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From Page to Screen

Which Hugo and Nebula nominees and winners have been adapted for film and television? Explore the journey from award recognition to screen adaptation, and the often surprising gap between the two.

Books adapted: 43

Avg. award-to-screen gap: 12.9 yrs

Winners adapted: 14%

Nominees adapted: 6%

Award to Screen: The Gap

Years between award nomination and screen adaptation (top 30 by gap size)

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All Adapted Books(43)

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Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

Hugo 2022Film

Adapted as: Project Hail Mary (2026)

4 yrs

Death's End

Liu Cixin

Hugo 2017Film & TV

Adapted as: 3 Body Problem (2024)

7 yrs

The Three-Body Problem

Winner

Liu Cixin

Hugo 2015Film & TV

Adapted as: 3 Body Problem (2024)

9 yrs

The Wheel of Time

Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson

Hugo 2014TV

Adapted as: The Wheel of Time (2021)

7 yrs

Foundation's Edge

Winner

Isaac Asimov

Hugo 1983TV

Adapted as: Foundation (2021)

38 yrs

Annihilation

Winner

Jeff VanderMeer

Nebula 2015Film

Adapted as: Annihilation (2018)

3 yrs

The City & the City

Winner

China Miéville

Hugo 2010TV

Adapted as: The City & the City (2018)

8 yrs

American Gods

Winner

Neil Gaiman

Nebula 2003TV

Adapted as: American Gods (2017)

14 yrs

Leviathan Wakes

James S. A. Corey

Hugo 2012TV

Adapted as: The Expanse (2015)

3 yrs

A Feast for Crows

George R. R. Martin

Hugo 2006TV

Adapted as: Game of Thrones (2015)

9 yrs

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Winner

Susanna Clarke

Hugo 2005TV

Adapted as: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)

10 yrs

The Man in the High Castle

Winner

Philip K. Dick

Hugo 1963TV

Adapted as: The Man in the High Castle (2015)

52 yrs

A Storm of Swords

George R. R. Martin

Nebula 2002TV

Adapted as: Game of Thrones (2013)

11 yrs

Ender's Game

Winner

Orson Scott Card

Hugo 1986Film

Adapted as: Ender's Game (2013)

27 yrs

Cloud Atlas

David Mitchell

Nebula 2005Film

Adapted as: Cloud Atlas (2012)

7 yrs

A Clash of Kings

George R. R. Martin

Nebula 2000TV

Adapted as: Game of Thrones (2012)

12 yrs

A Dance with Dragons

George R. R. Martin

Hugo 2012TV

Adapted as: Game of Thrones (2011)

-1 yrs

A Game of Thrones

George R. R. Martin

Nebula 1998TV

Adapted as: Game of Thrones (2011)

13 yrs

Going Postal

Terry Pratchett

Nebula 2006TV

Adapted as: Going Postal (2010)

4 yrs

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Winner

J.K. Rowling

Hugo 2001Film

Adapted as: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

4 yrs

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling

Hugo 2000Film

Adapted as: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

4 yrs

Children of Dune

Frank Herbert

Hugo 1977TV

Adapted as: Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003)

26 yrs

To Your Scattered Bodies Go

Winner

Philip José Farmer

Hugo 1972TV

Adapted as: Riverworld (2003)

31 yrs

The Postman

David Brin

Hugo 1986Film

Adapted as: The Postman (1997)

11 yrs

Starship Troopers

Winner

Robert A. Heinlein

Hugo 1960Film & TV

Adapted as: Starship Troopers (1997)

37 yrs

Mary Reilly

Valerie Martin

Nebula 1991Film

Adapted as: Mary Reilly (1996)

5 yrs

The High Crusade

Poul Anderson

Hugo 1961Film

Adapted as: The High Crusade (1994)

33 yrs

Immortality, Inc.

Robert Sheckley

Hugo 1959Film

Adapted as: Freejack (1992)

33 yrs

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

Nebula 1987Film & TV

Adapted as: The Handmaid's Tale (1990)

3 yrs

Millennium

John Varley

Hugo 1984Film

Adapted as: Millennium (1989)

5 yrs

2010: Odyssey Two

Arthur C. Clarke

Hugo 1983Film

Adapted as: 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

1 yr

Dune

Winner

Frank Herbert

Hugo 1966Film & TV

Adapted as: Dune (1984)

18 yrs

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

Nebula 1969Film

Adapted as: Blade Runner (1982)

13 yrs

Ragtime

E. L. Doctorow

Nebula 1976Film

Adapted as: Ragtime (1981)

5 yrs

The Lathe of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin

Hugo 1972TV

Adapted as: The Lathe of Heaven (1980)

8 yrs

Who?

Algis Budrys

Hugo 1959Film

Adapted as: Who? (1974)

15 yrs

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

Hugo 1970Film

Adapted as: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)

2 yrs

Flowers for Algernon

Winner

Daniel Keyes

Nebula 1967Film

Adapted as: Charly (1968)

1 yr

Katabasis

R.F. Kuang

Nebula 2026TV

Adapted as: Katabasis

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

Hugo 2025TV

Adapted as: The Ministry of Time

Who Fears Death

Nnedi Okorafor

Nebula 2011TV

Adapted as: Who Fears Death

Hyperion

Winner

Dan Simmons

Hugo 1990Film

Adapted as: Hyperion

Neuromancer

Winner

William Gibson

Hugo 1985TV

Adapted as: Neuromancer