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>-z 0 ::;; c::lJJ lJJ First Fandom Awards 3 () (f) Hall of Fame Awards 0 c:: Achievement Award ~<.: Big Heart Award 3 0 (.!) ::> Seiun Awards J: >- Translated Short Story 3 (f) ~ Translated Novel 3 l{) Noreascon 4 Special Committee Award 4 50 Years of Hugo Awards: A Retrospective- 4 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer of 2003/2004 4

HUGO AWARDS Best Fan Artist 5 Best Fan Writer 5 Best Fanzine 5 Best Semiprozine 5 ; Best Dramatic Presentation- Short Form 5 Best Professional Artist 6 f! Best Professional Editor 6 Best Dramatic Presentation- Long Form 6 Best Related Book 6 Best Short Story 7 Best Novelette 7 Best 7 Best Novel 7 Thanks / Credits 8 1 Fll{Sl I~ ANJ)() ~t presented by Dr. Takayuki Tatsumi and t\\~lt\l{l)S Mari Kotani presented by Keith Stokes, Michelle Zellich, and Rich Zellich

First Fandom is giving out three The Seiun Awards are the Japanese awards at Noreascon 4 this year. The fan awards, voted on by the members first two will be First Fandom Hall of of the yearly Japanese Science Fi ction Fame Awards , and the third will be the Convention. "Seiun" means "nebula " First Fandom Achievement Award . in English . The first Seiun Awards, pre­ These are some of fandom's highest sented in 1970 at the Ninth Japanese achievement awards. They recognize a SF Convention, had six categories; lifetime dedicated to being part of the now there are eight. Two of the awards great family of science fiction. for 2003 are to be presented at Noreascon 4: the Translated Novel Award and the Translated Short Story Award.

THANSLATED SHORT STORY Jll (~ llEt\l{f AWARD i\\~lf\1{1) Nominees: "Hell is the Absence of God " presented by Dave Kyle by "Appropriate Love " by Greg Egan ~ The Big Heart Award is given annually "Lobsters" by Charles Stross at to recognize and honor "Liking What You See: A active fans (pros not excepted) who Documentary" by Ted Chiang have demonstra~d their "big hearts" "Maturity" by within our fannish community by their camaraderie, altruism, and helpful, "Great Wall of Mars" by Alastair >­z friendly acts. It was established by Reynolds 0 ::;: Forrest J. Ackerman and Walter a:"" Daugherty as a memorial to fan/pro ""(.) TRANSLATED NOVEL AWARD en E. Everett Evans. 0 Nominees: a: ~ The Impossible Bird by Patrick O'Leary <{ 0 <.!l Heaven's Reach by David Brin ::> I Leviathan by James Byron Huggins ~ The Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale LO

The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin ­z 0 :::;: LJ.J NE\Xl\~!RJ'I1ER OF a:: 1\\~!1\l{J) LJ.J () en presented by Anthony Lewis, FN 2002/2003 0 a:: presented by Stanley Schmidt fantasy, as selected by the members of the World Science Fiction Convention. It is not a , but is administered with the Hugo Awards. S() YE1\l\S ()11 Nominees: Karin Lowachee J-lll(~(f 1\\~!1\l\J)S: (Second year of eligibility) 1 Chris Moriarty ARKI ROSPEC:'flVE (First year of eligibility) '!:. Jay Lake Robert Silverberg reminisces on fifty (First year of eligibility) years of Hugo Awards. David D. Levine (Second year of eligibility) Tim Pratt (First year of eligibility) BEST l~AN ARTIST BEST SEMlPROZlNE presented by Norman Cates presented by Peter Weston

Nominees: Nominees: Brad Foster Ansible, ed. Dave Langford Teddy Harvia lnterzone, ed. David Pringle Sue Mason Locus, ed. Charles N. Brown, Steve Stiles Jennifer A. Hall , and Kirsten Frank Wu Gong-Wong The New York Review of Science BEST FAN \VRlTER Fiction , ed. , David G. Hartwell, and Kevin Maroney presented by James Bacon The Third Alternative, ed. Andy Cox Nominees: Jeff Berkwits BE51' DIWVlATlC Bob Devney PRESENTATION- SHORT lfORM John Flynn L. presented by Melinda Snodgrass Dave Langford Nominees: Cheryl Morgan . I "Chosen "-Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Mutant Enemy Inc/20th Century BEST FANZINE Fox). Written and directed by Joss presented by Jack Speer Whedon . ~ Nominees: "Gollum's Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards " (Wingnut Challenger, ed. Guy H. Lillian Ill Films/ New Line Cinema). Written >­z 0 Emerald City, ed. Cheryl Morgan and directed by Fran Walsh & ::;: UJ a: File 770, ed. Mike Glyer Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson. UJ () (f) Mimosa, ed. Rich and Nicki Lynch "Heart of "-Firefly (Mutant a Enemy Inc / 20th Century Fox). a: Plokta, ed. Alison Scott, Steve ~ Directed by Thomas J. Wright; <( Davies, and Mike Scott 0 written by Brett Matthews. (!) => I "The Message"- Firef/y (Mutant !Ji Enemy Inc/ 20th Century Fox). '"LO Directed by Tim Minear; written by '

