Hugo Awards 2019
science fiction awards database
Winners announced: August 18, 2019
Convention: Dublin 2019
Where: Dublin, Ireland
Eligibility Year: 2018
Associated Awards: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (also listed below)
Convention: Dublin 2019
Where: Dublin, Ireland
Eligibility Year: 2018
Associated Awards: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (also listed below)
Novel
- Winner: The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
- Record of a Spaceborn Few, Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton; Harper Voyager)
- Revenant Gun, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
- Space Opera, Catherynne M. Valente (Saga)
- Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik (Del Rey; Macmillan)
- Trail of Lightning, Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)
Novella
- Winner: Artificial Condition, Martha Wells (Tor.com)
- Beneath the Sugar Sky, Seanan McGuire (Tor.com)
- Binti: The Night Masquerade, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com)
- The Black God's Drums, P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com)
- Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, Kelly Robson (Tor.com)
- The Tea Master and the Detective, Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean)
Novelette
- Winner: “If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again”, Zen Cho (B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog 29 Nov 2018)
- “The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections”, Tina Connolly (Tor.com 11 Jul 2018)
- “Nine Last Days on Planet Earth”, Daryl Gregory (Tor.com 19 Sep 2018)
- The Only Harmless Great Thing, Brooke Bolander (Tor.com)
- “The Things About Ghost Stories”, Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Nov/Dec 2018)
- “When We Were Starless”, Simone Heller (Clarkesworld Oct 2018)
Short Story
- Winner: “A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies”, Alix E. Harrow (Apex Feb 2018)
- “The Court Magician”, Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed Jan 2018)
- “The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society”, T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Nov/Dec 2018)
- “The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington”, P. Djèlí Clark (Fireside Feb 2018)
- “STET”, Sarah Gailey (Fireside Oct 2018)
- “The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat”, Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Jul/Aug 2018)
Related Work
- Winner: Archive of Our Own (The Organization for Transformative Works) (https://archiveofourown.org/)
- Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, Alec Nevala-Lee (Dey Street)
- The Hobbit Duology, Lindsay Ellis & Angelina Meehan (YouTube)
- An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000, Jo Walton (Tor)
- The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76, Julia Rios, Libia Brenda, Pablo Defendini & John Picacio (http://www.mexicanxinitiative.com/)
- Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing, Ursula K. Le Guin & David Naimon (Tin House Books)
Art Book
- Winner: The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, written by Ursula K. Le Guin, illustrated by Charles Vess (Saga)
- Daydreamer's Journey: The Art of Julie Dillon, Julie Dillon (self-published)
- Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History, Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson & Sam Witwer (Ten Speed)
- Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, John Fleskes, ed. (Flesk)
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie, Ramin Zahed (Titan)
- Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, Catherine McIlwaine, ed. (Bodleian Library)
Graphic Story
- Winner: Monstress Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image)
- Abbott, written by Saladin Ahmed, illustrated by Sami Kivela (BOOM! Studios)
- Black Panther: Long Live the King (issues 1-3), written by Nnedi Okorafor & Aaron Covington, illustrated by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino, Tana Ford (Marvel)
- On a Sunbeam, Tillie Walden (First Second)
- Paper Girls, Volume 4, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang (Image)
- Saga, Volume 9, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image)
Dramatic Presentation: Long Form
- Winner: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman; Sony)
- Annihilation (directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer; Paramount Pictures / Skydance)
- Avengers: Infinity War (screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo; Marvel Studios)
- Black Panther (written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler; Marvel Studios)
- A Quiet Place (screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski; Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night)
- Sorry to Bother You (written and directed by Boots Riley; Annapurna Pictures)
Dramatic Presentation: Short Form
- Winner: The Good Place: “Janet(s)” (written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett; NBC)
- Dirty Computer (written by Janelle Monáe and Chuck Lightning, directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning; Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy Records / Atlantic Records)
- Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab” (written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs; BBC)
- Doctor Who: “Rosa” (written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai; BBC)
- The Expanse: “Abaddon's Gate” (written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones; Penguin in a Parka / Alcon Entertainment)
- The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy” (written by Megan Amram, directed by Trent O’Donnell; NBC))
Editor, Short Form
Editor, Long Form
Professional Artist
Semiprozine
- Winner: Uncanny Magazine, Lynne M. Thomas (publisher/editor-in-chief), Michael Damian Thomas (publisher/editor-in-chief), Michi Trota (managing editor), Erika Ensign (podcast producer), Steven Schapansky (podcast producer)
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Scott H. Andrews, editor-in-chief and publisher
- Fireside Magazine, Julia Rios (editor), Elsa Sjunneson-Henry (managing editor), Chelle Parker (copyeditor), Meg Frank (social coordinator), Tanya DePass (special features editor), Brian White (founding editor), Pablo Defendini (publisher and art director)
- FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, Troy L. Wiggins (executive editor), DeVaun Sanders (executive editor), L. D. Lewis (editor), Brandon O'Brien (editor), Kaleb Russell (editor), Danny Lore (editor), Brent Lambert (editor)
- Shimmer, Beth Wodzinsky, publisher; E. Catherine Tobler, senior editor
- Strange Horizons, Jane Crowley, Kate Dollarhyde, Vanessa Rose Phin, Vajra Chandrasekera, Romie Stott, Maureen Kincaid Speller and the Strange Horizons staff
Fanzine
- Winner: Lady Business (editors Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay & Susan)
- Galactic Journey, Gideon Marcus, founder; Janice Marcus, editor
- Journey Planet, Team Journey Planet
- nerds of a feather, flock together, Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla & The G, eds.
- Quick Sip Reviews, Charles Payseur, ed.
- Rocket Stack Rank, Greg Hullender & Eric Wong, eds.
Fan Writer
Fan Artist
Fancast
- Winner: Our Opinions Are Correct, Annalee Newitz & Charlie Jane Anders
- Be the Serpent, Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske & Jennifer Mace
- The Coode Street Podcast, Jonathan Strahan & Gary K. Wolfe
- Fangirl Happy Hour, Ana Grilo & Renay Williams
- Galactic Suburbia, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts & Andrew Finch
- The Skiffy and Fanty Show, Jen Zink & Shaun Duke (hosted by the Skiffy and Fanty Crew)
Series
- Winner: Wayfarers, Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton; Harper Voyager)
- The Centenal Cycle, Malka Older (Tor.com)
- The Laundry Files, Charles Stross (Tor.com; Orbit)
- Machineries of Empire, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
- October Daye, Seanan McGuire (DAW)
- The Universe of Xuya, Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean)
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