We have updated the 1951 Retro-Hugo Award history page by adding the nominating and final ballot statistics for that year. We thank Mike Glyer for providing us with a copy of the detailed nominating and final results of the 1951 Retrospective Hugo Awards, presented at the 2001 Worldcon.
Results
1989 Hugo Award Page Updated
We have updated the 1989 Hugo Award history page by adding the nominating and final ballot statistics for that year. In addition, we have added the results for the 1989 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, which had been inadvertently omitted from the 1989 results. We thank Jo Van Ekeren for reconstructing the detail reports from contemporaneous accounts of the 1989 Hugo Awards and for pointing out the omission of the 1989 Campbell Award results.
1956 Hugo Award Page Updated
Thanks to new information coming to light, we have updated the 1956 Hugo Award history page with the finalists that appeared on the ballot that year. We thank Olav Rokne for bringing to our attention an article on page 15 of the 1956 Worldcon Progress Report 3 that included the names of the finalists along with voting instructions.
Note that the order in which the finalists are listed is the same order that they appeared in the progress report and does not imply order of finish on final ballot. According to the article, the final ballot included space for write-in candidates. In Best Professional Magazine, no finalists were listed at all, so all votes were write-ins.
Voting rules in 1956 were significantly different from those currently in use. The shortlist was not formed based on an initial poll as is done today, but apparently by the convention committee. Should we obtain additional information about the detailed voting for this or any other year, we will add it to the relevant history page.
2017 Hugo Awards Announced
The 75th World Science Fiction Convention announced the winners of the 2017 Hugo Awards at a ceremony on the evening of Friday, August 11, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland. The ceremony was hosted by Toastmistress Karen Lord
BEST NOVEL
The Obelisk Gate, by N. K. Jemisin (Orbit Books)
BEST NOVELLA
Every Heart a Doorway, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com publishing)
BEST NOVELETTE
“The Tomato Thief”, by Ursula Vernon (Apex Magazine, January 2016)
BEST SHORT STORY
“Seasons of Glass and Iron”, by Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales, Saga Press)
BEST RELATED WORK
Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016, by Ursula K. Le Guin (Small Beer)
BEST GRAPHIC STORY
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening, written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Arrival, screenplay by Eric Heisserer based on a short story by Ted Chiang, directed by Denis Villeneuve (21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
The Expanse: “Leviathan Wakes”, written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, directed by Terry McDonough (SyFy)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
Ellen Datlow
BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
Liz Gorinsky
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Julie Dillon
BEST SEMIPROZINE
Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Julia Rios, and podcast produced by Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
BEST FANZINE
Lady Business, edited by Clare, Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan
BEST FANCAST
Tea and Jeopardy, presented by Emma Newman with Peter Newman
BEST FAN WRITER
Abigail Nussbaum
BEST FAN ARTIST
Elizabeth Leggett
BEST SERIES
(Special Category added by option of Worldcon 75)
The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)
THE JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER (Not a Hugo Award, but administered along with the Hugo Awards)
Ada Palmer
Details of the final and nominating ballots are available, along with additional detailed reports listed on the 2017 Awards page.
1941 Retro Hugo Statistics Released
With apologies for the delay, we are now able to release the full voting breakdown for the 1941 Retro Hugo Awards. You can find the document here (pdf).
We have also updated the 2016 statistics document to correct a small number of typographical errors in the original document. These did not affect the results of the Awards in any way, and all of the numbers were correct. The only significant change is in the top 15 for fancast where The Coode Street Podcast was incorrectly listed twice. The second listing should have been for Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men, presented by Jay Edidin and Miles Stokes.
2016 Hugo Awards Announced
The 74th World Science Fiction Convention, MidAmeriCon II, announced the winners of the 2016 Hugo Awards at a ceremony on the evening of Saturday, August 20, 2016. The ceremony was hosted by Toastmaster, Pat Cadigan, assisted by Jan Siegel. 3,130 valid ballots were received and counted in the final ballot.
BEST NOVEL
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
BEST NOVELLA
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com)
BEST NOVELETTE
“Folding Beijing” by Hao Jingfang, trans. Ken Liu (Uncanny Magazine, Jan-Feb 2015)
BEST SHORT STORY
“Cat Pictures Please” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld, January 2015)
BEST RELATED WORK
No Award
BEST GRAPHIC STORY
The Sandman: Overture written by Neil Gaiman, art by J.H. Williams III (Vertigo)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
The Martian screenplay by Drew Goddard, directed by Ridley Scott (Scott Free Productions; Kinberg Genre; TSG Entertainment; 20th Century Fox)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
Jessica Jones: “AKA Smile” written by Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, and Jamie King, directed by Michael Rymer (Marvel Television; ABC Studios; Tall Girls Productions;Netflix)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
Ellen Datlow
BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
Sheila E. Gilbert
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Abigail Larson
BEST SEMIPROZINE
Uncanny Magazine edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, and Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
BEST FANZINE
File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
BEST FANCAST
No Award
BEST FAN WRITER
Mike Glyer
BEST FAN ARTIST
Steve Stiles
The 2016 Hugo Award trophy base was designed by Sarah Felix.
