The Hugo Awards ave been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running Science Fiction Award.
The Hugo Awards have been termed as “among the highest honors bestowed in science fiction and fantasy writing” though the categories have changed over the years to include dramatic works of various types such as television shows and graphic novels.
The awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories They were first given in 1953, at the 11th World Science Fiction Convention, and have been awarded every year since 1955 at the World Science Fiction Convention.
The awards are presented for works from the previous year i.e. 2016 in this case. The ceremony was held at the 75th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Worldcon 75, at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre in Helsinki, Finland.
This years winners are:
Best Novel
by N. K. Jemisin
.
Best Novella
by Seanan McGuire
.
Best Novelette
by Ursula Vernon
.
Best Short Story
by Amal El Mohtar
.
by Ursula K. Le Guin
.
written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda
.
Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)
Arrival,
screenplay by Eric Heisserer
directed by Denis Villeneuve
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Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)
The Expanse: “Leviathan Wakes”,
written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby,
directed by Terry McDonough
.
G.R.R. Martin presented the Best Series award
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Best Editor ( Short Form)
Ellen Datlow
.
Best Editor Long Form
Liz Gorinsky
.
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Best Semiprozine
edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota,
Julia Rios, and podcast produced by Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansk
.
Best Fanzine
edited by
Clare, Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan
.
presented by Emma Newman with Peter Newman
.
Best Fan Writer
.
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by Lois McMaster Bujold
.
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
.
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