short story 8th place
“The Function of Dream Sleep ” (Asimov's Jun 1988) novelette 4th place
“I, Robot: The Movie” (Asimov's Nov,Dec,mid-Dec 1987) special award winner
“Laugh Track ” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1986) short story 2nd place
Balrog Awards
for fantasy works, presented an annual FoolsCon in Kansas City (6 nominations)
Stalking the Nightmare (Phantasia) collection/anthology nomination
for writing and encouraging new writers professional achievement nomination
“Grail ” (Twilight Zone Apr 1981) short fiction nomination
for contributions to fantasy literature professional achievement nomination
“Jeffty Is Five ” (F&SF Jul 1977) short fiction nomination
Strange Wine (Harper & Row) collection/anthology nomination
(1 nomination; 1 win)
“Chatting with Anubis ” (Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor Jun 1995) short fiction winner
Ditmar Awards
for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention (1 nomination)
“The Region Between” (Galaxy Mar 1970) international sf nomination
HOMer Awards
for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe (1 nomination)
Mefisto In Onyx (Omni Oct 1993) novella nomination
(1 nomination)
all-time best sf author 12th place (tie)
Jupiter Awards
for SF novels and stories, voted by instructors of SF courses in higher education (3 nominations; 2 wins)
“Jeffty Is Five ” (F&SF Jul 1977) short story winner
“Sleeping Dogs ” (Analog Oct 1984) short story nomination
“The Deathbird ” (F&SF Mar 1973) novelette winner
Prometheus Awards
for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society (6 nominations; 1 win)
“'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman” hall of fame winner
“'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman” hall of fame nomination
“'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman” hall of fame nomination
“'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman” hall of fame nomination
“'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman” hall of fame nomination
“'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman” hall of fame nomination
(1 nomination)
“Paladin of the Lost Hour ” (Universe 15;Twilight Zone Dec 1985) novelette 3rd place
Seiun Awards
for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con (1 nomination)
“The Deathbird ” translated story nomination
SFWA Awards
for works and contributions to SF, presented by the SFFWA (1 nomination; 1 win)
2000X (by HE, host and story editor;
Yuri Rasovsky, producer and director;
Warren Dewey, sound engineer) Bradbury Award
winner (3 nominations; 3 wins)
winner
forAgain, Dangerous Visions winner
forDangerous Visions winner
As Judge