Saturday, August 20, 2016

2016 Hugo Awards

Hello Everyone!

Here I am again for my once a year post -- maybe there will be more this year.  Miracles do happen.

We've been at MidAmericon in Kansas City for the past few days, and tonight, of course, is Hugo night.

Here is the usual roll call.  Congratulations to all the winners!!!!

John C. Campbell Award (not a Hugo) -- Andy Weir

Best Fan Artist -- Steve Stiles

Best Fan Writer -- Mike Glyer ( accepted by John Hertz)

Best Fancast --  No Award

Best Fanzine -- File 770 --Mike Glyer (accepted by John Hertz)

Best Semi-Prozine -- Unanny Magazine -- Edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

Best Related Work -- No Award

Best Professional Artist -- Abigail Larson (Accepted by Randall Shepherd)

Best Editor Long Form -- Sheila E. Gilbert

Best Editor Short Form --  Ellen Datlow

Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) --  Jessical Jones: "AKA  Smiles", written by Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, and Jamie King, directed by Michael Rymer (Marvel Television; ABC Television; Tall Girls Productions; Netflix)

Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) -- The Martian , screenplay by Drew Goddard, directed by Ridley Scott (Scott Free Productions; Kinberg Genre; TSG Entertainment; 20th Century Fox)

Best Graphic Story -- The Sandman: Overture, written by Neil Gaemen, art by J. H. Willian's III (Vertigo)

Best Short Story --  "Cat Pictures Please", by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld, January 2015)

Best Novellete -- "Folding Beijing", by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu (Uncanny Magazine Jan - Feb 2015)

Best Novella -- "Binti", by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com)

Best Novel -- "The Fifth Season", by N, K, Jemisin (Orbit)