Hugo Awards 2020
science fiction awards database
Where and When:
CoNZealand,
Wellington, New Zealand :
August 1, 2020
Eligibility Year: 2019
Associated Awards: Astounding Award for Best New Writer., Lodestar Award, Retro Hugo Awards (also listed below)
Eligibility Year: 2019
Associated Awards: Astounding Award for Best New Writer., Lodestar Award, Retro Hugo Awards (also listed below)
Novel
- Winner: A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine (Tor; Tor UK)
- The City in the Middle of the Night, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
- Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com)
- The Light Brigade, Kameron Hurley (Saga; Angry Robot UK)
- Middlegame, Seanan McGuire (Tor.com)
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E. Harrow (Redhook; Orbit UK)
Novella
- Winner: This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (Saga)
- “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom”, Ted Chiang (Exhalation)
- The Deep, Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes, with234 (Saga)
- The Haunting of Tram Car 015, P. Dj�l� Clark (Tor.com)
- In an Absent Dream, Seanan McGuire (Tor.com)
- To Be Taught, If Fortunate, Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager; Hodder & Stoughton)
Novelette
- Winner: “Emergency Skin”, N. K. Jemisin (Forward)
- “The Archronology of Love”, Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed Apr 2019)
- “Away with the Wolves”, Sarah Gailey (Uncanny Sep/Oct 2019)
- “The Blur in the Corner of Your Eye”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Jul/Aug 2019)
- “For He Can Creep”, Siobhan Carroll (Tor.com 10 Jul 2019)
- “Omphalos”, Ted Chiang (Exhalation)
Short Story
- Winner: “As the Last I May Know”, S. L. Huang (Tor.com 23 Oct 2019)
- “And Now His Lordship Is Laughing”, Shiv Ramdas (Strange Horizons 9 Sep 2019)
- “Blood Is Another Word for Hunger”, Rivers Solomon (Tor.com 24 Jul 2019)
- “A Catalog of Storms”, Fran Wilde (Uncanny Jan/Feb 2019)
- “Do Not Look Back, My Lion”, Alix E. Harrow (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 31 Jan 2019)
- “Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island”, Nibedita Sen (Nightmare May 2019)
Related Work
- Winner: “2019 John W. Campbell Award Acceptance Speech”, Jeanette Ng
- Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood, J. Michael Straczynski (Harper Voyager)
- Joanna Russ, Gwyneth Jones (University of Illinois Press)
- The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick, Mallory O'Meara (Hanover Square)
- The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein, Farah Mendlesohn (Unbound)
- Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (produced and directed by Arwen Curry)
Graphic Story
- Winner: LaGuardia, written by Nnedi Okorafor, illustrated by Tana Ford, colors by James Devlin (Berger Books/Dark Horse)
- Die, Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker, written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Stephanie Hans (Image)
- Monstress, Volume 4: The Chosen, written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image)
- Mooncakes, Wendy Xu & Suzanne Walker (Oni Press; Lion Forge)
- Paper Girls, Volume 6, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang & Matt Wilson (Image)
- The Wicked + The Divine, Volume 9: Okay, written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Jamie McKelvie & Matt Wilson (Image)
Dramatic Presentation: Long Form
- Winner: Good Omens (written by Neil Gaiman, directed by Douglas Mackinnon; Amazon Studios/BBC Studios/Narrativia/The Blank Corporation)
- Avengers: Endgame (screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo; Marvel Studios)
- Captain Marvel (screenplay by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck and Geneva Robertson-Dworet, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck; Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios/Animal Logic (Australia))
- Russian Doll: “Season One” (created by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler, directed by Leslye Headland, Jamie Babbit and Natasha Lyonne; 3 Arts Entertainment/Jax Media/Netflix/Paper Kite Productions/Universal Television)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (screenplay by Chris Terrio and J.J. Abrams, directed by J.J. Abrams; Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm/Bad Robot)
