Results of the 74th World Science Fiction Convention:
It’s official folks; MidAmericon II presented the 2016 Hugo Awards and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer tonight at the 74th Hugo Awards ceremony. Pat Cardigan was the toastmaster at the gala that took place at the Kansas City Convention Center’s Grand Ballroom.
Here are the winners:
Best Novel
Winner: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
- Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
- The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher (Roc)
- Seveneves: A Novel by Neal Stephenson (William Morrow)
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
Best Novella
Winner: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com)
- The Builders by Daniel Polansky (Tor.com)
- Penric’s Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold (Spectrum)
- Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson (Dragonsteel Entertainment)
- Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds (Tachyon)
Best Novelette
Winner: Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, trans. Ken Liu (Uncanny Magazine, Jan-Feb 2015)
- And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead by Brooke Bolander (Lightspeed, Feb 2015)
- Flashpoint: Titan by CHEAH Kai Wai (There Will Be War Volume X, Castalia House)
- Obits by Stephen King (The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, Scribner)
- What Price Humanity? by David VanDyke (There Will Be War Volume X, Castalia House)
Best Short Story
Winner: Cat Pictures Please by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld, January 2015)
- Asymmetrical Warfare by S. R. Algernon (Nature, Mar 2015)
- If You Were an Award, My Love by Juan Tabo and S. Harris (voxday.blogspot.com, Jun 2015)
- Seven Kill Tiger by Charles Shao (There Will Be War Volume X, Castalia House)
- Space Raptor Butt Invasion by Chuck Tingle (Amazon Digital Services)
Best Related Work
Winner: No Award
- Between Light and Shadow: An Exploration of the Fiction of Gene Wolfe, 1951 to 1986 by Marc Aramini (Castalia House)
- The First Draft of My Appendix N Book by Jeffro Johnson (jeffro.wordpress.com)
- Safe Space as Rape Room by Daniel Eness (castaliahouse.com)
- SJWs Always Lie: Taking Down the Thought Police by Vox Day (Castalia House)
- The Story of Moira Greyland by Moira Greyland (askthebigot.com)\
Best Graphic Story
Winner: The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman, art by J.H. Williams III (Vertigo)
- The Divine by Boaz Lavie, art by Asaf Hanuka and Tomer Hanuka (First Second)
- Erin Dies Alone by Grey Carter, art by Cory Rydell (dyingalone.net)
- Full Frontal Nerdity by Aaron Williams (ffn.nodwick.com)
- Invisible Republic Vol 1 by Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman, art by Gabriel Hardman (Image Comics)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Winner: The Martian screenplay by Drew Goddard, directed by Ridley Scott (Scott Free Productions; Kinberg Genre; TSG Entertainment; 20th Century Fox)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron by Joss Whedon (Marvel Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Ex Machina by Alex Garland (Film4; DNA Films; Universal Pictures)
- Mad Max: Fury Road by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, and Nico Lathouris, directed by George Miller (Village Roadshow Pictures; Kennedy Miller Mitchell; RatPac-Dune Entertainment; Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams, and Michael Arndt, directed by J.J. Abrams (Lucasfilm Ltd.; Bad Robot Productions; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
Winner: Jessica Jones: “AKA Smile” by Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, and Jamie King, directed by Michael Rymer (Marvel Television; ABC Studios; Tall Girls Productions; Netflix)
- Doctor Who: “Heaven Sent” by Steven Moffat, directed by Rachel Talalay (BBC Television)
- Grimm: “Headache” written by Jim Kouf and David Greenwalt, directed by Jim Kouf (Universal Television; GK Productions; Hazy Mills Productions; Open 4 Business Productions; NBCUniversal Television Distribution)
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: “The Cutie Map” Parts 1 and 2 by Scott Sonneborn, M.A. Larson, and Meghan McCarthy, directed by Jayson Thiessen and Jim Miller (DHX Media / Vancouver; Hasbro Studios)
- Supernatural: “Just My Imagination” by Jenny Klein, directed by Richard Speight Jr. (Kripke Enterprises; Wonderland Sound and Vision; Warner Bros. Television)
Best Editor, Short Form
Winner: Ellen Datlow
- John Joseph Adams
- Neil Clarke
- Jerry Pournelle
- Sheila Williams
Best Editor, Long Form
Winner: Sheila E. Gilbert
- Vox Day
- Liz Gorinsky
- Jim Minz
- Toni Weisskopf
Best Professional Artist
Winner: Abigail Larson
- Lars Braad Andersen
- Larry Elmore
- Michal Karcz
- Larry Rostant
Best Semiprozine
Winner: Uncanny Magazine edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, and Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies edited by Scott H. Andrews
- Daily Science Fiction edited by Michele-Lee Barasso and Jonathan Laden
- Sci Phi Journal edited by Jason Rennie
- Strange Horizons edited by Catherine Krahe, Julia Rios, A. J. Odasso, Vanessa Rose Phin, Maureen Kincaid Speller, and the Strange Horizons staff
Best Fanzine
Winner: File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
- Castalia House Blog edited by Jeffro Johnson
- Lady Business edited by Clare, Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan
- Superversive SF edited by Jason Rennie
- Tangent Online edited by Dave Truesdale
Best Fancast
Winner: No Award
- 8-4 Play, Mark MacDonald, John Ricciardi, Hiroko Minamoto, and Justin Epperson
- Cane and Rinse, Cane and Rinse
- HelloGreedo, HelloGreedo
- The Rageaholic, RazörFist
- Tales to Terrify, Stephen Kilpatrick
Best Fan Writer:
Winner: Mike Glyer
- Douglas Ernst
- Morgan Holmes
- Jeffro Johnson
- Shamus Young
Best Fan Artist:
Winner: Steve Stiles
- Matthew Callahan
- disse86
- Kukuruyo
- Christian Quinot
The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2014 or 2015, sponsored by Dell Magazines. (Not a Hugo Award — administered along with the Hugo Awards.)
Winner: Andy Weir *
- Pierce Brown *
- Sebastien de Castell *
- Brian Niemeier
- Alyssa Wong ** Finalists in their second year of eligibility.