The Pegasus Awards

The Pegasus Award Winners

These are the winners for entire history of the Pegasus Award.

1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023

 

2023 Winners

Best Filk Song:
Following Our Dreams by Lawrence Dean
Best Classic Filk Song:
Die Puppen (The Dolls) by Eva Van Daele-Hunt
Best Performer:
Summer Russell
Best Writer/Composer:
Lauren Oxford
Best Adapted Song
Come to Mordor by Jeff Bohnhoff
Meat by Kathleen Sloan
tie
Best Science Song:
Poisoned Apples by Don Neill
Shoulders of Giants by Tim Griffin
tie

 

 

Past Pegasus Award Winners


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2022

Best Filk Song:

The Entwife by Summer Russell
Best Classic Filk Song:
Helva's Song by Cecilia Eng
Best Performer:
Jen Midkiff
Best Writer/Composer:
Cecilia Eng
Best Furry Friend Song:
Underfoot by Jen Midkiff
Best Song That Tells A Story:
Nine hundred and ninety-nine by Mich Sampson & Marilisa Valtazanou
2021

Best Filk Song:

Second-Hand Heaven by Lawrence Dean
Best Classic Filk Song:
Nessie, Come Up by Dr. Jane Robinson
Best Performer:
The Faithful Sidekicks
Rhiannon's Lark
(tie)
Best Writer/Composer:
Lawrence Dean
Best Mad Science Song:
I Built A Time Machine by Eric Distad
Best Cheery-Ose Song:
Tiny Kraken by Rhiannon's Lark
2020

Best Filk Song:

Child of the Library by Piers & Gill Cawley
Mordred's Lullaby by Heather Dale
(tie)
Best Classic Filk Song:
Somebody Will by Ada Palmer
Best Performer:
Margaret & Kristoph
Best Writer/Composer:
Andrew Ross
Best Media Song:
Goodnight, Sarah Jane by Talis Kimberley
Best Space Song:
Following in Valentina's Footsteps by Valerie Housden
2019

Best Filk Song:

Lucy on the Line by Tim Griffin
Best Classic Filk Song:
Ship of Stone by Don Simpson
Best Performer:
Playing Rapunzel
Best Writer/Composer:
Eva Van Daele-Hunt
Best Sing-Along Song:
Gone Filkin' by Tom Jeffers
Best Family Song:
Golden Rule by Sabine Kinder
2018

Best Filk Song:

Pageant Legend by Katy Dröge-Macdonald /Ju Honisch
Best Classic Filk Song:
Creature of the Wood by Heather Alexander / Philip Obermarck
Best Performer:
Random Fractions
Twotonic
(tie)
Best Writer/Composer:
Leslie Hudson
Best Roadtrip Song:
Oregon Trail by Tim Griffin
Road to Santiago by Heather Dale
(tie)
Best Song About Community:
Many Hearts, One Voice by Steve Macdonald
2017

Best Filk Song:

We Are Who We Are by Michelle Dockrey / Tony Fabris
Best Classic Filk Song:
Alligator in the House by Betsy Tinney / Cade Tinney / S.J. Tucker
Best Performer:
Judi Miller
Best Writer/Composer:
Ju Honisch
Jordin Kare
(tie)
Best Horror Song:
Dear Gina by Seanan McGuire
Best Perky Song:
Chocolate Is A Vegetable by Graham Leathers
2016

Best Filk Song:

Creatures of Dream by Batya Wittenberg
Best Classic Filk Song:
Take It Back by Kathleen Sloan
Best Performer:
Play It With Moxie
Best Writer/Composer:
Barry Childs-Helton
Best Adapted Song:
Six Transit Genitalia Centauri by Bob Kanefsky
Best Exploration Song:
Starsoul by Roger Burton West / Jodi Krangle
2015

Best Filk Song:

My Story Is Not Done by Seanan McGuire
Best Classic Filk Song:
Captain Jack & the Mermaid by Meg Davis
Best Performer:
Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff
Best Writer/Composer:
Cat Faber
Best Adapted Song:
Grabthar's Silver Hammer by Steve Macdonald
Best Time-Related Song:
Precious Moments by Phil Allcock
2014

Best Filk Song:

Paper Worlds by Talis Kimberley
Snow White, Red Road by Cheshire Moon
(tie)
Best Classic Filk Song:
Grandfather by Gary Hanak
Best Performer:
Cheshire Moon
Best Writer/Composer:
Tim Griffin
Best Adapted Song:
Midichlorian Rhapsody by Jeff Bohnhoff
Best Song of Passage:
Outward Bound by Cat Faber
2013

Best Filk Song:

Joan by Heather Dale / Ben Deschamps
Best Classic Filk Song:
Second-Hand Songs by Jonathan Turner
Best Performer:
Alexander James Adams
Best Writer/Composer:
Talis Kimberley
Best Fairytale Song:
Dryad's Promise by Betsy Tinney
Best Alien Song:
Little Fuzzy Animals by Frank Hayes
2012

Best Filk Song:

