Nominations for 2011 Hugo awards

The nominations for this years Hugo awards and the John W Campbell award for best new writer have been announced and include Ian McDonald for his Dervish House novel (having just won the BSFA), Lois McMaster Bujold for Cryoburn, Mira Grant for Feed, NK Jemisin for The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (also nominated for this years Gemmell Award) and Angry Robot authors Lauren Beukes (for the Jown W Campbell) and Alliete de Bodard (Hugo best Novelette).

It's a suprising and very interesting mix this year, although Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form feels a bit of a one horse race - can your really compare "How to Train your Dragon" with "Inception"? While Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form is dominated by Doctor Who-  does F**k Me, Ray Bradbury really deserve to be there?

The List in Full:

Best Novel

Blackout/All Clear - Connie Willis

Cryoburn - Lois McMaster Bujold

The Dervish House - Ian McDonald

Feed - Mira Grant

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin

Best Novella

The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen's Window - Rachel Swirsky

The Lifecycle of Software Objects - Ted Chiang

The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon - Elizabeth Hand

The Sultan of the Clouds - Geoffrey A. Landis

Troika - Alastair Reynolds

Best Novelette

Eight Miles - Sean McMullen

The Emperor of Mars - Allen M. Steele

The Jaguar House, in Shadow - Aliette de Bodard

Plus or Minus - James Patrick Kelly

That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made - Eric James Stone

Best Short Story

Amaryllis - Carrie Vaughn

For Want of a Nail - Mary Robinette Kowal

Ponies - Kij Johnson

The Things - Peter Watts

Best Related Work

Bearings: Reviews 1997-2001 by Gary K. Wolfe

The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing - Mike Resnick and Barry N. Malzberg

Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It - Lynne M. Thomas and Tara O'Shea

Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1: (1907-1948): Learning Curve - William H. Patterson, Jr.

Writing Excuses, Season 4 - Brandon Sanderson, Jordan Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells

Best Graphic Story

Fables: Witches - written by Bill Willingham, illustrated by Mark Buckingham

Girl Genius, Volume 10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse - written by Phil and Kaja Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright

Grandville Mon Amour - by Bryan Talbot

Schlock Mercenary: Massively Parallel - written and illustrated by Howard Tayler, colors by Howard Tayler and Travis Walton

The Unwritten, Volume 2: Inside Man - written by Mike Carey and illustrated by Peter Gross

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

How to Train Your Dragon

Inception

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Toy Story 3

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol - written by Steven Moffat, directed by Toby Haynes

Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang - written by Steven Moffat, directed by Toby Haynes

Doctor Who: Vincent and the Doctor - written by Richard Curtis, directed by Jonny Campbell

F**k Me, Ray Bradbury - written by Rachel Bloom, directed by Paul Briganti

The Lost Thing - written by Shaun Tan, directed by Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan

Best Professional Editor, Long Form

Lou Anders

Ginjer Buchanan

Moshe Feder

Liz Gorinsky

Nick Mamatas

Beth Meacham

Juliet Ulman

Best Professional Editor Short Form

John Joseph Adams

Stanley Schmidt

Jonathan Strahan

Gordon Van Gelder

Sheila Williams

Best Professional Artist

Daniel Dos Santos

Bob Eggleton

Stephan Martiniere

John Picacio

Shaun Tan

Best Semiprozine

Clarkesworld

Interzone

Lightspeed

Locus

Weird Tales

Best Fanzine

Banana Wings
Challenger
The Drink Tank
File 770
StarShipSofa

Best Fan Writer

James Bacon

Claire Brialey

Christopher J Garcia

James Nicoll

Steven H Silver

Best Fan Artist

Brad W. Foster

Randall Munroe

Maurine Starkey

Steve Stiles

Taral Wayne

John W. Campbell Award For Best New Writer

Saladin Ahmed

Lauren Beukes

Larry Correia

Lev Grossman

Dan Wells

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