The winners of the 2025 Hugo Awards, Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book were announced and the awards presented at a ceremony at Seattle Worldcon 2025, the 83rd World Science Fiction Convention, on August 16, 2025 at the Seattle Convention Center. The winners, the Hugo Award administrators’ report, and the breakdown of the first place voting on each category on the final ballot are available at the Seattle Worldcon 2025 website.
Results
2024 Hugo Award Winners
Glasgow 2024, a Worldcon for Our Futures (the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention) announced the winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer. The announcement was made at a ceremony on August 11, 2024 at a formal ceremony at the convention a replay of which is available on YouTube.
The list of winners and finalists, as well as a link to the final ballot and nominating statistics and a supplementary Administrators’ Report, is on the 2024 Hugo Awards page.
3,813 final ballots (3,808 electronic and 5 paper) were received and counted from the members of Glasgow 2024. As the convention announced on July 22, 2024, they disqualified 377 of these which they ruled were not cast by natural persons. They did count the remaining 3,436 (3,431 electronic, 5 paper).
2023 Final Ballot Statistics Posted
The voting statistics for the 2023 Final Ballot are now available. To see them, click here (PDF).
The Nomination statistics are not yet ready.
2023 Hugo Winners
Chengdu, China – Chengdu Worldcon, the 81st World Science Fiction Convention, has announced the winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer. The announcement was made live via the Chengdu Worldcon website on October 21st 2023. The full list of winners and finalists is available on our 2023 page.
1847 valid nominating ballots (1843 electronic and 4 paper) were received and counted from members of the 2022 and 2023 World Science Fiction Conventions for the 2023 Hugo Awards. We do not have details of the voting statistics in the final ballot. We will post them as soon as we receive the information.
The photo of the trophy was provided by Richard Man, winner of this year’s Best Fan Artist Hugo.
2022 Hugo Awards Announced

The winners of the 2022 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer were announced on Sunday, September 4, 2022, during a formal ceremony at Chicon 8, the 80th World Science Fiction Convention, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders.
2235 valid final ballots (2230 electronic and 5 paper) were received and counted from the members of Chicon 8. The winners are:
- Best Novel – A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine (Tor)
- Best Novella – A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
- Best Novelette – “Bots of the Lost Ark”, by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, Jun 2021)
- Best Short Story – “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather”, by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
- Best Series – Wayward Children, by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
- Best Graphic Story or Comic – Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell (DC)
- Best Related Work – Never Say You Can’t Survive, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tordotcom)
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form – Dune, screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth; directed by Denis Villeneuve; based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert (Warner Bros / Legendary Entertainment)
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form – The Expanse: Nemesis Games, written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, and Naren Shankar; directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Studios)
- Best Editor, Short Form – Neil Clarke
- Best Editor, Long Form – Ruoxi Chen
- Best Professional Artist – Rovina Cai
- Best Semiprozine – Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing/poetry editor Chimedum Ohaegbu; nonfiction editor Elsa Sjunneson; podcast producers Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
- Best Fanzine – Small Gods, Lee Moyer (Icon) and Seanan McGuire (Story)
- Best Fancast – Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, produced by Veronica Simonetti
- Best Fan Writer – Cora Buhlert
- Best Fan Artist – Lee Moyer
- Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (presented by the World Science Fiction Society) – The Last Graduate, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey Books)
- Astounding Award for Best New Writer (presented by Dell Magazines) – Shelley Parker-Chan (1st year of eligibility)
A full list of all finalists is available here.
