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Here we are again, gang: Glasgow Worldcon has unveiled its list of nominees for this year’s Hugo Awards. Once again, Worldcon is changing locations: this time, it’ll be Glasgow, Scotland that’ll host the annual ceremony celebrating the year’s best genre media like sci-fi and fantasy books, TV, games, and criticism.
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Nominee highlights include Ann Leckie’s Translation State and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi S. A. Chakraborty for Best Novel, while Wang Jinkang’s Seeds of Mercury and T. Kingfisher’s Thornhedge feature in Best Novella. Video game nominees include 2023 big dogs like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Baldur’s Gate 3, and TV is headlined by the likes of Loki and The Last of Us’ respective standout episodes “Glorious Purpose” and “Long, Long Time.”
The 82nd Hugo Awards will take place on Sunday, August 11, and the full list of nominees can be read down below.
Lodestar Award for Best YA Book
Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark (Starscape)Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood Press)Promises Stronger than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen)The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix (Katherine Tegen Books, Gollancz and Allen & Unwin)To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)Unraveller by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s Books; eligible due to 2023 U.S. publication by Amulet)
Astounding Award for Best New Writer
Moniquill Blackgoose (1st year of eligibility)Sunyi Dean (2nd year of eligibility)Ai Jiang (2nd year of eligibility)Hannah Kaner (1st year of eligibility)Em X. Liu (1st year of eligibility)Xiran Jay Zhao (eligibility extended at request of Dell Magazines)
Best Fan Artist
Iain J. ClarkSara FelixDante LuizLaya RoseAlison ScottEspaña Sheriff
Best Fan Writer
Bitter KarellaJames Davis NicollJason SanfordAlasdair StuartPaul WeimerÖrjan Westin
Best Semiprozine
Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes; assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney, Premee Mohamed and Kevin Wabaunsee; hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart; producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod teamFIYAH Literary Magazine, publisher and executive editor DaVaun Sanders, poetry editor B. Sharise Moore, special projects manager L. D. Lewis, art director Christian Ivey, acquiring editors Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, sponsor coordinator Nelson RolonGigaNotoSaurus, editor LaShawn M. Wanak, associate editors Mia Tsai and Edgard Wentz, along with the GNS Slushreaders Teamkhōréō, produced by Aleksandra Hill, Zhui Ning Chang, Kanika Agrawal, Isabella Kestermann, Rowan Morrison, Sachiko Ragosta, Lian Xia Rose, Jenelle DeCosta, Melissa Ren, Elaine Ho, Lilivette Domínguez, Jei D. Marcade, Jeané Ridges, Isaree Thatchaichawalit, Danai Christopoulou, M. L. Krishnan, Ysabella Maglanque, Aaron Voigt, Adil Mian, Alexandra Millatmal, E. Broderick, K. S. Walker, Katarzyna Nowacka, Katie McIvor, Kelsea Yu, Marie Croke, Osahon Ize-Iyamu, Phoebe Low, S. R. Westvik, Sara S. MessengerStrange Horizons, by the Strange Horizons Editorial CollectiveUncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; nonfiction editor Meg Elison; podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Best Fanzine
Black Nerd Problems, editors Omar Holmon and William EvansThe Full Lid, written by Alasdair Stuart and edited by Marguerite KennerIdea, editor Geri SullivanJourney Planet, edited by Michael Carroll, Vincent Docherty, Sara Felix, Ann Gry, Sarah Gulde, Allison Hartman Adams, Arthur Liu, Jean Martin, Helena Nash, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Yen Ooi, Chuck Serface, Alan Stewart, Regina Kanyu Wang, James Bacon and Christopher J. GarciaNerds of a Feather, Flock Together, editors Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer; senior editors Joe Sherry, Adri Joy, G. Brown, Vance Kotrla.Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk
Best Fancast
The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. WolfeHugos There, presented by Seth HeasleyOctothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz BattyPublishing Rodeo, presented by Sunyi Dean and Scott Drakeford科幻Fans布玛 (Science Fiction Fans Buma), production team 布玛（Buma)，刘路（Liu Lu)，刘倡（Liu Chang)Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Rowenna Miller, Cass Morris and Natania Barron
Best Editor (Short Form)
Scott H. AndrewsNeil Clarke刘维佳 (Liu Weijia)Jonathan StrahanLynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas杨枫 (Yang Feng)
Best Editor (Long Form)
Ruoxi ChenLindsey HallLee HarrisKelly LonesomeDavid Thomas Moore姚海军 (Yao Haijun)
Best Professional Artist
Micaela AlcainoRovina CaiGalen DaraDan Dos SantosTristan ElwellAlyssa Winans
Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)
Doctor Who: “The Giggle”, written by Russell T. Davies, directed by Chanya Button (Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for The BBC and Disney Branded Television)Loki: “Glorious Purpose”, screenplay by Eric Martin, Michael Waldron and Katharyn Blair, directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Marvel / Disney+)The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time”, written by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, directed by Peter Hoar (Naughty Dog / Sony Pictures)Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Those Old Scientists”, written by Kathryn Lyn and Bill Wolkoff, directed by Jonathan Frakes (CBS / Paramount+)Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Subspace Rhapsody”, written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff, directed by Dermott Downs (CBS / Paramount+)Doctor Who: “Wild Blue Yonder”, written by Russell T. Davies, directed by Tom Kingsley (Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for The BBC and Disney Branded Television)
Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)
Barbie, screenplay by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, directed by Greta Gerwig (Warner Bros. Studios)Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, screenplay by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and Michael Gilio, directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Paramount Pictures)Nimona, screenplay by Robert L. Baird and Lloyd Taylor, directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (Annapurna Animations)Poor Things, screenplay by Tony McNamara, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Element Pictures)Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Dave Callaham, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson (Columbia Pictures / Marvel Entertainment / Avi Arad Productions / Lord Miller / Pascal Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation)流浪地球2 / The Wandering Earth II, based on the novel by 刘慈欣 Liu Cixin, screenplay by 杨治学 Yang Zhixue, 郭帆 / Frant Gwo, 龚格尔 Gong Geer, and 叶濡畅 Ye Ruchang, script consultant 王红卫 Wang Hongwei, directed by 郭帆 / Frant Gwo (中影创意（北京）电影有限公司 / CFC Pictures Ltd, 郭帆（北京）影业有限公司 / G!Film (Beijing) Studio Co. Ltd, 北京登峰国际文化传播有限公司 / Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communication Co, Ltd, 中国电影股份有限公司 / China Film Co. Ltd)
Best Related Work
All These Worlds: Reviews & Essays by Niall Harrison (Briardene Books)中国科幻口述史, 第二卷, 第三卷，(Chinese Science Fiction: An Oral History, vols 2 and 3) ed. 杨枫 / Yang Feng (8-Light Minutes Culture & Chengdu Time Press)A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith (Penguin Press; Particular Books)The Culture: The Drawings, by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)雨果X访谈 (Discover X), presented by 王雅婷 (Tina Wong)A Traveller in Time: The Critical Practice of Maureen Kincaid Speller, by Maureen Kincaid Speller, edited by Nina Allan (Luna Press Publishing)
Best Graphic Story/Comic
Bea Wolf, written by Zach Weinersmith, art by Boulet (First Second)Saga, Vol. 11 written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)Shubeik Lubeik, Deena Mohamed (Pantheon); as Your Wish Is My Command (Granta)三体漫画：第一部 / The Three Body Problem, Part One, adapted from the novels by 刘慈欣 (Liu Cixin), written by 蔡劲 (Cai Jin),戈闻頔 (Ge Wendi), and 薄暮 (Bo Mu), art by 草祭九日东 (Caojijiuridong) (Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House)The Witches of World War II written by Paul Cornell, art by Valeria Burzo (TKO Studios LLC)Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha and Nicola Scott (DC Comics)
Best Game or Interactive Work
Alan Wake 2, developed by Remedy Entertainment, published by Epic GamesBaldur’s Gate 3, produced by Larian StudiosChants of Sennaar, developed by Rundisc, published by Focus EntertainmentDREDGE, developed by Black Salt Games, published by Team17The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, produced by NintendoStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, developed by Respawn Entertainment, published by Electronic Arts
Best Series
The Final Architecture by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie (Orbit)The Last Binding by Freya Marske (Tor)The Laundry Files by Charles Stross (Tor)October Daye by Seanan McGuire (DAW)The Universe of Xuya by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz; JABberwocky Literary Agency; Subterranean Press; Uncanny Magazine; et al.)
Best Short Story
“Answerless Journey”, Han Song / 没有答案的航程, 韩松, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)“Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld May 2023)“How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark (Uncanny Magazine, January-February 2023)“The Mausoleum’s Children” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2023)“The Sound of Children Screaming” by Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare Magazine, October 2023)美食三品 (“Tasting the Future Delicacy Three Times”), 宝树 / Baoshu (银河边缘013：黑域密室 / Galaxy’s Edge Vol. 13: Secret Room in the Black Domain)
Best Novelette
I AM AI by Ai Jiang (Shortwave)“Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition”, Gu Shi /〈2181序曲〉再版导言, 顾适 translated by Emily Jen (Clarkesworld, February 2023)“Ivy, Angelica, Bay” by C.L. Polk (Tor.com 8 December 2023)“On the Fox Roads” by Nghi Vo (Tor.com 31 October 2023)“One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, January-February 2023)“The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine, November-December 2023)
Best Novella
“Life Does Not Allow Us to Meet”, He Xi / 人生不相见, 何夕, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo (Tor)The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (Tor)Rose/House by Arkady Martine (Subterranean)“Seeds of Mercury”, Wang Jinkang / 水星播种, 王晋康, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (Tor)
Best Novel
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager)The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tor)Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tor)Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Tor)Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit)Witch King by Martha Wells (Tor)
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