List of awards and nominations received by Stephen King
Stephen King is an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, crime fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television shows, and comic books. King has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been compiled in book collections.
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King has received multiple awards and nominations for his work, including multiple Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards, as well as the National Medal of Arts, Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and the O. Henry Award. He has also received awards for his contribution to literature for his entire oeuvre, such as the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (2004), the Canadian Booksellers Association Lifetime Achievement Award (2007), and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America (2007).
Awards and nominations
List of accolades received by Stephen King | ||||
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Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
American Library Association | 1978 | Best Books for Young Adults | 'Salem's Lot | Won |
Night Shift | Nominated | |||
1979 | The Long Walk | Won | ||
1981 | Firestarter | Won | ||
2000 | The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon | Nominated | ||
100 Best Books for Teens- 1966–2000 | The Long Walk | Selected | ||
2009 | Alex Award | Just After Sunset | Won | |
2010 | Under the Dome | Nominated | ||
2014 | Joyland | Nominated | ||
Anthony Award | 2014 | Best Paperback Original | Joyland | Nominated |
BBC | 2003 | The Big Read | The Stand | 53rd |
It | 144th | |||
The Green Mile | 146th | |||
Balrog Award | 1979 | Best Collection/Anthology | Night Shift | Nominated |
Best Novel | The Stand | Nominated | ||
1980 | The Dead Zone | Nominated | ||
The Stand | Nominated | |||
Best Collection/Anthology | Night Shift | Won | ||
Professional Achievement | N/A | Nominated | ||
1981 | Best Novel | Firestarter | Nominated | |
Professional Achievement | N/A | Nominated | ||
1982 | Best Novel | Cujo | Nominated | |
Professional Achievement | N/A | Nominated | ||
1983 | Best Artist | N/A | Nominated | |
Black Quill Award | 2007 | Best Dark Scribble | "The Gingerbread Girl" | Nominated |
2009 | Best Dark Genre Novel | Duma Key | Won | |
Bram Stoker Award | 1987 | Best Novel | Misery | Won |
1988 | Best Novelette | "The Night Flier" | Nominated | |
1990 | Best Fiction Collection | Four Past Midnight | Won | |
Best Novelette | "The Langoliers" | Nominated | ||
1991 | Best Novel | Needful Things | Nominated | |
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands | Nominated | |||
1993 | Best Fiction Collection | Nightmares & Dreamscapes | Nominated | |
1994 | Best Novel | Insomnia | Nominated | |
1995 | Best Novelette | "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe" | Won | |
1996 | Best Novel | The Green Mile | Won | |
1997 | Best Long Fiction | "Everything's Eventual" | Nominated | |
1998 | Best Novel | Bag of Bones | Won | |
Best Short Fiction | "Autopsy Room Four" | Nominated | ||
1999 | Best Novel | "Low Men in Yellow Coats" | Nominated | |
Best Fiction Collection | Hearts in Atlantis | Nominated | ||
2000 | Best Long Fiction | "Riding the Bullet" | Nominated | |
Best Non-Fiction | On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | Won | ||
2001 | Best Novel Shared with Peter Straub |
Black House | Nominated | |
2002 | Best Novel | From a Buick 8 | Nominated | |
Best Fiction Collection | Everything's Eventual | Nominated | ||
Lifetime Achievement Award | N/A | Won | ||
2003 | Best Novel | The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla | Nominated | |
Best Short Fiction | "Harvey's Dream" | Nominated | ||
2004 | Best Novel | The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower | Nominated | |
Best Long Fiction | "Lisey and the Mad Man" | Nominated | ||
2005 | "The Things They Left Behind" | Nominated | ||
2006 | Best Novel | Lisey's Story | Won | |
2009 | Duma Key | Won | ||
Best Collection | Just After Sunset | Won | ||
2011 | Best Fiction Collection | Full Dark, No Stars | Won | |
2012 | Best Short Fiction | "Herman Wouk is Still Alive" | Won | |
2014 | Best Novel | Doctor Sleep | Won | |
