Last Nox one of the biggest events in literary genre writing , the Hugo Awards , award creators at the 77th World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin , Ireland . Highlighting sci - fi and fantasy across film , TV , comics , criticism , buff whole caboodle , and more , the Hugos are a solemnisation of some of the year ’s finest — so get your notepad out and be quick to scribble down some catchup recommendation .
Mary Robinette Kowal took home the honored Best Novel award for The Calculating Stars , her first novel in the Lady Astronaut series , adjust on an alternate Earth where an unprecedented meteor hit brings about a new sort of space race for humanity . Also of short letter wasfan employment collection Archive of Our Owntaking away the best “ relate employment ” award in a historic winnings for transformative works — leading to a touching consequence where campaigner asked anyone in the interview who had ever contribute a firearm to the archive to stomach up and co - accept , leading to a good chunk of the audience taking to their groundwork :
hugoawardsEvery fanfic writer in the audience was asked to stand & co accept the award for Best link up Work.pic.twitter.com/A8BbXbPUtF
From spider-men to monsters, and female astronauts in between, it was a good year at the Hugos.Image: Sony/Tor Books/Image Comics
— Werthead ( @Werthead)August 18 , 2019
So felicitation — if you ’ve ever upload a fic to Ao3 , you ’re technically a Hugo Award success now ? Go shouting it out to all your booster and associate degree , because that ’s pretty amazing .
Other highlights include winnings forSpider - Man : Into the Spider - VerseandThe Good Placein the Best Dramatic Presentation , Long Form and Shortform class respectively , the third volume of Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda ’s stunning fantasy series Monstress winning Best Graphic Story , and Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz ’s Our Opinions Are Correct taking the Best Fancast honour .
You might have heard of those last two before , for some grounds .
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you could check into out a full list of nominee below , with the winners of each family emboldened .
Best Novel
The figure Stars , by Mary Robinette Kowal ( Tor )
track record of a Spaceborn Few , by Becky Chambers ( Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager )
Revenant Gun , by Yoon Ha Lee ( Solaris )
Space Opera , by Catherynne M. Valente ( Saga )
gyrate Silver , by Naomi Novik ( Del Rey / Macmillan )
Trail of Lightning , by Rebecca Roanhorse ( Saga )
Best Novella
Artificial Condition , by Martha Wells ( Tor.com Publishing )
Beneath the Sugar Sky , by Seanan McGuire ( Tor.com Publishing )
Binti : The Night Masquerade , by Nnedi Okorafor ( Tor.com Publishing )
The Black God ’s Drums , by P. Djèlí Clark ( Tor.com Publishing )
Gods , Monsters , and the Lucky Peach , by Kelly Robson ( Tor.com Publishing )
The Tea Master and the Detective , by Aliette de Bodard ( Subterranean Press / JABberwocky Literary Agency )
Best Novelette
“ If at First You Do n’t win , Try , Try Again , ” by Zen Cho ( B&N Sci - Fi and Fantasy Blog , November 29 , 2018 )
“ The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections , ” by Tina Connolly ( Tor.com , July 11 , 2018 )
“ Nine Last Days on Planet Earth , ” by Daryl Gregory ( Tor.com , September 19 , 2018 )
The Only Harmless Great Thing , by Brooke Bolander ( Tor.com Publishing )
“ The matter About Ghost Stories , ” by Naomi Kritzer ( Uncanny , November - December 2018 )
“ When We Were Starless , ” by Simone Heller ( Clarkesworld , October 2018 )
Best Short Story
“ The Court Magician , ” by Sarah Pinsker ( Lightspeed , January 2018 )
“ The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society , ” by T. Kingfisher ( Uncanny , November - December 2018 )
“ The Secret life of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington , ” by P. Djèlí Clark ( Fireside Magazine , February 2018 )
“ STET , ” by Sarah Gailey ( Fireside Magazine , October 2018 )
