Last night in Montreal, at the end of Worldcon , the Hugos were handed out. The toastmaster was Julie Czerneda (with translation by Yves Menaud). Here's that list in full, thanks to blogger Lee Harris:
Best Novel
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK)
Best Novella
“The Erdmann Nexus” by Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)
Best Novelette
“Shoggoths in Bloom” by Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s Mar 2008)
Best Short Story
“Exhalation” by Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)
Best Related Book
Your Hate Mail Will be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008 by 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)
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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 Fanzine
Electric Velocipede edited by John Klima
Best Fan Writer
Cheryl Morgan
Best Fan Artist
Frank Wu
The John W Campbell Award for Best New Writer
David Anthony Durham
So, nothing for Doctor Who this year, and nothing for our own David Langford. The official Hugo website is here . Let us know what you think about these results in the comment thread below...
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