List of Dragon Award nominees

This is a list of Dragon Award nominees.

Novels

Best Science Fiction Novel

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Author(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	Somewhither: Being the First Part of A Tale of the Unwithering Realm *	John C. Wright	Castalia House	[1]
	Agent of the Imperium	Marc Miller	Far Future Enterprises	[1]
	Ancillary Mercy	Ann Leckie	Orbit Books	[1]
	Aurora	Kim Stanley Robinson	Orbit Books	[1]
	The Life Engineered	J-F. Dubeau	Sword & Laser	[1]
	Raising Caine	Charles E. Gannon	Baen Books	[1]
2017	Babylon's Ashes *	James S. A. Corey	Orbit Books	[2]
	A Closed and Common Orbit	Becky Chambers	Harper Voyager	[2]
	The Collapsing Empire[3]	John Scalzi	Tor Books	[2]
	Death's End	Cixin Liu	Tor Books	[2]
	Escaping Infinity	Richard Paolinelli	Tuscany Bay Books	[2]
	Rise	Brian Guthrie	self-published	[2]
	The Secret Kings	Brian Niemeier	self-published	[2]
	Space Tripping	Patrick Edwards	Inkshares	[2]
2018	Artemis *	Andy Weir	Crown Publishing Group	[4]
	It Takes Death to Reach a Star	Gareth Worthington and Stu Jones	Vesuvian Books	[4]
	The Mutineer's Daughter	Chris Kennedy and Thomas A. Mays	Theogony Books	[4]
	Persepolis Rising	James S. A. Corey	Orbit Books	[4]
	Sins of Her Father	Mike Kupari	Baen Books	[4]
	Win	Vera Nazarian	Norilana Books	[4]
2019	A Star-Wheeled Sky *	Brad R. Torgersen	Baen Books	[5]
	Europe at Dawn	Dave Hutchinson	Solaris Books	[5]
	A Memory Called Empire	Arkady Martine	Tor Books	[5]
	Record of a Spaceborn Few	Becky Chambers	Harper Voyager	[5]
	Red Moon	Kim Stanley Robinson	Orbit Books	[5]
	Tiamat's Wrath	James S. A. Corey	Orbit Books	[5]
2020	The Last Emperox *	John Scalzi	Tor Books	[6]
	The Future of Another Timeline	Annalee Newitz	Tor Books	[6]
	Gideon the Ninth	Tamsyn Muir	Tor Books	[6]
	Network Effect	Martha Wells	Tor Books	[6]
	The Rosewater Redemption	Tade Thompson	Orbit Books	[6]
	The Ten Thousand Doors of January	Alix E. Harrow	Redhook	[6]
	The Testaments	Margaret Atwood	Nan A. Talese	[6]
	Wanderers	Chuck Wendig	Del Rey Books	[6]
2021	Project Hail Mary *	Andy Weir	Ballantine Books	[7][8]
	Attack Surface	Cory Doctorow	Tor Books	[7]
	Black Sun	Rebecca Roanhorse	Saga Press	[7]
	A Desolation Called Peace	Arkady Martine	Tor Books	[7]
	The Ministry for the Future	Kim Stanley Robinson	Orbit Books	[7]
	Machine	Elizabeth Bear	Saga Press	[7]
	Ready Player Two	Ernest Cline	Ballantine Books	[7]
2022	Leviathan Falls *	James S. A. Corey	Orbit Books	[9][10]
	Goliath	Tochi Onyebuchi	Tor Books	[11]
	The Kaiju Preservation Society	John Scalzi	Tor Books	[11]
	Shards of Earth	Adrian Tchaikovsky	Orbit Books	[11]
	You Sexy Thing	Cat Rambo	Tor Books	[11]
2023	The Icarus Plot *	Timothy Zahn	Baen Books	[12][13]
	Eversion	Alastair Reynolds	Orbit Books	[12]
	The Spare Man	Mary Robinette Kowal	Tor Books	[12]
	Children of Memory	Adrian Tchaikovsky	Orbit Books	[12]
	Translation State	Ann Leckie	Orbit Books	[12]
	Neom	Lavie Tidhar	Tachyon Publications	[12]
	The Daughter of Moreau	Silvia Moreno-Garcia	Del Rey	[12]
2024	Starter Villain *	John Scalzi	Tor Books	[14][15]
	Beyond the Ranges	John Ringo, James Aidee	Baen Books	[14]
	System Collapse	Martha Wells	Tor Books	[14]
	The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport	Samit Basu	Tor Books	[14]
	The Saint of Bright Doors	Vajra Chandrasekera	Tor Books	[14]
	Theft of Fire	Devon Eriksen	self-published	[14]
	These Burning Stars	Bethany Jacobs	Orbit Books	[14]

Best Fantasy Novel

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Author(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	Son of the Black Sword *	Larry Correia	Baen Books	[1]
	The Aeronaut's Windlass	Jim Butcher	Roc	[1]
	Asteroid Made of Dragons	G. Derek Adams	Sword & Laser	[1]
	Blood Hound	James Osiris Baldwin	Gift Horse Productions	[1]
	Changeling's Island	Dave Freer	Baen Books	[1]
	The Fifth Season	N. K. Jemisin	Orbit Books	[1]
	Grave Measures	R. R. Virdi	self-published	[1]
2017	Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge *	Larry Correia, John Ringo	Baen Books	[2]
	Beast Master	Shayne Silvers	Argento Publishing	[2]
	Blood of the Earth	Faith Hunter	Roc Books	[2]
	Dangerous Ways	R. R. Virdi	self-published	[2]
	The Heartstone Thief	Pippa DaCosta	self-published	[2]
	A Sea of Skulls	Vox Day	Castalia House	[2]
	Wings of Justice	Michael-Scott Earle	self-published	[2]
2018	Oathbringer *	Brandon Sanderson	Tor Books	[4]
	The Land: Predators	Aleron Kong	Tamori Publications	[4]
	Shoot the Messenger	Pippa DaCosta	Crazy Ace Publishing	[4]
	A Tempered Warrior	Jon R. Osborne	New Mythology Press	[4]
	The Traitor God	Cameron Johnston	Angry Robot	[4]
	War Hammer	Shayne Silvers	Argento Publishing	[4]
2019	House of Assassins *	Larry Correia	Baen Books	[5]
	Deep Roots	Ruthanna Emrys	Tor.com	[5]
	Foundryside	Robert Jackson Bennett	Crown Publishing Group	[5]
	Lies Sleeping	Ben Aaronovitch	Gollancz	[5]
	The Raven Tower	Ann Leckie	Orbit Books	[5]
	Spinning Silver	Naomi Novik	Del Rey Books	[5]
2020	The Starless Sea *	Erin Morgenstern	Doubleday	[6]
	The Burning White	Brent Weeks	Orbit Books	[6]
	Dead Astronauts	Jeff VanderMeer	MCD	[6]
	Gods of Jade and Shadow	Silvia Moreno-Garcia	Del Rey Books	[6]
	Jade War	Fonda Lee	Orbit Books	[6]
	Ninth House	Leigh Bardugo	Flatiron Books	[6]
2021	Battle Ground *	Jim Butcher	Ace Books	[7][8]
	Dead Lies Dreaming	Charles Stross	Tor Books	[7]
	The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue	V. E. Schwab	Tor Books	[7]
	The Once and Future Witches	Alix E. Harrow	Redhook	[7]
	Piranesi	Susanna Clarke	Bloomsbury Publishing	[7]
	Rhythm of War	Brandon Sanderson	Tor Books	[7]
2022	Book of Night *	Holly Black	Tor Books	[11][16]
	Age of Ash	Daniel Abraham	Orbit Books	[11]
	Moon Witch, Spider King	Marlon James	Riverhead Books	[11]
	Light from Uncommon Stars	Ryka Aoki	Tor Books	[11]
	Nettle & Bone	T. Kingfisher	Tor Books	[11]
	Jade Legacy	Fonda Lee	Orbit Books	[11]
2023	The Witch King *	Martha Wells	Orbit Books	[12][13]
	Tower of Silence	Larry Correia	Tor Books	[12]
	Babel	R. F. Kuang	Orbit Books	[12]
	Tress of the Emerald Sea	Brandon Sanderson	Tor Books	[12]
	Into the Vortex	Charles E. Gannon	Baen Books	[12]
	The Atlas Paradox	Olivie Blake	Tor Books	[12]
2024	Iron Flame *	Rebecca Yarros		[14][15]
	He Who Drowned the World	Shelley Parker-Chan		[14]
	House of Open Wounds	Adrian Tchaikovsky		[14]
	My Brother's Keeper	Tim Powers		[14]
	The Water Outlaws	S. L. Huang		[14]
	Three Kinds of Lucky	Kim Harrison		[14]

Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Author(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	The Shepherd's Crown *	Terry Pratchett	Doubleday	[1]
	Calamity	Brandon Sanderson	Delacorte Press	[1]
	Carry On	Rainbow Rowell	St. Martin's Griffin	[1]
	Changeling's Island	Dave Freer	Baen Books	[1]
	Six of Crows	Leigh Bardugo	Henry Holt	[1]
	Steeplejack	A. J. Hartley	Tor Teen	[1]
	Trix & the Faerie Queen	Alethea Kontis	self-published	[1]
	Updraft	Fran Wilde	Tor Books	[1]
2017	The Hammer of Thor *	Rick Riordan	Disney-Hyperion Books	[2]
	A Court of Wings and Ruin	Sarah J. Maas	Bloomsbury USA	[2]
	Defy the Stars	Claudia Gray	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	[2]
	Firebrand	A. J. Hartley	Tor Teen	[2]
	It's All Fun and Games	Dave Barrett	Nerdist / Inkshares	[2]
	Rachel and the Many-Spendored Dreamland	L. Jagi Lamplighter	Wisecraft Publishing	[2]
	Swan Knight's Son	John C. Wright	Castalia House	[2]
2018	Children of Blood and Bone *	Tomi Adeyemi	Henry Holt	[4]
	Brightly Burning	Alexa Donne	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	[4]
	Cold Bath Street	A. J. Hartley	UCLan Publishing	[4]
	A Court of Frost and Starlight	Sarah J. Maas	Bloomsbury Children's Books	[4]
	Warcross	Marie Lu	G. P. Putnam's Sons	[4]
	When Tinker Met Bell	Alethea Kontis	Sugar Skull Books	[4]
2019	Bloodwitch *	Susan Dennard	Tor Teen	[5]
	Archenemies	Marissa Meyer	Feiwel and Friends	[5]
	Armageddon Girls	Aaron Michael Ritchey	Shadow Alley Press	[5]
	Imposters	Scott Westerfeld	Scholastic Press	[5]
	The King's Regret	Philip Ligon	Silver Empire	[5]
	The Pioneer	Bridget Tyler	Tor Teen	[5]
	Sawkill Girls	Claire Legrand	Katherine Tegen Books	[5]
2020	Finch Merlin and the Fount of Youth *	Bella Forrest	Nightlight Press	[6]
	Catfishing on CatNet	Naomi Kritzer	Tor Teen	[6]
	COG	Greg van Eekhout	HarperCollins	[6]
	Force Collector	Kevin Shinick	Disney Lucasfilm Press	[6]
	The Grace Year	Kim Liggett	Wednesday Books	[6]
	The Poison Jungle	Tui T. Sutherland	Scholastic	[6]
2021	A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking *	T. Kingfisher	Red Wombat Studio	[7][8]
	A Deadly Education	Naomi Novik	Del Rey	[7]
	Elatsoe	Darcie Little Badger	Levine Querido	[7]
	A Peculiar Peril	Jeff VanderMeer	Farrar, Straus and Giroux	[7]
	The Scapegracers	Hannah Abigail Clarke	Erewhon	[7]
	The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira	Lou Diamond Phillips	Aethon Books	[7]
2022	A Dark and Starless Forest *	Sarah Hollowell	Clarion Books	[11][16]
	Gallant	V. E. Schwab	Greenwillow Books	[11]
	Akata Woman	Nnedi Okorafor	Viking Books for Young Readers	[11]
	A Snake Falls to Earth	Darcie Little Badger	Levine Querido	[11]
	Redemptor	Jordan Ifueko	Abrams Books	[11]
	Iron Widow	Xiran Jay Zhao	Penguin Teen	[11]
2023	The Golden Enclaves *	Naomi Novik	Del Ray	[12][13]
	The Scratch Daughters	H. A. Clarke	Self-Published	[12]
	Rust in the Root	Justina Ireland	Balzer + Brey	[12]
	Academy Arcanist	Shami Stovall	Capital Station Books	[12]
	Foul Lady Fortune	Chloe Gong	Margaret K. McElderry Books	[12]
	Bloodmarked	Tracy Deonn	Simon & Schuster	[12]
2024	Midnight at the Houdini *	Delilah S. Dawson		[14][15]
	Death Lord Archanist	Shami Stovall	Capital Station Books	[14]
	Hideki Smith, Demon Queller	A.J. Hartley, Hisako Osako, Kuma Hartley		[14]
	Home Coming in Black	J.M. Anjewierden		[14]
	So Let Them Burn	Kamilah Cole		[14]
	The Spirit Bares Its Teeth	Andrew Joseph White		[14]

Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel

  *   Winner(s)   ∞   Nomination declined

Year	Work	Author(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	Hell's Foundations Quiver *	David Weber	Tor Books	[1]
	Blood in the Water	Taylor Anderson	Roc Books	[1]
	Chains of Command	Marko Kloos	47North	[1]
	The End of All Things ∞	John Scalzi	Tor Books	[1]
	Fallen	Amy J. Murphy	self-published	[1]
	The Price of Valor	Django Wexler	Roc Books	[1]
	Wrath of an Angry God	Gibson Michaels	Arc Flash Publishing	[1]
2017	Iron Dragoons *	Richard Fox	Triplane Press	[2]
	Caine's Mutiny	Charles E. Gannon	Baen Books	[2]
	Cartwright's Cavaliers	Mark Wandrey	Seventh Seal Press	[2]
	Exiles	Amy J. Murphy	self-published	[2]
	Rescue Run	Jon Del Arroz	Evil Girlfriend Media	[2]
	Resistance	J. F. Holmes	self-published	[2]
	The Span of Empire	Eric Flint, David Carrico	Baen Books	[2]
	Starship Liberator	David VanDyke, B. V. Larson	Castalia House	[2]
2018	A Call to Vengeance *	Timothy Zahn, David Weber, and Thomas Pope	Baen Books	[4]
	Communication Failure	Joe Zieja	Saga Press	[4]
	Ghost Marines Book One: Integration	Jonathan P. Brazee	Semper Fi Press	[4]
	Legend	Christopher Woods	Seventh Seal Press	[4]
	Points of Impact	Marko Kloos	47North	[4]
	Price of Freedom	Craig Martelle and Michael Anderle	LMBPN Publishing	[4]
2019	Uncompromising Honor *	David Weber	Baen Books	[5]
	The Light Brigade	Kameron Hurley	Saga Press	[5]
	Marine	Joshua Dalzelle	self-published	[5]
	Order of the Centurion	Jason Anspach and Nick Cole	Galaxy's Edge	[5]
	A Pale Dawn	Chris Kennedy and Mark Wandrey	Seventh Seal Press	[5]
	Sons of the Lion	Jason Cordova	Seventh Seal Press	[5]
2020	Savage Wars*	Jason Anspach, Nick Cole	Galaxy's Edge Press	[6]
	Aftershocks	Marko Kloos	47North	[6]
	Defiance	Bear Ross	Self-published	[6]
	Edge of Valor	Josh Hayes	Aethon Books	[6]
	Howling Dark	Christopher Ruocchio	DAW	[6]
	System Failure	Joe Zieja	Gallery / Saga Press	[6]
2021	Gun Runner *	Larry Correia, John D. Brown	Baen	[7][8]
	Demon in White	Christopher Ruocchio	DAW	[7]
	Direct Fire	Rick Partlow	Self-published	[7]
	Fleet Elements	Walter Jon Williams	Harper Voyager	[7]
	Orders of Battle	Marko Kloos	47North	[7]
	Sentenced to War	J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Brazee	Self-published	[7]
2022	A Call to Insurrection *	David Weber, Timothy Zahn, & Thomas Pope	Baen	[11][16]
	The Shattered Skies	John Birmingham	Del Rey	[11]
	Resolute	Jack Campbell	Ace	[11]
	Backyard Starship	J. N. Chaney & Terry Maggert	Self published	[11]
	Against All Odds	Jeffery H. Haskell	Aethon Books	[11]
	Citadel	Marko Kloos	47North	[11]

