| Winner: | The Uplift War by David Brin [Phantasia, 1987; Bantam Spectra, 1987] |
| 2 | When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger [Arbor House, 1987; Bantam Spectra, 1987] |
| 3 | Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card [Tor, 1987] |
| 4 | The Forge of God by Greg Bear [Tor, 1987] |
| 5 | The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe [Tor, 1987] |
| Winner: | "Eye for Eye" by Orson Scott Card [Asimov's Mar 1987] |
| 2 | "The Secret Sharer" by Robert Silverberg [Asimov's Sep 1987] |
| 3 | "The Blind Geometer" by Kim Stanley Robinson [Asimov's Aug 1987] |
| 4 | "Mother Goddess of the World" by Kim Stanley Robinson [Asimov's Oct 1987] |
| 5 | "The Forest of Time" by Michael Flynn [Analog Jun 1987] |
| Winner: | "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" by Ursula K. Le Guin [F&SF; Nov 1987; Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences, 1987] |
| 2 | "Rachel in Love" by Pat Murphy [Asimov's Apr 1987] |
| 3 | "Dinosaurs" by Walter Jon Williams [Asimov's Jun 1987] |
| 4 | "Flowers of Edo" by Bruce Sterling [Asimov's May 1987] |
| 5 | "Dream Baby" by Bruce McAllister [Asimov's Oct 1987; In the Field of Fire, 1987] |
| Winner: | "Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers" by Lawrence Watt-Evans [Asimov's Jul 1987] |
| 2 | "Forever Yours, Anna" by Kate Wilhelm [Omni Jul 1987] |
| 3 | "Angel" by Pat Cadigan [Asimov's May 1987] |
| 4 | "Night of the Cooters" by Howard Waldrop [Omni Apr 1987] |
| 5 | "The Faithful Companion at Forty" by Karen Joy Fowler [Asimov's Jul 1987] |
| 6 | "Cassandra's Photographs" by Lisa Goldstein [Asimov's Aug 1987] |
| Winner: | Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder by Michael Whelan [Ballantine Del Rey, 1987] |
| 2 | Imagination: The Art & Technique of David A. Cherry by David A. Cherry [Donning Starblaze, 1987] |
| 3 | The Battle of Brazil by Jack Matthews [Crown, 1987] |
| 4 | Anatomy of Wonder, Third Edition by Neil Barron [R. R. Bowker, 1987] |
| 5 | Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror: 1986 by Charles N. Brown and William G. Contento [Locus Press, 1987] |
| Winner: | Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons [DC/Warner, 1987] |
| 2 | Wild Cards by George R. R. Martin [Bantam Spectra, 1987] |
| 3 | I, Robot: The Movie by Harlan Ellison [Asimov's Nov,Dec,mid-Dec 1987] |
| 4 | The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective by Harlan Ellison, Terry Dowling, Richard Delap and Gil Lamont [Nemo Press, 1987] |
| 5 | Cvltvre Made Stvpid by Tom Weller [Houghton Mifflin, 1987] |
| Winner: | The Princess Bride (1987) [Act III/20th Century Fox] Screenplay by William Goldman; Directed by Rob Reiner; based on his novel |
| 2 | Robocop (1987) [Orion Pictures] Written by Michael Miner and Edward Neumeier; Directed by Paul Verhoeven |
| 3 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Encounter at Farpoint" (1987) [Paramount] Written by D. C. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry; Directed by Corey Allen |
| 4 | Predator (1987) [20th Century Fox] Written by Jim Thomas & John Thomas; Directed by John McTiernan |
| 5 | The Witches of Eastwick (1987) [Guber-Peters/Kennedy Miller/Warner Brothers] Screenplay by Michael Cristofer; Directed by George Miller; based on the novel by John Updike |
| Winner: | Gardner Dozois |
| 2 | David G. Hartwell |
| 3 | Edward L. Ferman |
| 4 | Stanley Schmidt |
| 5 | Brian M. Thomsen |
| Winner: | Michael Whelan |
| 2 | David A. Cherry |
| 3 | Don Maitz |
| 4 | Tom Kidd |
| 5 | Bob Eggleton |
| 6 | J. K. Potter |
| Winner: | Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown |
| 2 | Science Fiction Chronicle ed. by Andrew I. Porter |
| 3 | Aboriginal Science Fiction ed. by Charles C. Ryan |
| 4 | Interzone ed. by Simon Ounsley and David Pringle |
| 5 | Thrust ed. by D. Douglas Fratz |
| Winner: | Texas SF Enquirer ed. by Pat Mueller |
| 2 | File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer |
| 3 | Lan's Lantern ed. by George "Lan" Laskowski |
| 4 | The Mad 3 Party ed. by Leslie Turek |
| 5 | FOSFAX ed. by Timothy Lane |
| Winner: | Mike Glyer |
| 2 | Dave Langford |
| 3 | Leslie Turek |
| 4 | Arthur D. Hlavaty |
| 5 | Guy H. Lillian III |
| Winner: | Brad W. Foster |
| 2 | Diana Gallagher Wu |
| 3 | Steve Fox |
| 4 | Teddy Harvia |
| 5 | Taral Wayne |
| 6 | Merle Insinga |
| The Science Fiction Oral History Association |
| Winner: | Judith Moffett |
| 2 | Rebecca Ore |
| 3 | Martha Soukup |
| 4 | C. S. Friedman |
| 5 | Loren J. MacGregor |
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