Locus Award for Best Anthology
The Locus Award for Best Anthology is one of the annual Locus Awards presented by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year. The award for Best Anthology was originally presented as Best Original Anthology between 1972 and 1975, in conjunction with a Best Reprint Anthology/Collection award which evolved into the modern Best Collection award.
Winners
Best Original Anthology
Best Anthology
With the 1976 awards the category was renamed Best Anthology.| Year | Nominated work | Author | Ref. |
| 1976 | Epoch | Roger Elwood and Robert Silverberg | |
| 1977 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5 | Terry Carr | |
| 1978 | Category not awarded | ||
| 1979 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7 | Terry Carr | |
| 1980 | Universe 9 | Terry Carr | |
| 1981 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 30 Year Retrospective | Edward L. Ferman | |
| 1982 | Shadows of Sanctuary | Robert Lynn Asprin | |
| 1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11 | Terry Carr | |
| 1984 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12 | Terry Carr | |
| 1985 | Light Years and Dark | Michael Bishop | |
| 1986 | Medea: Harlan's World | Harlan Ellison | |
| 1987 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 1989 | Full Spectrum | Lou Aronica and Shawna McCarthy | |
| 1990 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 1991 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 1992 | Full Spectrum 3 | Lou Aronica, Amy Stout and Betsy Mitchell | |
| 1993 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 1994 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 1995 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 1996 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 1997 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 1998 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 1999 | Legends | Robert Silverberg | |
| 2000 | Far Horizons | Robert Silverberg | |
| 2001 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 2002 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 2003 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 2004 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 2005 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 2006 | The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection | Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant | |
| 2007 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 2008 | The New Space Opera | Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan | |
| 2009 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 2010 | The New Space Opera 2 | Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan | |
| 2011 | Warriors | George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois | |
| 2012 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection | Gardner Dozois | |
| 2013 | Edge of Infinity | Jonathan Strahan | |
| 2014 | Old Mars | George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois | |
| 2015 | Rogues | George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois | |
| 2016 | Old Venus | George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois | |
| 2017 | The Big Book of Science Fiction | Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer | |
| 2018 | The Book of Swords | Gardner Dozois | |
| 2019 | The Book of Magic | Gardner Dozois | |
| 2020 | New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color | Nisi Shawl | |
| 2021 | The Book of Dragons | Jonathan Strahan | |
| 2022 | We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020 | C. L. Clark and Charles Payseur | |
| 2023 | Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction | Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Zelda Knight | |
| 2024 | Out There Screaming | Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adams | |
| 2025 | The Black Girl Survives in This One | Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell |