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2009 Hugo Award Nominations

Published on 19 Mar 2009 at 5:42 pm. 54 Comments.
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Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, has announced the ballot for the 2009 Hugo Awards. The announcement on the Anticipation web site includes links to some of the nominees’ web sites, including free downloads of selected nominees.

Best Novel
(639 Ballots)

  • Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Morrow; Atlantic UK)
  • The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK)
  • Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen; HarperVoyager UK)
  • Saturn’s Children by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
  • Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi (Tor)

Best Novella
(337 Ballots)

  • “The Erdmann Nexus” by Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)
  • “The Political Prisoner” by Charles Coleman Finlay (F&SF Aug 2008)
  • “The Tear” by Ian McDonald (Galactic Empires)
  • “True Names” by Benjamin Rosenbaum & Cory Doctorow (Fast Forward 2)
  • “Truth” by Robert Reed (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)

Best Novelette
(373 Ballots)

  • “Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders” by Mike Resnick (Asimov’s Jan 2008)
  • “The Gambler” by Paolo Bacigalupi (Fast Forward 2)
  • “Pride and Prometheus” by John Kessel (F&SF Jan 2008)
  • “The Ray-Gun: A Love Story” by James Alan Gardner (Asimov’s Feb 2008)
  • “Shoggoths in Bloom” by Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s Mar 2008)

Best Short Story
(448 Ballots)

  • “26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss” by Kij Johnson (Asimov’s Jul 2008)
  • “Article of Faith” by Mike Resnick (Baen’s Universe Oct 2008)
  • “Evil Robot Monkey” by Mary Robinette Kowal (The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Two)
  • “Exhalation” by Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)
  • “From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled” by Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s Feb 2008)

Best Related Book
(263 Ballots)

  • Rhetorics of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn (Wesleyan University Press)
  • Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Cathy & Arnie Fenner, eds. (Underwood Books)
  • The Vorkosigan Companion: The Universe of Lois McMaster Bujold by Lillian Stewart Carl & John Helfers, eds. (Baen)
  • What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid (Beccon Publications)
  • Your Hate Mail Will be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008 by John Scalzi (Subterranean Press)

Best Graphic Story
(212 Ballots)

  • The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle Written by Jim Butcher, art by Ardian Syaf (Del Rey/Dabel Brothers Publishing)
  • Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones Written by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)
  • Fables: War and Pieces Written by Bill Willingham, pencilled by Mark Buckingham, art by Steve Leialoha and Andrew Pepoy, color by Lee Loughridge, letters by Todd Klein (DC/Vertigo Comics)
  • Schlock Mercenary: The Body Politic Story and art by Howard Tayler (The Tayler Corporation)
  • Serenity: Better Days Written by Joss Whedon & Brett Matthews, art by Will Conrad, color by Michelle Madsen, cover by Jo Chen (Dark Horse Comics)
  • Y: The Last Man, Volume 10: Whys and Wherefores Written/created by Brian K. Vaughan, penciled/created by Pia Guerra, inked by Jose Marzan, Jr. (DC/Vertigo Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
(436 Ballots)

  • The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer, story; Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, screenplay; based on characters created by Bob Kane; Christopher Nolan, director (Warner Brothers)
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army Guillermo del Toro & Mike Mignola, story; Guillermo del Toro, screenplay; based on the comic by Mike Mignola; Guillermo del Toro, director (Dark Horse, Universal)
  • Iron Man Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, screenplay; based on characters created by Stan Lee & Don Heck & Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby; Jon Favreau, director (Paramount, Marvel Studios)
  • METAtropolis by John Scalzi, ed. Written by: Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell and Karl Schroeder (Audible Inc)
  • WALL-E Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter, story; Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon, screenplay; Andrew Stanton, director (Pixar/Walt Disney)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
(336 Ballots)

  • “The Constant” (Lost) Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof, writers; Jack Bender, director (Bad Robot, ABC studios)
  • Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Joss Whedon, & Zack Whedon, & Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen , writers; Joss Whedon, director (Mutant Enemy)
  • “Revelations” (Battlestar Galactica) Bradley Thompson & David Weddle, writers; Michael Rymer, director (NBC Universal)
  • “Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead” (Doctor Who) Steven Moffat, writer; Euros Lyn, director (BBC Wales)
  • “Turn Left” (Doctor Who) Russell T. Davies, writer; Graeme Harper, director (BBC Wales)