- Us (written and directed by Jordan Peele; Monkeypaw Productions/Universal Pictures)
Dramatic Presentation: Short Form
- Winner: The Good Place: “The Answer” (written by Daniel Schofield, directed by Valeria Migliassi Collins; Fremulon/3 Arts Entertainment/Universal Television)
- Doctor Who: “Resolution” (written by Chris Chibnall, directed by Wayne Yip; BBC)
- The Expanse: “Cibola Burn” (written by Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Breck Eisner; Amazon Prime Video)
- The Mandalorian: “Redemption” (written by Jon Favreau, directed by Taika Waititi; Disney+)
- Watchmen: “This Extraordinary Being” (written by Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson, directed by Stephen Williams; HBO)
- Watchmen: “A God Walks into Abar” (written by Jeff Jensen and Damon Lindelof, directed by Nicole Kassell; HBO)
Editor, Short Form
Editor, Long Form
Professional Artist
Semiprozine
- Winner: Uncanny, Lynne M. Thomas (editor-in-chief), Michael Damian Thomas (editor-in-chief), Michi Trota (nonfiction/managing editor), Chimedum Ohaegbu (managing editor), Erika Ensign (podcast producer), Steven Schapansky (podcast producer)
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Scott H. Andrews
- Escape Pod, Mur Lafferty (editor), S. B. Divya (editor), Benjamin C. Kinney (assistant editor), Adam Pracht (audio producer), Summer Brooks (audio producer), Tina Connolly (host), Alasdair Stuart (host)
- Fireside, Julia Rios (editor), Elsa Sjunneson (managing editor), Chelle Parker (copyeditor), Meg Frank (social coordinator), Pablo Defendini (publisher & art director), Brian White (founding editor)
- FIYAH, Troy L. Wiggins (executive editor), Eboni Dunbar (editor), Brent Lambert (editor), L. D. Lewis (editor), Danny Lore (editor), Brandon O'Brien (editor), Kaleb Russell (editor)
- Strange Horizons, Vanessa Rose Phin, Catherine Krahe, A. J. Odasso, Dan Hartland, Joyce Chng, Dante Luiz and the Strange Horizons staff
Fanzine
- Winner: The Book Smugglers, Ana Grilo & Thea James, eds.
- Galactic Journey, Gideon Marcus (founder), Janice Marcus (editor), Rosemary Benton (senior writer), Lorelei Marcus (senior writer), Victoria Silverwolf (senior writer)
- Journey Planet, James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Alissa McKersie, Ann Gry, Chuck Serface, John Coxon, Steven H Silver (editors)
- nerds of a feather, flock together, Adri Joy, Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla & The G, eds.
- Quick Sip Reviews, Charles Payseur, ed.
- The Rec Center, Elizabeth Minkel & Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, 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, presenters
- Claire Rousseau's YouTube channel, Claire Rousseau
- The Coode Street Podcast, Jonathan Strahan & Gary K. Wolfe
- Galactic Suburbia, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts & Andrew Finch
- The Skiffy and Fanty Show, Jen Zink, Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, Alex Acks, Trish Matson, David Annandale (presenters, with The Skiffy and Fanty Crew)
Series
- Winner: The Expanse, James S. A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- InCryptid, Seanan McGuire (DAW)
- Luna, Ian McDonald (Tor; Gollancz)
- Planetfall, Emma Newman (Ace; Gollancz)
- Winternight, Katherine Arden (Del Rey; Del Rey UK)
- The Wormwood Trilogy, Tade Thompson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
— Associated Awards —
Winner
- R. F. Kuang (second year of eligibilisy)
Finalists
- Sam Hawke (second year of eligibilisy)
- Jenn Lyons (first year of eligibility)
- Nibedita Sen (second year of eligibilisy)
- Tasha Suri (second year of eligibilisy)
- Emily Tesh (first year of eligibility)
Winner
- Catfishing on CatNet, Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
Finalists
- Deeplight, Frances Hardinge (Macmillan)
- Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee (Disney/Hyperion)
- Minor Mage, T. Kingfisher (Argyll) (Ursula Vernon)
- Riverland, Fran Wilde (Amulet)
- The Wicked King, Holly Black (Little, Brown; Hot Key)
Novel
- Winner: “Shadow Over Mars”, Leigh Brackett (Startling Stories Fall 1944) (The Nemesis from Terra)
- The Golden Fleece, Robert Graves (Cassell) (Hercules, My Shipmate)
- Land of Terror, Edgar Rice Burroughs (Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.)
