Presented at: L.A. Con IV, Anaheim, California, August 23-27, 2006
Toastmaster: Connie Willis
Base design: Deb Kosiba
Awards Administration: John Lorentz
Full Breakdown of Final Ballot Voting
Full List of Nomination Counts including the top-15 “They Also Ran” Lists
Best Novel
- Spin by Robert Charles Wilson [Tor, 2005]
- Learning the World by Ken MacLeod [Orbit, 2005; Tor, 2005]
- A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin [Voyager, 2005; Bantam Spectra, 2005]
- Old Man’s War by John Scalzi [Tor, 2005]
- Accelerando by Charles Stross [Ace, 2005; Orbit, 2005]
Best Novella
- “Inside Job” by Connie Willis [Asimov’s Jan 2005]
- “Burn” by James Patrick Kelly [Tachyon, 2005]
- “Magic for Beginners” by Kelly Link [Magic for Beginners, Small Beer Press, 2005; F&SF Sep 2005]
- “The Little Goddess” by Ian McDonald [Asimov’s Jun 2005]
- “Identity Theft” by Robert J. Sawyer [Down These Dark Spaceways, Sfbc, 2005]
Best Novelette
- “Two Hearts” by Peter S. Beagle [F&SF Oct/Nov 2005]
- “The Calorie Man” by Paolo Bacigalupi [F&SF Oct/Nov 2005]
- “TelePresence” by Michael A. Burstein [Analog Jul/Aug 2005]
- “I, Robot” by Cory Doctorow [The Infinite Matrix 2005-02-15]
- “The King of Where-I-Go” by Howard Waldrop [Sci Fiction, scifi.com 2005-12-07]
Best Short Story
- “Tk’tk’tk” by David D. Levine [Asimov’s Mar 2005]
- “Seventy-Five Years” by Michael A. Burstein [Analog Jan/Feb 2005]
- “The Clockwork Atom Bomb” by Dominic Green [Interzone May/Jun 2005]
- “Singing My Sister Down” by Margo Lanagan [Black Juice, Allen & Unwin, 2005; Eos, 2005]
- “Down Memory Lane” by Mike Resnick [Asimov’s Apr/May 2005]
Best Related Non-Fiction Book
- Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop by Kate Wilhelm [Small Beer Press, 2005]
- Transformations: The Story of the Science Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970 by Mike Ashley [Liverpool, 2005]
- Sex Column and Other Misprints by David Langford [Cosmos, 2005]
- Science Fiction Quotations by Gary Westfahl [Yale, 2005]
- Soundings: Reviews 1992 – 1996 by Gary K. Wolfe [Beccon, 2005]
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- Serenity (2005) [Universal Pictures/Mutant Enemy, Inc.] Written and directed by Joss Whedon
- Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) [Dreamworks Animation/Aardman Animation] Directed by Nick Park & Steve Box; Screenplay by Steve Box & Nick Park and Bob Baker and Mark Burton
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) [Disney/Walden Media] Directed by Andrew Adamson; Screenplay by Ann Peacock and Andrew Adamson and Christopher Markus & Stephen Mcfeely; based on the novel by C. S. Lewis
- Batman Begins (2005) [Warner Bros.] Directed by Christopher Nolan; Screenplay by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer; Story by David S. Goyer; based on the character created by Bob Kane
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) [Warner Bros.] Directed by Mike Newell; Screenplay by Steven Kloves; based on the novel by J. K. Rowling
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- Doctor Who – “The Empty Child”/”The Doctor Dances” (2005) [BBC Wales/BBC1] Directed by James Hawes; Written by Steven Moffat
- “Jack-Jack Attack” (2005) [Disney/Pixar Animation] Written and directed by Brad Bird
- Doctor Who – “Father’s Day” (2005) [BBC Wales/BBC1] Directed by Joe Ahearne; Written by Paul Cornell
- “Prix Victor Hugo Awards Ceremony (Opening Speech and Framing Sequences)” (2005) [Interaction Events] Written and performed by Paul McAuley and Kim Newman; Directed by Mike Moir & Debby Moir
- “Lucas Back in Anger” (2005) [Reductio Ad Absurdum Productions] Directed by Phil Raines; Written by Phil Raines and Ian Sorensen
- Battlestar Galactica – “Pegasus” (2005) [NBC Universal/British Sky Broadcasting] Directed by Michael Rymer; Written by Anne Cofell Saunders
- Doctor Who – “Dalek” (2005) [BBC Wales/BBC1] Directed by Joe Ahearne; Written by Robert Shearman
Best Professional Editor
- David G. Hartwell
- Ellen Datlow
- Stanley Schmidt
- Gordon Van Gelder
- Sheila Williams
Best Professional Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Jim Burns
- Bob Eggleton
- Stephan Martiniere
- John Picacio
- Michael Whelan
Best Semiprozine
- Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong and Liza Groen Trombi
- Interzone ed. by Andy Cox
- The New York Review of Science Fiction ed. by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell and Kevin J. Maroney
- Ansible ed. by Dave Langford
- Emerald City ed. by Cheryl Morgan
Best Fanzine
- Plokta ed. by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott
- Banana Wings ed. by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
- File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer
- Chunga ed. by Andy Hooper, Randy Byers and Carl Juarez
- Challenger ed. by Guy H. Lillian III
Best Fan Writer
- Dave Langford
- Claire Brialey
- John Hertz
- Cheryl Morgan
- Steven H Silver
Best Fan Artist
- Frank Wu
- Brad Foster
- Teddy Harvia
- Sue Mason
- Steve Stiles