The Hugo Awards Ceremony will take place on August 18th at 8 pm IST (UTC +1) in Dublin, Ireland.  Live video streaming will be available.  Live text coverage will be provided at the Hugo Awards website.  (Links now updated to archived versions.)  I may continue to blog about the individual categories, but I’ll post my full ballot now to keep myself honest!

Best Novel

1. Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey / Macmillan)
2. The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
3. Record of a Spaceborn Few, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager)
4. Revenant Gun, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
5. Trail of Lightning, by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)
6. Space Opera, by Catherynne M. Valente (Saga/Corsair)

Best Novella

1. Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
2. Beneath the Sugar Sky, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
3. Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, by Kelly Robson (Tor.com Publishing)
4. The Tea Master and the Detective, by Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean Press / JABberwocky Literary Agency)
5. The Black God’s Drums, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing)
6. Binti: The Night Masquerade, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)

Best Novelette

1. “When We Were Starless,” by Simone Heller (Clarkesworld 145, October 2018)
2. The Only Harmless Great Thing, by Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing)
3. “The Thing About Ghost Stories,” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine 25, November-December 2018)
4. “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again,” by Zen Cho (B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, 29 November 2018)
5. “Nine Last Days on Planet Earth,” by Daryl Gregory (Tor.com, 19 September 2018)
6. “The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections,” by Tina Connolly (Tor.com, 11 July 2018)

Best Short Story

1. “A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies,” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, February 2018)
2. “The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat,” by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine 23, July-August 2018)
3. “The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society,” by T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Magazine 25, November-December 2018)
4. “The Court Magician,” by Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed, January 2018)
5. “The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington,” by P. Djèlí Clark (Fireside Magazine, February 2018)
6. “STET,” by Sarah Gailey (Fireside Magazine, October 2018)

Best Series

1. Wayfarers, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager)
2. The Universe of Xuya, by Aliette de Bodard (most recently Subterranean Press)
3. The October Daye Series, by Seanan McGuire (most recently DAW)
4. Machineries of Empire, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
5. The Centenal Cycle, by Malka Older (Tor.com Publishing)
6. The Laundry Files, by Charles Stross (most recently Orbit/Tor and Tor.com publishing)

Best Related Work

1. An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000, by Jo Walton (Tor)
2. 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)
3. Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing, by Ursula K. Le Guin with David Naimon (Tin House Books)
4. The Hobbit Duology (documentary in three parts), written and edited by Lindsay Ellis and Angelina Meehan (YouTube)
5. The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76 (Julia Rios, Libia Brenda, Pablo Defendini, John Picacio)
6. Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Best Graphic Story

1. Monstress, Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
2. Saga, Volume 9, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
3. Paper Girls, Volume 4, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Cliff Chiang, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image Comics)
4. On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden (First Second)
5. Abbott, written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Sami Kivelä, colours by Jason Wordie, letters by Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios)
6. Black Panther: Long Live the King, written by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington, art by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino and Tana Ford (Marvel)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

1. Annihilation, directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer (Paramount Pictures / Skydance)
2. A Quiet Place, screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski (Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night)
3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman (Sony)
4. Black Panther, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios)
5. Avengers: Infinity War, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios)
6. Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley (Annapurna Pictures)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

1. The Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Penguin in a Parka / Alcon Entertainment)
2. Dirty Computer, written by Janelle Monáe and Chuck Lightning, directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning (Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy Records / Atlantic Records)
3. The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett (NBC)
4. Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab,” written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs (BBC)
5. Doctor Who: “Rosa,” written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai (BBC)
6. The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy,” written by Megan Amram, directed by Trent O’Donnell (NBC)

Best Professional Editor, Short Form

1. Lee Harris
2. Gardner Dozois
3. Julia Rios
4. E. Catherine Tobler
5. Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
6. Neil Clarke

Best Professional Editor, Long Form

1. Anne Lesley Groell
2. Diana Pho
3. Navah Wolfe
4. Gillian Redfearn
5. Sheila E. Gilbert
6. Beth Meacham

Best Professional Artist

1. Charles Vess
2. Jaime Jones
3. Galen Dara
4. Victo Ngai
5. Yuko Shimizu
6. John Picacio

Best Semiprozine

1. 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
2. Fireside Magazine, edited by Julia Rios, managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, copyeditor Chelle Parker; social coordinator Meg Frank, special features editor Tanya DePass, founding editor Brian White, publisher and art director Pablo Defendini
3. Shimmer, publisher Beth Wodzinski, senior editor E. Catherine Tobler
4. Uncanny Magazine, publishers/editors-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-chief Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and Dominik Parisien
5. Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews
6. Strange Horizons, edited by Jane Crowley, Kate Dollarhyde, Vanessa Rose Phin, Vajra Chandrasekera, Romie Stott, Maureen Kincaid Speller, and the Strange Horizons Staff

Best Fanzine

1. nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla and The G
2. Rocket Stack Rank, editors Greg Hullender and Eric Wong
3. Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur
4. Lady Business, editors Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay & Susan
5. Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet
6. Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice Marcus

Best Fancast

1. Be the Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace
2. Our Opinions Are Correct, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders
3. Galactic Suburbia, hosted by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch
4. Fangirl Happy Hour, hosted by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams
5. The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
6. The Skiffy and Fanty Show</em>, produced by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke; hosted by Jen Zink, Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, Alex Acks, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Trish Matson, and team

Best Fan Writer

1. Foz Meadows
2. Charles Payseur
3. James Davis Nicoll
4. Bogi Takács
5. Elsa Sjunneson-Henry
6. Alasdair Stuart

Best Fan Artist

1. Grace P. Fong
2. Likhain (Mia Sereno)
3. Ariela Housman
4. Spring Schoenhuth
5. Sara Felix
6. Meg Frank

Best Art Book

1. Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, ed. John Fleskes (Flesk Publications)
2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – The Art of the Movie, by Ramin Zahed (Titan Books)
3. Daydreamer’s Journey: The Art of Julie Dillon, by Julie Dillon (self-published)
4. The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, illustrated by Charles Vess, written by Ursula K. Le Guin (Saga Press /Gollancz)
5. Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History, by Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer (Ten Speed Press)
6. Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, ed. Catherine McIlwaine (Bodleian Library)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

1. Katherine Arden (2nd year of eligibility)
2. Jeannette Ng (2nd year of eligibility)
3. R.F. Kuang (1st year of eligibility)
4. Rivers Solomon (2nd year of eligibility)
5. S.A. Chakraborty (2nd year of eligibility)
6. Vina Jie-Min Prasad (2nd year of eligibility)

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

1. Tess of the Road, by Rachel Hartman (Random House / Penguin Teen)
2. The Belles, by Dhonielle Clayton (Freeform / Gollancz)
3. Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray)
4. The Cruel Prince, by Holly Black (Little, Brown / Hot Key Books)
5. The Invasion, by Peadar O’Guilin (David Fickling Books / Scholastic)
6. Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt / Macmillan Children’s Books)

There were so many good finalists this year that it was difficult yet pleasant task to rank them.  I was often surprised by which ones ended up in the bottom ranks.  I kept reminding myself that they’re still above all those nominated but not on the ballot and all those eligible but overlooked.  In many cases, I’ll be happy to see any one of them win.  Which finalists are you rooting for?