2001 Nebula Awards®
Presented at Westin Crown Center Hotel, Kansas City, MO on April 27, 2002
Several panels were scheduled covering the role of the indie press, self promotion, and SF in Russia. In addition, the local Waldenbooks had a Nebula display in their front window and hosted the Friday night autographing. Esther Friesner served as toastmaster and there was no keynote speaker. Betty Ballantine received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Best Novel
- Winner: The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro, published by Tor
- Eternity’s End by Jeffrey A. Carver, published by Tor
- Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis, published by Tor
- A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin, published by Bantam Spectra
- The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy, published by Ballantine Del Rey
- The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia A. McKillip, published by Ace
- Declare by Tim Powers, published by Subterranean Press and William Morrow
- Passage by Connie Willis, published by Bantam Spectra
Best Novella
- “A Roll of the Dice” by Catherine Asaro, published by Analog
- “May Be Some Time” by Brenda Clough, published by Analog
- “The Diamond Pit” by Jack Dann, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Radiant Green Star” by Lucius Shepard, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- Winner: “The Ultimate Earth” by Jack Williamson, published by Analog
Best Novelette
- “To Kiss the Star” by Amy Sterling Casil, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “The Pottawattomie Giant” by Andy Duncan, published by Sci Fiction
- “Auspicious Eggs” by James Morrow, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Undone” by James Patrick Kelly, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- Winner: “Louise’s Ghost” by Kelly Link
- “Dance of the Yellow-Breasted Luddites” by William Shunn
Best Short Story
- “Kaddish for the Last Survivor” by Michael A. Burstein, published by Analog
- Winner: “The Cure for Everything” by Severna Park, published by Sci Fiction
- “The Elephants on Neptune” by Mike Resnick, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Mom and Dad at the Home Front” by Sherwood Smith, published by Realms of Fantasy
- “Wound the Wind” by George Zebrowski, published by Analog
Best Script
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, published by Touchstone Pictures, Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, and Mike Zoss Productions
- X-Men by Tom DeSanto, Bryan Singer, and David Hayter, published by Marvel Entertainment Group, The Donners’ Company, and Bad Hat Harry Productions
- Winner: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by James Schamus, Tsai Kuo Jung, and Wang Hui-Ling, published by Asian Union Film & Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, China Film Co-Productions Corporation, Edko Films, Good Machine International, and Zoom Hunt Productions
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: “The Body” by Joss Whedon, published by Mutant Enemy Productions, Kuzui Entertainment, Sandollar Television, and Twentieth Century Fox Television