The category "Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel" was removed from the awards in 2023.

Best Alternate History Novel

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Author(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	League of Dragons *	Naomi Novik	Del Rey Books	[1]
	1635: A Parcel of Rogues	Eric Flint Andrew Dennis	Baen Books	[1]
	1636: The Cardinal Virtues	Eric Flint Walter H. Hunt	Baen Books	[1]
	Bombs Away	Harry Turtledove	Del Rey Books	[1]
	Germanica	Robert Conroy	Baen Books	[1]
	Ghostwalkers	Jonathan Maberry	Tor Books	[1]
2017	Fallout *	Harry Turtledove	Del Rey Books	[2]
	1636: The Ottoman Onslaught	Eric Flint	Baen Books	[2]
	Another Girl, Another Planet	Lou Antonelli	WordFire Press	[2]
	Breath of Earth	Beth Cato	Harper Voyager	[2]
	A Change in Crime	D. R. Perry	self-published	[2]
	The Last Days of New Paris	China Miéville	Del Rey	[2]
	No Gods, Only Daimons	Kai Wai Cheah	Castalia House	[2]
	Witchy Eye	D. J. Butler	Baen Books	[2]
2018	Uncharted *	Kevin J. Anderson and Sarah A. Hoyt	Baen Books	[4]
	Dark State	Charles Stross	Tor Books	[4]
	The Dream of the Iron Dragon	Robert Kroese	self-published	[4]
	Minds of Men	Kacey Ezell	Theogony Books	[4]
	The Sea Peoples	S. M. Stirling	Ace Books	[4]
	Witchy Winter	D. J. Butler	Baen Books	[4]
2019	Black Chamber *	S. M. Stirling	Ace Books	[5]
	The Calculating Stars	Mary Robinette Kowal	Tor Books	[5]
	The Iron Codex	David Alan Mack	Tor Books	[5]
	Machines Like Me	Ian McEwan	Doubleday	[5]
	Unholy Land	Lavie Tidhar	Tachyon Publications	[5]
	The World Asunder	Kacey Ezell	Theogony Books	[5]
2020	Witchy Kingdom *	D. J. Butler	Baen	[6]
	As Our World Ends	Jack Hunt	Self-published	[6]
	The Girl with No Face	M. H. Boroson	Talos	[6]
	A Nation Interrupted	Kevin McDonald	Braveship Books	[6]
	Revolution	W. L. Goodwater	Ace	[6]
	Up-time Pride and Down-time Prejudice	Mark H. Huston	Ring of Fire Press	[6]
2021	1637: No Peace Beyond the Line *	Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon	Baen	[7][8]
	Axiom's End	Lindsay Ellis	St. Martin's Griffin	[7]
	Daggers in Darkness	S. M. Stirling	Ring of Fire Press	[7]
	A Master of Djinn	P. Djèlí Clark	Tor Books	[7]
	The Relentless Moon	Mary Robinette Kowal	Tor Books	[7]
	The Russian Cage	Charlaine Harris	Saga Press	[7]
2022	The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley *	Mercedes Lackey	DAW Books	[11][16]
	When Women Were Dragons	Kelly Barnhill	Doubleday	[11]
	She Who Became the Sun	Shelley Parker-Chan	Tor Books	[11]
	The King's Daughter	Vonda N. McIntyre	Open Road Media	[11]
	1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner	Kerryn Offord & Rick Boatright	Baen Books	[11]
	Invisible Sun	Charles Stross	Tor Books	[11]
2023	Lost in Time *	A. G. Riddle	Head of Zeus	[12][13]
	Hidden Voices	Dan Willis	Runeblade Entertainment	[12]
	Halcyon	Elliot Ackerman	Knopf	[12]
	The Mother	B. L. Blanchard	47North	[12]
	The Revolutionary War	Christopher G. Nutall	Elsewhen Press	[12]
2024	All the Dead Shall Weep *	Charlaine Harris	Saga Press	[14][15]
	1638: The Sovereign States	Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, & Gorg Huff	Baen Books	[14]
	Cahokia Jazz	Francis Spufford	Faber & Faber	[14]
	Dirty Water	Tom Kratman	Baen Books	[14]
	Devil's Battle	Taylor Anderson	Roc Books	[14]
	The Wages of Sin	Harry Turtledove	Del Rey Books	[14]

Best Apocalyptic Novel

  *   Winner(s)   ∞   Nomination declined

Year	Work	Author(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	Ctrl Alt Revolt! *	Nick Cole	self-published	[1]
	A Time to Die	Mark Wandrey	Henchman Press	[1]
	Chasing Freedom	Marina Fontaine	self-published	[1]
	Dark Age	Felix O. Hartmann	Hartmann Publishing	[1]
	The Desert and the Blade	S. M. Stirling	Roc Books	[1]
	The Fifth Season	N. K. Jemisin	Orbit Books	[1]
2017	Walkaway *	Cory Doctorow	Tor Books	[2]
	American War	Omar El Akkad	Alfred A. Knopf	[2]
	Codename: UnSub	Declan Finn, A. Yoskowitz	self-published	[2]
	Falling	J. F. Holmes	self-published	[2]
	The Obelisk Gate ∞[17][18]	N. K. Jemisin	Orbit Books	[2]
	The Place Outside the Wild	Daniel Humphreys	self-published	[2]
	The Seventh Age: Dawn	Rick Heinz	Inkshares	[2]

The category "Best Apocalyptic Novel" was removed from the awards in 2018.