Best Editor, Short Form
(377 Ballots)

  • Ellen Datlow
  • Stanley Schmidt
  • Jonathan Strahan
  • Gordon Van Gelder
  • Sheila Williams

Best Editor, Long Form
(273 Ballots)

  • Lou Anders
  • Ginjer Buchanan
  • David G. Hartwell
  • Beth Meacham
  • Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Best Professional Artist
(334 Ballots)

  • Daniel Dos Santos
  • Bob Eggleton
  • Donato Giancola
  • John Picacio
  • Shaun Tan

Best Semiprozine
(283 Ballots)

  • Clarkesworld Magazine edited by Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas & Sean Wallace
  • Interzone edited by Andy Cox
  • Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, Kris Dikeman, David G. Hartwell, & Kevin J. Maroney
  • Weird Tales edited by Ann VanderMeer & Stephen H. Segal

Best Fanzine
(257 Ballots)

  • Argentus edited by Steven H Silver
  • Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
  • Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III
  • The Drink Tank edited by Chris Garcia
  • Electric Velocipede edited by John Klima
  • File 770 edited by Mike Glyer

Best Fan Writer
(291 Ballots)

  • Chris Garcia
  • John Hertz
  • Dave Langford
  • Cheryl Morgan
  • Steven H Silver

Best Fan Artist
(187 Ballots)

  • Alan F. Beck
  • Brad W. Foster
  • Sue Mason
  • Taral Wayne
  • Frank Wu

The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
(288 Ballots)

  • Aliette de Bodard*
  • David Anthony Durham*
  • Felix Gilman
  • Tony Pi*
  • Gord Sellar*

*(Second year of eligibility)

A total of 799 nomination ballots were cast.

54 Comments to ‘2009 Hugo Award Nominations’:

  1. Marti McKenna on 19 Mar 2009 at 6:26 pm: 1

    Link to the Anticipation site appears to be broken.

  2. Claudia on 19 Mar 2009 at 6:29 pm: 2

    The link to Anticipation is broken. Correct URL: http://anticipationsf.ca/English/Hugos

  3. Kevin Standlee on 19 Mar 2009 at 6:36 pm: 3

    Whoops, thank you both, and it’s fixed now. That’s what happens when you’re furiously trying to reformat quickly.

  4. Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment » Six comics among 2009 Hugo Award nominees on 20 Mar 2009 at 3:05 am: 4

    [...] comics have been nominated as Best Graphic Story in the 2009 Hugo Awards, which honor work in science fiction and [...]

  5. 2009 Hugo Nominations « Jim Steel’s Cave of Doom on 20 Mar 2009 at 7:39 am: 5

    [...] Hugo Nominations By jimsteel Interzone has been shortlisted for the 2009 Hugo for Best [...]

  6. Stuff on 20 Mar 2009 at 8:56 am: 6

    Interesting. I’ve just read Little Brother by Mr. Doctorow and Old Man’s War by Mr. Scalzi… I’ve been attempting to read the field of the past few years of hugo nominations and winners.

    Too see how ‘far’ away I am in my own opinions! These choices seem quite good though, and I look forward to reading each of these… I must say though that I’m only interested in Science Fiction, with a capital S when it comes to the Hugo. Flights of fancy and ‘historical’ interpretations of Earth from well regarded plain Fiction Writers are not, in my opinion Science Fiction.

    So these five look to be actual writers of science fiction. Good!

    We shall see.

  7. Fly Fishing the Abyss » Blog Archive » Four Things on 20 Mar 2009 at 9:23 am: 7

    [...] friend and fellow Clarion West graduate Gord Sellars. He has been selected and can be found on the John W. Campbell Award ballot. You totally deserve it! I looked over the Hugo awards last night and there are many, many [...]

  8. Old Man's War by John Scalzi | BY THE BOOK on 20 Mar 2009 at 9:56 am: 8

    [...]  Zoe’s Tale is the fourth book in this saga, and I see that it has been nominated for the Hugo this year, so I have at least three of these books to look forward to.  I say I was taken off guard [...]

  9. Chad Perrin: SOB » a common difference of opinion about Neal Stephenson on 20 Mar 2009 at 10:18 am: 9

    [...] the way, I note that Anathem has been nominated for a Hugo award, and of the three books nominated in the Best Novel category I’ve read, I think it most deserves to [...]

  10. Hevel.org: A Chasing after Wind » Blog Archive » 2009 Hugo Nominations on 20 Mar 2009 at 10:25 am: 10

    [...] that I am sort of (like totally) into science fiction literature.  The Hugo nominations have been posted.  This list is the best way to discover things that you might have inexplicably missed during the [...]

  11. 2009 Hugo Award Nominees « The Book Bark! on 20 Mar 2009 at 10:48 am: 11

    [...] 2009 Hugo Award Nominees 20 03 2009 2009 Hugo Award Nominations [...]

  12. 2009 Hugo Nominations announced « Doctor Who Latest on 20 Mar 2009 at 1:54 pm: 12

    [...] The nominees for the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form have been announced. Among the nominations are Series 4’s Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead and Turn [...]

  13. Piruett · Huga, vilka Hugo! on 20 Mar 2009 at 2:12 pm: 13

    [...] Årets Hugo-nomineringar har dykt upp. [...]

  14. Congratulations, Lillian! « The E-treehouse on 20 Mar 2009 at 3:02 pm: 14

    [...] Posted on March 20, 2009 by Me My friend, Lillian Stewart Carl, has been nominated for a Hugo award for The Vorkosigan Companion. Best known for her fiction, this book is a non-fiction book about [...]

  15. Felix Gilman, Blog on 21 Mar 2009 at 10:12 am: 15

    [...] — I’ve been busy — noting that the ballot for the Hugo Awards was announced a couple of days ago, and I am on the shortlist for the Campbell Award for Best New [...]

  16. Mandy on 21 Mar 2009 at 5:13 pm: 16

    Wow! The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle got nominated. That’s the graphic novel that was inspired by Jim Butcher wondering about something discussed on The Dresden Files TV series when Murphy mentions ‘That mess at the zoo.’ That graphic novel was the first ‘cross pollination’ of the show and books. Considering a story inspired from the show is up for a Hugo Award I bet the Scifi Channel is kicking themselves for not continuing the TV series.

  17. Dear Blog Readers, « Let(t)’er Rip on 21 Mar 2009 at 9:31 pm: 17

    [...] Well, I’m a couple of days behind the times on this, but the nominees for the Hugo Awards were announced a few days ago!  I’m not as up on the sci-fi and fantasy genres as I once [...]

  18. 2009 Hugo Ballot « MentatJack on 22 Mar 2009 at 12:58 pm: 18

    [...] awards this year. I’ve been helping enter awards on LibraryThing (Hugo Nominees). When the Hugo Ballot was announced, I noticed that I had 2 of the 5 novels and had really enjoyed one of the novellas, [...]

  19. The Hugo Awards « read this! on 22 Mar 2009 at 1:00 pm: 19

    [...] 22, 2009 by inkonvellum Nominations are in for the 2009 Hugo Awards. Here’s what the “Best Novel” category looks [...]

  20. Tama Leaver dot Net » Annotated Digital Culture Links: March 20th 2009 on 22 Mar 2009 at 3:27 pm: 20

    [...] The Hugo Awards : 2009 Hugo Award Nominations – Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is up for a 2009 Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. That’s quite an achievement for a web one-off! [...]

  21. Sci-Fi Properties. « The Sonny Wilkins Chronicle on 22 Mar 2009 at 6:18 pm: 21

    [...] tank of creativity will never be drained though, it’s infinite.  Always will be.  Go HERE for the full list of 2009 Hugo Award [...]

  22. eBookGuru - Trevas on 22 Mar 2009 at 6:57 pm: 22

    I’m not at all surprised to see some of those books on the list. Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother was an excellent book, as were some of the others.

  23. 2+2=5 » Blog Archive » 2009 Hugo Award Nominations on 23 Mar 2009 at 3:03 am: 23

    [...] Que du bon, très bon, formidable, à lire. Pour les autres catégories, c’est ici. [...]

