| Winner: | Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer [Analog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 2002; Tor, 2002] |
| 2 | Kiln People (alt: Kil'n People) by David Brin [Tor, 2002] |
| 3 | Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick [Eos, 2002] |
| 4 | The Scar by China Miéville [Del Rey, 2002; Macmillan, 2002] |
| 5 | The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson [Bantam, 2002] |
| Winner: | Coraline by Neil Gaiman [HarperCollins, 2002] |
| 2 | "Bronte's Egg" by Richard Chwedyk [F&SF; Aug 2002] |
| 3 | "Breathmoss" by Ian R. MacLeod [Asimov's May 2002] |
| 4 | "A Year in the Linear City" by Paul Di Filippo [PS Publishing, 2002] |
| 5 | "The Political Officer" by Charles Coleman Finlay [F&SF; Apr 2002] |
| 6 | "In Spirit" by Pat Forde [Analog Sep 2002] |
| Winner: | "Slow Life" by Michael Swanwick [Analog Dec 2002] |
| 2 | "The Wild Girls" by Ursula K. Le Guin [Asimov's Mar 2002] |
| 3 | "Halo" by Charles Stross [Asimov's Jun 2002] |
| 4 | "Presence" by Maureen F. McHugh [F&SF; Mar 2002] |
| 5 | "Madonna of the Maquiladora" by Gregory Frost [Asimov's May 2002] |
| Withdrawn - Nomination Declined: | |
| "Liking What You See: A Documentary" by Ted Chiang [Stories of Your Life and Others, 2002] | |
| Winner: | "Falling onto Mars" by Geoffrey A. Landis [Analog Jul/Aug 2002] |
| 2 | "'Hello,' Said the Stick" by Michael Swanwick [Analog Mar 2002] |
| 3 | "The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport" by Michael Swanwick [Asimov's Oct/Nov 2002] |
| 4 | "Creation" by Jeffrey Ford [F&SF; May 2002] |
| 5 | "Lambing Season" by Molly Gloss [Asimov's Jul 2002] |
| Withdrawn - Official Publication in a Previous Year: | |
| "A Gift of Verse" by John L. Flynn [Visions in Light and Shadow (Nexxus), 2000] | |
| Winner: | Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril by Judith Merril and Emily Pohl-Weary [Between the Lines, 2002] |
| 2 | Ray Bradbury: An Illustrated Life by Jerry Weist [Morrow, 2002] |
| 3 | Dragonhenge by Bob Eggleton and John Grant [Paper Tiger, 2002] |
| 4 | Spectrum 9: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner [Underwood Books, 2002] |
| 5 | The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier [Wesleyan University Press, 2002] |
| Winner: | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) [New Line Cinema] Screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Stephen Sinclair & Peter Jackson; Directed by Peter Jackson; based on the book The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien |
| 2 | Minority Report (2002) [20th Century Fox/DreamWorks SKG] Screenplay by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen; Directed by Steven Spielberg; based on the story by Philip K. Dick |
| 3 | Spirited Away (2002) [Studio Ghibli/Disney] Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki [English version by Cindy Davis Hewitt & Donald H. Hewitt]; Directed by Hayao Miyazaki |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) [Warner Brothers] Screenplay by Steve Kloves; Directed by Chris Columbus; based on the novel by J. K. Rowling |
| 5 | Spider-Man (2002) [Columbia Pictures] Screenplay by David Koepp; Directed by Sam Raimi; based on the comic book character created by Steve Ditko & Stan Lee |
| Winner: | Buffy the Vampire Slayer - "Conversations with Dead People" (2002) [20th Century Fox Television/Mutant Enemy Inc.] Teleplay by Jane Espenson & Drew Goddard; Directed by Nick Marck |
| 2 | Firefly - "Serenity" (2002) [20th Century Fox Television/Mutant Enemy Inc.] Teleplay by Joss Whedon; Directed by Joss Whedon |
| 3 | Star Trek: Enterprise - "Carbon Creek" (2002) [Paramount] Teleplay by Chris Black; Directed by James Contner; Story by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga & Dan O'Shannon |
| 4 | Angel - "Waiting in the Wings" (2002) [20th Century Fox Television/Mutant Enemy Inc.] Teleplay by Joss Whedon; Directed by Joss Whedon |
| 5 | Star Trek: Enterprise - "A Night in Sickbay" (2002) [Paramount] Teleplay by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga; Directed by David Straiton |
| Winner: | Gardner Dozois |
| 2 | David G. Hartwell |
| 3 | Ellen Datlow |
| 4 | Gordon Van Gelder |
| 5 | Stanley Schmidt |
| Winner: | Bob Eggleton |
| 2 | Donato Giancola |
| 3 | Jim Burns |
| 4 | David A. Cherry |
| 5 | Frank Kelly Freas |
| Winner: | Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
| 2 | Interzone ed. by David Pringle |
| 3 | The New York Review of Science Fiction ed. by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 4 | Ansible ed. by Dave Langford |
| 5 | Speculations ed. by Kent Brewster |
| Winner: | Mimosa ed. by Rich Lynch and Nicki Lynch |
| 2 | File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer |
| 3 | Emerald City ed. by Cheryl Morgan |
| 4 | Plokta ed. by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott |
| 5 | Challenger ed. by Guy H. Lillian III |
| Winner: | Dave Langford |
| 2 | Mike Glyer |
| 3 | Steven H Silver |
| 4 | Bob Devney |
| 5 | John L. Flynn |
| Winner: | Sue Mason |
| 2 | Frank Wu |
| 3 | Brad Foster |
| 4 | Teddy Harvia |
| 5 | Steve Stiles |
| Winner: | Wen Spencer (2nd year of eligibility) |
| 2 | Charles Coleman Finlay (2nd year of eligibility) |
| 3 | Ken Wharton (2nd year of eligibility) |
| 4 | Karin Lowachee (1st year of eligibility) |
| 5 | David D. Levine (1st year of eligibility) |
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