Best Professional Editor Hugo Category

In one form or another this is one of only two categories which has endured for the entire length of the Hugos. The category was one of the original seven Hugo categories under the name "Best Professional Magazine" with the exception of the first foreign Worldcon, Loncon I in 1957, which had two best magazine awards, Best American Professional Magazine and Best British Professional Magazine.

In 1973, the title of the category changed to become the Best Professional Editor Hugo category, in order to recognize the editor more than the magazine, but nothing substantially changed. In 2006, the category split into the Best Editor, Short Form (magazines and anthologies) and Best Editor, Long Form (novels).

Click on the year for detailed results.

Year	Winner
1946	John W. Campbell, Jr.
1951	John W. Campbell, Jr.
1953: For this year see Best Professional Magazine
1954	John W. Campbell, Jr.
1955-1972: For these years see Best Professional Magazine
1973	Ben Bova
1974	Ben Bova
1975	Ben Bova
1976	Ben Bova
1977	Ben Bova
1978	George H. Scithers
1979	Ben Bova
1980	George H. Scithers
1981	Edward L. Ferman
1982	Edward L. Ferman
1983	Edward L. Ferman
1984	Shawna McCarthy
1985	Terry Carr
1986	Judy-Lynn del Rey
1987	Terry Carr
1988	Gardner Dozois
1989	Gardner Dozois
1990	Gardner Dozois
1991	Gardner Dozois
1992	Gardner Dozois
1993	Gardner Dozois
1994	Kristine Kathryn Rusch
1995	Gardner Dozois
1996	Gardner Dozois
1997	Gardner Dozois
1998	Gardner Dozois
1999	Gardner Dozois
2000	Gardner Dozois
2001	Gardner Dozois
2002	Ellen Datlow
2003	Gardner Dozois
2004	Gardner Dozois
2005	Ellen Datlow
2006	David G. Hartwell
Starting 2007, the Best Editor, Long Form category was split off. Best Editor, Short Form continues below.
2007	Gordon Van Gelder
2008	Gordon Van Gelder
2009	Ellen Datlow
2010	Ellen Datlow
2011	Sheila Williams

See also: Hugo Awards, and List of Hugo Categories.