2020 Hugo Awards Announced
BEST NOVEL
A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine (Tor; Tor UK)
BEST NOVELLA
This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (Saga Press; Jo Fletcher Books)
BEST NOVELETTE
Emergency Skin, by N.K. Jemisin (Forward Collection (Amazon))
BEST SHORT STORY
“As the Last I May Know”, by S.L. Huang (Tor.com, 23 October 2019)
BEST SERIES
The Expanse, by James S. A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
BEST RELATED WORK
“2019 John W. Campbell Award Acceptance Speech”, by Jeannette Ng
BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC
LaGuardia, written by Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford, colours by James Devlin (Berger Books; Dark Horse)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Good Omens, written by Neil Gaiman, directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Amazon Studios/BBC Studios/Narrativia/The Blank Corporation)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
The Good Place: “The Answer”, written by Daniel Schofield, directed by Valeria Migliassi Collins (Fremulon/3 Arts Entertainment/Universal Television)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
Ellen Datlow
BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
Navah Wolfe
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
John Picacio
BEST SEMIPROZINE
Uncanny Magazine, editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, nonfiction/managing editor Michi Trota, managing editor Chimedum Ohaegbu, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky
BEST FANZINE
The Book Smugglers, editors Ana Grilo and Thea James
BEST FANCAST
Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders
BEST FAN WRITER
Bogi Takács
BEST FAN ARTIST
Elise Matthesen
LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK (Not a Hugo Award, but administered alongside the Hugo Awards)
Catfishing on CatNet, by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
ASTOUNDING AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER, sponsored by Dell Magazines (Not a Hugo Award, but administered alongside the Hugo Awards)
R.F. Kuang (2nd year of eligibility)
CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the winners of the 2020 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Wrier at a ceremony conducted online on Saturday 1 Aug 2020 (New Zealand Standard Time). We will publish detailed results, finalist placements, and nominations breakdowns on the 2020 Hugo Award page when they are made available.
1945 Retro-Hugo Awards Announced
BEST NOVEL
“Shadow Over Mars” (The Nemesis from Terra), by Leigh Brackett (Startling Stories, Fall 1944)
BEST NOVELLA
“Killdozer!”, by Theodore Sturgeon (Astounding Science Fiction, November 1944)
BEST NOVELETTE
“City”, by Clifford D. Simak (Astounding Science Fiction, May 1944)
BEST SHORT STORY
“I, Rocket”, by Ray Bradbury (Amazing Stories, May 1944)
BEST SERIES
The Cthulhu Mythos, by H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, and others
BEST RELATED WORK
“The Science-Fiction Field”, by Leigh Brackett (Writer’s Digest, July 1944)
BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC
Superman: “The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk”, by Jerry Siegel, Ira Yarbrough, and Joe Shuster (Detective Comics, Inc.)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
(tie)
The Canterville Ghost, screenplay by Edwin Harvey Blum from a story by Oscar Wilde, directed by Jules Dassin (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))
The Curse of the Cat People, written by DeWitt Bodeen, directed by Gunther V. Fritsch and Robert Wise (RKO Radio Pictures)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
John W. Campbell, Jr.
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Margaret Brundage
BEST FANZINE
Voice of the Imagi-Nation, edited by Forrest J. Ackerman and Myrtle R. Douglas
BEST FAN WRITER
Fritz Leiber
CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the winners of the 1945 Retrospective Hugo Awards at a ceremony conducted online on Thursday 30 Jul 2020 (New Zealand Standard Time). We will publish detailed results, finalist placements, and nominations breakdowns when they are made available.
2019 Hugo Awards Announced
Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon, the 77th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards at a ceremony on the evening of Sunday, August 18, 2019.
BEST NOVEL
The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
BEST NOVELLA
Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
BEST NOVELETTE
“If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again,” by Zen Cho (B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, 29 November 2018)
BEST SHORT STORY
“A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies,” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, February 2018)
BEST SERIES
Wayfarers, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager)
BEST RELATED WORK
Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
BEST GRAPHIC STORY
Monstress, Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman (Sony)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett (NBC)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
Gardner Dozois
BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
Navah Wolfe
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Charles Vess
BEST SEMIPROZINE
Uncanny Magazine, publishers/editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, managing editor Michi Trota, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky, Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue editors-in-chief Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and Dominik Parisien
BEST FANZINE
Lady Business, editors Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay & Susan
BEST FANCAST
Our Opinions Are Correct, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders
BEST FAN WRITER
Foz Meadows
BEST FAN ARTIST
Likhain (Mia Sereno)
BEST ART BOOK
(A one-off category created as per WSFS rules by Dublin 2019)
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, illustrated by Charles Vess, written by Ursula K. Le Guin (Saga Press /Gollancz)
The following awards which are administered by WSFS and voted on alongside the Hugo Awards were also included in the ceremony.
LODESTAR AWARD for BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK
Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt / Macmillan Children’s Books)
JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD for BEST NEW WRITER
Jeannette Ng (2nd year of eligibility)
The 2019 Hugo Award winners were announced at a ceremony held at Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon on Sunday August 18th, 2019 in Dublin, Ireland. Detailed results, finalist placements, and nominations breakdowns are available here (PDF).
