2009 Hugo Award Nominees announced

[DigiFluid]

Best Novel
- The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
- Brasyl by Ian McDonald
- Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer
- The Last Colony by John Scalzi
- Halting State by Charles Stross

Best Novella
- Fountains of Age by Nancy Kress
- Recovering Apollo 8 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Stars Seen Through Stone by Lucius Shepard
- All Seated on the Ground by Connie Willis
- Memorare by Gene Wolfe

Best Novelette
- The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairytale of Economics by Daniel Abraham
- The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang
- Dark Integers by Greg Egan
- Glory by Greg Egan
- Finisterra by David Moles

Best Short Story
- Last Contact by Stephen Baxter
- Tideline by Elizabeth Bear
- Who's Afraid of Wolf 359? by Ken MacLeod
- Distant Replay by Mike Resnick
- A Small Room in Koboldtown by Michael Swanwick

Best Related Book
- The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community by Diana Glyer
- Breakfast in the Ruins: Science Fiction in the Last Millennium by Barry Malzberg
- Emshwiller: Infinity x Two by Luis Ortiz
- Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction by Jeff Prucher
- The Arrival by Shaun Tan

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- Enchanted
- The Golden Compass
- Heroes, season one
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Stardust

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- Battlestar Galactica: Razor
- Dr. Who, "Blink"
- Dr. Who, "Human Nature"/"Family of Blood"
- Star Trek New Voyages, "World Enough and Time"
- Torchwood, "Captain Jack Harkness"

Best Professional Editor, Short Form
- Ellen Datlow
- Stanley Schmidt
- Jonathan Strahan
- Gordon Van Gelder
- Sheila Williams

Best Professional Editor, Long Form
- Lou Anders
- Ginjer Buchanan
- David G. Hartwell
- Beth Meacham
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Best Professional Artist
- Bob Eggleton
- Phil Foglio
- John Harris
- Stephan Martiniere
- John Picacio
- Shaun Tan

Best Semiprozine
- Ansible
- Helix
- Interzone
- Locus
- The New York Review of Science Fiction

Best Fanzine
- Argentus
- Challenger
- Drink Tank
- File 770
- PLOKTA

Best Fan Writer
- Chris Garcia
- David Langford
- Cheryl Morgan
- John Scalzi
- Steven H. Silver

Best Fan Artist
- Brad Foster
- Teddy Harvia
- Sue Mason
- Steve Stiles
- Taral Wayne

[Trek_Girl42]

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- Enchanted
- The Golden Compass
- Heroes, season one
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Stardust

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- Battlestar Galactica: Razor
- Dr. Who, "Blink"
- Dr. Who, "Human Nature"/"Family of Blood"
- Star Trek New Voyages, "World Enough and Time"
- Torchwood, "Captain Jack Harkness"

Good list! I'm hoping Blink (tough choice between it and Human Nature/Family of Blood) and Stardust win, and I was pleasantly surprised to see Captain Jack Harkness up there.

Must read some of the novels listed.....sadly don't know any of the short stories either.

[MasySyma]

I'm torn between "Blink" and "Human Nature/Family of Blood" as well. I suspect that Human Nature will win this time, but I prefer Moffat's work.

For film, I think I'll cheer for Enchanted. I like Stardust, but I prefer the book.

[Admiral Mappalazarou]

How in gods name did Torchwood get up there...!?

[MarshAngel]

How in gods name did Torchwood get up there...!?

Thank the gods I'm not the only one surprised by that. People seemed genuinely happy about Torchwood's existence so I checked it out and I was appalled. It's not award worthy.

I enjoyed "Blink", one of the best episodes of Who I've seen.

[ToasterOnFire]

Thanks for posting this! I was wondering when the nominees would come out.

Out of the five novel nominees I've only read Brasyl. For the life of me, I don't know why Scalzi keeps on getting nominated. Sure his books are a fun weekend read, but they're largely "homages" of Heinlein and Haldeman, and those two did it far better.

[DigiFluid]

'Captain Jack Harkness' was genuinely touching TV, and very much worth checking out.

[Naonak]

How in gods name did Torchwood get up there...!?

I'd say the same thing about Razor...

Blink for the win! And Harry Potter for the lose!

[Trek_Girl42]

'Captain Jack Harkness' was genuinely touching TV, and very much worth checking out.

I agree- the rest of that first season was pretty forgettable, but Captain Jack Harkness was a wonderful hour of television; it made me teary.

[MasySyma]

I am suprised that they chose that Torchwood episode. Season 1 is rocky at best, but Season 2 is better. I recall liking a few episodes from Season 1, but "Captain Jack Harkness" definitely isn't one of them.

Both Doctor Who nominations can easily beat that episode.

[AvatarIII]

it's funny how they announce the 2009 hugo award nominees now, but they only just announced the BSFA award nominees for 2007 atthe end of january
http://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa/website/awardscurrentsl.aspx