Best Media Tie-In Novel

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Author(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2018	Star Wars: Leia: Princess of Alderaan *	Claudia Gray	Disney-Lucasfilm	[4]
	World of Warcraft: Before the Storm	Christie Golden	Del Rey	[4]
	Star Trek: Discovery: Desperate Hours	David Mack	Pocket Books	[4]
	Star Trek: Discovery: Fear Itself	James Swallow	Pocket Books	[4]
	Halo: Legacy of Onyx	Matt Forbeck	Gallery Books	[4]
	Star Wars: Phasma	Delilah S. Dawson	Del Rey	[4]
2019	Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances *	Timothy Zahn	Del Rey	[5]
	Firefly: Big Damn Hero	James Lovegrove and Nancy Holder	Titan Books	[5]
	Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town	Adam Christopher	Del Rey	[5]
	Star Wars: Master & Apprentice	Claudia Gray	Del Rey	[5]
	The Replicant War (Worlds at War Saga)	Chris Kennedy	Anticipation Press	[5]
	Star Trek: Discovery: The Way to the Stars	Una McCormack	Gallery Books	[5]
2020	Firefly: The Ghost Machine *	James Lovegrove	Titan Books	[6]
	Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope	Una McCormack	Pocket Books	[6]
	Star Trek: Discovery: The Enterprise War	John Jackson Miller	Pocket Books	[6]
	Star Wars: Resistance Reborn	Rebecca Roanhorse	Del Rey	[6]
	Aliens: Phalanx	Scott Sigler	Titan Books	[6]
2021	Firefly: Generations *	Tim Lebbon	Titan Books	[7][8]
	MacGyver: Meltdown	Eric Kelley, Lee Zlotoff	Prince of Cats Literary Productions	[7]
	Shadows Rising (World of Warcraft: Shadowlands)	Madeleine Roux	Del Rey	[7]
	Star Wars: Light of the Jedi	Charles Soule	Del Rey	[7]
	Warhammer 40,000: Penitent	Dan Abnett	Games Workshop	[7]
	Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy	Timothy Zahn	Del Rey	[7]
2022	Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil *	Timothy Zahn	Del Rey	[11][16]
	Star Wars: The Fallen Star	Claudia Gray	Del Rey	[11]
	Star Trek: Coda: Oblivion’s Gate	David Mack	Simon & Schuster	[11]
	Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements	John Jackson Miller	Simon & Schuster	[11]
	Halo: Divine Wind	Troy Denning	Gallery Books	[11]

The category "Best Media Tie-In Novel" was introduced in 2018 and removed from the awards in 2023.

Best Horror Novel

  *   Winner(s)   ∞   Nomination declined

Year	Work	Author(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	Souldancer *	Brian Niemeier	self-published	[1]
	Alice	Christina Henry	Ace Books	[1]
	An Unattractive Vampire	Jim McDoniel	Sword & Laser	[1]
	Chapelwood	Cherie Priest	Roc Books	[1]
	Disappearance at Devil's Rock	Paul G. Tremblay	William Morrow/HarperCollins	[1]
	Honor at Stake	Declan Finn	self-published	[1]
2017	The Changeling *	Victor LaValle	Spiegel & Grau	[2]
	The Bleak December	Kevin G. Summers	Wonderment Media	[2]
	Blood of Invidia	Tom Tinney, Morgen Batten	PiR8 Productions	[2]
	Donn's Hill	Caryn Larrinaga	Immortal Works	[2]
	A God in the Shed	J-F. Dubeau	Inkshares	[2]
	The Hidden People ∞	Alison Littlewood	Jo Fletcher Books	[2]
	Live and Let Bite	Declan Finn	self-published	[2]
	Nothing Left to Lose	Dan Wells	Tor Books	[2]
2018	Sleeping Beauties *	Stephen King and Owen King	Scribner	[4]
	Beneath the Lighthouse	Julieanne Lynch	Vesuvian Books	[4]
	The Cabin at the End of the World	Paul G. Tremblay	Morrow	[4]
	Glimpse	Jonathan Maberry	St. Martin's Press	[4]
	Meddling Kids	Edgar Cantero	Doubleday	[4]
	A Time to Run	Mark Wandrey	Blood Moon Press	[4]
2019	Little Darlings *	Melanie Golding	Crooked Lane Books	[5]
	100 Fathoms Below	Steven L. Kent and Nicholas Kaufmann	Blackstone Publishing	[5]
	Cardinal Black	Robert R. McCammon	Cemetery Dance Publications	[5]
	Riddance	Shelley Jackson	Black Balloon Publishing	[5]
	We Sold Our Souls	Grady Hendrix	Quirk Books	[5]
	Zombie Airman	David Guenther	self-published	[5]
2020	The Twisted Ones *	T. Kingfisher	Gallery / Saga Press	[6]
	Imaginary Friend	Stephen Chbosky	Grand Central Publishing	[6]
	The Pursuit of William Abbey	Claire North	Orbit	[6]
	Scavenger Hunt	Michaelbrent Collings	Self-published	[6]
	The Toll	Cherie Priest	Tor Books	[6]
2021	The Hollow Places *	T. Kingfisher	Gallery / Saga Press	[7][8]
	The Only Good Indians	Stephen Graham Jones	Saga Press	[7]
	Survivor Song	Paul G. Tremblay	William Morrow	[7]
	Synchronicity	Michaelbrent Collings	Self-published	[7]
	The Taxidermist's Lover	Polly Hall	Camcat Publishing, LLC	[7]
	True Story	Kate Reed Petty	Penguin Books	[7]
2022	The Book of Accidents *	Chuck Wendig	Random House	[11][16]
	The Final Girl Support Group	Grady Hendrix	Berkley Books	[11]
	The Death of Jane Lawrence	Caitlin Starling	Macmillan	[11]
	My Heart Is a Chainsaw	Stephen Graham Jones	Gallery/Saga Press	[11]
	Hide	Kiersten White	Penguin Random House	[11]
	Revelator	Daryl Gregory	Knopf Publishing	[11]
2023	A House with Good Bones *	T. Kingfisher	Tor Nightfire	[12][13]
	The Devil Takes You Home	Gabino Iglesias	Mulholland Books	[12]
	Reluctant Immortals	Gwendolyn Kiste	Simon& Schuster	[12]
	No Gods for Drowning	Hailey Piper	Polis Books	[12]
	The Pallbearers Club	Paul G. Tremblay	William Morrow Paperbacks	[12]
	The Only One Left	Riley Sager	Dutton	[12]
2024	Black River Orchid *	Chuck Wendig		[14][15]
	Dead Storm Rising	Shane Gries		[14]
	Double Dose	Paul Wilson		[14]
	The Dead Take a Train	Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw		[14]
	The Hollow Dead	Darcy Coates		[14]
	The Reformatory	Tananarive Due		[14]

Visual media

Best Illustrative Book Cover

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Illustrator	Book	Ref.
2023	Kurt Miller *	Tower of Silence by Larry Correia (Baen)	[12][13]
	Kieran Yanner	Ashes of Man by Christopher Ruocchio (DAW)	[12]
	Cedar Sanderson	edited and art by for But Not Broken (self-published)	[12]
	Sam Shearon	River of Ashes by Alexandrea Weis (Vesuvian)	[12]
	Jackson Tjota	Titan Mage: Apocalypse by Edie Skye (Spice Rack)	[12]
	Jeff Brown^[disambiguation needed]	Wraithbound by Tim Akers (Baen)	[12]
2024	Kelly Chong *	Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen (Viking)	[14][15]
	Sam R. Kennedy	Beyond Enemies by Marisa Wolf (Baen)	[14]
	Justin Adams	Dragonesque by S. C. Butler & Joshua Palmatier, eds. (Zombies Need Brains)	[14]
	Jeff Brown^[disambiguation needed]	The Silverblood Promise by James Logan^[disambiguation needed] (Tor)	[14]
	Aliya Chen	Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson (Tor)	[14]

The category "Best Illustrative Book Cover" was first introduced in 2023.

