The 2009 Hugo awards were announced. I was a little disappointed that Anathem did not win for best novel but, hey, Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book is a great book! Congratulations to Neil and all other winners!
# Best Novel: The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK)
# Best Novella: “The Erdmann Nexus”, Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)
# Best Novelette: “Shoggoths in Bloom”, Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s Mar 2008)
# Best Short Story: “Exhalation”, Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)
# Best Related Book: Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008, John Scalzi (Subterranean Press)
# Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, Written by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)
# Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: WALL-E Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter, story; Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon, screenplay; Andrew Stanton, director (Pixar/Walt Disney)
# Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Joss Whedon, & Zack Whedon, & Jed Whedon, & Maurissa Tancharoen, writers; Joss Whedon, director (Mutant Enemy)
# Best Editor Short Form: Ellen Datlow
# Best Editor Long Form: David G. Hartwell
# Best Professional Artist: Donato Giancola
# Best Fan Artist: Frank Wu
# Best Semiprozine: Weird Tales, edited by Ann VanderMeer & Stephen H. Segal
# Best Fan Writer: Cheryl Morgan
# Best Fanzine: Electric Velocipede edited by John Klima
via The Hugo Awards.