1944 Retro-Hugo Awards Announced
Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon, the 77th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the winners of the 1944 Retrospective Hugo Awards at a ceremony on the evening of Thursday, August 15, 2019.
BEST NOVEL
Conjure Wife, by Fritz Leiber, Jr. (Unknown Worlds, April 1943)
BEST NOVELLA
The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Reynal & Hitchcock)
BEST NOVELETTE
“Mimsy Were the Borogoves,” by Lewis Padgett (C.L. Moore & Henry Kuttner) (Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1943)
BEST SHORT STORY
“King of the Gray Spaces” (“R is for Rocket”), by Ray Bradbury (Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1943)
BEST GRAPHIC STORY
Wonder Woman #5: Battle for Womanhood, written by William Moulton Marsden, art by Harry G. Peter (DC Comics)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Heaven Can Wait, written by Samson Raphaelson, directed by Ernst Lubitsch (20th Century Fox)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, written by Curt Siodmak, directed by Roy William Neill (Universal Pictures)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
John W. Campbell
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Virgil Finlay
BEST FANZINE
Le Zombie, edited by Arthur Wilson “Bob” Tucker
BEST FAN WRITER
Forrest J Ackerman
The 1944 Hugo Award winners were announced at a ceremony held at Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon on Thursday August 15th, 2019 in Dublin, Ireland. We will publish detailed results, finalist placements, and nominations breakdowns when they are made available.
2018 Hugo Award Winners
Here are the results of the 2018 Hugo awards. Congratulations to all of the winners. The full voting and nomination breakdowns are available here.
Best Novel
- The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
- The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi (Tor)
- Provenance, by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
- Six Wakes, by Mur Lafferty (Orbit)
- Raven Stratagem, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
- New York 2140, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
Best Novella
- All Systems Red, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
- “And Then There Were (N-One),” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny, March/April 2017)
- Down Among the Sticks and Bones, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.Com Publishing)
- Binti: Home, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
- The Black Tides of Heaven, by JY Yang (Tor.com Publishing)
- River of Teeth, by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com Publishing)
Best Novelette
- “The Secret Life of Bots,” by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, September 2017)
- “Wind Will Rove,” by Sarah Pinsker (Asimov’s, September/October 2017)
- “A Series of Steaks,” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Clarkesworld, January 2017)
- “Extracurricular Activities,” by Yoon Ha Lee (Tor.com, February 15, 2017)
- “Children of Thorns, Children of Water,” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny, July-August 2017)
- “Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time,” by K.M. Szpara (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
Best Short Story
- “Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™,” by Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex, August 2017)
- “Fandom for Robots,” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Uncanny, September/October 2017)
- “The Martian Obelisk,” by Linda Nagata (Tor.com, July 19, 2017)
- “Sun, Moon, Dust” by Ursula Vernon, (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
- “Carnival Nine,” by Caroline M. Yoachim (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, May 2017)
- “Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand,” by Fran Wilde (Uncanny, September 2017)
Best Series
- World of the Five Gods, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Harper Voyager / Spectrum Literary Agency)
- InCryptid, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
- The Memoirs of Lady Trent, by Marie Brennan (Tor US / Titan UK)
- The Books of the Raksura, by Martha Wells (Night Shade)
- The Stormlight Archive, by Brandon Sanderson (Tor US / Gollancz UK)
- The Divine Cities, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway US / Jo Fletcher Books UK)
Best Related Work
- No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, by Ursula K. Le Guin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate, by Zoë Quinn (PublicAffairs)
- Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler, edited by Alexandra Pierce, and Mimi Mondal (Twelfth Planet Press)
- Iain M. Banks (Modern Masters of Science Fiction), by Paul Kincaid (University of Illinois Press)
- Sleeping with Monsters: Readings and Reactions in Science Fiction and Fantasy, by Liz Bourke (Aqueduct Press)
- A Lit Fuse: The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison, by Nat Segaloff (NESFA Press)
Best Graphic Story
- Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood, written by Marjorie M. Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
- Saga, Volume 7, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
- Bitch Planet, Volume 2: President Bitch, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Valentine De Landro and Taki Soma, colored by Kelly Fitzpatrick, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
- Black Bolt, Volume 1: Hard Time, written by Saladin Ahmed, illustrated by Christian Ward, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Marvel)
- Paper Girls, Volume 3, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Jared Fletcher (Image Comics)
- My Favorite Thing is Monsters, written and illustrated by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- Wonder Woman, screenplay by Allan Heinberg, story by Zack Snyder & Allan Heinberg and Jason Fuchs, directed by Patty Jenkins (DC Films / Warner Brothers)
- Get Out, written and directed by Jordan Peele (Blumhouse Productions / Monkeypaw Productions / QC Entertainment)
- Thor: Ragnarok, written by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost; directed by Taika Waititi (Marvel Studios)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi, written and directed by Rian Johnson (Lucasfilm, Ltd.)
