Hugo Awards 2004
science fiction awards database
Where and When:
Noreascon 4,
Boston :
September 4, 2004
Eligibility Year: 2003
Associated Awards: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Retro Hugo Awards, Worldcon Special Convention Award (also listed below)
Eligibility Year: 2003
Associated Awards: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Retro Hugo Awards, Worldcon Special Convention Award (also listed below)
Novel
- Winner: Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos)
- Blind Lake, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)
- Humans, Robert J. Sawyer (Tor)
- Ilium, Dan Simmons (Eos)
- Singularity Sky, Charles Stross (Ace)
Novella
- Winner: “The Cookie Monster”, Vernor Vinge (Analog Oct 2003)
- “The Empress of Mars”, Kage Baker (Asimov's Jul 2003)
- “The Green Leopard Plague”, Walter Jon Williams (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003)
- “Just Like the Ones We Used to Know”, Connie Willis (Asimov's Dec 2003)
- “Walk in Silence”, Catherine Asaro (Analog Apr 2003)
Novelette
- Winner: “Legions in Time”, Michael Swanwick (Asimov's Apr 2003)
- “Bernardo's House”, James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's Jun 2003)
- “The Empire of Ice Cream”, Jeffrey Ford (Sci Fiction 26 Feb 2003)
- “Hexagons”, Robert Reed (Asimov's Jul 2003)
- “Into the Gardens of Sweet Night”, Jay Lake (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XIX)
- “Nightfall”, Charles Stross (Asimov's Apr 2003)
Short Story
- Winner: “A Study in Emerald”, Neil Gaiman (Shadows Over Baker Street)
- “Four Short Novels”, Joe Haldeman (F&SF Oct/Nov 2003)
- “Paying it Forward”, Michael A. Burstein (Analog Sep 2003)
- “Robots Don't Cry”, Mike Resnick (Asimov's Jul 2003)
- “The Tale of the Golden Eagle”, David D. Levine (F&SF Jun 2003)
Related Book
- Winner: The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction & Fantasy Art: A Retrospective, John Grant & Elizabeth L. Humphrey with Pamela D. Scoville (Artist's & Photographer's Press Ltd)
- Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert (Tor)
- Master Storyteller: An Illustrated Tour of the Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard, William J. Widder (Bridge)
- Scores: Reviews 1993-2003, John Clute (Beccon Publications)
- Spectrum 10: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner, eds. (Underwood Books)
- The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, Jeff VanderMeer & Mark Roberts, eds. (Night Shade Books)
Dramatic Presentation: Long Form
- Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line Cinema; directed by Peter Jackson; screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson; based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien)
- 28 Days Later (DNA Films/Fox Searchlight; directed by Danny Boyle; written by Alex Garland)
- Finding Nemo (Pixar/Walt Disney Pictures; directed by Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich; screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson & David Reynolds; story by Andrew Stanton)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Walt Disney Pictures; directed by Gore Verbinski; screenplay by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio; screen story by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie & Jay Wolpert)
- X2: X-Men United (20th Century Fox/Marvel; directed by Bryan Singer; screenplay by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris & David Hayter; story by Zak Penn, David Hayter & Bryan Singer)
Dramatic Presentation: Short Form
- Winner: Gollum's Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards (Wingnut Films/New Line Cinema; written and directed by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: “Chosen” (Mutant Enemy Inc./20th Century Fox; written and directed by Joss Whedon)
- Firefly: “The Message” (Mutant Enemy Inc./20th Century Fox; directed by Tim Minear; written by Joss Whedon & Tim Minear)
- Firefly: “Heart of Gold” (Mutant Enemy Inc./20th Century Fox; directed by Thomas J. Wright; written by Brett Matthews)
- Smallville: “Rosetta” (Tollin/Robbins Productions/Warner Brothers; directed by James Marshall; written by Al Gough & Miles Millar)
Professional Editor
Professional Artist
Semiprozine
- Winner: Locus, Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall & Kirsten Gong-Wong, eds.
