Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA) will present the 56th Annual Nebula Awards® Ceremony on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Writer and comedian Aydrea Walden will host for the second year. The awards ceremony will livestream for the public on Facebook and on YouTube. Closed captioning will be provided.

The Nebula Awards® honor the best speculative fiction writing of the year in multiple categories as voted on by Full, Associate, and Senior members of SFWA. It is a focal point of the Nebula Conference, also annually hosted by SFWA and taking place June 4–6.

The 56th Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony

Livestreaming begins Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 5 p.m. PT

• Facebook: https://fb.me/e/Mb5vRaLW 
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SFWA_youtube/live

SFWA has released a trailer for the ceremony broadcast: https://youtu.be/jV-LEtHvboI. This year’s presenters include Tobias S. Buckell, Jeffe Kennedy, Nisi Shawl, Carrie Patel, Mallory O’Meara, Mark Oshiro, Troy L. Wiggins, and Adam Savage. 

Ceremony producer Katie Warren said, “We are delighted to once again have the opportunity to make a live, virtual awards ceremony that honors and excites our finalists and honorees.”

Award winners will be announced live. The finalists were previously revealed at the Nebula Awards Launch evening, which featured readings of their works by SAG-AFTRA voice actors. The full list is here. 

About the Nebula Awards®: The Nebula Awards® are voted on, and presented by, Full, Associate, and Senior members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. Founded as the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1965 by Damon Knight, the organization began with a charter membership of 78 writers; it now has over 2,000 members, among them many of the leading writers of science fiction and fantasy.

Since 1965, the Nebula Awards® have been given each year for the best novel, novella, novelette, and short story eligible for that year’s award. The Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation was added in 2009, followed by the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2005, and the Nebula Award for Best Game Writing in 2018. An anthology including the winning pieces of short fiction and several runners-up is also published every year.

[Based on a press release.]