by Al Gough & Miles Millar. LO -z Frank Frazetta 28 Days Later (DNA Films/Fox 0 ~ Searchlight). Directed by Danny w Frank Kelly Freas 0:: w Boyle; written by . (.) Donato Giancola en Finding Nemo (Pixar/Walt Disney 0 0:: <{ Pictures). Directed by Andrew ~ BEST PROFESSIONAJ, EDfl'OR Stanton & Lee Unkrich; screenplay 0 <.!) presented by Ginjer Buchanan by Andrew Stanton & Bob Peterson :::> I & David Reynolds; story by Andrew ..... Nominees: en..... Stanton. L{) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line Cinema). David Hartwell Directed by Peter Jackson; Stanley Schmidt screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Gordon Van Gelder Boyens & Peter Jackson; based on the novel by J.R .R. Tolkien. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse BEST RELATED BOOK of the Black Pearl (Walt Disney presented by Patrick and Teresa Pictures). Directed by Gore Nielsen Hayden Verbinski; screenplay by Ted Elliott & Nominees: Terry Rossio; screen story by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Stuart Scores: Reviews 1993-2003, by John Beattie and Jay Wolpert. Clute (Beccon Publications, 2003) X2: X-Men United (20th Century Spectrum 1o: The Best in Contem­ Fox/Marvel). Directed by Bryan porary Fantastic Art, ed. by Cathy & Singer; screenplay by Michael Arnie Fenner (Underwood Books, Dougherty & Dan Harris and David 2003) ~ Hayter; story by Zak Penn and David The Chesley Awards for Science Hayter & Bryan Singer. Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective, ed. by John Grant, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, & Pamela D. Scoville (Artist's & Photographer's Press Ltd., 2003) Dreamer of : The Biography of Frank Herbert,by Brian Herbert (, 2003) The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, by Jeff VanderMeer & Mark Roberts (Night Shade Books, 2003) Master Storyteller: An Illustrated Tour of the Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard, by William J. Widder (Galaxy Press, 2003) BEST SHORT STORY BEST NOVELLA presented by George R. R. Martin presented by Elizabeth Moon Nominees: Nominees: "Paying It Forward "-Michael A. "Walk In Silence"-Catherine Asaro Burstein (Analog, Sept. 2003) (Analog, April 2003) "A Study In Emerald"-Neil Gaiman "The Empress of Mars"-Kage Baker (Shadows over Baker Street, ed . (Asimovs, July 2003) Michael Reaves & John Pelan , Del "The Green Leopard Plague"-Walter Rey, 2003) Jon Williams (Asimovs, Oct.- Nov. "Four Short Novels"-Joe Haldeman 2003) (Fantasy & Science Fiction , "Just Like the Ones We Used to Oct.-Nov. 2003) Know"- (Asimovs, "The Tale of the Golden Eagle " Dec. 2003) -David D. Levine (Fantasy & "The Cookie Monster" -Vernor Vinge Science Fiction , June 2003) (Analog , Oct. 2003) "Robots Don't Cry"-Mike Resnick (Asimovs, July 2003) BEST NOVEL presented by William Tenn BEST NOVELJrrm Nominees: presented by Catherine Asaro Paladin of - Lois McMaster Nominees: Bujold (Eos) "The Empire Of Ice Cream "-Jeffrey Humans-Robert J. Sawyer (Tor Ford (Sci Fiction, scifi.com , Feb. Books) 2003) Ilium-Dan Simmons (Eos) "Bernardo's House"-James Patrick Singularity Sky-Charles Stross (Ace Kelly (Asimov ~ , June 2003) Books) "Into the Gardens of Sweet Night" Blind Lake- - Jay Lake ( (Tor Books) XIX, ed . Algis Budrys, Galaxy Press, 2003) -t "Hexagons"-Robert Reed (Asimovs, July 2003) >­z 0 "Nightfall"-Charles Stross ::E UJa:: (Asimovs , April 2003) UJ u (fl "Legions in Time"-Michael 0 a:: Swanwick (Asimovs, April 2003) <(~ 0 :r: !ti ...... I!)

~ z 0 &:i i:;'i a:: 0z 00 THANKS CREDlTS ..;­ z 0 0 Noreascon 4 congratulates all of the Directors Dalroy Ward en us Hugo nominees, and thanks the voters Edie Williams 0:: Deputy Sue Wheeler 0z for selecting tonight's winners. Thanks also to our master of ceremonies, Neil Hugo Master of Ceremonies Neil Gaiman >­z Voice of Ghod Marty Gear 0 Gaiman, and to all who are participat­ ::;: Stage Manager Joel Lord UJ ing in the ceremony, both on and off 0:: UJ Asst. Stage Manager Donald Eastlake Ill 0 the stage, for getting the second half­ gs century of Hugo Awards off to such a General Hugo Staff Craig Miller 0:: wonderful stwt. Technical Director Paul Kraus <(~ Hugo Slides Bridget Boyle 0 2004 by Massachusetts Convention Fancom. Inc. Reception Staff Christine Connell All Rights Reserved. Rights to all materials are Janice Gelb returned to the con~.tiutors upon publication. Mike Moir ·world Science Fictlt¥1 Society," "WSFS." "WOr1d Debby Moir Science Fiction Convention,~ "'v\lor 1dcon. ~ and "Hugo Award" are service marks of the World Science Programme Design Erica Schultz Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society. Proofreaders "Noreascon" is a service mark of Massachusetts Convention Fandom, Inc. The Noreascon Four logo uses a picture taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, made available by NASA and STScl.