Winners will be highlighted when the results are in.
Best Novel
- Beyond This Horizon, by Anson MacDonald (Robert A. Heinlein) (Astounding Science-Fiction, April & May 1942)
- Darkness and the Light, by Olaf Stapledon (Methuen / S.J.R. Saunders)
- Donovan’s Brain, by Curt Siodmak (Black Mask, September-November 1942)
- Islandia, by Austin Tappan Wright (Farrar & Rinehart)
- Second Stage Lensmen, by E. E. “Doc” Smith (Astounding Science-Fiction, November 1941 to February 1942)
- The Uninvited, by Dorothy Macardle (Doubleday, Doran / S.J.R. Saunders)
Best Novella
- “Asylum,” by A.E. van Vogt (Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1942)
- “The Compleat Werewolf,” by Anthony Boucher (Unknown Worlds, April 1942)
- “Hell is Forever,” by Alfred Bester (Unknown Worlds, August 1942)
- “Nerves,” by Lester del Rey (Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1942)
- “The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag,” by John Riverside (Robert A. Heinlein) (Unknown Worlds, October 1942)
- “Waldo,” by Anson MacDonald (Robert A. Heinlein) (Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1942)
Best Novelette
- “Bridle and Saddle,” by Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1942)
- “Foundation,” by Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1942)
- “Goldfish Bowl,” by Anson MacDonald (Robert A. Heinlein) (Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1942)
- “The Star Mouse,” by Fredric Brown (Planet Stories, Spring 1942)
- “There Shall Be Darkness,” by C.L. Moore (Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1942)
- “The Weapon Shop,” by A.E. van Vogt (Astounding Science-Fiction, December 1942)
Best Short Story
- “Etaoin Shrdlu,” by Fredric Brown (Unknown Worlds, February 1942)
- “Mimic,” by Martin Pearson (Donald A. Wollheim) (Astonishing Stories, December 1942)
- “Proof,” by Hal Clement (Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1942)
- “Runaround,” by Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1942)
- “The Sunken Land,” by Fritz Leiber (Unknown Worlds, February 1942)
- “The Twonky,” by C.L. Moore and Henry Kuttner (Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1942)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- Bambi, written by Perce Pearce, Larry Morey, et al., directed by David D. Hand et al. (Walt Disney Productions)
- Cat People, written by DeWitt Bodeen, directed by Jacques Tourneur (RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.)
- The Ghost of Frankenstein, written by W. Scott Darling, directed by Erle C. Kenton (Universal Pictures)
- I Married a Witch, written by Robert Pirosh and Marc Connelly, directed by René Clair (Cinema Guild Productions / Paramount Pictures)
- Invisible Agent, written by Curtis Siodmak, directed by Edwin L. Marin (Frank Lloyd Productions / Universal Pictures)
- Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, written by Laurence Stallings, directed by Zoltan Korda (Alexander Korda Films, Inc. / United Artists)
Best Editor, Short Form
- John W. Campbell
- Oscar J. Friend
- Dorothy McIlwraith
- Raymond A. Palmer
- Malcolm Reiss
- Donald A. Wollheim
Best Professional Artist
- Hannes Bok
- Margaret Brundage
- Edd Cartier
- Virgil Finlay
- Harold W. McCauley
- Hubert Rogers
Best Fanzine
- Futurian War Digest, edited by J. Michael Rosenblum
- Inspiration, edited by Lynn Bridges
- The Phantagraph, edited by Donald A. Wollheim
- Spaceways, edited by Harry Warner, Jr.
- Voice of the Imagi-Nation, edited by Forrest J Ackerman and Morojo
- Le Zombie, edited by Arthur Wilson “Bob” Tucker
Best Fan Writer
- Forrest J Ackerman
- Jack Speer
- Arthur Wilson “Bob” Tucker
- Harry Warner, Jr.
- Art Widner
- Donald A. Wollheim
