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The Trieste Festival Of Science Fiction Films

The Trieste awards began in 1963 with the science fiction equivalent of 'oscars' being awarded to the best sci-fi films. Although originally intended to encompass only pure science fiction they usually included consideration of productions from the horror and fantasy genres, the choice being very much dependent on the members who made up the panel which changed each year. Originally the winners were presented with awards which consisted of silver and golden 'Asteroids' but this was extended to medals and 'special' awards by the end of the decade..

1963
Golden Asteroid: 'Ikarie XB-1'
Golden Asteroid: 'La Jetee'
Silver Asteroid: 'Chelovek Amfibiya'
Silver Asteroid: 'The Man With X-Ray Eyes'

1964
Golden Asteroid: 'The Damned'

1965
Golden Asteroid: 'Alphaville'

1966
Golden Asteroid: 'Kdo Chce Zabit Jessu?'

1967
No Awards

1968
Golden Asteroid: 'The Sorcerers'
Silver Asteroid: Actor Oleg Strizhenov for 'Yevo Zovut Robert'
Silver Asteroid: Actress Catherine Lacey for 'The Sorcerers'
Special Prize: 'Tummanost Andromedy'
Gold Medal: Actor Boris Karloff for 'The Sorcerers'
Gold Medal: 'Ne Jouez Pas Avec Les Martiens'

1969
Golden Asteroid: 'Le Dernier Homme'
Silver Asteroid: Actor Tobias Engel for 'Tu Imagines Robinson'
Silver Asteroid: Actress Ritva Vespa for 'Ruusujen Aika'
Special Prize: 'Ruusujen Aika'

Science Fiction 'Oscars' and Nominations

1960
Oscar Winners:
Special Effects: Tim Baar, Gene Warren for 'The Time Machine'
Nominations:
Art Direction / Set Decoration: Hal Pereira, Sam Comer, Arthur Krams, Walter Tyler for 'Visit To A Small Planet'

1963
Nominations:
Special Visual Effects: John Stears for 'Thunderball'

1964
Oscar Winners:
Sound Effects: Norman Wanstall for 'Goldfinger'
Nominations:
Best Picture: 'Dr. Strangelove'
Best Actor: Peter Sellers for 'Dr. Strangelove'
Best Director: Stanley Kubrick for 'Dr. Strangelove'
Writing: Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George for 'Dr. Strangelove'

1965
Oscar Winners:
Special Visual Effects: John Stears for 'Thunderball'

1966
Oscar Winners:
Special Visual Effects: Art Cruickshank for 'Fantastic Voyage'
Art Direction / Set Decoration: Jack Martin Smith, Walter M.Scott, Dale Hennesy, Stuart A.Reiss for 'Fantastic Voyage'
Best Documentary: 'The War Game'
Nominations:
Cinematography (colour): Ernest Laszlo for 'Fantastic Voyage'
Cinematography (black and white): James Wong Howe for 'Seconds'
Film Editing: William B.Murphy for 'Fantastic Voyage'
Sound Effects: Walter Ross for 'Fantastic Voyage'

1968
Oscar Winners:
Best Actor: Cliff Robertson for 'Charly'
Special Visual Effects: Stanley Kubrick for '2001 - A Space Odyssey'
Honorary Award: Makeup: John Chambers for 'Planet Of The Apes'
Nominations:
Best Director: Stanley Kubrick for '2001 - A Space Odyssey'
Writing: Arthur C.Clarke, Stanley Kubrick for '2001 - A Space Odyssey'
Art Direction / Set Decoration: Tony Masters, Harry Lange, Ernie Archer for '2001 - A Space Odyssey'
Costume Design: Morton Haack for 'Planet Of The Apes'
Best Original Score: Jerry Goldsmith for 'Planet Of The Apes'
Film Editing: Fred Feitshans, Eve Newman for 'Wild In The Streets'

1969
Oscar Winners:
Special Visual Effects: Robbie Robertson for 'Marooned'
Nominations:
Cinematography: Daniel Fapp for 'Marooned'
Sound: Les Fresholtz, Arthur Piantadosi for 'Marooned'

The Hugo Award was named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction," as he was described in the Special Award presented to him in 1960. The Hugo Award, also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society. The Hugo Awards are administered by the committee of the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) held that year and are determined by nominations from and the voting of the membership of the WSFS. Usually, a Hugo awarded in a particular year is for work that appeared in the previous calendar year.

1960:
Novel: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Short Fiction: "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
Dramatic Presentation: The Twilight Zone
Professional Magazine: Fantasy & Science Fiction
Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller
Fanzine: Cry of the Nameless (F. M. and Elinor Busby, Burnett Toskey, and Wally Weber, eds.)
Special Award: Hugo Gernsback as "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction"

1961:
Novel: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Short Fiction: "The Longest Voyage" by Poul Anderson
Dramatic Presentation: The Twilight Zone
Professional Magazine: Astounding/Analog
Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller
Fanzine: Who Killed Science Fiction? (Earl Kemp, ed.)

