| Winner: | Fahrenheit 451 (alt: The Fireman) by Ray Bradbury [Ballantine, 1953] |
| 2 | Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke [Ballantine, 1953] |
| 3 | Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement [Astounding Apr,May,Jun,Jul 1953] |
| 4 | The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov [Galaxy Oct,Nov,Dec 1953] |
| 5 | More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon [Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1953; Ballantine, 1953] |
| Winner: | "A Case of Conscience" by James Blish [If Sep 1953] |
| 2 | "Three Hearts and Three Lions" by Poul Anderson [F&SF Sep,Oct 1953] |
| 3 | "...And My Fear Is Great..." by Theodore Sturgeon [Beyond Fantasy Fiction Jul 1953] |
| 4 | "Un-Man" by Poul Anderson [Astounding Jan 1953] |
| 5 | "The Rose" by Charles L. Harness [Authentic SF Monthly Mar 1953] |
| Withdrawn - Official Publication in a Previous Year: | |
| "Daughters of Earth" by Judith Merril [The Petrified Planet, 1952] | |
| Winner: | "Earthman, Come Home" by James Blish [Astounding Nov 1953] |
| 2 | "Second Variety" by Philip K. Dick [Space Science Fiction May 1953] |
| 3 | "The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound" by Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson [Universe Dec 1953] |
| 4 | "Sam Hall" by Poul Anderson [Astounding Aug 1953] |
| 5 | "The Wall Around the World" by Theodore R. Cogswell [Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep 1953] |
| Winner: | "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke [Star Science Fiction Stories #1 ed. by Frederik Pohl (Ballantine), 1953] |
| 2 | "It's a Good Life" by Jerome Bixby [Star Science Fiction Stories #2 ed. by Frederik Pohl (Ballantine), 1953] |
| 3 | "Star Light, Star Bright" by Alfred Bester [F&SF Jul 1953] |
| 4 | "A Saucer of Loneliness" by Theodore Sturgeon [Galaxy Feb 1953] |
| 5 | "Seventh Victim" by Robert Sheckley [Galaxy Apr 1953] |
| Winner: | Conquest of the Moon by Wernher von Braun, Fred L. Whipple and Willy Ley [Viking Press, 1953] |
| 2 | Science-Fiction Handbook by L. Sprague de Camp [Hermitage, 1953] |
| 3 | Modern Science Fiction: Its Meaning and ItsFuture by Reginald Bretnor [Coward-McCann, 1953] |
| Insufficient Nominations - Category Canceled |
| Winner: | The War of the Worlds (1953) [Paramount] Screenplay by Barré Lyndon; Directed by Byron Haskin; based on the novel by H. G. Wells |
| 2 | "Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century" (1953) [Warner Brothers] Written by Michael Maltese; Directed by Chuck Jones |
| 3 | It Came from Outer Space (1953) [Universal] Screenplay by Harry Essex; Directed by Jack Arnold; Story by Ray Bradbury |
| 4 | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) [Mutual Pictures/Warner Brothers] Screenplay by Fred Freiberger, Eugène Lourié, Louis Morheim and Robert Smith; Directed by Eugène Lourié; based on the story by Ray Bradbury |
| 5 | Invaders from Mars (1953) [National Pictures/20th Century Fox] Screenplay by Richard Blake; Directed by William Cameron Menzies; Story by John Tucker Battle |
| Winner: | John W. Campbell, Jr. |
| 2 | Frederik Pohl |
| 3 | Donald A. Wollheim |
| 4 | Anthony Boucher |
| 5 | H. L. Gold |
| Winner: | Chesley Bonestell |
| 2 | Frank Kelly Freas |
| 3 | Virgil Finlay |
| 4 | Ed Emshwiller |
| 5 | Richard Powers |
| Insufficient Nominations - Category Canceled |
| Winner: | Slant ed. by Walter Willis and art editor James White |
| 2 | Science Fiction Newsletter ed. by Bob Tucker (aka: Wilson Tucker) |
| 3 | Quandry ed. by Lee Hoffman |
| 4 | Hyphen ed. by Chuck Harris and Walt Willis |
| 5 | Sky Hook ed. by Redd Boggs |
| Winner: | Bob Tucker (aka: Wilson Tucker) |
| 2 | Walter A. Willis |
| 3 | James White |
| 4 | Lee Hoffman |
| 5 | Redd Boggs |
| Insufficient Nominations - Category Canceled |
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