The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (Not a Hugo Award, but administered along with the Hugo Awards) went to:
Andy Weir
Full details of the voting are available here (PDF).
1941 Retro-Hugo Awards Announced
The 74th World Science Fiction Convention, MidAmeriCon II, announced the winners of the 1941 Retrospective Hugo Awards at a ceremony on the evening of Thursday, August 18, 2016. 869 valid ballots were received and counted in the final ballot.
BEST NOVEL
Slan, A.E. Van Vogt (Astounding Science‐Fiction, December 1940)
BEST NOVELLA
“If This Goes On…”, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1940)
BEST NOVELETTE
“The Roads Must Roll”, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1940)
BEST SHORT STORY
“Robbie”, Isaac Asimov (Super Science Stories, September 1940)
BEST GRAPHIC STORY
Batman #1, (Detective Comics, Spring 1940)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Fantasia written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer, directed by Samuel Armstrong et al. (Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
Pinocchio , written by Ted Sears et al., directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske (Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
John W. Campbell
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Virgil Finlay
BEST FANZINE
Futuria Fantasia edited by Ray Bradbury
BEST FAN WRITER
Ray Bradbury
The 1941 Hugo Award winners were announced at a ceremony held at MidAmeriCon II on Thursday August 18th, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The 1941 Retro-Hugo trophy base was designed by Brent Simmons.
2015 Hugo Award Winners Announced
The 73rd World Science Fiction Convention, Sasquan, has announced the 2015 Hugo Award winners. 5950 valid ballots were received and counted in the final ballot.
The members of the World Science Fiction Society rejected the slate of finalists in five categories, giving No Award in Best Novella, Short Story, Related Work, Editor Short Form, and Editor Long Form. This equals the total number of times that WSFS members have presented No Award in the entire history of the Hugo Awards, most recently in 1977.
Those categories in which there were Awards presented are listed below. For the full breakdown of voting and nomination see here.
2014 Hugo Award Winners
The 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, Loncon 3, has announced the 2014 Hugo Award winners. 3587 valid ballots were received and counted in the final ballot.
BEST NOVEL
Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Orbit US / Orbit UK)
BEST NOVELLA
“Equoid” by Charles Stross (Tor.com, 09-2013)
BEST NOVELETTE
“The Lady Astronaut of Mars” by Mary Robinette Kowal (maryrobinettekowal.com /
Tor.com, 09-2013)
BEST SHORT STORY
“The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere” by John Chu (Tor.com, 02-2013)
BEST RELATED WORK
“We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative” by Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink)
BEST GRAPHIC STORY
“Time” by Randall Munroe (xkcd)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Gravity written by Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón, directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Esperanto Filmoj; Heyday Films;Warner Bros.)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
Game of Thrones “The Rains of Castamere” written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, directed by David Nutter (HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
Ellen Datlow
BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
Ginjer Buchanan
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Julie Dillon
BEST SEMIPROZINE
Lightspeed Magazine edited by John Joseph Adams, Rich Horton, and Stefan Rudnicki
BEST FANZINE
A Dribble of Ink edited by Aidan Moher
BEST FANCAST
SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester
BEST FAN WRITER
Kameron Hurley
BEST FAN ARTIST
Sarah Webb
JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER
Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2012 or 2013, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo Award).
Sofia Samatar
The 2014 Hugo Award winners were announced on Sunday evening, August 17, at the ExCel Converntion Centre in London, England. The ceremony was hosted by Justina Robson, Geoff Ryman. Text-based CoverItLive coverage of the ceremony was provided through the Hugo Awards web site. Video streaming coverage was provided by Ustream.
The 2014 Hugo trophy base was designed by Joy Alyssa Day
The full order of finish in each category and links to the nomination and voting details are available on the 2014 Hugo Awards page.
1939 Retro-Hugo Awards Announced
The 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, Loncon 3, announced the winners of the 1939 Retrospective Hugo Awards at a ceremony on the evening of Thursday, August 14, 2014. 1,307 valid ballots were received and counted in the final ballot.
BEST NOVEL
The Sword in the Stone, T. H. White (Collins)
BEST NOVELLA
“Who Goes There?”, Don A Stuart [John W. Campbell] (Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1938)
BEST NOVELETTE
“Rule 18”, Clifford D. Simak (Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1938)
BEST SHORT STORY
“How We Went to Mars”, Arthur C. Clarke (Amateur Science Stories, March 1938)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells. Written by Howard Koch & Anne Froelick; Directed by Orson Welles (The Mercury Theater of the Air, CBS)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
John W. Campbell
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Virgil Finlay
BEST FANZINE
Imagination! edited by Forrest J Ackerman, Morojo, and T. Bruce Yerke
BEST FAN WRITER
Ray Bradbury
The 1939 Retrospective Hugo Award winners were announced on Thursday evening, August 14, 2014, at the at the ExCel Convention Center in London, England. The ceremony was hosted by Mary Robinette Kowal and Rob Shearman.
The 1939 Retro-Hugo trophy base was designed by Marina Gélineau.
See the Final Ballot Details for a full breakdown of votes, subsequent placements, and nomination counts.