2012 Hugo Awards

The 2012 Hugo Awards were presented at Chicon 7, Chicago, Illinois, August 30-September 3, 2012 with John Scalzi serving as Toastmaster.

Best Novel

• Among Others, Jo Walton (Tor)
• Embassytown, China Miéville (Macmillan / Del Rey)
• Leviathan Wakes, James S. A. Corey (Orbit)
• Deadline, Mira Grant (Orbit)
• A Dance With Dragons, George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra)

Best Novella

• “The Man Who Bridged the Mist”, Kij Johnson (Asimov’s)
• “Kiss Me Twice”, Mary Robinette Kowal (Asimov’s)
• Silently and Very Fast, Catherynne M. Valente (WSFA)
• “The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary”, Ken Liu (Panverse 3)
• Countdown, Mira Grant (Orbit)
• “The Ice Owl”, Carolyn Ives Gilman (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)

Best Novelette

• “Six Months, Three Days”, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)
• “Ray of Light”, Brad R. Torgersen (Analog)
• “The Copenhagen Interpretation”, Paul Cornell (Asimov’s)
• “What We Found”, Geoff Ryman (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction)
• “Fields of Gold”, Rachel Swirsky (Eclipse Four)

Best Short Story

• “The Paper Menagerie”, Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction)
• “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees”, E. Lily Yu (Clarkesworld)
• “The Homecoming”, Mike Resnick (Asimov’s)
• “Movement”, Nancy Fulda (Asimov’s)
• “Shadow War of the Night Dragons: Book One: The Dead City: Prologue”, John Scalzi (Tor.com)

Best Related Work

• The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition, edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls, and Graham Sleight (Gollancz)
• The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature, Jeff VanderMeer and S. J. Chambers (Abrams Image)
• Wicked Girls (CD), Seanan McGuire
• Writing Excuses, Season 6 (podcast series), Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Jordan Sanderson
• Jar Jar Binks Must Die … and other Observations about Science Fiction Movies, Daniel M. Kimmel (Fantastic Books)

Best Graphic Story

• Digger, by Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press)
• Fables Vol 15: Rose Red, by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham (Vertigo)
• Locke & Key Volume 4: Keys To The Kingdom, written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
• Schlock Mercenary: Force Multiplication, written and illustrated by Howard Tayler, colors by Travis Walton (The Tayler Corporation)
• The Unwritten (Volume 4): Leviathan, created by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, written by Mike Carey, illustrated by Peter Gross (Vertigo)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

• Game of Thrones (Season 1), created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss; written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, and George R. R. Martin; directed by Brian Kirk, Daniel Minahan, Tim van Patten, and Alan Taylor (HBO)
• Hugo, screenplay by John Logan; directed by Martin Scorsese (Paramount) Captain America: The First Avenger, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephan McFeely; directed by Joe Johnston (Marvel)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, screenplay by Steve Kloves; directed by David Yates (Warner Bros.) Source Code, screenplay by Ben Ripley; directed by Duncan Jones (Vendome Pictures)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

• Doctor Who, ”The Doctor’s Wife”, written by Neil Gaiman; directed by Richard Clark (BBC Wales)
• Doctor Who, ”The Girl Who Waited”, written by Tom MacRae; directed by Nick Hurran (BBC Wales)
• Doctor Who, ”A Good Man Goes to War”, written by Steven Moffat; directed by Peter Hoar (BBC Wales)
• Community, ”Remedial Chaos Theory”, written by Dan Harmon and Chris McKenna; directed by Jeff Melman (NBC)
• “The Drink Tank’s Hugo Acceptance Speech”, Christopher J Garcia and James Bacon (Renovation)

Best Editor, Short Form

• Sheila Williams
• John Joseph Adams
• Jonathan Strahan
• Neil Clarke
• Stanley Schmidt

Best Editor, Long Form

• Betsy Wollheim
• Patrick Nielsen Hayden
• Lou Anders
• Liz Gorinsky
• Anne Lesley Groell

Best Professional Artist

• John Picacio
• Stephan Martiniere
• Bob Eggleton
• Dan dos Santos
• Michael Komarck

Best Semiprozine

• Locus, edited by Liza Groen Trombi, Kirsten Gong-Wong, et al.
• Apex Magazine, edited by Catherynne M. Valente, Lynne M. Thomas, and Jason Sizemore
• Lightspeed, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Interzone, edited by Andy Cox
• New York Review of Science Fiction, edited by David G. Hartwell, Kevin J. Maroney, Kris Dikeman, and Avram Grumer

Best Fanzine

• SF Signal, edited by John DeNardo
• The Drink Tank, edited by James Bacon and Christopher J Garcia
• File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
• Banana Wings, edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
• Journey Planet, edited by James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, et al.

Best Fan Writer

• Jim C. Hines
• Steven H Silver
• Claire Brialey
• Christopher J. Garcia
• James Bacon

Note: Hines, in his acceptance speech, recused himself permanently from future consideration in this category.

Best Fan Artist

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

Best Fancast

• SF Squeecast, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth Bear, and Catherynne M. Valente
• SF Signal Podcast, John DeNardo and JP Frantz (presenters), Patrick Hester (producer)
• StarShipSofa, Tony C. Smith
• The Coode Street Podcast, Jonathan Strahan & Gary K. Wolfe
• Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alex Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts (presenters) and Andrew Finch (producer)

The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

• E. Lily Yu
• Brad R. Torgersen
• Karen Lord
• Mur Lafferty
• Stina Leicht