Book award · Science fiction & fantasy (fan-voted)

Hugo Awards: winners & nominees

Voted by members of the World Science Fiction Convention since 1953, the Hugos are the best-known award in science fiction and fantasy, covering novels, novellas, short fiction, series and more.

858
Wins recorded
29
Categories
1953–2026
Years covered
24
Books in our catalogue

Hugo Awards 2026

  • 🏆 Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆The Everlasting — Alix E. Harrow· Best Novel
  • 🏆Never Eaten Vegetables· Best Novelette
  • 🏆The River Has Roots — Amal El-Mohtar· Best Novella
  • 🏆Inventing the Renaissance — Ada Palmer· Best Related Work
  • 🏆 Uncanny Magazine· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆Old Man's War — John Scalzi· Best Series
  • 🏆In My Country· Best Short Story
  • ✦ A Girl and Her Fed· Best Graphic Story
  • ✦The Incandescent — Emily Tesh· Best Novel
  • ✦A Drop of Corruption — Robert Jackson Bennett· Best Novel
  • ✦The Raven Scholar — Antonia Hodgson· Best Novel
  • ✦Death of the Author — Nnedi Okorafor· Best Novel
  • ✦Shroud — Adrian Tchaikovsky· Best Novel

All 38 2026 entries →

Hugo Awards 2025

  • 🏆 Dune: Part Two· Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
  • 🏆 The New Next Generation· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 Sara Felix· Best Fan Artist
  • 🏆 Abigail Nussbaum· Best Fan Writer
  • 🏆 Rebecca Fraimow· Best Fancast
  • 🏆 Black Nerd Problems· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆Star Trek: Lower Decks—Warp Your Own Way — Ryan North· Best Graphic Story
  • 🏆The Tainted Cup — Robert Jackson Bennett· Best Novel
  • 🏆The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea — Naomi Kritzer· Best Novelette
  • 🏆The Tusks of Extinction — Ray Nayler· Best Novella
  • 🏆 Alyssa Winans· Best Professional Artist
  • 🏆 Uncanny Magazine· Best Semiprozine
  • ✦ Caves of Qud· Best Game or Interactive Work
  • ✦Someone You Can Build a Nest In — John Wiswell· Best Novel

All 41 2025 entries →

Hugo Awards 2024

  • 🏆 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves· Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
  • 🏆The Last of Us — Neil Druckmann· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 Elizabeth M Batty· Best Fancast
  • 🏆 Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆Saga — Brian K. Vaughan· Best Graphic Story
  • 🏆Some Desperate GloryEmily Tesh· Best Novel
  • 🏆The Year Without Sunshine — Naomi Kritzer· Best Novelette
  • 🏆Thornhedge — Ursula Vernon· Best Novella
  • 🏆A City on Mars — Kelly L. Weinersmith· Best Related Work
  • 🏆A City on Mars — Zach Weinersmith· Best Related Work
  • 🏆 Strange Horizons· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆Imperial Radch — Ann Leckie· Best Series
  • 🏆Better Living Through Algorithms — Naomi Kritzer· Best Short Story
  • ✦The Saint of Bright Doors — Vajra Chandrasekera· Best Novel

All 38 2024 entries →

Hugo Awards 2023

  • 🏆 Everything Everywhere All at Once· Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
  • 🏆Babylon's Ashes — Daniel Abraham· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 The Expanse· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆Babylon's Ashes — Ty Franck· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆Babylon's Ashes — Breck Eisner· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆Babylon's Ashes — Naren Shankar· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 Zero Gravity Newspaper· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆Nettle & Bone — Ursula Vernon· Best Novel
  • 🏆The Space-Time Painter — Hai Ya· Best Novelette
  • 🏆Where the Drowned Girls Go — Seanan McGuire· Best Novella
  • 🏆 Uncanny Magazine· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆Children of Time Series — Adrian Tchaikovsky· Best Series
  • 🏆Rabbit Test — Samantha Mills· Best Short Story
  • ✦Legends & Lattes — Travis Baldree· Best Novel

All 38 2023 entries →

Hugo Awards 2022

  • 🏆Nemesis Games — Daniel Abraham· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 The Expanse· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆Nemesis Games — Ty Franck· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆Nemesis Games — Breck Eisner· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆Nemesis Games — Naren Shankar· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 Cora Buhlert· Best Fan Writer
  • 🏆Small Gods — Seanan McGuire· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆Small Gods· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆A Desolation Called Peace — Arkady Martine· Best Novel
  • 🏆Bots of the Lost Ark — Suzanne Palmer· Best Novelette
  • 🏆A Psalm for the Wild-Built — Becky Chambers· Best Novella
  • 🏆 Charlie Jane Anders· Best Related Work
  • 🏆 Uncanny Magazine· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆Wayward Children — Seanan McGuire· Best Series