Cheshire Kitten by S. J. Tucker
Best Classic Filk Song:
Tiberius Rising by Rand Bellavia and Adam English
Best Performer:
Betsy Tinney
Wild Mercy
(tie)
Best Writer/Composer:
Juanita Coulson
Dr. Mary Crowell
(tie)
Best Gaming Song:
I Put My Low Stat by Dr. Mary Crowell
Best Travel Song:
No Hurry by Michelle Dockrey
2011

Best Filk Song:

Wicked Girls bySeanan McGuire
Best Classic Filk Song:
The Phoenix by Julia Ecklar
Best Performer:
Amy McNally
Best Writer/Composer:
S. J. Tucker
Best Badass Song:
Evil Laugh by Seanan McGuire
Best Romantic Song:
As I Am by Heather Dale
2010

Best Filk Song:

A Thousand Ships by Ju Honisch / Katy Dröge-Macdonald
Best Classic Filk Song:
Fire In The Sky by Jordin Kare
Best Performer:
S. J. Tucker
Best Writer/Composer:
Heather Dale
Best Mad Science Song:
What A Woman's For by Seanan McGuire
Best Magic Song:
Where The Magic Is Real by Paul Kwinn
2009

Best Filk Song:

The Wreck of the Crash of the Easthill Mining Disaster by Brooke Abbey
Best Classic Filk Song:
Still Catch the Tide by Talis Kimberley
Best Performer:
Heather Dale / Ben Deschamps
Best Writer/Composer:
Vixy & Tony
A Little Bit Country:
Stray Dog Man by Bill Sutton
A Little Bit Rock and Roll:
Six-String Love by Vixy & Tony
2008

Best Filk Song:

Uplift by Andrew Eigel
Best Classic Filk Song:
Archetype Cafe by Talis Kimberley
Best Performer:
Vixy & Tony
Best Writer/Composer:
Seanan McGuire
Best Tragedy Song:
Black Davie's Ride by Cynthia McQuillin
Best Comedy Song:
Close Your Eyes by Daniel Glasser
2007

Best Filk Song:

Rich Fantasy Lives by Rob Balder / Tom Smith
Best Classic Filk Song:
Falling Down on New Jersey by Mitchell Burnside Clapp
Best Performer:
Dr. Mary Crowell
Seanan McGuire
(tie)
Best Writer/Composer:
Talis Kimberley
Best Dorsai Song:
Shai! by Steve Simmons /Steve Macdonald
Best Song of Home:
Emerald Green by Michelle Dockrey / Tony Fabris
2006

Best Filk Song:

The Girl That's Never Been by Michelle Dockrey
Best Classic Filk Song:
I Want To Be Peter Lorre by Tom Smith
Best Performer:
Judi Miller
Best Writer/Composer:
Cynthia McQuillin
Best Battle Song:
March of Cambreadth by Heather Alexander
Best Torch Song:
X-Libris by Talis Kimberley
2005

Best Filk Song:

Rocket Ride by Tom Smith
Best Classic Filk Song:
Never Set the Cat On Fire by Frank Hayes
Best Performer:
Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff
Best Writer/Composer:
Tom Smith
Best Space Opera Song:
Signy Mallory by Mercedes Lackey / Leslie Fish
Best Sword & Sorcery Song:
Threes by Mercedes Lackey / Leslie Fish
2004

Best Filk Song:

The Lady by Jodi Krangle
Best Classic Filk Song:
Ladyhawke! by Julia Ecklar
Best Performer:
Urban Tapestry
Best Writer/Composer:
Kathy Mar
Best Comic Book Song:
Arthur Curry by Rand Bellavia and Adam English
Best Tribute:
A Simple Country Doctor by Matt Leger
2003

Best Filk Song:

Shooting Star by Michael Longcor
Best Classic Filk Song:
Banned From Argo by Leslie Fish
Best Performer:
Dandelion Wine
Best Writer/Composer:
Cat Faber
Best Parody:
Knight's In White Satin by Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff
Best Original Humorous Song:
My Husband the Filker by Bill and Gretchen Roper
2002

Best Filk Song:

Velvet, by Talis Kimberley
Best Writer/Composer:
Zander Nyrond
Best Performer:
Three Weird Sisters
Best Chilling/Spine-Tingling Song:
In A Gown Too Blue, by Brenda Sutton
Best Song That Tells A Story:
Horsetamers Daughter, by Leslie Fish
2001

Best Filk Song:

Strangers No More, by Brenda Sutton
Best Writer/Composer:
Talis Kimberley
Best Performer:
Talis Kimberley
Best Computer Song:
Tech Support, by Jeff Hitchin
Best Creature Song:
Least of My Kind, by Cat Faber
2000

Best Filk Song:

Sam's Song by Zander & Soren Nyrond
Best Writer/Composer:
Bob Kanefsky
Best Performer:
Ookla The Mok
Best End of the World Song:
Out Of A Clear Blue Sky by Dr. Jane Robinson
Best Food/Drink Song:
307 Ale by Tom Smith
My Jalapeno Man
by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
(tie)
1999

Best Filk Song:

The Word of God by Cat Faber
Best Writer/Composer:
Cynthia McQuillin
Best Performer:
Decadent Dave Clement
Best Fool Song:
Operation Desert Storm by Tom Smith
Best Hero Song:
A Toast for Unknown Heroes by Leslie FIsh
1998

