Während der Chicon 7, der siebzigsten World Science Fiction Convention, wurde auch der begehrte Science-Fiction-Preis „Hugo“ verliehen. Die diesjährigen Gewinner sind:
BEST NOVEL
Among Others von Jo Walton (Tor)
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BEST NOVELLA
The Man Who Bridged the Mist von Kij Johnson (Asimov’s, September/October 2011)
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BEST NOVELETTE
Six Months, Three Days von Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)
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BEST SHORT STORY
The Paper Menagerie von Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2011)
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BEST RELATED WORK
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition, herausgegeben von John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls und Graham Sleight (Gollancz)
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BEST GRAPHIC STORY
Digger von Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press)
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BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Game of Thrones (Season 1) (HBO)
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BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
The Doctor’s Wife (Doctor Who) (BBC Wales)
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BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
Sheila Williams
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BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
Lou Anders
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BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Betsy Wollheim
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BEST SEMIPROZINE
Locus, herausgegeben von Liza Groen Trombi, Kirsten Gong-Wong, et al.
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BEST FANZINE
SF Signal, herausgegeben von John DeNardo
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BEST FAN WRITER
Jim C. Hines
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BEST FAN ARTIST
Maurine Starkey
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BEST FANCAST
SF Squeecast, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth Bear und Catherynne M. Valente
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JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER (kein Hugo Award)
E. Lily Yu
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