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
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Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)
- Arrival
, (21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films)
- Deadpool
- Ghostbusters
- Hidden Figures
- Rogue One
- Stranger Things, Season One, (21 Laps Entertainment/Monkey Massacre)
, (21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films)
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
- All the Birds in the Sky
- A Closed and Common Orbit
- Death's End
- Ninefox Gambit
- The Obelisk Gate
- Too Like the Lightning
Best Novella
- The Ballad of Black Tom
- The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
- Every Heart a Doorway
- Penric and the Shaman
- A Taste of Honey
- This Census Taker
Best Novelette
- Alien Stripped Boned From Behind by the T Rex
- “The Art of Space Travel”, by Nina Allan (Tor.com , July 2016)
- “The Jewel and Her Lapidary
- “The Tomato Thief”, by Ursula Vernon (Apex Magazine, January 2016)
- “Touring with the Alien”, by Carolyn Ives Gilman (Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2016)
- “You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay”, by Alyssa Wong (Uncanny Magazine, May 2016)
Best Short Story
- “The City Born Great”, by N. K. Jemisin (Tor.com, September 2016)
- “A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers”, by Alyssa Wong (Tor.com, March 2016)
- “Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies”, by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine, November 2016)
- “Seasons of Glass and Iron”, by Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales, Saga Press)
- “That Game We Played During the War”, by Carrie Vaughn (Tor.com, March 2016)
- “An Unimaginable Light”, by John C. Wright (God, Robot, Castalia House)
Best Related Work
- The Geek Feminist Revolution
- The Princess Diarist
- Traveler of Worlds Conversations with Robert Silverberg
- The View From the Cheap Seats
- The Women of Harry Potter posts, by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com)
- Word are My Matter
Best Graphic Story
- Black Panther vol 1 A Nation Under Our Feet
- Monstress Vol 1 Awakening
- Ms Marvel vol 5 Super Famous
- Paper Girls Vol 1
- Saga Vol 6
- Vision Vol 1 Little Worse Than a Man
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.