2018 | Best Novel Shared with Owen King |
Sleeping Beauties | Nominated | |
British Fantasy Award | 1981 | August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel | Firestarter | Nominated |
Best Short Fiction | "Crouch End" | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Contribution to the Genre | N/A | Won | ||
1982 | August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel | Cujo | Won | |
Best Short Fiction | "The Monkey" | Nominated | ||
1983 | "Apt Pupil" | Nominated | ||
"The Breathing Method" | Won | |||
1987 | August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel | It | Won | |
1991 | Best Collection | Four Past Midnight | Nominated | |
1999 | August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel | Bag of Bones | Won | |
2000 | Best Collection | Hearts in Atlantis | Nominated | |
2003 | Everything's Eventual | Nominated | ||
2005 | August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel | The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower | Won | |
2009 | Best Collection | Just After Sunset | Nominated | |
Best Short Fiction | "N." | Nominated | ||
2010 | August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel | Under the Dome | Nominated | |
2011 | Best Collection | Full Dark, No Stars | Won | |
Best Novella | "1922" | Nominated | ||
2012 | August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel | 11/22/63 | Nominated | |
2020 | The Institute | Nominated | ||
Canadian Booksellers Association | 2007 | Lifetime Achievement Award | N/A | Won |
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award | 1989 | Best Novel | The Eyes of the Dragon | Won |
1991 | Best Collection | Pet Sematary | Won | |
1994 | Best Novel | It | Nominated | |
2001 | Best Novel Shared with Peter Straub |
The Green Mile | Nominated | |
2011 | Best Novella | Under the Dome | Nominated | |
Deutscher Phantastik Preis | 2000 | Best International Novel | Hearts in Atlantis | Won |
2001 | The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon | Nominated | ||
2002 | Dreamcatcher | Nominated | ||
2003 | Best International Novel Shared with Peter Straub |
Black House | Won | |
International Author of the Year | N/A | Nominated | ||
2004 | N/A | Won | ||
Best International Novel | The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla | Nominated | ||
2005 | The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower | Won | ||
2007 | Lisey's Story | Nominated | ||
2014 | Doctor Sleep | Nominated | ||
Edgar Award | 2014 | Best Paperback Original | Joyland | Nominated |
2015 | Best Novel | Mr. Mercedes | Won | |
2016 | Best Short Story | "Obits" | Nominated | |
Eisner Award | 2011 | Best New Series Shared with Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque |
American Vampire | Won |
Entertainment Weekly | 2008 | 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 | On Writing | 21st |
Fall for the Book | 2011 | Mason Award | N/A | Won |
Fangoria | 1994 | Fangoria Hall of Fame | N/A | Inducted |
Fantafestival | 1992 | Best Screenplay | Sleepwalkers | Won |
Fantasporto | 1988 | Grande Prémio Fantasporto | Maximum Overdrive | Nominated |
Gandalf Award | 1978 | Book-Length Fantasy | The Shining | Nominated |
1979 | The Stand | Nominated | ||
Golden Raspberry Award | 1987 | Worst Director | Maximum Overdrive | Nominated |
Goodreads Choice Award | 2009 | Mystery and Thriller | Under the Dome | Nominated |
2010 | Full Dark, No Stars | Nominated | ||
2011 | Science Fiction | 11/22/63 | Won | |
2012 | Fantasy | The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole | Won | |
2013 | Horror | Doctor Sleep | Won | |
Mystery and Thriller | Joyland | Nominated | ||
2014 | Mr. Mercedes | Won | ||
2015 | Finders Keepers | Nominated | ||
2018 | The Outsider | Won | ||
Horror | Elevation | Won | ||
2019 | The Institute | Won | ||
Hugo Award | 1977 | Best Dramatic Presentation Shared with Brian DePalma and Lawrence D. Cohen |
Carrie | Nominated |
1982 | Best Non-Fiction Book | Danse Macabre | Won | |
International Association of Crime Writers | 2015 | Hammett Prize | Mr. Mercedes | Won |
International Horror Guild Award | 1999 | Best Television Program | Storm of the Century | Won |
2000 | Best Long Fiction | "Riding the Bullet" | Nominated | |