All 40 2022 entries →

Hugo Awards 2021

  • 🏆 The Old Guard· Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
  • 🏆 The Good Place· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 Sara Felix· Best Fan Artist
  • 🏆 Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆Network Effect — Martha Wells· Best Novel
  • 🏆Two Truths and a Lie· Best Novelette
  • 🏆The Empress of Salt and Fortune — Nghi Vo· Best Novella
  • 🏆Beowulf: A New Translation — Maria Dahvana Headley· Best Related Work
  • 🏆 FIYAH· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆The Murderbot Diaries — Martha Wells· Best Series
  • 🏆Metal Like Blood in the Dark — Ursula Vernon· Best Short Story
  • ✦Piranesi — Susanna Clarke· Best Novel
  • ✦The City We Became — N. K. Jemisin· Best Novel
  • ✦The Relentless Moon — Mary Robinette Kowal· Best Novel

All 36 2021 entries →

Hugo Awards 2020

  • 🏆 Good Omens· Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
  • 🏆 The Good Place· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 Bogi Takács· Best Fan Writer
  • 🏆 The Book Smugglers· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆LaGuardia — Nnedi Okorafor· Best Graphic Story
  • 🏆A Memory Called Empire — Arkady Martine· Best Novel
  • 🏆Emergency Skin — N. K. Jemisin· Best Novelette
  • 🏆This Is How You Lose the Time War — Max Gladstone· Best Novella
  • 🏆This Is How You Lose the Time War — Amal El-Mohtar· Best Novella
  • 🏆2019 John W. Campbell Award Acceptance Speech — Jeannette Ng· Best Related Work
  • 🏆 Jeannette Ng· Best Related Work
  • 🏆 Uncanny Magazine· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆The Expanse — James S. A. Corey· Best Series
  • 🏆As the Last I May Know — S. L. Huang· Best Short Story

All 45 2020 entries →

Hugo Awards 2019

  • 🏆 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse· Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
  • 🏆 The Good Place· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 Charlie Jane Anders· Best Fancast
  • 🏆 Lady Business· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆Marjorie Liu· Best Graphic Story
  • 🏆The Calculating Stars — Mary Robinette Kowal· Best Novel
  • 🏆If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again — Zen Cho· Best Novelette
  • 🏆Artificial Condition — Martha Wells· Best Novella
  • 🏆 Archive of Our Own· Best Related Work
  • 🏆Archive of Our Own — Organization for Transformative Works· Best Related Work
  • 🏆 Uncanny Magazine· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆Wayfarers series — Becky Chambers· Best Series
  • 🏆Alexandra Rowland· Overall
  • ✦Abaddon's Gate — Daniel Abraham· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

All 45 2019 entries →

Hugo Awards 2018

  • 🏆 Wonder Woman· Best Dramatic Presentation
  • 🏆 The Good Place· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 Geneva Bowers· Best Fan Artist
  • 🏆Sarah Gailey· Best Fan Writer
  • 🏆 File 770· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆Marjorie Liu· Best Graphic Story
  • 🏆The Stone Sky — N. K. Jemisin· Best Novel
  • 🏆The Secret Life of Bots — Suzanne Palmer· Best Novelette
  • 🏆All Systems Red — Martha Wells· Best Novella
  • 🏆Uncanny Magazine — Lynne M. Thomas· Best Professional Editor, Short Form
  • 🏆No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters — Ursula K. Le Guin· Best Related Work
  • 🏆 Uncanny Magazine· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆Uncanny Magazine — Lynne M. Thomas· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆World of the Five Gods — Lois McMaster Bujold· Best Series

All 42 2018 entries →

Hugo Awards 2017

All 42 2017 entries →

Hugo Awards 2016

  • 🏆 The Martian· Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
  • 🏆 Jessica Jones· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 File 770· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆The Fifth Season — N. K. Jemisin· Best Novel
  • 🏆Folding Beijing — Hao Jingfang· Best Novelette
  • 🏆Binti — Nnedi Okorafor· Best Novella
  • 🏆 Abigail Larson· Best Professional Artist
  • 🏆 Uncanny Magazine· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆Uncanny Magazine — Lynne M. Thomas· Best Semiprozine
  • 🏆Cat Pictures Please — Naomi Kritzer· Best Short Story
  • 🏆 AKA Smile· Overall
  • ✦The Aeronaut's Windlass — Jim Butcher· Best Novel
  • ✦Ancillary Mercy — Ann Leckie· Best Novel
  • ✦Uprooted — Naomi Novik· Best Novel

All 28 2016 entries →

Hugo Awards 2015

  • 🏆 Guardians of the Galaxy· Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
  • 🏆 Orphan Black· Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
  • 🏆 Journey Planet· Best Fanzine
  • 🏆The Three-Body Problem — Liu Cixin· Best Novel
  • 🏆The Day The World Turned Upside Down — Thomas Olde Heuvelt· Best Novelette
  • 🏆 Lightspeed· Best Semiprozine
  • ✦Skin Game — Jim Butcher· Best Novel
  • ✦Ancillary Sword — Ann Leckie· Best Novel
  • ✦The Dark Between the Stars — Kevin J. Anderson· Best Novel
  • ✦The Goblin Emperor — Sarah Monette· Best Novel
  • ✦Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Earth to Alluvium — Gray Rinehart· Best Novelette
  • ✦The Journeyman: In the Stone House — Michael F. Flynn· Best Novelette
  • ✦The Triple Sun: A Golden Age Tale — Rajnar Vajra· Best Novelette
  • ✦Championship B'tok — Edward M. Lerner· Best Novelette

All 24 2015 entries →

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