“ The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters , and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat , ” by Brooke Bolander ( Uncanny , July - August 2018 )
“ A Witch ’s Guide to run : A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies , ” by Alix E. Harrow ( Apex , February 2018 )
Best Series
The Centenal Cycle , by Malka Older ( Tor.com Publishing )
The Laundry Files , by Charles Stross ( most lately Tor.com Publishing and Tor / Orbit )
Machineries of Empire , by Yoon Ha Lee ( Solaris )
October Daye Series , by Seanan McGuire ( most recently DAW )
The Universe of Xuya , by Aliette de Bodard ( most recently Subterranean Press )
Wayfarers , by Becky Chambers ( Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager )
Best Related oeuvre
Archive of Our Own , a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Astounding : John W. Campbell , Isaac Asimov , Robert A. Heinlein , L. Ron Hubbard , and the Golden Age of Science Fiction , by Alec Nevala - Lee ( Dey Street Books )
The Hobbit Duology ( documentary in three parts ) , written and redact by Lindsay Ellis and Angelina Meehan ( YouTube )
An Informal story of the Hugos : A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards , 1953 - 2000 , by Jo Walton ( Tor )
The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76 ( Julia Rios , Libia Brenda , Pablo Defendini , John Picacio )
Ursula K. Le Guin : conversation on Writing , by Ursula K. Le Guin with David Naimon ( Tin House Books )
Best Graphic Story
Abbott , written by Saladin Ahmed , fine art by Sami Kivelä , color by Jason Wordie , letters by Jim Campbell ( BOOM ! Studios )
Black Panther : Long Live the King , write by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington , art by André Lima Araújo , Mario Del Pennino and Tana Ford ( Marvel )
Monstress , mass 3 : oasis , write by Marjorie Liu , artistry by Sana Takeda ( Image Comics )
On a Sunbeam , by Tillie Walden ( First Second )
Paper Girls , mass 4 , publish by Brian K. Vaughan , art by Cliff Chiang , colours by Matt Wilson , letter by Jared K. Fletcher ( Image Comics )
Saga , mass 9 , written by Brian K. Vaughan , art by Fiona Staples ( Image Comics )
Best Dramatic Presentation , Long Form
Annihilation , directed and written for the silver screen by Alex Garland , found on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer ( Paramount Pictures / Skydance )
Avengers : Infinity War , screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely , directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo ( Marvel Studios )
Black Panther , written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole , guide by Ryan Coogler ( Marvel Studios )
A Quiet Place , screenplay by Scott Beck , John Krasinski and Bryan Woods , directed by John Krasinski ( Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night )
Sorry to Bother You , written and directed by Boots Riley ( Annapurna Pictures )
Spider - Man : Into the Spider - Verse , screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman , directed by Bob Persichetti , Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman ( Sony )
Best Dramatic Presentation , Short course
The Expanse : “ Abaddon ’s Gate , ” written by Daniel Abraham , Ty Franck and Naren Shankar , mastermind by Simon Cellan Jones ( Penguin in a Parka / Alcon Entertainment )
Doctor Who : “ Demons of the Punjab , ” write by Vinay Patel , directed by Jamie Childs ( BBC )
Dirty Computer , written by Janelle Monáe , mastermind by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning ( Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy Records / Atlantic Records )
The Good Place : “ Janet(s ) , ” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan , directed by Morgan Sackett ( NBC )
The Good Place : “ Jeremy Bearimy , ” written by Megan Amram , directed by Trent O’Donnell ( NBC )
Doctor Who : “ Rosa , ” written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall , direct by Mark Tonderai ( BBC )
Neil Clarke
Gardner Dozois
Lee Harris
Julia Rios
Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
E. Catherine Tobler
Sheila E. Gilbert
Anne Lesley Groell
