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Friday
Apr072017

Hugo Nominees 2017

Like many awards groups the Hugo Awards (which specialize in sci-fi literature) have been the subject of controversy over the years. That's not just in terms of nominees but the voting process itself. But as window dressing for those of us who like sci-fi but aren't immersed in that world firmly, so to speak, they still make for a handy list of reading suggestions! I'm going to try a couple of these since I needed some new books to read.

They have two screen movie/tv related categories, too, so Arrival has a chance to win something else (crosses fingers)

THE NOMINEES
[Note: If there's a bold link, the nominee is free to enjoy online. Regular links go to Amazon. We're an affiliate so if you purchase anything after clicking over (and some of these are quite inexpensive) The Film Experience gets an eensy-weensy little kickback.] 

Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)

  • Arrival, (21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films)
  • Deadpool (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Marvel Entertainment/Kinberg Genre/The Donners’ Company/TSG Entertainment)
  • Ghostbusters (Columbia Pictures/LStar Capital/Village Roadshow Pictures/Pascal Pictures/Feigco Entertainment/Ghostcorps/The Montecito Picture Company)
  • Hidden Figures (Fox 2000 Pictures/Chernin Entertainment/Levantine Films/TSG Entertainment)
  • Rogue One (Lucasfilm/Allison Shearmur Productions/Black Hangar Studios/Stereo D/Walt Disney Pictures)
  • Stranger Things, Season One, (21 Laps Entertainment/Monkey Massacre)

Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)

  • Black Mirror: “San Junipero”, written by Charlie Brooker, directed by Owen Harris (House of Tomorrow)
  • Doctor Who: “The Return of Doctor Mysterio”, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Ed Bazalgette (BBC Cymru Wales)
  • The Expanse: “Leviathan Wakes”, written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, directed by Terry McDonough (SyFy)
  • Game of Thrones: “Battle of the Bastards”, written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Miguel Sapochnik (HBO)
  • Game of Thrones: “The Door”, written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Jack Bender (HBO)
  • Splendor & Misery [album], by Clipping (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)

 Best Novel

Best Novella

Best Novelette

Best Short Story

Best Related Work

Best Graphic Story

Best Editor – Short Form

  • John Joseph Adams
  • Neil Clarke
  • Ellen Datlow
  • Jonathan Strahan
  • Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
  • Sheila Williams

Best Editor – Long Form

  • Vox Day
  • Sheila E. Gilbert
  • Liz Gorinsky
  • Devi Pillai
  • Miriam Weinberg
  • Navah Wolfe

previous winners are often nominated here including Julie DillonBest Professional Artist

Best Semiprozine

  • Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews
  • Cirsova Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, edited by P. Alexander
  • GigaNotoSaurus, edited by Rashida J. Smith
  • Strange Horizons, edited by Niall Harrison, Catherine Krahe, Vajra Chandrasekera, Vanessa Rose Phin, Li Chua, Aishwarya Subramanian, Tim Moore, Anaea Lay, and the Strange Horizons staff
  • Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Julia Rios, and podcast produced by Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
  • The Book Smugglers, edited by Ana Grilo and Thea James

Best Fanzine

  • Castalia House Blog, edited by Jeffro Johnson
  • Journey Planet, edited by James Bacon, Chris Garcia, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Helena Nash, Errick Nunnally, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Chuck Serface, and Erin Underwood
  • Lady Business, edited by Clare, Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan
  • nerds of a feather, flock together, edited by The G, Vance Kotrla, and Joe Sherry
  • Rocket Stack Rank, edited by Greg Hullender and Eric Wong
  • SF Bluestocking, edited by Bridget McKinney

Best Fancast

  • The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan

 The winners will be announced at the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, Finland, on August 11, 2017. WorldCon members can soon vote on the awards. 

 

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Nat, Splendor and Misery is the first record album nominated for a Hugo since 1971. I was going to send you this yesterday, but I didn't think you were going to do a post on the Hugos: Clipping Release Video for "True Believer"

April 7, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterPaul Outlaw

[already posted this an hour ago, so if it shows up twice, please delete]

Nat, I was going to send you this yesterday, but I didn't think you were going to do a post about about the Hugos:
Clipping Release Video for "True Believer"

Splendor and Misery is the first music album to get a Hugo nomination since 1971.

April 7, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterPaul Outlaw

If I remember correctly, you usually make your really Oscar Predictions on April Fool's Day. When are they coming this year?

April 7, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterJohn

Nat: I've always thought Hugo should change it to Short Form, Medium Form, Long Form and that every nominee should tell a relatively complete story within that time frame.

Short Form: Less than 1 hour piece that tells a complete story. (7 or 11 minute cartoon shorts, 22 minute "full" cartoon episodes, or a single television episode.)
Medium Form: 1-4 hour piece that tells a complete story. (Movies and the classical version of a 2 part live-action TV episode, basically.)
Long Form: A more than 4 hour piece that tells a complete story. (Full seasons of hyper serialized shows (like Game of Thrones, Jessica Jones or Luke Cage), or video games.)

For this Hugos, how would that go?

Well, with the completion clause, let's go through the categories:

Short Form: The nomination for The Expanse and the duo of nods to Game of Thrones have to go. What would be in their place? Probably better recent episodes of Adventure Time, Friendship is Magic and Steven Universe.
Medium Form: Every nominee except Stranger Things Season 1 moves from Long Form to Medium Form. Captain America: Civil War would probably get that extra slot.
Long Form: Stranger Things Season 1, The Expanse Season 1 and Game of Thrones Season 6 would get three of the six slots. The other three? Luke Cage Season 1 would be very likely, but the other two slots would probably go to Mr. Robot Season 2 and Doom 2016. Why Doom 2016? Because Doom 2016 was bleeping awesome.

April 7, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterVolvagia

John -- many years ago it was april fool's day. I still call them "april foolish predictions" but they tend to arrive anytime between April 1st and early May. I am working on them behind the scenes as we speak so they should start soon!

April 7, 2017 | Registered CommenterNATHANIEL R
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