Best Non-Fiction | On Writing | Won | ||
2001 | Best Novel Shared with Peter Straub |
Black House | Nominated | |
2002 | Best Novel | From a Buick 8 | Nominated | |
Best Collection | Everything's Eventual | Nominated | ||
Best Television Program | Rose Red | Nominated | ||
2003 | Best Novel | The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla | Nominated | |
Living Legend Award | N/A | Won | ||
2004 | Best Television Program | Kingdom Hospital | Nominated | |
2006 | Best Novel | Lisey's Story | Nominated | |
1997 | Desperation | Won | ||
International Thriller Writers Award | 2012 | Best Hardcover Novel | 11/22/63 | Won |
2014 | Best Novel | Doctor Sleep | Nominated | |
Italia Award | 1998 | Best International Novel | The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass | Nominated |
Japan Booksellers' Award | 2014 | Best Translated Novel | 11/22/63 | 2nd |
Locus Award | 1978 | Best Fantasy Novel | The Shining | Nominated |
1979 | Best Novel | The Stand | Nominated | |
Best Collection | Night Shift | Nominated | ||
Best Novelette | "The Gunslinger" | Nominated | ||
1980 | Best Fantasy Novel | The Dead Zone | Nominated | |
Best Short Story | "The Crate" | Nominated | ||
1981 | Best Science Fiction Novel | Firestarter | Nominated | |
Best Fantasy Novel | "The Mist" | Nominated | ||
Best Novelette | "The Way Station" | Nominated | ||
1982 | Best Fantasy Novel | Cujo | Nominated | |
Best Non-Fiction Book | Danse Macabre | Won | ||
1983 | Best Collection | Different Seasons | Nominated | |
Best Novella | "The Breathing Method" | Nominated | ||
Best Novelette | "The Raft" | Nominated | ||
Best Short Story | "It Grows on You" | Nominated | ||
1984 | Best Fantasy Novel | Christine | Nominated | |
Pet Sematary | Nominated | |||
1985 | Best Fantasy Novel Shared with Peter Straub |
The Talisman | Nominated | |
Best Novella | "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" | Nominated | ||
1986 | Best Collection | Skeleton Crew | Won | |
1987 | Best Fantasy Novel | It | Nominated | |
1988 | The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three | Nominated | ||
Best Science Fiction Novel | The Tommyknockers | Nominated | ||
1990 | Best Horror Novel | The Dark Half | Nominated | |
1991 | Best Collection | Four Past Midnight | Nominated | |
Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel | The Stand: Complete and Uncut Edition | Nominated | ||
1992 | Needful Things | Nominated | ||
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands | Nominated | |||
1993 | Dolores Claiborne | Nominated | ||
1994 | Best Collection | Nightmares & Dreamscapes | Nominated | |
Best Novella | "The Ten O'Clock People" | Nominated | ||
1995 | Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel | Insomnia | Nominated | |
1996 | Rose Madder | Nominated | ||
Best Novelette | "Lunch at the Gotham Café" | Nominated | ||
1997 | Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel | Desperation | Won | |
The Green Mile | Nominated | |||
1998 | Best Fantasy Novel | The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass | Nominated | |
Best Art Book Shared with Dave McKean |
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass | Nominated | ||
Best Novella | "Everything's Eventual" | Nominated | ||
1999 | Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel | Bag of Bones | Won | |
2000 | Best Collection | Hearts in Atlantis | Nominated | |
2001 | Best Non-Fiction | On Writing | Won | |
2002 | Best Fantasy Novel Shared with Peter Straub |
Black House | Nominated | |
2003 | Best Collection | Everything's Eventual | Nominated | |
2004 | Best Fantasy Novel | The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla | Nominated | |
2005 | The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah | Nominated | ||
2007 | Lisey's Story | Nominated | ||
2008 | Best Short Story | "Graduation Afternoon" | Nominated | |
2010 | Best Nonfiction/Art Book Shared with Robin Furth, Peter David, Richard Isanove,Luke Ross, and Michael Whelan |
The Dark Tower: The Little Sisters of Eluria | Nominated | |
Best Science Fiction Novel | Under the Dome | Nominated | ||
2012 | 11/22/63 | Nominated | ||
Best Novelette | "The Little Green God of Agony" | Nominated | ||
2014 | Best Fantasy Novel | Doctor Sleep | Nominated | |
