Retro Hugos
Beginning with the 1996 Worldcon, the World Science Fiction Society created the concept of "Retro Hugos", in which the Hugo award could be retroactively awarded for 50, 75, or 100 years prior. Retro Hugos may only be awarded for years in which a Worldcon was hosted, but no awards were originally given. Retro Hugos have been awarded three times, for 1946, 1951, and 1954. All of these awards were given 50 years later. In 1946 and 1951, an award was given for Best Dramatic Presentation, while in 1954 an award was given for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. The Long Form category did not receive enough nominations for an award to be given. The next year that Retro Hugos can be awarded is 2014, for 1939.
| Year | Year awarded | Work | Creator(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19461 !1946 | 1996 | Picture of Dorian Gray !The Picture of Dorian Gray* | Albert Lewin (director, screenplay), Oscar Wilde (original novel) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
| Blithe Spirit | David Lean (director, screenplay), Anthony Havelock-Allan (screenplay), Ronald Neame (screenplay), Noël Coward (original play) | United Artists | |||
| Body Snatcher !The Body Snatcher | Robert Wise (director), Philip MacDonald (screenplay), Val Lewton (screenplay), Robert Louis Stevenson (original story) | RKO Pictures | |||
| Horn Blows at Midnight !The Horn Blows at Midnight | Raoul Walsh (director), Sam Hellman (screenplay), James V. Kern (screenplay) | Warner Bros. | |||
| House of Dracula | Erle C. Kenton (director), Edward T. Lowe, Jr. (screenplay) | Universal Studios | |||
| 19511 !1951 | 2001 | Destination Moon* | Irving Pichel (director), Alford Van Ronkel (screenplay), James O'Hanlon (screenplay), Robert A. Heinlein (screenplay, original novel) | George Pal Productions | |
| Cinderella | Clyde Geronimi (director) Wilfred Jackson (director) Hamilton Luske (director) Ken Anderson (screenplay), Homer Brightman (screenplay), Winston Hibler (screenplay), Bill Peet (screenplay), Erdman Penner (screenplay), Harry Reeves (screenplay), Joe Rinaldi (screenplay), Ted Sears (screenplay), Charles Perrault (original story) | The Walt Disney Company | |||
| Harvey | Henry Koster (director), Oscar Brodney (screenplay), Myles Connolly (screenplay), Mary Chase (screenplay, original play) | Universal Studios | |||
| Rabbit of Seville | Chuck Jones (director), Michael Maltese (story) | Warner Bros. | |||
| Rocketship X-M | Kurt Neumann (director, screenplay), Dalton Trumbo (screenplay), Orville H. Hampton (screenplay) | Lippert Pictures | |||
| 19541 !1954 | 2004 | War of the Worlds !The War of the Worlds* | Byron Haskin (director), Barré Lyndon (screenplay), H. G. Wells (original novel) | Paramount Pictures | |
| Beast from 20,000 Fathoms !The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | Eugène Lourié (director), Louis Morheim (screenplay), Fred Freiberger (screenplay), Ray Bradbury (story) | Mutual Pictures/Warner Bros. | |||
| Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century | Chuck Jones (director), Michael Maltese (screenplay) | Warner Bros. | |||
| Invaders from Mars | William Cameron Menzies (director), Richard Blake (screenplay), John Tucker Battle (story) | National Pictures/20th Century Fox | |||
| It Came from Outer Space | Jack Arnold (director), Harry Essex (screenplay), Ray Bradbury (story) | Universal Studios |
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