Laureate Awards

The National Fantasy Fan Federation Laureate Awards, have been awarded irregularly, often annually, since since 1941, for works from the previous year. The award categories fluctuate from year-to-year with new categories being added and old ones dropped according to nomination votes.

Year ReleasedCategoryRecipient
2024Best Fan WriterHeath Row
Best Fan EditorJanice L. Newman
Best Non-N3F Fan PublicationSpartacus
Best N3F FanzineTightbeam
Best Fan Web Sitegalacticjourney.org/
Best NovelTo Spy a Star by Jonathan Nevair
Best Shorter Work or AnthologySimultaneous Times, vol. 3, ed. Jean-Paul Garnier
Best Editor (tie)Jean-Paul L. Garnier (Space Cowboy Books)
Lida Quillen (Twilight Times Books)
Best History of SF Work2023 First Fandom Annual “First Fandom Conversations”
Best None of the AboveBest example of how not to run fan awards: The 2023 Hugo Awards
2023Best Fan WriterMartin Lock
 Best Fan ArtistJose Sanchez
 Best Fan WebsiteFanac.org from Joe Siclari, Edie Stern, and Mark Olsen
 Best Non-N3F FanzineSimultaneous Times Newsletter from Jean-Paul L. Garnier
 Best N3F FanzineTightbeam
 Best PodcastSimultaneous Times
 Best NovelLords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky
 Best Shorter Work or AnthologyReturn to Glory by Jack McDevitt
 Best Pro ArtistAustin Arthur Hart
 Best EditorToni Weisskopf
 Best SF PoetMichael Butterworth
 Best Comic BookNew Think 1.0
 Best AnimeChainsaw Man
 Best MangaMindset
 Best Television Show, Film, or VideoHeath Row’s Productions
 Best None of the AboveManuscript Press (Rick Norwood) and aruffo.com for reprinting the daily comic strip Alley Oop
2017Best novelRyk Spoor Princess Holy Aura
 Best Shorter WorkSarah Pinsker And Then There Were (N-One)
 Best Book EditorToni Weisskopf
 Best FilmThor Ragnarok
 Best FanzineTightbeam
 Best BlogMadGeniusClub
 Best TV ShowSupergirl
 Best AnimeThe Ancient Magus Bride
 Best Graphic Art PublicationJean Grey
2016Best NovelBrandon Sanderson Shadows of Self
 Best Paper Series NovelChris Nuttall Schooled in Magic
 Best EditorToni Weisskopf – Baen
 Best TV ShowSupergirl
 Best ComicGirl Genius
 Best FilmThe Martian
2015Heroic AchievementAll Hugo Fandom — for reviving the all-hobby fan feud
 Best EditorToni Weisskopf – Baen
2012Best Pro ArtistJonas De Ro
 Best Animated MovieWreck it Ralph – Disney
 Best Fantasy MovieThe Avengers – Disney
 Best SF MovieRobot & Frank – Samuel Goldwyn & John Carter – Disney (tie)
 Best Horror MovieThe Cabin in the Woods – Lionsgate
 Best Fantasy TVOnce Upon a Time – ABC
 Best Horror TVSupernatural – CW
 Best SF TVDoctor Who – BBC
 Best Fantasy AuthorSaladin Ahmed – Throne of the Crescent Moon
 Best SF AuthorLois McMaster Bujold – Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance
 Best Horror AuthorKarina Halle – On Demon Wings
 Best Fan ArtistK. Cherdrumphai
 Best Fan WriterJean Lamb
 Best FanzineSF Signal
 Best Fantasy MovieThe Avengers – Disney
2011Best Fantasy MovieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
 Best SF MovieContagion – Warner Bros.
 Best Super Hero/Comics MovieCaptain America: The First Avenger – Disney
 Best SF TVDoctor Who – BBC
 Best Horror TVThe Walking Dead – AMC
 Best Fantasy TVA Game of Thrones
 Best Horror AuthorJim Butcher – Ghost Story
 Best SF AuthorChina Miéville – Embassy Town
 Best YA SF-F AuthorRansom Riggs – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
 Best FanzineFile 770 – Mike Glyer
2010Best SF/F AnimationDespicable Me – Universal
 Best SF/F AuthorSuzanne Collins – Mockingjay
 Best SF/F MovieInception – Warner Bros.
