1959 Best Professional Artist Hugo

The 1959 Best Professional Artist Hugo was presented September 7 at Detention. For the first time the modern nominations ballot followed by a final ballot process was followed so we have a list of nominees and a winner, but we do not have the order of finish after first place.

Winner: Frank Kelly Freas

Runners-up:

• Ed Emshwiller
• Virgil Finlay
• H. R. Van Dongen
• Wally Wood

See also: Hugo Awards, 1959 Hugo Results, 1958 Outstanding Artist Hugo, 1960 Best Professional Artist Hugo.