Best Comic Book

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Author(s)/ Artist(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	Ms. Marvel *	Sana Amanat, Stephen Wacker, G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona	Marvel Comics	[19]
	Astro City	Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Alex Ross	Vertigo Comics	[19]
	Civil War II	Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez, Justin Ponsor	Marvel Comics	[19]
	Daredevil	Charles Soule, Ron Garney	Marvel Comics	[19]
	DC Universe: Rebirth	various	DC Comics	[19]
	Providence	Alan Moore, Jacen Burrows	Avatar Press	[19]
	Saga	Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples	Image Comics	[19]
2017	The Dresden Files: Dog Men *	Jim Butcher, Mark Powers	Dynamite Entertainment	[20][21]
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven	Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, Georges Jeanty, Megan Levens	Dark Horse Comics	[20]
	Monstress	Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda	Image Comics	[20]
	Motor Girl	Terry Moore	Abstract Studio	[20]
	Ms. Marvel	Sana Amanat, Stephen Wacker, G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona	Marvel Comics	[20]
	Saga	Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples	Image Comics	[20]
	Wynonna Earp Legends	Beau Smith, Tim Rozon, Chris Evenhuis, Jay Fotos	IDW Publishing	[20]
2018	Mighty Thor *	Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman	Marvel Comics	[22]
	Aliens: Dead Orbit	James Stokoe	Dark Horse Comics	[22]
	Doomsday Clock	Geoff Johns and Gary Frank	DC Comics	[22]
	Mister Miracle	Tom King and Mitch Gerads	DC Comics	[22]
	Saga	Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples	Image Comics	[22]
	Star Wars: Darth Vader	Charles D. Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli	Marvel Comics	[22]
2019	Saga *	Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples	Image Comics	[23]
	Batman	Tom King, Tony Daniel	DC Comics	[23]
	The Batman Who Laughs	Scott Snyder, Jock (cartoonist)	DC Comics	[23]
	Black Hammer	Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, Dave Stewart (artist)	DC Comics	[23]
	Mister Miracle	Tom King, Tony Daniel	DC Comics	[23]
	Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man	Chip Zdarsky, Adam Kubert	Marvel Comics	[23]
2020	Avengers *	Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness	Marvel Comics	[6]
	Bitter Root	David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, Sanford Greene	Image Comics	[6]
	Immortal Hulk	Al Ewing, Joe Bennett	Marvel Comics	[6]
	Monstress	Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda	Image Comics	[6]
	Spider-Woman	Karla Pacheco, Pere Pérez, Paulo Siqueira	Marvel Comics	[6]
	Undiscovered Country	Charles Soule, Scott Snyder, Daniele Orlandini, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Matt D. Wilson	Image Comics	[6]
2021	X-Men *	Jonathan Hickman, Mahmud Asrar	Marvel Comics	[7][8]
	Daredevil	Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto	Marvel Comics	[7]
	Immortal Hulk	Al Ewing, Joe Bennett	Marvel Comics	[7]
	Invisible Kingdom	G Willow Wilson, Christian Ward	Berger Books	[7]
	Monstress	Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda	Image Comics	[7]
	Once & Future	Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora	Boom! Studios	[7]
2022	Immortal X-Men *	Kieron Gillen, Mark Brooks	Marvel Comics	[11][16]
	Devil’s Reign	Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto	Marvel Comics	[11]
	King Conan	Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar	Marvel Comics	[11]
	Step by Bloody Step	G Simon Spurrier, Matías Bergara	Image Comics	[11]
	Twig	Skottie Young, Kyle Strahm	Image Comics	[11]
	Nightwing	Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo	DC Comics	[11]

The categories "Best Comic Book" and "Best Graphic Novel" were combined into a single category in 2023.

Best Graphic Novel

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Author(s)/ Artist(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	The Sandman: Overture *	Neil Gaiman, J. H. Williams III	Vertigo Comics	[1]
	Chicago	Glenn Head	Fantagraphics Books	[1]
	Killing and Dying	Adrian Tomine	Drawn & Quarterly	[1]
	March: Book Two	John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell	Top Shelf Productions	[1]
	Sacred Heart	Liz Suburbia	Fantagraphics Books	[1]
	Virgil	Steve Orlando, J. D. Faith	Image Comics	[1]
2017	The Dresden Files: Wild Card *	Jim Butcher, Carlos Gomez	Dynamite Entertainment	[2]
	Clive Barker's Nightbreed Volume Three	Marc Andreyko, Clive Barker, Emmanuel Xerx Javier	Boom! Studios	[2]
	Girl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, Book 2: The City of Lightning	Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio	Studio Foglio	[2]
	Love Is Love	various	IDW Publishing	[2]
	March: Book Three	John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell	Top Shelf Productions	[2]
	My Favorite Thing Is Monsters	Emil Ferris	Fantagraphics Books	[2]
	Stuck in My Head	J. R. Mounts	self-published	[2]
2018	White Sand, Volume 1 *	Brandon Sanderson, Rik Hoskin and Julius M. Gopez	Dynamite Entertainment	[22]
	Be Prepared	Vera Brosgol	First Second	[22]
	Chicago Typewriter: The Red Ribbon	Brandon Fiadino, Djibril Morissette-Phan and James Greatorex	Dark Legion	[22]
	Monstress Volume Two: The Blood	Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda	Image Comics	[22]
	Paper Girls: Volume 4	Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang	Image Comics	[22]
	The Vision	Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta	Marvel Comics	[22]
2019	X-Men: Grand Design – Second Genesis *	Ed Piskor	Marvel Comics	[23]
	Berlin	Jason Lutes	Drawn and Quarterly	[23]
	Hey, Kiddo	Jarret J. Krosoczka	Graphix	[23]
	I Am Young	M. Dean	Fantagraphics	[23]
	Monstress Vol. 3	Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda	Image Comics	[23]
	On a Sunbeam	Tillie Walden	First Second	[23]
2020	Battlestar Galactica Counterstrike *	John Jackson Miller, Daniel HDR	Dynamite Entertainment	[6]
	Batman Universe	Brian Michael Bendis, Nick Derington	DC Comics	[6]
	Black Bolt	Christian Ward, Frazier Irving, Stephanie Hans	Marvel Comics	[6]
	Dragon Hoops	Gene Luen Yang	First Second	[6]
	Mister Miracle	Tom King, Mitch Gerads	DC Comics	[6]
	Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1	James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera	Boom! Studios	[6]
2021	The Magicians: New Class *	Lev Grossman, Lilah Sturges, Pius Bak	Archaia	[7][8]
	The Book Tour	Andi Watson	Top Shelf Productions	[7]
	Dracula, Motherf**ker	Alex de Campi, Erica Henderson	Image Comics	[7]
	The Green Lantern Season Two	Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp	DC Comics	[7]
	The Magic Fish	Trung Le Nguyen	Random House Graphic	[7]
	Pulp	Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips	Image Comics	[7]
2022	Dune: House Atreides Volume 2 *	Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Dev Pramanik	Boom! Studios	[11][16]
	Geiger	Geoff Johns, Gary Frank	Image Comics	[11]
	Bitter Root Volume 3	David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, Sanford Greene, Sofie Dodgson	Image Comics	[11]
	Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons	Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez	DC Comics	[11]
	Monstress, Volume 6: The Vow	Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda	Image Comics	[11]
	Saga	Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples	Image Comics	[11]

The categories "Best Comic Book" and "Best Graphic Novel" were combined into a single category in 2023.