- Sirius, Olaf Stapledon (Secker & Warburg)
- The Wind on the Moon, Eric Linklater (Macmillan)
- “The Winged Man”, A. E. van Vogt & E. Mayne Hull (Astounding Science Fiction May-Jun 1944)
Novella
- Winner: “Killdozer!”, Theodore Sturgeon (Astounding Science Fiction Nov 1944)
- “The Changeling”, A. E. van Vogt (Astounding Science Fiction Apr 1944)
- “A God Named Kroo”, Henry Kuttner (Thrilling Wonder Stories Win 1944)
- “Intruders from the Stars”, Ross Rocklynne (Amazing Stories Jan 1944)
- “The Jewel of Bas”, Leigh Brackett (Planet Stories Spr 1944)
- “Trog”, Murray Leinster (Astounding Science Fiction Jun 1944)
Novelette
- Winner: “City”, Clifford D. Simak (Astounding Science Fiction May 1944)
- “Arena”, Fredric Brown (Astounding Science Fiction Jun 1944)
- “The Big and the Little”, Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science Fiction Aug 1944) ("The Merchant Princes")
- “The Children's Hour”, Lawrence O'Donnell (Astounding Science Fiction Mar 1944) (C.L. Moore & Henry Kuttner)
- “No Woman Born”, C. L. Moore (Astounding Science Fiction Dec 1944)
- “When the Bough Breaks”, Lewis Padgett (Astounding Science Fiction Nov 1944) (C.L. Moore & Henry Kuttner)
Short Story
- Winner: “I, Rocket”, Ray Bradbury (Amazing Stories May 1944)
- “And the Gods Laughed”, Fredric Brown (Planet Stories Spr 1944)
- “Desertion”, Clifford D. Simak (Astounding Science Fiction Nov 1944)
- “Far Centaurus”, A. E. van Vogt (Astounding Science Fiction Jan 1944)
- “Huddling Place”, Clifford D. Simak (Astounding Science Fiction Jul 1944)
- “The Wedge”, Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science Fiction Oct 1944) ("The Traders")
Related Work
- Winner: “The Science-Fiction Field”, Leigh Brackett (Writer's Digest Jul 1944)
- �42 To �44: A Contemporary Memoir Upon Human Behavior During the Crisis of the World Revolution, H. G. Wells (Secker & Warburg)
- Fancyclopedia, Jack Speer (Forrest J Ackerman)
- Mr. Tompkins Explores the Atom, George Gamow (Cambridge University Press)
- Rockets: The Future of Travel Beyond the Stratosphere, Willy Ley (Viking Press)
- “The Works of H.P. Lovecraft: Suggestions for a Critical Appraisal”, Fritz Leiber (The Acolyte Fall 1944)
Series
- Winner: The Cthulhu Mythos, H. P. Lovecraft & August Derleth, and others
- Captain Future, Brett Sterling (Edmond Hamilton)
- Doc Savage, Kenneth Robeson (aka Lester Dent)
- Jules de Grandin, Seabury Quinn
- Pellucidar, Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Shadow, Maxwell Grant (Walter B. Gibson)
Graphic Story
- Winner: Superman: “The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk”, Jerry Siegel & Jo Shuster (Detective Comics, Inc.)
- Buck Rogers: “Hollow Planetoid”, Dick Calkins (National Newspaper Service)
- Donald Duck: “The Mad Chemist”, Carl Barks (Dell Comics)
- Flash Gordon: “Triumph in Tropica”, Don Moore & Alex Raymond (King Features Syndicate)
- Flash Gordon: “Battle fro Tropica”, Don Moore & Alex Raymond (King Features Syndicate)
- The Spirit: “For the Love of Clara Defoe”, Manly Wade Wellman, Lou Fine & Don Komisarow (Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- Winner (tie): The Canterville Ghost (screenplay by Edwin Harvey Blum from a story by Oscar Wilde, directed by Jules Dassin (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))
- Winner (tie): The Curse of the Cat People (written by DeWitt Bodeen, directed by Gunther V. Fritsch and Robert Wise (RKO Radio Pictures))
- Donovan's Brain (adapted by Robert L. Richards from a story by Curt Siodmak, producer, director and editor William Spier (CBS Radio Network))
- House of Frankenstein (screenplay by Edward T. Lowe, Jr. from a story by Curt Siodmak, directed by Erle C. Kenton (Universal Pictures))
- The Invisible Man's Revenge (written by Bertram Millhauser, directed by Ford Beebe (Universal Pictures))
- It Happened Tomorrow (screenplay and adaptation by Dudley Nichols and Ren� Clair, directed by Ren� Clair (Arnold Pressburger Films))
Editor, Short Form
Professional Artist
Fanzine
- Winner: Voice of the Imagi-Nation, Forrest J Ackerman & Myrtle R. Douglas
- The Acolyte, Francis T. Laney & Samuel D. Russell
- Diablerie, Bill Watson
- Futurian War Digest, J. Michael Rosenblum
- Le Zombie, Bob Tucker & E. E. Evans
- Shangri L'Affaires, Charles Burbee
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