Balrog Award Balrog Awards were a set of awards given annually from 1979 to 1985 for the best works and achievements of speculative fiction in the previous year. The awards were named after the balrog , a fictional creature from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium . The awards were originally announced by editor Jonathan Bacon in Issue #15 of Fantasy Crossroads and presented at the Fool-Con II convention on April Fool's Day , 1979 at Johnson County Community College , Kansas . The awards were never taken seriously and are often referred to, tongue-in-cheek, as the "coveted Balrog Awards".Awards (By Year) 1979 Best Novel: Blind Voices , Tom Reamy Best Short Fiction: "Death from Exposure", Pat Cadigan Best Collection/Anthology: Born to Exile , Phyllis Eisenstein Best Poet: Ray Bradbury Best Artist: Tim Kirk Best Amateur Publication: Shayol Best Professional Publication: Age of Dreams , Alicia Austin Best Amateur Achievement: Paul C . Allen Best Professional Achievement: J. R. R. Tolkien and Donald M. Grant Judges' Choice: Jonathan Bacon Judges' Choice: Andre Norton 1980 Best Novel: Dragondrums , Anne McCaffrey Best Short Fiction: "The Last Defender of Camelot", Roger Zelazny Best Collection/Anthology: Night Shift , Stephen King Best Poet: H. Warner Munn Best Artist: Michael Whelan Best Amateur Publication: Fantasy Newsletter Best Professional Publication: Omni Best Amateur Achievement: Paul Allen Best Professional Achievement: Anne McCaffrey SF Film Hall of Fame: Star Wars Fantasy Film Hall of Fame: Fantasia Special Award: Ian Ballantine & Betty Ballantine 1981 Best Novel: The Wounded Land Best Short Fiction: "The Web of the Magi", Richard Cowper Best Collection/Anthology: Unfinished Tales , J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien Best Poet: H. Warner Munn Best Artist: Frank Frazetta Best Amateur Publication: Fantasy Newsletter Best Professional Publication: F&SF Best Amateur Achievement: Paul C. Allen & Susan Allen Best Professional Achievement: George Lucas SF Film Hall of Fame: The Empire Strikes Back Fantasy Film Hall of Fame: The Wizard of Oz Special Award: Jorge Luis Borges Special Award: Fritz Leiber 1982 Best Novel: Camber the Heretic , Katherine Kurtz Best Short Fiction: "A Thief in Korianth", C. J. Cherryh Best Collection/Anthology: Shadows of Sanctuary , Robert Lynn Asprin , ed. Best Poet: Frederick Mayer Best Artist: Real Musgrave Best Amateur Publication: Eldritch Tales Best Professional Publication: Omni Best Amateur Achievement: Robert A. Collins Best Professional Achievement: George Lucas and Steven Spielberg SF Film Hall of Fame: Forbidden Planet Fantasy Film Hall of Fame: King Kong Judges' Choice: Leo & Diane Dillon 1983 Best Novel: The One Tree , Stephen R. Donaldson Best Short Fiction: "All of Us Are Dying", George Clayton Johnson Best Collection/Anthology: Storm Season , Robert Lynn Asprin, ed. Best Poet: Frederick J. Mayer Best Artist: Tim Hildebrandt Best Amateur Publication: Shayol Best Professional Publication: F&SF Best Amateur Achievement: Allan Bechtold Best Professional Achievement: Ben Bova SF Film Hall of Fame: The Day the Earth Stood Still Fantasy Film Hall of Fame: Dark Crystal Special Award: Kirby McCauley 1984 Best Novel: The Armageddon Rag , George R. R. Martin Best Short Story: "Wizard Goes A-Courtin'", John Morressy Best Collection/Anthology: Unicorn Variations , Roger Zelazny Best Poet: Frederick J. Mayer Best Artist: Real Musgrave Best Amateur Publication: Fantasy Newsletter Best Professional Publication: F&SF Best Amateur Achievement: Stan Gardner Best Professional Achievement: Pendragon Gallery SF Film Hall of Fame: Blade Runner Fantasy Film Hall of Fame: Bambi Judges' Choice: Mercer Mayer 1985 Best Novel: The Practice Effect , David Brin Best Short Story: "A Troll and Two Roses", Patricia A. McKillip Best Collection/Anthology: Daughter of Regals and Other Tales Best Poet: Ardath Mayhar Best Artist: Richard Pini & Wendy Pini Best Amateur Publication: Eldritch Tales Best Professional Publication: Masques , J. N. Williamson, ed. Best Amateur Achievement: David B . Silva Best Professional Achievement: Hap Henriksen SF Film Hall of Fame: Starman SF Film Hall of Fame: E.T. The Extraterrestrial Fantasy Film Hall of Fame: Raiders of the Lost Ark Special Award: Lester del Rey
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