 Best SF/F TVDollhouse – FOX
 Best Websitetor.com
 Best Fansitetheonering.net
 Best FanzineeI – Earl Kemp
2009Best TV AnimationStar Wars: The Clone Wars – TOON
 Best Film AnimationAvatar – 20th Century Fox
 Best Pro ArtistFrank Frazetta
 Best SF AuthorStephen King – Under the Dome
 Best Fantasy AuthorChina Mieville – The City & The City
 Best ComicRobert Kirkman – The Walking Dead – AMC
 Best Video GameBatman: Arkham Asylum
 Best SF MovieStar Trek – Paramount
 Best Fantasy MovieHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Warner Bros.
 Best SF TVDoctor Who – BBC
 Best Fantasy TVTrue Blood – HBO
 Best Websitenews.Ansible.co.uk
 Best Pro ZineWeird Tales
 Best FansiteeFanzines.com
 Best FanzineThe National Fantasy Fan – Heath Row
 Fan of the YearPatricia King
2008Best AnimationWall-E
 Best SF/F AuthorGreg Bear – City at the End of Time
 Best SF/F MovieThe Dark Knight – Warner Bros.
 Best Websiteio9.com
 Best SF/F TVTorchwood – BBC
 Fan of the YearHeath Row
 Best FanzineFAPA
2007Best AnimationRatatouille – Pixar
 Best Pro ArtistTom Kidd
 Best SF/F AuthorJK Rowling – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
 Best SF/F MovieThe Golden Compass – New Line
 Best SF/F TVSupernatural – CW
 Fan of the YearJacqueline Lichtenberg
 Best FanzineThe Drink Tank – Chris Garcia
 Best FansiteeFanzines.com
2006Best AnimationTripping the Rift – SCIFI
 Best Pro ArtistBoris Vallejo and Julie Bell (tie)
 Best Fan ArtistBrad Foster
 Best SF/F AuthorNaomi Novik – His Majesty’s Dragon, Throne of Jade, Black Powder War
 Best SF/F MoviePan’s Labyrinth – Picture House
 Best WebsiteSFCrowsnest.com
 Best SF/F TVDoctor Who – BBC
 Fan of the YearJoy Beeson
 Best FanzineScience Fiction Five-Yearly
2005Best TV AnimationInuyahar
 Best Animation – FilmWallace and Grommit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
 Best Pro ArtistMelissa Gay
 Best ComicSupergirl
 Best Fan ArtistLynn Masamitsu
 Best SF AuthorJohn Varley – Mammoth
 Best Fan WriterJefferson Swycaffer
 Best Fantasy AuthorJ. K. Rowling – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 Best ReprintC. S. Lewis – The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
 Best Board/RPG GameSerenity RPG
 Best Video GameEve Online
 Best SF MovieSerenity – Universal
 Best Fantasy MovieChronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
 Best Classic on DVDWizard of Oz box set
 Best SF TVThe 4400 – USA
 Best Fantasy TVLost – ABC
 Best Pro WebsiteSciFi.com
 Best Fansiteefanzines.com
 Best Print FanzineLocus
 Best eZineEmerald City
 Fan of the YearHoward DeVore
2004Best AnimationSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
 Best Pro ArtistDonato Giancola
 Best Pro AuthorC. J. Cherryh – Forge of Heaven
 Best Collector’s Edition (video)Star Wars Trilogy Boxed Set – 20th Century Fox
 Best ComicFantastic Four – Marvel
 Best GameStar Wars Trading Card Game – Lucasfilm, Wizards of the Coast
 Best MovieSpiderman 2 – Columbia
 Best Web Site or ReferenceLocus Online
 Best Classic ReprintGlory Road – Robert A. Heinlein
 Best TVStargate: SG-1 – SCI FI (MGM)
 Best Video GameHalo 2 – Bungie Software
 Fan Of the YearJanine Stinson
 Best FanzineAnsible
 Fan Web SiteFanac Fan History Project