2012 Hugo Award Winners

Last night marked the 70th World Science Convention, and winners were announced for the 2012 Hugo Awards.  According to the Hugo people, 1922 ballots were cast and counted.  Jo Walton taking Best Novel isn't really a surprise to me.  While I didn't appreciate it, many other reviewers did, and felt it was deeply compelling.  Doctor Who and Game of Thrones both won, Neil Gaiman for his contribution "The Doctor's Wife," and Game of Thrones as best Long Form.  You can see the rest of the winners below.  To everyone who was nominated, good luck next year, and to all the winners, congratulations.


BEST NOVEL
Among Others by Jo Walton (Tor)

BEST NOVELLA
“The Man Who Bridged the Mist” by Kij Johnson (Asimov’s, September/October 2011)

BEST NOVELETTE
“Six Months, Three Days” by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)

BEST SHORT STORY
“The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2011)

BEST RELATED WORK
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls, and Graham Sleight (Gollancz)

BEST GRAPHIC STORY
Digger by Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Game of Thrones (Season 1) (HBO)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
“The Doctor’s Wife” (Doctor Who) (BBC Wales)

BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
Sheila Williams

BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
Betsy Wollheim

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
John Picacio

BEST SEMIPROZINE
Locus, edited by Liza Groen Trombi, Kirsten Gong-Wong, et al.

BEST FANZINE
SF Signal, edited by John DeNardo

BEST FAN WRITER
Jim C. Hines

BEST FAN ARTIST
Maurine Starkey

BEST FANCAST
SF Squeecast, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth Bear, and Catherynne M. Valente

JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER
Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer
of 2009 or 2010, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo Award).
E. Lily Yu