Joyland | Nominated | |||
2015 | Revival | Nominated | ||
2019 | Best Horror Novel | The Outsider | Nominated | |
2020 | The Institute | Nominated | ||
Los Angeles Public Library | 2010 | Literary Award | N/A | Won |
Los Angeles Times Book Prize | 2011 | Mystery/Thriller | 11/22/63 | Won |
Modern Library 100 Best Novels | 1998 | Reader's List | The Stand | 29th |
It | 84th | |||
Mystery Writers of America | 2007 | Grand Master Award | N/A | Won |
Mystery Writers of Japan | 2012 | Tozai Mystery Best 100 | Misery | 61st |
National Book Foundation | 2003 | Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters | N/A | Won |
National Endowment of the Arts | 2015 | National Medal of Arts | N/A | Awarded |
National Magazine Award | 2004 | Fiction | "Rest Stop" | Won |
2007 | "Willa" | Nominated | ||
2013 | "Batman and Robin Have an Altercation" | Won | ||
Nebula Award | 1980 | Best Novelette | "The Way Station" | Nominated |
New York Public Library | 1982 | Books for the Teen Age | Firestarter | Won |
1995 | Books of the Century | Carrie | Selected | |
New York Times Book Review | 2011 | 10 Best Books of 2011 | 11/22/63 | Selected |
O. Henry Award | 1996 | Best American Short Story | "The Man in the Black Suit" | Won |
Online Film & Television Association | 1997 | Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | The Shining | Won |
Primetime Emmy Award | 1994 | Outstanding Miniseries Shared with Richard P. Rubinstein, Mitchell Galin and Peter R. McIntosh |
The Stand | Nominated |
1997 | Outstanding Miniseries Shared with Mark Carliner and Elliot Friedgen |
The Shining | Nominated | |
Prix Ozone Award | 1997 | Best Foreign Novel - Horror | Desperation | Won |
Quill Award | 2005 | Sports Shared with Stewart O'Nan |
Faithful | Won |
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror | The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower | Nominated | ||
2006 | Cell | Nominated | ||
Shirley Jackson Award | 2008 | Best Novella | "N." | Nominated |
Best Collection | Just After Sunset | Nominated | ||
2009 | Best Novelette | "Morality" | Won | |
2015 | Single-Author Collection | The Bazaar of Bad Dreams | Won | |
Spokane Public Library | 1986 | Golden Pen Award | N/A | Won |
Takarajimasha | 1991 | Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! | Misery | 4th |
1993 | It | 4th | ||
1998 | The Green Mile | 3rd | ||
2002 | The Stand | 8th | ||
2014 | 11/22/63 | 1st | ||
US Magazine | 1982 | Best Fiction Writer of the Year | N/A | Won |
University of Maine | 1980 | Alumni Career Award | N/A | Won |
University of Southern California | 1991 | USC Scripter Award Shared with William Goldman |
Misery | Nominated |
1994 | USC Scripter Award Shared with Frank Darabont |
The Shawshank Redemption | Won | |
1999 | The Green Mile | Nominated | ||
World Fantasy Award | 1976 | Best Novel | Salem's Lot | Nominated |
1979 | The Stand | Nominated | ||
Best Collection | Night Shift | Nominated | ||
1980 | Convention Award | N/A | Won | |
1981 | Best Novel | "The Mist" | Nominated | |
1982 | Best Short Story | "Do the Dead Sing?" | Won | |
1983 | Best Collection | Different Seasons | Nominated | |
Best Novella | "The Breathing Method" | Nominated | ||
1984 | Best Novel | Pet Sematary | Nominated | |
1985 | Best Novel Shared with Peter Straub |
The Talisman | Nominated | |
Best Novella | "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" | Nominated | ||
1986 | Best Collection | Skeleton Crew | Nominated | |
1987 | Best Novel | It | Nominated | |
Best Short Story | "The End of the Whole Mess" | Nominated | ||
1988 | Best Novel | Misery | Nominated | |
1995 | Best Short Story | "The Man in the Black Suit" | Won | |
2000 | Best Collection | Hearts in Atlantis | Nominated | |
2004 | Life Achievement | N/A | Won | |
2007 | Best Novel | Lisey's Story | Nominated | |
2012 | 11/22/63 | Nominated | ||
World Horror Convention | 1992 | Grand Master Award | N/A | Won |
References
External links
- Partial list of awards and nominations on Stephen King's website
- Official site of the Bram Stoker Awards
- Official site of the World Fantasy Awards
- Comprehensive listing of all Locus Award winners and nominees
- Official site of the Edgar Awards
- Stephen King Awards at The Science Fiction Awards Database