Winners of the 12th Chinese Nebula (Xingyun) Awards for Chinese SF in 2020 were announced on October 23, 2021 at a ceremony held in Chongqing, China.
Best Novel
Winner (Golden Award):
- Across the Rings of Saturn, by Xie Yunning
Other finalists (Silver Award)
- The End of the Silver Age, by Qi Yue
- Chongqing Labyrinths: Strange Events in the Mist, by Earl E
- Seven States of Galaxy Saga: The Phantom of Haojing, by Bao Shu & A Que
- The Little Mushroom Man, by Yishisi Zhou
Best Novella
Winner (Golden Award):
- “The Persons who are Trapped in Time”, by Cheng Jingbo
Other finalists (Silver Award)
- “The Curse of Einstein”, by Hui Hu
- “The Colorless Green”, by Lu Qiucha
- “The Years of Our Invisibility Shield”, by Teng Ye
- “A Mountain of Dust”, by Wanxiang Fengnian
Best Short Story
Winner (Golden Award):
- “Preface to the Reprint Edition of ‘Overture 2181’”, by Gu Shi
Other finalists (Silver Award)
- “Synecdoche, Chongqing”, by Duan Ziqi
- “Operation Spring Dawn”, by Mo Xiong
- “My Lover is not Human”, by Chen Qian
- “The New Year Gifts”, by Han Song
Best Translated Work
Winner (Golden Award):
- Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction, James Gunn, translated by Jiang Qian
Other finalists (Silver Award)
- The Search for Philip K.Dick, Anne R Dick, translated by Jin Xueni
- Steel Beach, John Varley, translated by Qiu Chunhui
- A Scanner Darkly, Philip K. Dick, translated by Yu Juanjuan
- Astounding: John W.Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A.Heinlein, L.Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, Alec Nevala-Lee, translated by Sun Yanan
Best Non-Fiction
Winner (Golden Award):
- No Award
Other finalists (Silver Award)
- “Science Fiction and High Concept Films”, by Zheng Jun
- “The Settings and the Network of Settings in Science Fiction Writing”, by Liu Yang
- “What do ‘The Wandering Earth’ and ‘The Man from Earth’ have in common other than Earth, or What on Earth is Science Fiction?”, by Xi Xia
- “Marxism and Science Fiction”, by Fu Changyi
- “Science Fiction between 1949-1966: The Speed of China, from Fantasy to Reality”, by Xiao Han
Best Review
Winner (Golden Award):
- “Anyone can Imagine an Airplane, but Only a Science Fiction Writer Can Imagine the Flight Mileage Cards: Review of ‘Store of the Worlds’”, by Jiang Zhenyu
Other finalists (Silver Award)
- “‘The Snow of Jinyang’: Silkpunk and Retro-futurism”, by Lyu Guangzhao
- “The Engineer’s Mind in Science Fiction Writing: Review of ‘The Möbius Space’”, by Sanfeng
- “The Force of Science Fiction: Preface to the Chinese Edition of ‘Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction’”, by Liu Cixin
- “In the Land of Wandering Ghosts: Rereading Han Song’s ‘The Hospital’”, by Zhong Tianyi
Best New Writer (2018-2020)
Winner (Golden Award):
- Duan Ziqi
Other finalists (Silver Award)
- Bai Bi
- Fenxing Chengzi
- Su Wanwen
- Zhao Lei