Best Comic Book / Graphic Novel

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Author(s)/ Artist(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2023	Dune: House Harkonnen *	Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Michael Shelfer	Boom! Studios	[12][13]
	Kaya	Wes Craig	Image Comics	[12]
	Dawn of DC: Green Arrow	Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse	DC Comics	[12]
	Wolverine	Benjamin Percy, Juan José Ryp	Marvel Comics	[12]
	X-Men	Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara	Marvel Comics	[12]
	Night Fever	Ed Brubaker, Sean Philips, Jacob Phillips	Image Comics	[12]
2024	Monstress *	Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda	Image Comics	[14][15]
	Batman	Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez	DC Comics	[14]
	Canary	Scott Snyder, Dan Panosian	Dark Horse Comics	[14]
	Nightwing	Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo	DC Comics	[14]
	Wonder Woman	Tom King, Daniel Sampere	DC Comics	[14]
	X-Men: Forever	Kieron Gillen, Luca Maresca	Marvel Comics	[14]

Television and Film

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Creator(s)	Released on	Ref.
2016	Game of Thrones *	David Benioff, D. B. Weiss	HBO	[19]
	Daredevil	Drew Goddard	Netflix	[19]
	Doctor Who	Steven Moffat	BBC One	[19]
	The Expanse	Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby	Syfy	[19]
	The Flash	Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns	The CW	[19]
	Jessica Jones	Melissa Rosenberg	Netflix	[19]
	Outlander	Ronald D. Moore	Starz	[19]
2017	Stranger Things *	The Duffer Brothers	Netflix	[20]
	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby	ABC	[20]
	Doctor Who	Steven Moffat	BBC One	[20]
	The Expanse	Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby	Syfy	[20]
	Lucifer	Ildy Modrovich, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and KristieAnne Reed	Fox	[20]
	Stan Lee's Lucky Man	Stan Lee, Neil Biswas	Sky 1	[20]
	Westworld	Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Michael Crichton	HBO	[20]
	Wynonna Earp	Emily Andras, Beau Smith	Syfy	[20]
2018	Game of Thrones *	David Benioff, D. B. Weiss	HBO	[22]
	Altered Carbon	Laeta Kalogridis	Netflix	[22]
	The Expanse	Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby	Syfy	[22]
	Lucifer	Tom Kapinos	Fox	[22]
	Star Trek: Discovery	Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman	CBS All Access	[22]
	Stranger Things	The Duffer Brothers	Netflix	[22]
	Supernatural	Andrew Dabb, Robert Singer	The CW	[22]
2019	Good Omens *	Neil Gaiman, Caroline Skinner, Chris Sussman, Rob Wilkins and Rod Brown	Amazon	[23]
	Game of Thrones	David Benioff, D. B. Weiss	HBO	[23]
	Lucifer	Ildy Modrovich, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and KristieAnne Reed	Fox	[23]
	The Orville	André Bormanis, David A. Goodman, Seth MacFarlane and Brannon Braga	Fox	[23]
	Star Trek: Discovery	Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman	CBS All Access	[23]
	The Umbrella Academy	Steve Blackman	Netflix	[23]
2020	The Mandalorian *	Jon Favreau	Disney+	[6]
	Altered Carbon	Laeta Kalogridis	Netflix	[6]
	The Expanse	Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby	Amazon Prime	[6]
	Lost In Space	Zack Estrin	Netflix	[6]
	Star Trek: Picard	Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman	CBS All Access	[6]
	Watchmen	Damon Lindelof	HBO	[6]
	The Witcher	Lauren Schmidt Hissrich	Netflix	[6]
2021	The Expanse *	Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby	Amazon Prime	[7][8]
	Loki	Michael Waldron	Disney+	[7]
	The Nevers	Joss Whedon	HBO	[7]
	Resident Alien	Chris Sheridan	SYFY	[7]
	Shadow and Bone	Eric Heisserer	Netflix	[7]
	Star Trek: Discovery	Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman	Paramount+	[7]
	WandaVision	Jac Schaeffer	Disney+	[7]
2022	Stranger Things *	The Duffer Brothers	Netflix	[11][16]
	The Expanse	Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, James S. A. Corey	Amazon	[11]
	Star Trek: Strange New Worlds	Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet	Paramount+	[11]
	Wheel of Time	Rafe Judkins	Amazon	[11]
	For All Mankind	Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, Ben Nedivi	Apple TV+	[11]
	Halo	Kyle Killen, Steven Kane	Paramount+	[11]
	The Boys	Eric Kripke, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson	Amazon	[11]
2023	The Sandman *	Neil Gaiman, Allan Heinberg, David S. Goyer, Mike Barker	Netflix	[12][13]
	Andor	Tony Gilroy	Disney+	[12]
	Star Trek: Strange New Worlds	Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Jenny Lumet	Paramount+	[12]
	The Mandalorian	Jon Favreau	Disney+	[12]
	Star Trek: Picard	Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Kirsten Beyer	Paramount+	[12]
	House of the Dragon	George R. R. Martin, Ryan Condal	HBO	[12]
2024	Fallout *		Amazon Prime Video	[14][15]
	3 Body Problem		Netflix	[14]
	Ahsoka		Disney+	[14]
	For All Mankind		Apple TV+	[14]
	Good Omens		Amazon Prime Video	[14]
	House of the Dragon		HBO	[14]
	Loki		Disney+	[14]
	Monarch: Legacy of Monsters		Apple TV+	[14]
	Star Trek: Strange New Worlds		Paramount +	[14]

