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Joss' Hugo Awarded

POSTED BY: CYBERSNARK
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Monday, August 10, 2009 10:18 AM

CYBERSNARK


His victory was announced a while ago, IIRC, but the actual handing out of awards was this past weekend:

http://www.thehugoawards.org/2009/08/2009-hugo-award-winners/

Quote:

Best Novel: The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK)

Best Novella: “The Erdmann Nexus”, Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)

Best Novelette: “Shoggoths in Bloom”, Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s Mar 2008)

Best Short Story: “Exhalation”, Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)

Best Related Book: Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008, John Scalzi (Subterranean Press)

Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, Written by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: WALL-E Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter, story; Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon, screenplay; Andrew Stanton, director (Pixar/Walt Disney)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Joss Whedon, & Zack Whedon, & Jed Whedon, & Maurissa Tancharoen, writers; Joss Whedon, director (Mutant Enemy)

Best Editor Short Form: Ellen Datlow

Best Editor Long Form: David G. Hartwell

Best Professional Artist: Donato Giancola

Best Semiprozine: Weird Tales, edited by Ann VanderMeer & Stephen H. Segal

Best Fan Writer: Cheryl Morgan

Best Fanzine: Electric Velocipede edited by John Klima

Best Fan Artist: Frank Wu

And the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (presented by Dell Magazines): David Anthony Durham


Congrats to Joss and all winners!

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Monday, August 10, 2009 1:41 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.


Actually, his win for this award was not announced until last night. Another award you may be thinking about that was announced ahead of time was the Ray Bradbury Award presented at the Nebula Awards banquet back in April.



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