- The Shape of Water, written by Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, directed by Guillermo del Toro (TSG Entertainment / Double Dare You / Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Blade Runner 2049, written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Alcon Entertainment / Bud Yorkin Productions / Torridon Films / Columbia Pictures)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- The Good Place: “The Trolley Problem,” written by Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan, directed by Dean Holland (Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television)
- Black Mirror: “USS Callister,” written by William Bridges and Charlie Brooker, directed by Toby Haynes (House of Tomorrow)
- The Good Place: “Michael’s Gambit,” written and directed by Michael Schur (Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television)
- Doctor Who: “Twice Upon a Time,” written by Steven Moffat, directed by Rachel Talalay (BBC Cymru Wales)
- Star Trek: Discovery: “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad,” written by Aron Eli Coleite & Jesse Alexander, directed by David M. Barrett (CBS Television Studios)
- “The Deep” [song], by Clipping (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)
Best Editor, Short Form
- Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
- Sheila Williams
- Neil Clarke
- John Joseph Adams
- Jonathan Strahan
- Lee Harris
Best Editor, Long Form
- Sheila E. Gilbert
- Navah Wolfe
- Diana M. Pho
- Devi Pillai
- Miriam Weinberg
- Joe Monti
Best Professional Artist
- Sana Takeda
- John Picacio
- Galen Dara
- Victo Ngai
- Kathleen Jennings
- Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
Best Semiprozine
- Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, and Julia Rios; podcast produced by Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
- Strange Horizons, edited by Kate Dollarhyde, Gautam Bhatia, A.J. Odasso, Lila Garrott, Heather McDougal, Ciro Faienza, Tahlia Day, Vanessa Rose Phin, and the Strange Horizons staff
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews
- Escape Pod, edited by Mur Lafferty, S.B. Divya, and Norm Sherman, with assistant editor Benjamin C. Kinney
- Fireside Magazine, edited by Brian White and Julia Rios; managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry; special feature editor Mikki Kendall; publisher & art director Pablo Defendini
- The Book Smugglers, edited by Ana Grilo and Thea James
Best Fanzine
- File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
- SF Bluestocking, edited by Bridget McKinney
- nerds of a feather, flock together, edited by The G, Vance Kotrla, and Joe Sherry
- Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet
- Galactic Journey, edited by Gideon Marcus
- Rocket Stack Rank, edited by Greg Hullender and Eric Wong
Best Fancast
- Ditch Diggers, presented by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
- Fangirl Happy Hour, presented by Ana Grilo and Renay William
- The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
- Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts; produced by Andrew Finch
- Sword and Laser, presented by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt
- Verity!, presented by Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and Tansy Rayner Roberts
Best Fan Writer
- Sarah Gailey
- Foz Meadows
- Mike Glyer
- Bogi Takács
- Camestros Felapton
- Charles Payseur
Best Fan Artist
- Geneva Benton
- Likhain (M. Sereno)
- Grace P. Fong
- Maya Hahto
- Spring Schoenhuth
- Steve Stiles
There are two other Awards administered by Worldcon 76 that are not Hugo Awards:
Award for Best Young Adult Book
- Akata Warrior, by Nnedi Okorafor (Viking)
- Summer in Orcus, written by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon), illustrated by Lauren Henderson (Sofawolf Press)
- In Other Lands, by Sarah Rees Brennan (Big Mouth House)
- A Skinful of Shadows, by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan UK / Harry N. Abrams US)
- The Art of Starving, by Sam J. Miller (HarperTeen)
- The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, by Philip Pullman (Knopf)
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
- Rebecca Roanhorse
- Vina Jie-Min Prasad
- Jeannette Ng
- Rivers Solomon
- Katherine Arden
- Sarah Kuhn*
*Finalist in their 2nd year of eligibility