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Creator(s)	Studio	Ref.
2016	The Martian *	Ridley Scott (director), Drew Goddard (writer)	Scott Free Productions, Kinberg Genre, TSG Entertainment	[19]
	Ant-Man	Peyton Reed (director), Edgar Wright (writer), Joe Cornish (writer), Adam McKay (writer), Paul Rudd (writer)	Marvel Studios	[19]
	Captain America: Civil War	Anthony Russo (director), Joe Russo (director), Christopher Markus (writer), Stephen McFeely (writer)	Marvel Studios	[19]
	Crimson Peak	Guillermo del Toro (director, writer), Matthew Robbins (writer)	Legendary Pictures, DDY Productions	[19]
	Deadpool	Tim Miller, Rhett Reese (writer), Paul Wernick (writer)	Marvel Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, The Donners' Company, TSG Entertainment	[19]
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	J. J. Abrams (director, writer), Lawrence Kasdan (writer), Michael Arndt (writer)	Lucasfilm Ltd., Bad Robot	[19]
2017	Wonder Woman *	Patty Jenkins (director), Allan Heinberg (writer), Zack Snyder (writer), Jason Fuchs (writer)	RatPac-Dune Entertainment, DC Films, Tencent Pictures, Wanda Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Cruel and Unusual Films	[20]
	Arrival	Denis Villeneuve (director), Eric Heisserer (writer), Ted Chiang (writer)	FilmNation Entertainment, Lava Bear Films, 21 Laps Entertainment	[20]
	Doctor Strange	Scott Derrickson (director, writer), Jon Spaihts (writer), C. Robert Cargill (writer)	Marvel Studios	[20]
	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	James Gunn (director, writer), Dan Abnett (writer), Andy Lanning (writer)	Marvel Studios	[20]
	Logan	James Mangold (director, writer), Scott Frank (writer), Michael Green (writer)	Marvel Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, Hutch Parker Productions, The Donners' Company	[20]
	Passengers	Morten Tyldum (director), Jon Spaihts (writer)	Village Roadshow Pictures, Start Motion Pictures, Original Film, LStar Capital, Wanda Pictures, Company Films	[20]
	Rogue One	Gareth Edwards (director), Chris Weitz (writer), Tony Gilroy (writer), John Knoll (writer), Gary Whitta (writer)	Lucasfilm Ltd.	[20]
2018	Black Panther *	Ryan Coogler (director, writer), Joe Robert Cole (writer)	Marvel Studios	[22]
	Avengers: Infinity War	Anthony and Joe Russo (directors), Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (writers)	Marvel Studios	[22]
	Blade Runner 2049	Denis Villeneuve (director), Hampton Fancher (writer), Michael Green (writer)	Alcon Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Bud Yorkin Productions, Torridon Films, 16:14 Entertainment, Scott Free Productions	[22]
	Deadpool 2	David Leitch (director), Rhett Reese (writer), Paul Wernick (writer), Ryan Reynolds (writer)	Marvel Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, Maximum Effort, The Donners' Company, TSG Entertainment	[22]
	Incredibles 2	Brad Bird (director, writer)	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios	[22]
	Ready Player One	Steven Spielberg (director), Zak Penn (writer), Ernest Cline (writer)	Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Partners, Amblin Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, De Line Pictures, Access Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Farah Films & Management	[22]
	Thor: Ragnarok	Taika Waititi (director), Eric Pearson (writer), Craig Kyle (writer), Christopher L. Yost (writer)	Marvel Studios	[22]
2019	Avengers: Endgame *	Anthony Russo, Joe Russo (directors), Christopher Markus (writer), Stephen McFeely (writer)	Marvel Studios	[23]
	Alita: Battle Angel	Robert Rodriguez (director), James Cameron (writer), Laeta Kalogridis (writer)	Twentieth Century Fox	[23]
	Aquaman	James Wan (director), David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (writer), Will Beall (writer)	DC Entertainment	[23]
	Captain Marvel	Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck (directors and writers), Geneva Robertson-Dworet (writer)	Marvel Studios	[23]
	Spider-Man: Far From Home	Jon Watts (director), Chris McKenna (writer), Erik Sommers (writer)	Marvel Studios	[23]
	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse	Bob Persichetti (director), Peter Ramsey (director), Rodney Rothman (director), Phil Lord (writer), Rodney Rothman (writer)	Sony Pictures Entertainment	[23]
2020	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker *	J. J. Abrams (director)	Walt Disney Studios	[6]
	Ad Astra	James Gray (director)	20th Century Fox	[6]
	Fast Color	Julia Hart (director)	Lionsgate	[6]
	Joker	Todd Phillips (director)	Warner Bros. Pictures	[6]
	The Lion King	Jon Favreau (director)	Walt Disney Studios	[6]
	Terminator: Dark Fate	Tim Miller (director)	Paramount Pictures	[6]
2021	The Old Guard *	Gina Prince-Bythewood (director)	Netflix	[7][8]
	Bill & Ted Face the Music	Dean Parisot (director)	United Artists	[7]
	Godzilla vs. Kong	Adam Wingard (director)	Warner Bros. Pictures	[7]
	Zack Snyder's Justice League (as Justice League)	Zack Snyder (director)	DC Entertainment	[7]
	Space Sweepers	Jo Sung-hee (director)	VSTARZ Entertainment	[7]
	Tenet	Christopher Nolan (director)	Warner Bros. Pictures	[7]
	Wonder Woman 1984	Patty Jenkins (director)	DC Entertainment	[7]
2022	Dune *	Denis Villeneuve (director)	Legendary Pictures	[11][16]
	Spider-Man: No Way Home	Jon Watts (director)	Marvel Entertainment	[11]
	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	Sam Raimi (director)	Marvel Entertainment	[11]
	Ghostbusters: Afterlife	Jason Reitman (director)	Columbia Pictures	[11]
	The Adam Project	Shawn Levy (director)	Netflix	[11]
	Free Guy	Shawn Levy (director)	Berlanti Productions	[11]
2023	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves *			[12][13]
	Avatar: The Way of the Water	James Cameron (director)		[12]
	Everything Everywhere All at Once			[12]
	Guardians of the Galaxy 3	James Gunn (director)		[12]
	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	Joel Crawford (director)		[12]
	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse			[12]
2024	Dune: Part Two *	Denis Villeneuve (director)		[14][15]
	Barbie	Greta Gerwig (director)		[14]
	Godzilla Minus One	Takashi Yamazaki (director)		[14]
	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga	George Miller (director)		[14]
	The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	Francis Lawrence Paul King (Director)		[14]
	Wonka	Paul King (director)		[14]

Games

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC/Console Game

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	Fallout 4 *	Bethesda Softworks	[24]
	Darkest Dungeon	Red Hook Studios	[24]
	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Konami Digital Entertainment	[24]
	Overwatch	Blizzard Entertainment	[24]
	Undertale	Toby Fox	[24]
	XCOM 2	2k Games	[24]
2017	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild *	Nintendo	[25]
	Dishonored 2	Arkane Studios	[25]
	Final Fantasy XV	Square Enix	[25]
	Mass Effect: Andromeda	BioWare	[25]
	NieR: Automata	PlatinumGames	[25]
	Titanfall 2	Respawn Entertainment	[25]
2018	Middle-earth: Shadow of War *	Monolith Productions	[26]
	Battletech	Harebrained Schemes	[27]
	Cuphead	StudioMDHR	[27]
	Destiny 2	Bungie	[27]
	Fortnite	Epic Games	[27]
	Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus	MachineGames	[27]
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 *	Rockstar Games	[28]
	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	[28]
	Assassin's Creed Odyssey	Ubisoft	[28]
	Life Is Strange 2	Dontnod Entertainment	[28]
	Outer Wilds	Mobius Digital	[28]
	World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth	Blizzard	[28]
2020	Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order *	Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts	[6]
	Borderlands 3	Gearbox Software, 2k Games	[6]
	Control	Remedy Entertainment, 505 Games	[6]
	Death Stranding	Kojima Productions, Sony Interactive	[6]
	Gears 5	The Coalition, Xbox Game Studios	[6]
	Half-Life: Alyx	Valve	[6]
	The Outer Worlds	Obsidian Entertainment, Private Division	[6]
2021	Assassin's Creed Valhalla *	Ubisoft	[7][8]
	Crusader Kings III	Paradox Interactive	[7]
	Cyberpunk 2077	CD Projekt	[7]
	Ghost of Tsushima	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[7]
	Hades	Supergiant Games	[7]
	Star Wars: Squadrons	Electronic Arts	[7]
2022	Elden Ring *	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[11][16]
	Metroid Dread	Nintendo	[11]
	Destiny 2: The Witch Queen	Bungie	[11]
	Age of Empires IV	Xbox Game Studios	[11]
	Lost Ark	Amazon Games	[11]
	Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters	Frontier Foundry	[11]

The categories "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC/Console Game" and "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game" were combined into a single category in 2023.

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Developers(s)	Ref.
2016	Fallout Shelter *	Bethesda Softworks	[24]
	Hyper Burner	Patrick Cook	[24]
	PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist	Outerminds	[24]
	Quaser One	Emre Taskin	[24]
	Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes	Electronic Arts	[24]
2017	Pokémon Go *	Niantic	[25]
	Con Man: The Game	Monkey Strength Productions	[25]
	Fire Emblem Heroes	Nintendo	[25]
	Monument Valley 2	Ustwogames	[25]
	Sky Dancer	Pine Entertainment	[25]
	Super Mario Run	Nintendo	[25]
2018	Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery *	Jam City	[26]
	Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition	Square Enix	[27]
	Lineage 2 Revolution	Netmarble	[27]
	Nocked!	Andrew G. Schneider	[27]
	Planescape: Torment, the Enhanced Edition	Beamdog	[27]
2019	Harry Potter: Wizards Unite *	Niantic, WB Games San Francisco	[28]
	Cyber Hunter	NetEase	[28]
	The Elder Scrolls: Blades	Bethesda Softworks	[28]
	Grimvalor	Direlight	[28]
	Reigns: Game of Thrones	Nerial	[28]
	Sega Heroes: Puzzle RPG Quest	SEGA	[28]
2020	Minecraft Earth *	Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios	[6]
	Arknights	Hypergryph, Yostar	[6]
	Call of Duty: Mobile	TiMi Studios, Activision	[6]
	Grindstone	Capybara Games	[6]
	Manifold Garden	William Chyr Studio	[6]
	Mutazione	Die Gute Fabrik, Akupara Games	[6]
2021	Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells *	Zynga	[7][8]
	Alba: A Wildlife Adventure	Ustwo, Plug in Digital	[7]
	Empire of Sin	Paradox Interactive	[7]
	Genshin Impact	miHoYo	[7]
	Orwell's Animal Farm	The Dairymen Ltd.	[7]
	South of the Circle	State of Play Games	[7]
2022	Diablo Immortal *	Blizzard	[11][16]
	Alien: Isolation	Sega	[11]
	Baba Is You	Hempuli	[11]
	Pokémon Unite	The Pokémon Company	[11]
	Townscaper	Oskar Stålberg	[11]
	World of Demons	PlatinumGames	[11]

The categories "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC/Console Game" and "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game" were combined into a single category in 2023.

