The Hugo Awards for the year’s best in science fiction were handed out over the weekend at Aussiecon 4 in Australia. The Hugo Awards celebrate the best science fiction writing, art, film, and television, and though they’re based entirely on fan voting, the Hugos are considered one of the most prestigious awards in all of science fiction.
And the winners were (along with helpful links so you can check out the winners for yourself)…
Best Novel: (TIE) The City & The City, China Miéville; The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi
Best Novella: “Palimpsest”, Charles Stross
Best Novelette: “The Island”, Peter Watts
Best Short Story: “Bridesicle”, Will McIntosh
Best Related Book: This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is “I”), Jack Vance
Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm written by Kaja and Phil Foglio; art by Phil Foglio; colours by Cheyenne Wright
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Moon screenplay by Nathan Parker; story by Duncan Jones; directed by Duncan Jones
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who: “The Waters of Mars” written by Russell T. Davies & Phil Ford; directed by Graeme Harper
Best Editor Long Form: Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Best Editor Short Form: Ellen Datlow
Best Professional Artist: Shaun Tan
Best Semiprozine: Clarkesworld edited by Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, & Cheryl Morgan
Best Fan Writer: Frederik Pohl
Best Fanzine: StarShipSofa edited by Tony C. Smith
Best Fan Artist: Brad W. Foster
