The nominations for the 2011 Hugo Awards were announced at a joint ceremony held at Norwescon and Eastercon on Sunday. The winners will be announced Saturday, August 20th, 2011, during the Hugo Awards Ceremony at Renovation in Reno, Nevada.
Best Novel
- Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (Ballantine Spectra)
- Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)
- The Dervish House by Ian McDonald (Gollancz; Pyr)
- Feed by Mira Grant (Orbit)
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
Best Novella
- “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen’s Window” by Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean Magazine, Summer 2010)
- The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang (Subterranean)
- “The Maiden Flight of McCauley’s Bellerophon” by Elizabeth Hand (Stories: All New Tales, William Morrow)
- “The Sultan of the Clouds” by Geoffrey A. Landis (Asimov’s, September 2010)
- “Troika” by Alastair Reynolds (Godlike Machines, Science Fiction Book Club)
Best Novelette
- “Eight Miles” by Sean McMullen (Analog, September 2010)
- “The Emperor of Mars” by Allen M. Steele (Asimov’s, June 2010)
- “The Jaguar House, in Shadow” by Aliette de Bodard (Asimov’s, July 2010)
- “Plus or Minus” by James Patrick Kelly (Asimov’s, December 2010)
- “That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made” by Eric James Stone (Analog, September 2010)
Best Short Story
- “Amaryllis” by Carrie Vaughn (Lightspeed, June 2010)
- “For Want of a Nail” by Mary Robinette Kowal (Asimov’s, September 2010)
- “Ponies” by Kij Johnson (Tor.com, November 17, 2010)
- “The Things” by Peter Watts (Clarkesworld, January 2010)
Best Related Work
- Bearings: Reviews 1997-2001, by Gary K. Wolfe (Beccon)
- The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing, by Mike Resnick and Barry N. Malzberg (McFarland)
- Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It, edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Tara O’Shea (Mad Norwegian)
- Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1: (1907–1948): Learning Curve, by William H. Patterson, Jr. (Tor)
- Writing Excuses, Season 4, by Brandon Sanderson, Jordan Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells
Best Graphic Story
- Fables: Witches, written by Bill Willingham; illustrated by Mark Buckingham (Vertigo)
- Girl Genius, Volume 10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse, written by Phil and Kaja Foglio; art by Phil Foglio; colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)
- Grandville Mon Amour, by Bryan Talbot (Dark Horse)
- Schlock Mercenary: Massively Parallel, written and illustrated by Howard Tayler; colors by Howard Tayler and Travis Walton (Hypernode)
- The Unwritten, Volume 2: Inside Man, written by Mike Carey; illustrated by Peter Gross (Vertigo)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, screenplay by Steve Kloves; directed by David Yates (Warner)
- How to Train Your Dragon, screenplay by William Davies, Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders; directed by Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders (DreamWorks)
- Inception, written and directed by Christopher Nolan (Warner)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, screenplay by Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright; directed by Edgar Wright (Universal)
- Toy Story 3, screenplay by Michael Arndt; story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich; directed by Lee Unkrich (Pixar/Disney)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- Doctor Who: “A Christmas Carol,” written by Steven Moffat; directed by Toby Haynes (BBC Wales)
- Doctor Who: “The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang,” written by Steven Moffat; directed by Toby Haynes (BBC Wales)
- Doctor Who: “Vincent and the Doctor,” written by Richard Curtis; directed by Jonny Campbell (BBC Wales)
- Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury, written by Rachel Bloom; directed by Paul Briganti – Watch Online
- The Lost Thing, written by Shaun Tan; directed by Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan (Passion Pictures)
Best Editor, Short Form
- John Joseph Adams
- Stanley Schmidt
- Jonathan Strahan
- Gordon Van Gelder
- Sheila Williams
Best Editor, Long Form
- Lou Anders
- Ginjer Buchanan
- Moshe Feder
- Liz Gorinsky
- Nick Mamatas
- Beth Meacham
- Juliet Ulman
Best Professional Artist
- Daniel Dos Santos
- Bob Eggleton
- Stephan Martiniere
- John Picacio
- Shaun Tan
Best Semiprozine
- Clarkesworld, edited by Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan, Sean Wallace; podcast directed by Kate Baker
- Interzone, edited by Andy Cox
- Lightspeed, edited by John Joseph Adams
- Locus, edited by Liza Groen Trombi and Kirsten Gong-Wong
- Weird Tales, edited by Ann VanderMeer and Stephen H. Segal
Best Fanzine
- Banana Wings, edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
- Challenger, edited by Guy H. Lillian III
- The Drink Tank, edited by Christopher J Garcia and James Bacon
- File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
- StarShipSofa, edited by Tony C. Smith
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