1962:
Novel: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Short Fiction: the "Hothouse" series by Brian W. Aldiss
Dramatic Presentation: The Twilight Zone
Professional Magazine: Analog
Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller
Fanzine: Warhoon (Richard Bergeron, ed.)
Special Award: Cele Goldsmith for editing Amazing and Fantastic
Special Award: Donald H. Tuck for The Handbook of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Special Award: Fritz Leiber and the Hoffman Electric Corp. for the use of science fiction in advertisements

1963:
Novel: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Short Fiction: "The Dragon Masters" by Jack Vance
Dramatic Presentation: (No Award)
Professional Magazine: Fantasy & Science Fiction
Professional Artist: Roy G. Krenkel
Amateur Magazine: Xero (Richard and Pat Lupoff, eds.)
Special Award: P. Schuyler Miller for book reviews in Analog
Special Award: Isaac Asimov for science articles in Fantasy & Science Fiction

1964:
Novel: Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
Short Fiction: "No Truce with Kings" by Poul Anderson
Professional Magazine: Analog
Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller
SF Book Publisher: Ace Books
Amateur Magazine: Amra (George Scithers, ed.)

1965:
Novel: The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber
Short Story: "Soldier, Ask Not" by Gordon R. Dickson
Special Drama: Dr. Strangelove
Magazine: Analog
Artist: John Schoenherr
Publisher: Ballantine
Fanzine: Yandro (Robert and Juanita Coulson, eds.)

1966:
Novel: ... And Call Me Conrad by Roger Zelazny and Dune by Frank Herbert (tie)
Short Fiction: " 'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison
Professional Magazine: If
Professional Artist: Frank Frazetta
Amateur Magazine: ERB-dom (Camille Cazedessus, Jr., ed.)
Best All-Time Series: the "Foundation" series by Isaac Asimov

1967:
Novel: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Novelette: "The Last Castle" by Jack Vance
Short Story: "Neutron Star" by Larry Niven
Dramatic Presentation: "The Menagerie" (Star Trek)
Professional Magazine: If
Professional Artist: Jack Gaughan
Fanzine: Niekas (Ed Meskys and Felice Rolfe, eds.)
Fan Writer: Alexei Panshin
Fan Artist: Jack Gaughan
Special Award: CBS Television for 21st Century

1968:
Novel: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Novella: "Weyr Search" by Anne McCaffrey and "Riders of the Purple Wage" by Philip José Farmer (tie)
Novelette: "Gonna Roll Them Bones" by Fritz Leiber
Short Story: "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison
Dramatic Presentation: "City on the Edge of Forever" (Star Trek, by Harlan Ellison)
Professional Magazine: If
Professional Artist: Jack Gaughan
Fanzine: Amra (George Scithers, ed.)
Fan Writer: Ted White
Fan Artist: George Barr
Special Award: Harlan Ellison for Dangerous Visions
Special Award: Gene Roddenberry for Star Trek

1969:
Novel: Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner Novella: "Nightwings" by Robert Silverberg
Novelette: "The Sharing of Flesh" by Poul Anderson
Short Story: "The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World" by Harlan Ellison
Dramatic Presentation: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Professional Magazine: Fantasy & Science Fiction
Professional Artist: Jack Gaughan
Fanzine: Science Fiction Review (Richard E. Geis, ed.)
Fan Writer: Harry Warner, Jr.
Fan Artist: Vaughn Bodé
Special Award: Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins for "The Best Moon Landing Ever"

The Nebula Awards, first presented in 1965, are administered, voted and presented by the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) to acknowledge excellence in science fiction writing.
With some few exceptions, they are awarded in four categories:
Novel, Novella, Novelette and Short Story.
There is no cash prize associated with the award, the prize itself being a transparent block with an embedded glitter spiral nebula, and the glory and prestige of winning.

1965:
Novel: "Dune" by Frank Herbert
Novella: "The Saliva Tree" by Brian W. Aldiss and "He Who Shapes" by Roger Zelazny (tie)
Novelette: "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" by Roger Zelazny
Short Story: "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman", by Harlan Ellison

1966:
Novel: "Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes and "Babel-17" by Samuel R. Delany (tie)
Novella: "The Last Castle" by Jack Vance
Novelette: "Call Him Lord" by Gordon R. Dickson
Short Story: "The Secret Place" by Richard McKenna

1967:
Novel: "The Einstein Intersection" by Samuel R. Delany
Novella: "Behold the Man" by Michael Moorcock
Novelette: "Gonna Roll the Bones" by Fritz Leiber
Short Story: "Aye, and Gomorrah" by Samuel R. Delany

1968:
Novel: "Rite of Passage" by Alexei Panshin
Novella: "Dragonrider" by Anne McCaffrey
Novelette: "Mother to the World" by Richard Wilson
Short Story: "The Planners" by Kate Wilhelm

1969:
Novel: "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Novella: "A Boy and His Dog" by Harlan Ellison
Novelette: "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" by Samuel R. Delany
Short Story: "Passengers" by Robert Silverberg