Beth Meacham
Diana Pho
Gillian Redfearn
Navah Wolfe
Best Professional Artist
Galen Dara
Jaime Jones
Victo Ngai
John Picacio
Yuko Shimizu
Charles Vess
Best Semiprozine
Beneath Ceaseless Skies , editor program - in - head and newspaper publisher Scott H. Andrews
Fireside Magazine , edited by Julia Rios , manage editor Elsa Sjunneson - Henry , social coordinator Meg Frank , particular features editor in chief Tanya DePass , founding editor Brian White , publisher and art theater director Pablo Defendini
FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction , executive editors Troy L. Wiggins and DaVaun Sanders , editors L.D. Lewis , Brandon O’Brien , Kaleb Russell , Danny Lore , and Brent Lambert
Shimmer , publisher Beth Wodzinski , older editor program E. Catherine Tobler
Strange Horizons , edited by Jane Crowley , Kate Dollarhyde , Vanessa Rose Phin , Vajra Chandrasekera , Romie Stott , Maureen Kincaid Speller , and the Strange Horizons Staff
Uncanny Magazine , publishers / editor - in - chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas , managing editor Michi Trota , podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky , Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue editors - in - boss Elsa Sjunneson - Henry and Dominik Parisien
Best Fanzine
Galactic Journey , founder Gideon Marcus , editor program Janice Marcus
Journey Planet , edited by Team Journey Planet
Lady Business , editors Ira , Jodie , KJ , Renay & Susan
nerd of a feathering , flock together , editors Joe Sherry , Vance Kotrla and The G
Quick Sip Reviews , editor Charles Payseur
Rocket Stack Rank , editor in chief Greg Hullender and Eric Wong
Best Fancast
Be the Serpent , present by Alexandra Rowland , Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace
The Coode Street Podcast , presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
Fangirl Happy Hour , host by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams
Galactic Suburbia , hosted by Alisa Krasnostein , Alexandra Pierce , and Tansy Rayner Roberts , produced by Andrew Finch
Our Opinions Are Correct , host by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders
The Skiffy and Fanty Show , bring about by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke , host by the Skiffy and Fanty Crew
Best Fan Writer
Foz Meadows
James Davis Nicoll
Charles Payseur
Elsa Sjunneson - Henry
Alasdair Stuart
Bogi Takács
Best Fan Artist
Sara Felix
Grace P. Fong
Meg Frank
Ariela Housman
Likhain ( Mia Sereno )
Spring Schoenhuth
Best Art Book
The Books of Earthsea : The Complete Illustrated Edition , illustrated by Charles Vess , write by Ursula K. Le Guin ( Saga Press / Gollancz )
Daydreamer ’s Journey : The Art of Julie Dillon , by Julie Dillon ( self - published )
Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana : A Visual History , by Michael Witwer , Kyle Newman , Jon Peterson , Sam Witwer ( Ten Speed Press )
Spectrum 25 : The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art , ed . John Fleskes ( Flesk Publications )
Spider - Man : Into the Spider - Verse : The fine art of the Movie , by Ramin Zahed ( Titan Books )
Tolkien : Jehovah of Middle - globe , ed . Catherine McIlwaine ( Bodleian Library )
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Katherine Arden ( 2d yr of eligibility )
S.A. Chakraborty ( 2nd class of eligibility )
R.F. Kuang ( 1st yr of eligibility )
Jeannette Ng ( 2nd twelvemonth of eligibility )
Vina Jie - Min Prasad ( 2nd year of eligibility )
Rivers Solomon ( 2nd class of eligibility )
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Belles , by Dhonielle Clayton ( Freeform / Gollancz )
tiddler of blood line and Bone , by Tomi Adeyemi ( Henry Holt / Macmillan Children ’s Koran )
The Cruel Prince , by Holly Black ( Little , Brown / Hot Key Books )
Dread Nation , by Justina Ireland ( Balzer + Bray )
The Invasion , by Peadar O’Guilin ( David Fickling Books / Scholastic )
Tess of the Road , by Rachel Hartman ( Random House / Penguin Teen )
Congratulations to all the campaigner and the winners !
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