2010 Hugo nominations announced Apr 05 '10 (Updated Dec 20 '10)    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet Popular Products in Fragrance Eternity Aqua By Calvin Klein Eau de Toilette (1.014oz/30ml) From $22 Shi By Alfred Sung Perfumes (3.381oz/100ml) for Women From $17 The Bottom Line Aussicon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, announced yesterday the nominees for the 2010 Hugo Awards for excellence in the speculative fiction genre in 2009. UPDATE—23 September 2010: The winners were announced on Sunday, September 5, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, with a tie in the novel category. The winners are indicated in boldface type. ***** Aussicon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, announced yesterday the nominees for the 2010 Hugo Awards for excellence in the speculative fiction genre in 2009. The Hugo Awards honor both professional and fan work. The winners will be announced at the Hugo Awards Ceremony during Aussiecon 4 (aka Worldcon 68), in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on Sunday, September 5. Hardcopy ballots will be provided to members via postal mail with its progress report #3, as well as a printable version available at the Aussiecon 4 website. All supporting and attending members of Aussiecon 4 are eligible to vote on the Hugo Awards, providing they join before the 31 July 2010 voting deadline. The Aussiecon 4 convention committee will be distributing an e-packet of the less accessible nominated material to members who join before voting deadline. The e-packet is free with membership. To join Aussiecon 4 and vote for the works and people who were the best in 2009, go to the Aussiecon 4 website for more information, http://www.aussiecon4.org.au/index.php?page=1 The 2010 Hugo Awards nominations include finalists in 15 categories, plus the John W. Campbell Award, listed below. There was a record total of 864 nominating ballots cast.     BEST NOVEL Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (Tor) The City & The City by China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK) Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America by Robert Charles Wilson (Tor) Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente (Bantam Spectra) Wake by Robert J. Sawyer (Ace; Penguin; Gollancz; Analog) The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade) BEST NOVELLA "Act One"; by Nancy Kress (Asimov's 3/09) "The God Engines"; by John Scalzi (Subterranean) "Palimpsest" by Charles Stross (Wireless; Ace; Orbit) "Shambling Towards Hiroshima"; by James Morrow (Tachyon) "Vishnu at the Cat Circus"; by Ian McDonald (Cyberabad Days; Pyr; Gollancz) "The Women of Nell Gwynne's"; by Kage Baker (Subterranean) BEST NOVELETTE "Eros, Philia, Agape"; by Rachel Swirsky (Tor.com 3/09) "The Island"; by Peter Watts (The New Space Opera 2; Eos) "It Takes Two"; by Nicola Griffith (Eclipse Three; Night Shade Books) "One of Our Bastards is Missing"; by Paul Cornell (The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three; Solaris) "Overtime"; by Charles Stross (Tor.com 12/09) "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast"; by Eugie Foster (Interzone 2/09) BEST SHORT STORY "The Bride of Frankenstein"; by Mike Resnick (Asimov's 12/09) "Bridesicle"; by Will McIntosh (Asimov's 1/09) "The Moment"; by Lawrence M. Schoen (Footprints; Hadley Rille Books) "Non-Zero Probabilities"; by N.K. Jemisin (Clarkesworld 9/09) "Spar"; by Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld 10/09) BEST RELATED WORK Canary Fever: Reviews by John Clute (Beccon) Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees by Michael Swanwick (Temporary Culture) The Inter-Galactic Playground: A Critical Study of Children's and Teens' Science Fiction by Farah Mendlesohn (McFarland) On Joanna Russ edited by Farah Mendlesohn (Wesleyan) The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of SF Feminisms by Helen Merrick (Aqueduct) This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I") by Jack Vance (Subterranean) BEST GRAPHIC STORY Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Written by Neil Gaiman; Pencilled by Andy Kubert; Inked by Scott Williams (DC Comics) Captain Britain And MI13. Volume 3: Vampire State Written by Paul Cornell; Pencilled by Leonard Kirk with Mike Collins, Adrian Alphona and Ardian Syaf (Marvel Comics) Fables Vol 12: The Dark Ages Written by Bill Willingham; Pencilled by Mark Buckingham; Art by Peter Gross & Andrew Pepoy, Michael Allred, David Hahn; Colour by Lee Loughridge & Laura Allred; Letters by Todd Klein (Vertigo Comics) 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 (Airship Entertainment) Schlock Mercenary: The Longshoreman of the Apocalypse Written and Illustrated by Howard Tayler BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION–LONG FORM Avatar; Screenplay and Directed by James Cameron (Twentieth Century Fox) District 9; Screenplay by Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell; Directed by Neill Blomkamp (TriStar Pictures) Moon; Screenplay by Nathan Parker; Story by Duncan Jones; Directed by Duncan Jones (Liberty Films) Star Trek; Screenplay by Robert Orci & Alex Kurtzman; Directed by J.J. Abrams (Paramount) Up; Screenplay by Bob Peterson & Pete Docter; Story by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, & Thomas McCarthy; Directed by Bob Peterson & Pete Docter (Disney/Pixar) BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION–SHORT FORM Doctor Who: "The Next Doctor" Written by Russell T Davies; Directed by Andy Goddard (BBC Wales) Doctor Who: "Planet of the Dead" Written by Russell T Davies & Gareth Roberts; Directed by James Strong (BBC Wales) Doctor Who: "The Waters of Mars" Written by Russell T Davies & Phil Ford; Directed by Graeme Harper (BBC Wales) Dollhouse: "Epitaph 1" Story by Joss Whedon; Written by Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon; Directed by David Solomon (Mutant Enemy) FlashForward: "No More Good Days" Written by Brannon Braga & David S. Goyer; Directed by David S. Goyer; based on the novel by Robert J. Sawyer (ABC) BEST EDITOR–LONG FORM Lou Anders Ginjer Buchanan Liz Gorinsky Patrick Nielsen Hayden Juliet Ulman BEST EDITOR–SHORT FORM Ellen Datlow Stanley Schmidt Jonathan Strahan Gordon Van Gelder Sheila Williams BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST Bob Eggleton Stephan Martiniere John Picacio Daniel Dos Santos Shaun Tan BEST SEMIPROZINE Ansible; edited by David Langford Clarkesworld; edited by Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, & Cheryl Morgan Interzone; edited by Andy Cox Locus; edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi Weird Tales; edited by Ann VanderMeer & Stephen H. Segal BEST FAN WRITER Claire Brialey Christopher J Garcia James Nicoll Lloyd Penney Frederik Pohl BEST FANZINE Argentus; edited by Steven H Silver Banana Wings; edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer CHALLENGER; edited by Guy H. Lillian III Drink Tank; edited by Christopher J Garcia, with guest editor James Bacon File 770; edited by Mike Glyer StarShipSofa; edited by Tony C. Smith BEST FAN ARTIST Brad W. Foster Dave Howell Sue Mason Steve Stiles Taral Wayne JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD (best new writer award sponsored by Dell Magazines) Saladin Ahmed Gail Carriger Felix Gilman * Seanan McGuire Lezli Robyn * * Second year of eligibility For a list of the 2009 nominees and winners, please go to 2009 Hugo nominations announced. For a list of the 2008 nominees and winners, please go to 2008 Hugo nominations announced. For a list of the 2007 nominees and winners, please go to 2007 Hugo nominations announced. For more information on the Hugos, please go to The Hugo Awards website, http://www.thehugoawards.org/.

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