The Hugo Awards, voted by science fiction readers and fans, will be awarded at Nippon 2007, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention, which will be held in Yokohama, Japan, 30 August – 3 September 3. The award ceremony itself will be at 6PM on 1 September. This is the first year that the best editor category has been split into long form and short form editors. All members of the WorldCon are eligible to vote.
The design of each year’s award is up to the host committee, and is usually revealed at the beginning of the award ceremony. Nippon 2007 has posted a gallery of past Hugo award trophies.
The nominees are:
Novel:
* Eifelheim by Michael Flynn (published by Tor)
* His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik (Ballantine Del Rey; it was also published as Temeraire by Voyager in the UK)
* Glasshouse by Charles Stross (Ace)
* Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (Tor)
* Blindsight by Peter Watts (Tor)
Novella:
* “The Walls of the Universe” by Paul Melko (published in Asimov’s Science Fiction’s April/May 2006 issue)
* “A Billion Eyes” 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:
* “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)
* “Pol Pot’s Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy)” by Geoff Ryman (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 2006)
* “All the Things You Are” by Mike Resnick (Jim Baen’s Universe, October 2006)
Short Story:
* “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” by Neil Gaiman (Fragile Things)
* “Kin” by Bruce McAllister (Asimov’s February 2006)
* “Impossible Dreams” by Tim 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)
Related Book:
* 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 Publishing)
* James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips (St. Martin’s)
* Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio by John Picacio (MonkeyBrain Books)
* Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches edited by Mike Resnick & Joe Siclari (ISFiC)
Dramatic Presentation: Long Form:
* Children of Men Screenplay by Alfonso Cuaron and Timothy J. Sexton; directed by Alfonso Cuaron; Universal Pictures
* Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio; directed by Gore Verbinski; Walt Disney Pictures
* The Prestige Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and 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 David Lloyd; directed by James McTeigue; Warner Bros.
[Editor’s Note, posted 1 April 2007 at 9:57PM EDT: The Nippon 2007 committee has sent out a notice correcting the Dramatic Presentation: Long Form category on the final ballot. The full text of their press release is available at this link. The correction replaces Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which should not appear on the ballot, with Pan’s Labyrinth, which should appear on the ballot. The proper entry is: * Pan’s Labyrinth, screenplay and directed by Guillermo del Toro; Picturehouse.]
Dramatic Presentation: Short Form:
* “Downloaded” episode of Battlestar Galactica, written by Bradley Thompson and David Weddle; directed by Jeff Woolnough; NBC Universal/British Sky
* “Army of Ghosts and Doomsday” episode of Doctor Who, written by Russell T. Davies; directed by Graeme Harper; BBC Wales/BBC1
* “Girl in the Fireplace” episode of Doctor Who, written by Steven Moffat; directed by Euros Lyn; BBC Wales/BBC1
* “School Reunion” episode of Doctor Who, written by Toby Whithouse; directed by James Hawes; BBC Wales/BBC1
* “200” episode of Stargate SG-1, 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
Editor, Short Form:
* Gardner Dozois
* David G. Hartwell
* Stanley Schmidt
* Gordon Van Gelder
* Sheila Williams
Editor, Long Form:
* Lou Anders
* James Patrick Baen
* Ginjer Buchanan
* David G. Hartwell
* Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Professional Artist:
* Bob Eggleton
* Donato Giancola
* Stephan Martiniere
* John Jude Palencar
* John Picacio
Semiprozine:
* Ansible edited by Dave Langford
* Interzone edited by Andy Cox
* Lady Churchhill’s Rosebud Wristlet edited by Gavin Grant & 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 G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
Fanzine:
* Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer
* Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III
* The Drink Tank edited by Chris Garcia
* Plokta edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies & Mike Scott
* Science-Fiction Five-Yearly edited by Lee Hoffman, Geri Sullivan & Randy Byers
Fan Writer:
* Chris Garcia
* John Hertz
* Dave Langford
* John Scalzi
* Steven H Silver
Fan Artist:
* Brad W. Foster
* Teddy Harvia
* Sue Mason
* Steve Stiles
* Frank Wu
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer:
This award is not a Hugo, but is sponsored by Dell Magazines:
* Scott Lynch
* Sarah Monette
* Naomi Novik
* Brandon Sanderson
* Lawrence M. Schoen
[Edited 1 September 2007: The winners have been announced, and are listed on this page.]