Claim: In 1987, a British award was given to The Handmaid's Tale.
Evidence: The Handmaid 's Tale won the 1985 Governor General 's Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987 ; it was also nominated for the 1986 Nebula Award , the 1986 Booker Prize , and the 1987 Prometheus Award.
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year.