  24. Howard Tayler nominated for Hugo Award | The Daily Cartoonist on 23 Mar 2009 at 11:46 am: 24

    [...] 2009 Hugo Awards nominations are out for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Howard Tayler, creator of the successful webcomic Schlock Mercenary, has been nominated in the categ…. The other nominees [...]

  25. Award Nominations: Hugo & Prometheus Award News | Book Geek on 23 Mar 2009 at 3:12 pm: 25

    [...] The rest of the Hugo Award Nominations can be found here – Hugo Award Nominations [...]

  26. out of the blue » Blog Archive » 2009 Hugo Awards on 24 Mar 2009 at 12:04 pm: 26

    [...] year I've read every one of the Hugo nominees for best novel, and was excited in turn when each of them was published. Since April 2006 (via my [...]

  27. Radio Free Skaro #130 - Invasion of the XX Chromosome « Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro on 24 Mar 2009 at 12:09 pm: 27

    [...] – BBC Easter…schedule! – Bus…looted! – Tennant Tapes, Part the…Fourth! – Moffat’s Obligatory Hugo…Nomination! – More Missing Episodes…animated! – Tate’s acting…little! – [...]

  28. Hugo Awards 2009 - Nom-nom-noms « Angela Slatter on 25 Mar 2009 at 4:59 am: 28

    [...] March 25, 2009 by angelaslatter Belatedly (I am a little slow): the Hugo noms live here http://www.thehugoawards.org/?p=260 [...]

  29. fan on 26 Mar 2009 at 1:56 am: 29

    I was very disappointed to see that The Graveyard Book was nominated. I was terribly bored and had a hard time finishing it.

  30. The Political Prisoner by Charles Coleman Finlay | Idle Chatter on 26 Mar 2009 at 11:02 am: 30

    [...] only person who enjoyed this novella as it is a finalist for the 2009 Nebula Award as well as the 2009 Hugo Award. As a result it is available to read for free over at Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine’s [...]

  31. .:: The Medusa Cascade ::. ~ your source for Doctor Who and its spinoffs on 26 Mar 2009 at 1:24 pm: 31

    [...] writer and producer won Hugos for each of the first three seasons that Russell T. Davies’ updated Who ran on BBC1. With the [...]

  32. LOST nominated for Hugo Award on 30 Mar 2009 at 7:26 am: 32

    [...] Robin Parrish on March 30th, 2009 Season 4’s “The Constant” has been nominated for a 2009 Hugo Award, one of the most prestigious awards in all of science fiction. The Hugo [...]

  33. John Scalzi, Zoe’s Tale « Garbled Signals on 30 Mar 2009 at 9:38 pm: 33

    [...] mattbruensteiner Right up front let me say, this is a good book. But, it’s nominated for the Hugo, so being a good book is no longer in question. I’m not going to try to convince you its [...]

  34. Daily Digest for 2009-03-31 | Mike on 1 Apr 2009 at 1:46 am: 34

    [...] Posted a tweet on Twitter. Neil Gaiman and Neal Stephenson both get nominated for a 2009 Hugo Award in the best novel category. http://www.thehugoawards.org/?p=260 [...]

  35. Hugo Award nomination! - Stephen H. Segal on 4 Apr 2009 at 10:36 am: 35

    [...] to Ann VanderMeer and all our Weird Tales contributors for garnering the first Hugo Award nomination ever in the magazine’s [...]

  36. The Graveyard Book « Books for Keeps on 6 Apr 2009 at 1:32 pm: 36

    [...] leste på bloggen til Neil Gaiman her forleden at “The Graveyard Book” var nominert til Hugo-prisen. Veien til capris.no var ikke lang, og i dag tok jeg årets første sykkeltur ned til postkontoret [...]

  37. eskapista.pl − Nominacje do Hugo 2009 on 6 Apr 2009 at 1:42 pm: 37

    [...] Szczerze mówi?c, wisi to-to na stronach The Hugo Awards ju? od po?owy marca, ale pomy?la?am sobie, ?e w oczekiwaniu na wyniki g?osowania Nagrody im. J. ?u?awskiego warto spojrze? na listy nominowanych gdzie indziej. Szczerze mówi?c, zainteresowa?am si? jaki? czas temu Anathem? Stephensona i to na tyle, ?eby nie czeka? na t?umaczenie. B?dziecie mie? reck?, niech no ja to tylko dorw?. A na razie – observe. [...]

