Worldcon is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), taking place in late summer. The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year and is presented during WorldCon.
The Bradbury Center participates in WorldCon with a table, panel discussions, and as a host to the Heinlein Society Chili Social.
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| Year | Category | Work | Nominated/Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) [Bryna/Disney] Directed by Jack Clayton; Written by Ray Bradbury; based on the novel by Ray Bradbury | Nominated |
| 1981 | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Martian Chronicles (1980) [BBC/NBC] Directed by Michael Anderson; Screenplay by Richard Matheson; based on the collection by Ray Bradbury | Nominated |
| 1970 | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Illustrated Man (1969) [SKM] Directed by Jack Smight; Screenplay by Howard B. Kreitsek; based on the collection by Ray Bradbury | Nominated |
| 1967 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Fahrenheit 451 (1966) [Anglo Enterprises/Vineyard] Directed by François Truffaut; Screenplay by Jean-Louis Richard and François Truffaut and Helen Scott; based on the novel by Ray Bradbury | Nominated |
| 1956 | Best Short Story | “The Dragon”, by Ray Bradbury | Nominated |
| 1954 | Best Novel | Fahrenheit 451 (alt: The Fireman) by Ray Bradbury [Ballantine, 1953] | Won |
| 1954 | Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form | It Came from Outer Space (1953) [Universal] Directed by Jack Arnold; Screenplay by Harry Essex; Story by Ray Bradbury And The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) [Mutual Pictures/Warner Brothers] Directed by Eugène Lourié; Screenplay by Fred Freiberger, Eugène Lourié, Louis Morheim and Robert Smith; based on the story by Ray Bradbury |
Nominated |
| 1945 | Best Short Story | “I, Rocket”, by Ray Bradbury (Amazing Stories, May 1944) | Won |
| 1944 | Best Short Story | “King of the Gray Spaces” (“R is for Rocket”), by Ray Bradbury (Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1943) | Won |
| 1941 | Best Fan Writer | Ray Bradbury | Won |
| 1941 | Best Fanzine | Futuria Fantasia by Ray Bradbury | Won |
| 1939 | Best Fan Writer | Ray Bradbury | Won |
| 1939 | Best Short Story | “Hollerbochen’s Dilemma”, Ray Bradbury (Imagination!, January 1938) | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Nominated/Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form | F*** Me, Ray Bradbury, written by Rachel Bloom; directed by Paul Briganti | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Related Non-Fiction Book | Ray Bradbury: An Illustrated Life by Jerry Weist [Morrow, 2002] | Nominated |
