Winners for the 1943 Retro Hugo Awards, honoring work from 1942, were announced by Worldcon 76, during an award ceremony held in San Jose CA on Thursday 17th August, 2018:
703 valid ballots (688 electronic and 15 paper) were received and counted from the members of the 2018 World Science Fiction Convention.
Best Novel
WINNER: Beyond This Horizon, Anson MacDonald (Robert A. Heinlein) (Astounding Science-Fiction 4-5/42)
- The Uninvited, Dorothy Macardle (Doubleday, Doran/S.J.R. Saunders)
- Donovan’s Brain, Curt Siodmak (Black Mask 9-11/42)
- Second Stage Lensmen, E. E. “Doc” Smith (Astounding Science-Fiction 11/41-2/42)
- Darkness and the Light, Olaf Stapledon (Methuen/S.J.R. Saunders)
- Islandia, Austin Tappan Wright (Farrar & Rinehart)
Best Novella
WINNER: “Waldo”, by Anson MacDonald (Robert A. Heinlein) (Astounding Science-Fiction 8/42)
- “Hell is Forever”, Alfred Bester (Unknown Worlds 8/42)
- “The Compleat Werewolf”, Anthony Boucher (Unknown Worlds 4/42)
- “Nerves”, Lester del Rey (Astounding Science-Fiction 9/42)
- “The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”, John Riverside (Robert A. Heinlein) (Unknown Worlds10/42)
- “Asylum”, by A.E. van Vogt (Astounding Science-Fiction 5/42)
Best Novelette
WINNER: “Foundation”, Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science-Fiction 5/42)
- “Bridle and Saddle”, Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science-Fiction 6/42)
- “The Star Mouse”, Fredric Brown (Planet Stories, Spring ’42)
- “Goldfish Bowl”, Anson MacDonald (Robert A. Heinlein) (Astounding Science-Fiction 3/42)
- “There Shall Be Darkness”, C.L. Moore (Astounding Science-Fiction 2/42)
- “The Weapon Shop”, A.E. van Vogt (Astounding Science-Fiction 12/42)
Best Short Story
WINNER: “The Twonky”, C.L. Moore & Henry Kuttner (Astounding Science-Fiction 9/42)
- “Runaround”, Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science-Fiction 3/42)
- “Etaoin Shrdlu”, Fredric Brown (Unknown Worlds 2/42)
- “Proof”, Hal Clement (Astounding Science-Fiction 6/42)
- “The Sunken Land”, Fritz Leiber (Unknown Worlds 2/42)
- “Mimic”, Martin Pearson (Donald A. Wollheim) (Astonishing Stories 12/42)
Best Dramatic Presentation
WINNER: Bambi
- Cat People
- The Ghost of Frankenstein
- I Married a Witch
- Invisible Agent
- Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book
Best Editor
WINNER: John W. Campbell
- Oscar J. Friend
- Dorothy McIlwraith
- Raymond A. Palmer
- Malcolm Reiss
- Donald A. Wollheim
Best Professional Artist
WINNER: Virgil Finlay
- Hannes Bok
- Margaret Brundage
- Edd Cartier
- Harold W. McCauley
- Hubert Rogers
Best Fanzine
WINNER: Le Zombie
- Futurian War Digest
- Inspiration
- The Phantagraph
- Spaceways
- Voice of the Imagi-Nation
Best Fan Writer
WINNER: Forrest J Ackerman
- Jack Speer
- Arthur Wilson ‘‘Bob’’ Tucker
- Harry Warner, Jr.
- Art Widner
- Donald A. Wollheim
Congratulations to all nominees!