Best Filk Song:

When I Was A Boy by Frank Hayes
Best Writer/Composer:
Cat Faber
Best Performer:
Steve Macdonald
Best Myth Song:
Cold Butcher by Steve Macdonald
Best Adaptation:
Mary O'Meara by Poul Anderson and Anne Passovoy
1997

Best Filk Song:

Road to Roswell by Karen Linsley and Lloyd Landa
Best Writer/Composer:
Rand Bellavia and Adam English
Best Performer:
Urban Tapestry
Best Science Song:
World Inside the Crystal by Steve Savitzky
Best Sorcery Song:
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper and Julia Ecklar
1996

Best Filk Song:

When Giants Walked by Kathy Mar
Best Writer/Composer:
Heather Alexander
Best Performer:
Heather Alexander
Best Eerie Song:
Bloodchild by Joey Shoji
Best EerieSong:
Monster In My Head by Michael (Moonwulf) Longcor
Best Spiritual Song:
Circles by Gwen Zack
1995

Best Filk Song:

Journey's Done by Steve Macdonald
Best Writer/Composer:
Steve Macdonald
Best Performer:
Michael (Moonwulf) Longcor
Best MilitarySong:
When Tenskwatawa Sings by Michael (Moonwulf) Longcor
Best Sing-A-Long/Choral Song:
Acts of Creation by Cat Faber
1994

Best Filk Song:

Drink Up The River by Kathy Mar (tie)

Best Filk Song:

PQR (You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet) by Tom Smith
Best Writer/Composer:
Tom Smith
Best Performer:
The Black Book Band
Best Children's Song:
Monsters in the Night by Diana Gallagher
Best Risque Song:
Like A Lamb to the Slaughter by Frank Hayes
1993

Best Filk Song:

The Green Hills of Earth by Robert Heinlein and Mark Bernstein
Best Writer/Composer:
Leslie Fish
Best Performer:
Tom Smith
Best Humorous Song:
Rhinotillexomania by Michael Longcor
Best Space Song:
Lightsailor by Barry Childs-Helton
1992

Best Filk Song:

God Lives on Terra by Julia Ecklar
Best Writer/Composer:
Dr. Jane Robinson
Best Performer:
Michael (Moonwulf) Longcor
Best Tribute:
Madame Curie's Hands by Duane Elms
Best Genre Crossover:
Return of the King by Tom Smith
1991

Best Filk Song:

A Boy and His Frog by Tom Smith
Best Writer/Composer:
Tom Smith
Best Performer:
Tom Smith
Best Love Song:
Velveteen by Kathy Mar
Best War/Vengeance Song:
Temper of Revenge by Julia Ecklar
1990

Best Filk Song:

Lullabye For a Weary World by T.J. Burnside Clapp
Best Writer/Composer:
Julia Ecklar
Best Performer:
Mitchell Clapp
Best Fannish Song:
Weekend Only World by T.J. Burnside Clapp
Best Literature Song:
Daddy's Little Girl by Julia Ecklar
1989

Best Filk Song:

Dawson's Christian by Duane Elms
Arafel's Song music by Kathy Mar, lyrics by Mercedes Lackey
(tie)
Best Writer/Composer:
Mercedes Lackey
Best Performer:
Technical Difficulties
Best Fantasy Song:
Wind's Four Quarters by Mercedes Lackey /Leslie Fish
Best Techie Song:
Do It Yourself by Bill Sutton
1988

Best Filk Song:

Wind From Rainbow's End by Bill Roper
Best Writer/Composer:
Mercedes Lackey
Best Performer:
Barry and Sally Childs-Helton
Best Historical Song:
Song of the Shieldwall by Malkin Grey (Debra Doyle) and Peregryn Wyndryder (Melissa Williamson)
Best Media Song:
Superman's Sex Life Boogie by Tom Smith
1987

Best Filk Song:

Harbors by Anne Passovoy
Best Writer/Composer:
Leslie Fish
Best Performer:
Julia Ecklar
Best 'Ose:
Ian the Grim by Clif Flynt
Best Schtick:
Unreality Warp/Kinda Mediocre, Actually by Clif Flynt and Bill Roper
1986

Best Filk Song:

Witnesses' Waltz by Leslie FIsh
Best Male Filker:
Bill Sutton
Best Female Filker:
Leslie Fish
Best Parody:
Daddy's Little Boy by Murray Porath

Best Original HumorousSong:

A Reconsideration of Anatomical Docking Maneuvers in a Zero-G Environment by Diana Gallagher

1985

OVFF was not held in 1985. Originally, it was supposed to move between two cities; this was to be the second city's first year. Unfortunately, they were unable to get it off the ground. Hence, OVFF started as an annual convention in Columbus, Ohio in 1986.
1984

Best Filk Song:

Hope Eyrie by Leslie FIsh
Best Male Filker:
Bill Maraschiello
Best Female Filker:
Julia Ecklar
Best Parody:
Twelve Years at Worldcon by Frank Hayes
Best Original Humorous Filk Song:
Unreality Warp by Clif Flynt
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