Category Archives: Award Ceremonies

2019/1944 Hugo Awards Nominations Open

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Cheryl

The nominating period for the 2019 Hugo Awards and 1944 Retrospective Hugo Awards is now open, according to an announcement from Dublin 2019. The convention also announced the designers for the various award bases. The 2019 Hugo Award base will … Continue reading →

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Watch the Hugo Award Ceremony Live

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Cheryl

This is where you can find the live video coverage of tonight’s ceremony. 8 hours to go!

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1943 Retro-Hugo Awards Announced

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Kevin

The 2018 World Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon 76, announced the winners of the 1943 Retrospective Hugo Awards at a ceremony on the evening of Thursday, August 16, 2018. 703 valid ballots (688 electronic and 15 paper) were received and counted … Continue reading →

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2018 Hugo Ceremony Coverage Plans

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Kevin

The 2018 Hugo Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 8:00 PM North American Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) in the McEnery Convention Center Grand Ballroom in San Jose, California. The ceremony is open to all attending members … Continue reading →

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1994 Hugo Awards Ceremony Video Published

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Kevin

A videotape of the 1994 Hugo Awards Ceremony held at ConAdian, the 52nd Worldcon, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada has been digitized and published on the YouTube Worldcon Events channel. We are publishing it here with the permission of ConAdian A … Continue reading →

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2018/1943 Hugo Awards Voting Closed

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Kevin

Voting on the final ballot for the 2018 Hugo Awards and 1943 Retrospective Hugo Awards closed at 23:59 Pacific Daylight Time on July 31, 2018. The 2018 Hugo Awards will be announced at a ceremony on the evening of Sunday, … Continue reading →

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1984 Hugo Awards Ceremony Video Posted

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Kevin

Fan history preservation group FANAC, in cooperation with SCIFI (non-profit group that ran the 1984 Worldcon) has posted video of the Hugo Awards ceremony from L.A.con II, the 1984 Worldcon, featuring Toastmaster Robert Bloch. Thanks to File 770 for the … Continue reading →

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2017 Hugo Awards Ceremony Video Posted

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Kevin

Worldcon 75 Helsinki was unable to live-stream the 2017 Hugo Awards ceremony as originally planned due to technical difficulties, but has published a recording of the ceremony on their YouTube channel. The recording omits approximately the first fifteen minutes of … Continue reading →

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2018/1943 Hugo Awards Nominations Open

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Kevin

The nominating period for the 2018 Hugo Awards and 1943 Retrospective Hugo Awards is now open, according to an announcement from Worldcon 76 San José. The convention also announced that John Picacio will host the 2018 Hugo Awards ceremony at … Continue reading →

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2018, 2019 Worldcons to Present Retrospective Hugo Awards

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Kevin

The 2018 and 2019 Worldcons will present Retrospective Hugo Awards for the years 1943 and 1944, the two conventions announced jointly at SMOFCon 35, the annual SF/F conrunners convention, in Boston on December 2, 2017. Worldcon 76 in San José … Continue reading →

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