The 2016 Hugo Awards were voted on and announced last night at the World Science Fiction Convention. The short list with winners (in bold) are listed below:
Best Novel (2,903 final ballots, 3695 nominating ballots)
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
- Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
- Seveneves: A Novel by Neal Stephenson (William Morrow)
- The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher (Roc)
Best Novella (2,903 final ballots, 2416 nominating ballots)
- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com)
- Penric’s Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold (Spectrum)
- Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds (Tachyon)
- Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson (Dragonsteel Entertainment)
- The Builders by Daniel Polansky (Tor.com)
Best Graphic Story (2,171 final ballots, 1838 nominating ballots)
- The Sandman: Overture written by Neil Gaiman, art by J.H. Williams III (Vertigo)
- Invisible Republic Vol 1 written by Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman, art by Gabriel Hardman (Image Comics)
- The Divine written by Boaz Lavie, art by Asaf Hanuka and Tomer Hanuka (First Second)
- Full Frontal Nerdity by Aaron Williams (ffn.nodwick.com)
- Erin Dies Alone written by Grey Carter, art by Cory Rydell (dyingalone.net)
The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (2,406 final ballots, 1922 nominating ballots)
Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2014 or 2015, sponsored by Dell Magazines. (Not a Hugo Award, but administered along with the Hugo Awards.)
- Andy Weir *
- Alyssa Wong *
- Pierce Brown *
- Sebastien de Castell *
- Brian Niemeier
* Finalists in their 2nd year of eligibility.
For a full list, see the
Hugo Awards website.