Best Digital Game

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2023	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom *	Nintendo EPD	[12][13]
	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	Infinity Ward	[12]
	Diablo IV	Blizzard Entertainment	[12]
	Hogwarts Legacy	Avalanche Software	[12]
	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	[12]
	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	Respawn Entertainment	[12]
2024	Baldur's Gate 3 *	Larian Studios	[14][15]
	Alan Wake 2	Remedy Entertainment	[14]
	Dragon's Dogma 2	Capcom	[14]
	Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree	FromSoftware	[14]
	Helldivers 2	Arrowhead Game Studios	[14]
	Starfield	Bethesda Game Studios	[14]

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	Pandemic: Legacy *	Z-Man Games	[24]
	Star Wars: Rebellion	Fantasy Flight Games	[24]
	Blood Rage	CoolMiniOrNot	[24]
	Talon	GMT Games	[24]
	Monopoly: Cthulhu	USAopoly	[24]
	Codenames	Vlaada Chvátil	[24]
2017	Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow's Walk *	Avalon Hill	[25]
	Gloomhaven	Cephalofair Games	[25]
	Hero Realms	White Wizard Games	[25]
	Mansions of Madness (2nd edition)	Fantasy Flight Games	[25]
	Scythe	Stonemaier Games	[25]
	Terraforming Mars	Stronghold Games	[25]
2018	Red Dragon Inn 6: Villains *	Slugfest Games	[26]
	Azul	Plan B Games	[27]
	Mysterium: Secrets and Lies Expansion	Asmodee	[27]
	Photosynthesis	Blue Orange Games	[27]
	Rising Sun	CMON Games	[27]
	When I Dream	Asmodee	[27]
2019	Betrayal Legacy *	Avalon Hill Games	[28]
	Architects of the West Kingdom	Garphill Games	[28]
	Cryptid	Osprey Games	[28]
	Everdell	Starling Games	[28]
	Nemesis	Awaken Realms	[28]
	Root	Leder Games	[28]
2020	Tapestry *	Stonemaier Games	[6]
	The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine	Kosmos	[6]
	Forgotten Waters	Plaid Hat Games	[6]
	The King's Dilemma	Horrible Guild Game Studio	[6]
	Jaws of the Lion	Cephalofair Games	[6]
	Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid	Renegade Game Studios	[6]
2021	Dune: Imperium *	Dire Wolf Games	[7][8]
	Curious Cargo	Capstone Games	[7]
	Marvel United	CMON Limited	[7]
	Oceans	North Star Games	[7]
	Pandemic Legacy: Season 0	Z-Man Games	[7]
	Sleeping Gods	Red Raven Games	[7]
2022	Star Wars: Outer Rim - Unfinished Business *	Fantasy Flight Games	[11][16]
	7 Wonders: Architects	Asmodee	[11]
	ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo	Ravensburger	[11]
	Ark Nova	Capstone Games	[11]
	Cascadia	Alderac Entertainment Group	[11]
	Return to Dark Tower	Restoration Games	[11]

The categories "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game" and "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game" were combined into a single category in 2023.

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2016	Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game (7th edition) *	Chaosium	[24]
	Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls	Flying Buffalo	[24]
	Magic: The Gathering: Shadows over Innistrad	Wizards of the Coast	[24]
	Magic: The Gathering: Battle for Zendikar	Wizards of the Coast	[24]
	Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game (2nd edition)	David Petersen, Luke Crane	[24]
	Star Wars: Armada	Fantasy Flight Games	[24]
2017	Magic: The Gathering: Eldritch Moon *	Wizards of the Coast	[25]
	A Shadow Across the Galaxy: X-Wing Wave X	Fantasy Flight Games	[25]
	Bloodborne: The Card Game	CMON Limited	[25]
	Dark Souls: The Board Game	Steamforged Games	[25]
	Pulp Cthulhu	Chaosium	[25]
	Star Wars: Destiny	Fantasy Flight Games	[25]
2018	Magic: The Gathering: Unstable *	Wizards of the Coast	[26]
	Bubblegumshoe	Evil Hat Productions	[27]
	Cooking with Dice: The Acid Test	Oddfish Games	[27]
	D100 Dungeon	Martin Knight	[27]
	Force and Destiny Role-playing Game: Knights of Fate	Fantasy Flight Games	[27]
	Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition	Games Workshop	[27]
2019	Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nyarlathotep Slipcase Set *	Chaosium	[28]
	Fallout: Wasteland Warfare	Modiphius Entertainment	[28]
	Keyforge: Call of the Archons	Fantasy Flight Games	[28]
	Magic: The Gathering: Ravnica Allegiance	Wizards of the Coast	[28]
	Magic: The Gathering War of The Spark	Wizards of the Coast	[28]
	Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team	Games Workshop	[28]
2020	Magic: The Gathering: Throne of Eldraine *	Wizards of the Coast	[6]
	Alien RPG	Free League Publishing	[6]
	Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles: Viper Mk. VII	Ares Games	[6]
	Pathfinder Second Edition	Paizo Publishing	[6]
	Spectaculars Core Game	Scratchpad Publishing	[6]
	Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry	Games Workshop	[6]
2021	Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Soulbound Role-Playing Game *	Cubicle 7	[7][8]
	Cyberpunk RED	R. Talsorian Games	[7]
	Explorer's Guide to Wildemount	Wizards of the Coast	[7]
	Magic: The Gathering: Strixhaven: School of Mages	Wizards of the Coast	[7]
	Magic: The Gathering: Zendikar Rising	Wizards of the Coast	[7]
	Pokémon TCG: Champion's Path Elite Trainer Box	The Pokémon Company	[7]
2022	Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms *	Wizards of the Coast	[11][16]
	The One Ring Roleplaying Game, Second Edition	Free League Publishing	[11]
	Thirsty Sword Lesbians	Evil Hat Productions	[11]
	Root: The Role Playing Game	Magpie Games	[11]
	The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game	Fantasy Flight Games	[11]
	Magic: The Gathering, Innistrad: Crimson Vow	Wizards of the Coast	[11]

The categories "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game" and "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game" were combined into a single category in 2023.

Best Tabletop Game

  *   Winner(s)

Year	Work	Publisher(s)	Ref.
2023	Magic the Gathering: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth *	Wizards of the Coast	[12][13]
	Frosthaven	Cephalofair Games	[12]
	Earth	Inside Up Games	[12]
	Dorfromantik – The Boardgame	Pegasus Spiele	[12]
	Turing Machine	Scorpion Masque	[12]
	Alien Role-playing Game: Heart of Darkness	Free League	[12]
2024	D&D The Deck of Many Things *	Wizards of the Coast	[14][15]
	Cascadia: Landmarks	Flatout Games	[14]
	Dune: Imperium – Uprising	Dire Wolf	[14]
	Magic: The Gathering Wilds of Eldraine	Wizards of the Coast	[14]
	Disney Lorcana	Ravensburger	[14]
	Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs	Cephalofair Games	[14]

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