Hugo Nominees

The 2011 Hugo nominees were announced on April 24. This year’s winners will be announced at this year’s Worldcon, Renovation in Reno, Nevada the weekend of August 17-21

Best Novel

• Cryoburn, by Lois McMaster Bujold
• Feed, by Mira Grant
• The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin
• The Dervish House, by Ian McDonald
• Blackout/All Clear, by Connie Willis

Best Novella

• The Lifecycle of Software Objects, by Ted Chiang
• “The Maiden Flight of McCauley’s Bellerophon,” by Elizabeth Hand
• “The Sultan of the Clouds,” by Geoffrey A. Landis
• “Troika,” by Alastair Reynolds
• “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen’s Window,” by Rachel Swirsky

Best Novelette

• “The Jaguar House, in Shadow,” by Aliette de Bodard
• “Plus or Minus,” by James Patrick Kelly
• “Eight Miles,” by Sean McMullen
• “The Emperor of Mars,” by Allen M. Steele
• “That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made,” by Eric James Stone

Best Short Story
Only four short stories received more than 5% of the nominating votes, which is why there is no fifth nomination in this category, per section 3.8.5 of the WSFS Constitution.

• “Ponies,” by Kij Johnson
• “For Want of a Nail,” by Mary Robinette Kowal
• “Amaryllis,” by Carrie Vaughn
• “The Things,” by Peter Watts

Best Related Work

• Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve, by William H. Patterson, Jr.
• The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing, by Mike Resnick & Barry N. Malzberg
• Writing Excuses, Season 4, by Brandon Sanderson, Jordan Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells
• Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It, edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Tara O’Shea
• Bearings: Reviews 1997-2001, by Gary K. Wolfe

Best Graphic Story

• The Unwritten, Vol. 2: Inside Man, by Mike Carey; art by Peter Gross
• Girl Genius, Volume 10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse, by Phil & Kaja Foglio; art by Phil Foglio
• Grandville Mon Amour, by Bryan Talbot
• Schlock Mercenary: Massively Parallel, by Howard Tayler
• Fables: Witches, by Bill Willingham; art by Mark Buckingham

Best Dramatic Presentation: Long

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• How to Train Your Dragon
• Inception
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• Toy Story 3

Best Dramatic Presentation: Short

• Doctor Who: “A Christmas Carol”
• Doctor Who: “The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang”
• Doctor Who: “Vincent and the Doctor”
• Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury
• The Lost Thing

Best Professional Editor: Long Form

• Lou Anders
• Ginjer Buchanan
• Moshe Feder
• Liz Gorinsky
• Nick Mamatas
• Beth Meacham
• Juliet Ulman

Best Professional Editor: Short Form

• John Joseph Adams
• Stanley Schmidt
• Jonathan Strahan
• Gordon Van Gelder
• Sheila Williams

Best Professional Artist

• Daniel Dos Santos
• Bob Eggleton
• Stephan Martiniere
• John Picacio
• Shaun Tan

Best Semiprozine

• Clarkesworld
• Interzone
• Lightspeed
• Locus
• Weird Tales

Best Fanzine

• Banana Wings
• Challenger
• The Drink Tank
• File 770
• StarShipSofa

Best Fan Writer

• James Bacon
• Claire Brialey
• Christopher J Garcia
• James Nicoll
• Steven H Silver

Best Fan Artist

• Brad W. Foster
• Randall Munroe
• Maurine Starkey
• Steve Stiles
• Taral Wayne

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (Not a Hugo Award)
All nominees are in their second year of eligibility

• Saladin Ahmed
• Lauren Beukes
• Larry Correia
• Lev Grossman
• Dan Wells

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