Balrog
Balrog Awards, pojmenované po stvoření z Tolkienova „Pána prstenů“, bylo fanovské ocenění za díla v žánru fantasy.
Za přínos - profesionálové
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originální název: PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
- 1979
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vítěz
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Donald M. Grant
nominace
- 1980
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vítěz
nominace
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Donald A. Wollheim
- Fritz Reuter Leiber
- Stephen King
- Carolyn Janice Cherryh
- Michael Bishop
- Manly Wade Wellman
- Karl Edward Wagner
- Gerald Page
- Donald M. Grant
- 1981
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vítěz
- George Lucas
- George Lucas, for contributions, including the Star Wars saga
nominace
- Karl Edward Wagner
- Stephen King
- David G. Hartwell
- Fritz Reuter Leiber
- Harlan Ellison
- Karl Edward Wagner, for his Kane series and editing
- Stephen King, for popularizing horror/fantasy fiction
- David G. Hartwell, for editing at Gregg Press, Pocket Books, and Simon & Schusterr
- Fritz Leiber, for a lifetime of fiction writing
- Harlan Ellison, for contributions to fantasy literature
- H. Warner Munn, for a lifetime of writing contributions
- Jeffrey Elliot, for articles and interviews
- Christopher Tolkien, for publishing his father's work
- Donald M. Grant, for publication of fine fantasy works
- Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller, for publishing efforts
- Frank Kelly Freas & Polly Freas, for life work in the field of fantasy
- Kirby McCauley, ed., for editing Dark Forces
- 1982
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vítěz
nominace
- T. E. D. Klein
- Stephen King
- Pendragon Gallery
- Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller
- Donald M. Grant
- H. R. Giger
- Neil Barron
- 1983
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vítěz
- Ben Bova
- Ben Bova, for writing and editing Omni and Analog
nominace
- Andre Norton
- Lester del Rey
- Robert Lynn Asprin
- Harlan Ellison
- Andre Norton, for 50 years of writing
- Lester del Rey, for publishing
- Robert Lynn Asprin, for Synergy, Inc.
- Harlan Ellison, for writing and encouraging new writers
- Donald M. Grant, for publishing
- Frederick Mayer, for poetry
- Pendragon Gallery, for fantasy and art shows
- 1984
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vítěz
- Pendragon Gallery, for promoting fantasy artwork
- 1985
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vítěz
- Hap Henriksen, for the National SF/Fantasy Hall of Fame