- Ansible, David Langford, ed.
- Interzone, David Pringle, ed.
- The New York Review of Science Fiction, Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell & Kevin Maroney, eds.
- The Third Alternative, Andy Cox, ed.
Fanzine
- Winner: Emerald City, Cheryl Morgan, ed.
- Challenger, Guy H. Lillian III, ed.
- File 770, Mike Glyer, ed.
- Mimosa, Rich & Nicki Lynch, ed.
- Plokta, Alison Scott, Steve Davies & Mike Scott, eds.
Fan Writer
Fan Artist
— Associated Awards —
Winner
- Jay Lake (second year of eligibility)
Finalists
- David D. Levine (second year of eligibility)
- Karin Lowachee (second year of eligibility)
- Chris Moriarty (first year of eligibility)
- Tim Pratt (second year of eligibility)
Novel
- Winner: Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (Ballantine)
- The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov (Galaxy Oct,Nov,Dec 1953)
- Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke (Ballantine)
- “Mission of Gravity”, Hal Clement (Astounding Apr,May,Jun,Jul 1953)
- More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon (Farrar, Straus and Young; Ballantine)
Novella
- Winner: “A Case of Conscience”, James Blish (If Sep 1953)
- “...And My Fear Is Great”, Theodore Sturgeon (Beyond Fantasy Fiction Jul 1953)
- “The Rose”, Charles L. Harness (Authentic Science Fiction Monthly Mar 1953)
- “Three Hearts and Three Lions”, Poul Anderson (F&SF Sep,Oct 1953)
- “Un-Man”, Poul Anderson (Astounding Jan 1953)
Novelette
- Winner: “Earthman, Come Home”, James Blish (Astounding Nov 1953)
- “The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound”, Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson (Universe Dec 1953)
- “Sam Hall”, Poul Anderson (Astounding Aug 1953)
- “Second Variety”, Philip K. Dick (Space Science Fiction May 1953)
- “The Wall Around the World”, Theodore Cogswell (Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep 1953)
Short Story
- Winner: “The Nine Billion Names of God”, Arthur C. Clarke (Star Science Fiction Stories)
- “It's a Good Life”, Jerome Bixby (Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2)
- “A Saucer of Loneliness”, Theodore Sturgeon (Galaxy Feb 1953)
- “Seventh Victim”, Robert Sheckley (Galaxy Apr 1953)
- “Star Light, Star Bright”, Alfred Bester (F&SF Jul 1953)
Related Book
- Winner: Conquest of the Moon, Wernher von Braun, Fred L. Whipple & Willy Ley (Viking Press)
- Modern Science Fiction: Its Meaning and Its Future, Reginald Bretnor (Coward-McCann)
- Science-Fiction Handbook, L. Sprague de Camp (Hermitage)
Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- Winner: The War of the Worlds (Paramount Pictures; directed by Byron Haskin; screenplay by Barré Lyndon; based on the novel by H.G. Wells)
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (Mutual Pictures/Warner Brothers; directed by Eugène Lourié; screenplay by Louis Morheim and Fred Freiberger; based on the story by Ray Bradbury)
- Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 th Century (Warner Brothers; directed by Chuck Jones; written by Michael Maltese)
- Invaders from Mars (National Pictures/20th Century Fox; directed by William Cameron Menzies; screenplay by Richard Blake; story by John Tucker Battle)
- It Came from Outer Space (Universal; directed by Jack Arnold; screenplay by Harry Essex; story by Ray Bradbury)
Professional Editor
Professional Artist
Fanzine
- Winner: Slant, ed. Walter Willis, art editor James White
- Hyphen, Chuck Harris & Walter Willis, eds.
- Quandry, Lee Hoffman, ed.
- Science Fiction Newsletter, Bob Tucker, ed.
- Skyhook, Redd Boggs, ed.
Fan Writer
Special Award
- Winner: Erwin S. "Filthy Pierre" Strauss
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