| Winner: | The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold [Baen, 1990] |
| 2 | Earth by David Brin [Bantam Spectra, 1990] |
| 3 | The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons [Doubleday Foundation, 1990] |
| 4 | The Quiet Pools by Michael P. Kube-McDowell [Ace, 1990] |
| 5 | Queen of Angels by Greg Bear [Warner Questar, 1990] |
| Winner: | "The Hemingway Hoax" by Joe Haldeman [Asimov's Apr 1990] |
| 2 | "Bully!" by Mike Resnick [Asimov's May 1990] |
| 3 | "A Short, Sharp Shock" by Kim Stanley Robinson [Ziesing, 1990; Asimov's Nov 1990] |
| 4 | "Bones" by Pat Murphy [Asimov's May 1990] |
| 5 | "Fool to Believe" by Pat Cadigan [Asimov's Apr 1990] |
| Withdrawn - Nomination Declined: | |
| "Weatherman" by Lois McMaster Bujold [Analog Feb 1990] | |
| Winner: | "The Manamouki" by Mike Resnick [Asimov's Jul 1990] |
| 2 | "A Braver Thing" by Charles Sheffield [Asimov's Feb 1990] |
| 3 | "Tower of Babylon" by Ted Chiang [Omni Nov 1990] |
| 4 | "The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks, A Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk" by Dafydd ab Hugh [Asimov's Aug 1990] |
| 5 | "Over the Long Haul" by Martha Soukup [Amazing Mar 1990] |
| Withdrawn - Official Publication in a Previous Year: | |
| "Dr. Pak's Preschool" by David Brin [F&SF Jul 1990] | |
| Winner: | "Bears Discover Fire" by Terry Bisson [Asimov's Aug 1990] |
| 2 | "Cibola" by Connie Willis [Asimov's Dec 1990] |
| 3 | "Godspeed" by Charles Sheffield [Analog Jul 1990] |
| 4 | "The Utility Man" by Robert Reed [Asimov's Nov 1990] |
| 5 | "VRM-547" by W. R. Thompson [Analog Feb 1990] |
| Winner: | How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card [Writer's Digest, 1990] |
| 2 | Science Fiction in the Real World by Norman Spinrad [Southern Illinois University Press, 1990] |
| 3 | Science Fiction Writers of America Handbook by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith [Writer's Notebook Press, 1990] |
| 4 | Bury My Heart at W. H. Smith's by Brian W. Aldiss [Avernus, 1990; Hodder & Stoughton, 1990] |
| 5 | Hollywood Gothic by David J. Skal [Norton, 1990] |
| Winner: | Edward Scissorhands (1990) [20th Century Fox] Screenplay by Caroline Thompson; Story by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson; Directed by Tim Burton |
| 2 | Total Recall (1990) [Carolco/TriStar] Screenplay by Ronald Shusett & Dan O'Bannon and Gary Goldman; Screen Story by Ronald Shusett & Dan O'Bannon and Jon Povill; Directed by Paul Verhoeven; inspired by the short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick |
| 3 | Ghost (1990) [Paramount] Written by Bruce Joel Rubin; Directed by Jerry Zucker |
| 4 | Back to the Future III (1990) [Amblin/Universal] Screenplay by Bob Gale; Story by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale; Directed by Robert Zemeckis; based on characters created by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale |
| 5 | The Witches (1990) [Henson/Lorimar] Screenplay by Allan Scott; Directed by Nicolas Roeg; based on the book by Roald Dahl |
| Winner: | Gardner Dozois |
| 2 | Ellen Datlow |
| 3 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch |
| 4 | Edward L. Ferman |
| 5 | Stanley Schmidt |
| Winner: | Michael Whelan |
| 2 | David A. Cherry |
| 3 | Don Maitz |
| 4 | Thomas Canty |
| 5 | Bob Eggleton |
| No Award Given This Year |
| Winner: | Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown |
| 2 | Science Fiction Chronicle ed. by Andrew I. Porter |
| 3 | Interzone ed. by David Pringle |
| 4 | The New York Review of Science Fiction ed. by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell and Gordon Van Gelder |
| 5 | Quantum ed. by D. Douglas Fratz |
| Winner: | Lan's Lantern ed. by George "Lan" Laskowski |
| 2 | File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer |
| 3 | Mimosa ed. by Dick Lynch and Nicki Lynch |
| 4 | FOSFAX ed. by Timothy Lane and Janice Moore |
| 5 | Mainstream ed. by Jerry Kaufman and Suzanne Tompkins |
| Winner: | Dave Langford |
| 2 | Mike Glyer |
| 3 | Teresa Nielsen Hayden |
| 4 | Arthur D. Hlavaty |
| 5 | Avedon Carol |
| 6 | Evelyn C. Leeper |
| Winner: | Teddy Harvia |
| 2 | Stu Shiffman |
| 3 | Peggy Ranson |
| 4 | Diana Harlan Stein |
| 5 | Merle Insinga |
| Andrew I. Porter - excellence in editing Science Fiction Chronicle | |
| Elst Weinstein - Best Hoax, the Hogus; for keeping humor alive in fandom |
| Winner: | Julia Ecklar (1st year of eligibility) |
| 2 | Nancy A. Collins (2nd year of eligibility) |
| 3 | John Cramer (aka: John G. Cramer) (2nd year of eligibility) |
| 4 | Michael Kandel (2nd year of eligibility) |
| 5 | Scott Cupp (2nd year of eligibility) |
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