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.

27 thoughts on “2017 Hugo Awards Announced

  1. There seems to be an error in the Novel stats? The list places Death’s End at 5th place and Too Like the Lightning 6th, the runoff breakdown says Lightning won fifth.

    1. The novel stats have been corrected. Now showing, as you said, Too Like the Lightning 5th and Death’s End 6th.

  2. Congratulations to all the Hugo winners. Although not all the winners were my favorites, all the winners were deserving of the prize.

  3. I am delighted to find some favorites receiving awards: Ursula K. Le Guin, Uncanny, and “The Tomato Thief” from Apex!

  4. Why no YA award? ie the brilliant Glass Sentence series.
    Why no TV award? Orphan Black!

    1. Lauren:

      The members of the World Science Fiction Society at this year’s Worldcon approved the creation of an Award for Best Young Adult Book, which is not a Hugo Award (in part because it would be unfair for the same work to be eligible in two Hugo Award categories simultaneously), but that will be administered in parallel with the Hugo Awards starting in 2018.

      Most television episodes are eligible in the category Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. This year, the winner was the episode “Leviathan Wakes” of The Expanse. There is not an award for Best Television Series, only for individual works such as episodes.

    1. Dina:

      Yes. There are two completely different Campbell Awards. The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Author is not the same thing as the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.

  5. Where can In find Abigail Nussbaum winning story that won 2017 the Fan Category?

    1. Best Fan Writer is not presented for a specific work. It is for the body of the writer’s amateur writing for the year (the calendar year ending December 31 prior to the presentation of the Award). Therefore, there is no “winning story.”

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