  38. Adrienne Foster on 8 Apr 2009 at 6:26 pm: 38

    Is it just me? I can’t find the voting deadline for this year’s Hugos.

  39. Kevin Standlee on 8 Apr 2009 at 6:31 pm: 39

    Adrienne:

    The voting ballot has not yet been released, so we don’t yet know what the deadline is. Typically it it just under a month before the convention.

  40. Nominated for a Hugo Award | LithiumPro Design on 24 Apr 2009 at 12:40 pm: 40

    [...] novel I worked on for Jim Butcher, “The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle” has been nominated for a Hugo Award. This is great news, as this is a wonderful [...]

  41. The Hugos « The Crow’s Dream on 25 Apr 2009 at 5:26 am: 41

    [...] can check out this year’s nominations for yourself if you want to, or go to the list itself, where you will find every novel to ever be [...]

  42. John Scalzi Is Ruining My Life « Words, Words, Words on 12 May 2009 at 6:09 pm: 42

    [...] nobody needs me to tell them that Scalzi is good. Check the Hugo finalist list and his many other accolades. But just in [...]

  43. Hugo Nominations: Best Novel 2009 | Quilldragon on 21 May 2009 at 6:04 am: 43

    [...] nominations for this year’s Hugo award for best novel [...]

  44. Michele Marques on 25 May 2009 at 9:14 am: 44

    If you want to use a spreadsheet to track which materials you have read and keep track of your voting preferences before you cast your vote, you can use one that I created. Information about the spreadsheet, including where to get it are posted here: http://mmarques.livejournal.com/260184.html

  45. On Hugo Awards, the NY Times Bestsellers, and Publisher Associations « Trapdoor Books on 4 Jun 2009 at 3:37 pm: 45

    [...] was the official announcement for the Hugo balloting for 2009 – more books to read! Looking over the list, a neuron was triggered that took me [...]

  46. The House Always Wins » Hugo Voting Season on 5 Jun 2009 at 11:09 pm: 46

    [...] to fruition.  I got through a few, read parts of a few others, and just guessed on the rest.  The final list came out some time ago, and voting closes July 3rd.  My current plan is to read as many of them as [...]

  47. Seventeen Saturdays: Episode I « Cornfield Meet on 13 Jun 2009 at 9:16 am: 47

    [...] the print version comes out next month, but two of the authors live here in Ohio and it’s a Hugo nominee, for the love o’Pete. Sheesh.), which I haven’t done regularly in the better part of a [...]

  48. The Evil Eyebrow » Hugo: Best Novel on 1 Jul 2009 at 7:09 pm: 48

    [...] so-so. This dovetailed nicely with “real life” because when the nominations for the 2009 Hugos were announced I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I’d already read three of the five nominated [...]

  49. anotherpanacea :: The Science Fiction Industry Needs Reviewers, Not Awards on 19 Jul 2009 at 10:47 am: 49

    [...] was just reading this interesting takedown of the shortlists for the 2009 Hugo awards. Apparently, most of the books on the list aren’t very good. I only know two of the nominees for best novel, and one of them, Neil [...]

  50. The Black Letters · Awards season on 6 Aug 2009 at 8:08 am: 50

    [...] offerings in the field, but I’m still having fun following the buzz surrounding the 2009 Hugo Awards and World Fantasy Awards, the shortlists for which have been [...]

  51. 2009 Hugo Awards! « Ghost Radio on 10 Aug 2009 at 7:00 am: 51

    [...] For the full list of nominees click here. [...]

  52. 2009 Hugo Awards Announced « The Hairy Side on 10 Aug 2009 at 9:05 am: 52

    [...] Check out the link for the 2009 Hugo Award Winners, or you can look at the 2009 Hugo Award nominees. [...]

  53. Gig in Waltham « laymusic.org on 22 Aug 2009 at 6:47 am: 53

    [...] the night a bunch of her students came. This is probably related to why three of the five Hugo award nominees, including the winner, were Young Adult [...]

  54. Trailer Tuesday: The Graveyard Book | CMIS Evaluation Fiction Focus on 26 Oct 2009 at 4:11 pm: 54

    [...] Hugo Award 2009, Best Novel [...]

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