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Hugo Award Winners

Posted by lawrence89 on September 1, 2007

The Hugo Award winners are in for this year, and were given out at Nippon on Saturday, September 1. Check them out below!

Novel: Rainbow’s End by Vernor Vinge (Tor)
Nominations:

Eifelheim by Michael F. Flynn (Tor)

His Majecty’s Dragon/Temeraire by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)

Glasshouse by Charles Stross (Ace)

Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (Tor)

Blindsight by Peter Watts (Tor)

Novella: “A Billion Eves” by Robert Reed (Asimov’s, October/November 2006)
Nominations:

“The Walls of the Universe” by Paul Melko (Asimov’s, April/May 2006)

“A Billion Eves” by Robert Reed (Asimov’s, October/November 2006)

“Inclination” by William Shunn (Asimov’s April/May 2006)

“Lord Weary’s Empire” by Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s December 2006)

Julian: A Christmas Story by Robert Charles Wilson (PS Publishing)

Novelette: “The Djinn’s Wife” by Ian McDonald (Asimov’s, July 2006)
Nominations:

“Yellow Card Man” by Paolo Bacigalupi (Asimov’s December 2006)

“Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth” by Michael F. Flynn (Asimov’s October/November 2006)

“The Djinn’s Wife” by Ian McDonald (Asimov’s July 2006)

“All the Things You Are” by Mike Resnick (Jim Baen’s Universe October 2006)

“Pol Pot’s Beautiful Daughter” by Geoff Ryman (F&SF October/November 2006)

Short Story: “Impossible Dreams” by Timothy Pratt (Asimov’s July 2006)
Nominations:

“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” by Neil Gaiman (Fragile Things, William Morrow)

“Kin” by Bruce McAllister (Asimov’s February 2006)

“Impossible Dreams” by Timothy Pratt (Asimov’s July 2006)

“Eight Episodes” by Robert Reed (Asimov’s June 2006)

“The House Beyond Your Sky” by Benjamin Rosenbaum (Strange Horizons September 2006)

Non-fiction Book: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon edited by Julie Phillips (St. Martin’s Press)
Nominations:

About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews by Samuel R. Delany (Wesleyan University Press)

Heinlein’s Children: The Juveniles by Joseph T. Major (Advent)

James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon edited by Julie Phillips (St. Martin’s Press)

Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio by John Picacio (MonkeyBrain Books )

Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches by Mike Resnick & Joe Siclari (ISFiC Press)

Professional Editor: Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor Books)
Nominations:

Lou Anders (Pyr)

James Patrick Baen (Baen Books)

Ginjer Buchanan (Ace Books/Roc)

David G. Hartwell (Tor Books)

Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor Books)

Professional Artist: Donato Giancola
Nominations:

Bob Eggleton

Donato Giancola

Stephan Martiniere

John Jude Palencar

John Picacio

Dramatic Presentation: Pan’s Labyrinth Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro. Directed by Guillermo del Toro (Picturehouse)
Nominations:

Children of Men Screenplay by Alfonso Cuaron & Timothy J. Sexton. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron (Universal Pictures)

Pan’s Labyrinth Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro. Directed by Guillermo del Toro (Picturehouse)

The Prestige Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan. (Touchstone Pictures)

A Scanner Darkly Screenplay by Richard Linklater. Directed by Richard Linklater (Warner Independent Pictures)

V for Vendetta Screenplay by Andy Wachowski & Larry Wachowski. Directed by James McTeigue (Warner Brothers)

Short Dramatic Presentation Doctor Who “Girl in the Fireplace” Written by Steven Moffat. Directed by Euros Lyn (BBC Wales/BBC1)
Nominations:

Battlestar Galactica, “Downloaded” Writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle. Directed by Jeff Woolnough. (NBC Universal/British Sky)

Doctor Who, “Army of Ghosts” and “Doomsday” Written by Russell T. Davies. Directed by Graeme Harper. (BBC Wales/BBC1)

Doctor Who, “Girl in the Fireplace” Written by Steven Moffat. Directed by Euros Lyn. (BBC Wales/BBC1)

Doctor Who, “School Reunion” Written by Toby Whithouse. Directed by James Hawes. (BBC Wales/BBC1)

Stargate SG-1, “200″ Written by Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, Carl Binder, Martin Gero, and Alan McCullough. Directed by Martin Wood. (Double Secret Productions/NBC Universal)

Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi
Nominations:

Ansible, edited by Dave Langford

Interzone, edited by Andy Cox

Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, edited by Gavin J. Grant and Kelly Link

Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi

The New York Review of Science Fiction, edited by Kathryn Cramer, David Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney

Fanzine: Science Fiction Five-yearly edited by Lee Hoffman, Geri Sullivan & Randy Byers
Nominations:

Banana Wings ed. by Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer

Challenger edited by Guy Lillian, III

The Drink Tank edited by Christopher J. Garcia

Plokta edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies & Mike Scott

Science Fiction Five-yearly edited by Lee Hoffman, Geri Sullivan & Randy Byers

Fan Writer: Dave Langford
Nominations:

Chris Garcia

John Hertz

Dave Langford

John Scalzi

Steven H Silver

Fan Artist: Frank Wu
Nominations:

Brad W. Foster

Teddy Harvia

Sue Mason

Steve Stiles

Frank Wu

Campbell Award: Naomi Novik
Nominations:

Scott Lynch (1st year of eligibility)

Sarah Monette (2nd year of eligibility)

Naomi Novik (1st year of eligibility)

Brandon Sanderson (2nd year of eligibility)

Lawrence M. Schoen (2nd year of eligibility)

Source: AwardWeb

No Blinsight, no Eifelheim, no Glasshouse?! Wow, what a surprise. What do you think, deserved winners?

2 Responses to “Hugo Award Winners”

  1. I would have liked Blindsight or Glasshouse to get something :(

    Thanks for the list,

    ~Chris
    The Book Swede

  2. Joe said

    I much preferred The Walls of the Universe for Novella and All the Things You Are for Novelette. Happy with Short Story, don’t really have an opinion for novel.

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