The Hugo and Campbell Award Winners
Bucconeer, the 56 th World Science Fiction Convention, has presented the 1998 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award at a ceremony in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday, August 7 th .
Bucconeer received 769 valid ballots for the awards. They were counted and verified by the Hugo Administrators, John Lorentz and Ruth Sachter, with the assistance of software developed by Jeffrey L. Copeland.
Best Novel: Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman (Ace) Best Novella: "…Where Angels Fear To Tread" by Allen Steele ( Asimov’s , October- November 1997) Best Novelette: "We Will Drink A Fish Together…" by Bill Johnson ( Asimov’s May 1997) Best Short Story: "The 43 Antarean Dynasties" by Mike Resnick ( Asimov’s December 1997)
Best Related Book: The Encyclopedia of Fantasy , edited by John Clute & John Grant (Orbit, St. Martin’s Press) Best Dramatic Presentation: Contact (Warner Brothers/South Side Amusement) Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois Best Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton Best Semiprozine: Locus , edited by Charles N. Brown Best Fanzine: Mimosa , edited by Nicki & Richard Lynch Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford Best Fan Artist: Joe Mayhew John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Writer of 1996-1997: Mary Doria Russell HUGO VOTING STATISTICS
BEST NOVEL 585 ballots counted
Forever Peace 188 189 223 277 City on Fire 104 104 126 143 152 152 196 262 The Rise of Endymion 96 97 107 113 119 120 150 157 160 233 Frameshift 97 97 105 134 135 150 194 171 173 205 215 217 Jack Faust 83 83 115 116 154 155 212 216 323 No Award 17 22 30 53
BEST NOVELLA 526 ballots counted
"...Where Angels Fear To Tread" 172 173 190 217 265 "The Funeral March of the Marionettes" 133 133 145 168 195 168 168 188 230 "Loose Ends" 82 82 84 104 108 110 118 149 151 175 "Ecopoiesis" 64 66 84 103 105 137 174 159 161 223 "Marrow" 58 58 79 79 113 113 No Award 17 23 27
"Loose Ends" 218 "Marrow" 163 292 No Award 32 50
BEST NOVELETTE 545 ballots counted
"We Will Drink A Fish Together..." 122 122 150 165 218 378 "Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream" 115 115 135 160 218 "Moon Six" 107 108 120 160 "Broken Symmetry" 99 99 105 "The Undiscovered" 75 75 No Award 27
"Three Hearings..." 144 145 191 239 "Moon Six" 135 136 156 213 180 181 236 "Broken Symmetry" 122 122 136 145 145 197 220 222 "The Undiscovered" 97 97 143 143 206 209 340 No Award 29 30 39 60
BEST SHORT STORY 561 ballots counted
"The 43 Antarean Dynasties" 136 137 152 167 195 231 "Itsy Bitsy Spider" 90 90 108 136 159 217 123 123 145 187 238 "No Planets Strike" 98 98 103 117 143 120 121 134 159 215 "The Hand You're Dealt" 92 93 94 98 125 126 132 139 "Standing Room Only" 71 71 77 86 86 98 "Beluthahatchie" 56 56 68 68 No Award 18 20
"No Planets Strike" 142 143 172 231 "The Hand You're Dealt" 159 160 174 209 192 195 227 "Standing Room Only" 114 114 143 158 158 211 215 218 "Beluthahatchie" 92 92 119 120 177 181 317 No Award 22 30 51 64
BEST RELATED BOOK 500 ballots counted
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy 187 187 194 205 226 Infinite Worlds 144 144 151 167 207 198 198 216 Space Travel 85 85 91 98 121 121 131 Reflections and Refractions 44 44 46 70 72 78 Spectrum IV: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art 31 31 51 51 No Award 9 16
Space Travel 158 158 197 Reflections and Refractions 131 133 166 209 Spectrum IV 107 108 128 248 No Award 17 19 40 BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION 712 ballots counted
Contact 288 290 298 324 397 Men in Black 192 195 206 226 265 275 280 309 382 Gattaca 102 103 107 121 184 185 192 231 244 249 280 The Fifth Element 64 64 72 117 119 138 209 212 266 341 Starship Troopers 37 38 62 65 111 115 158 316 No Award 29 38 55 91 178 BEST PROFESSIONAL EDITOR 575 ballots counted
Gardner Dozois 181 181 205 224 300 Stanley Schmidt 150 150 153 173 205 184 184 202 238 David Hartwell 108 108 119 135 149 149 184 229 200 200 258 Scott Edelman 68 68 72 100 100 118 138 139 181 206 208 349 Gordon Van Gelder 56 57 95 96 135 137 216 219 37 No Award 12 14 18
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST 555 ballots counted
Bob Eggleton 121 121 136 158 190 274 Michael Whelan 131 131 147 165 188 220 162 162 183 228 283 David Cherry 88 88 99 114 140 109 109 127 155 204 143 143 169 217 Thomas Canty 77 77 88 98 83 83 94 94 Jim Burns 72 72 76 92 93 108 128 105 106 127 Don Maitz 63 63 88 88 103 136 136 163 211 No Award 3 4 5
Don Maitz 195 195 249 Jim Burns 132 133 166 200 Thomas Canty 120 120 178 315 No Award 11 13 17
BEST SEMIPROZINE 562 ballots counted
Locus 211 211 225 259 The New York Review of Science Fiction 90 90 106 148 129 129 147 224 Science Fiction Chronicle 80 80 103 108 139 140 174 209 179 180 229 Interzone 90 91 101 130 131 145 181 182 205 Speculations 75 76 85 86 95 97 No Award 16 21 25
Interzone 259 Speculations 121 265 No Award 32 47
BEST FANZINE 403 ballots counted
Mimosa 82 82 94 125 184 Tangent 105 105 114 118 136 124 124 135 158 133 133 155 169 Ansible 70 70 91 112 87 87 115 167 File 770 66 66 74 91 91 105 128 128 161 Attitude 52 52 56 56 68 69 108 179 No Award 28 29 32 41 55
BEST FAN WRITER 370 ballots counted
David Langford 89 99 105 105 126 157 Mike Glyer 70 74 89 89 101 126 96 112 129 130 159 Evelyn C. Leeper 71 72 77 78 88 90 96 100 102 123 117 120 137 155 Bob Devney 56 57 58 59 60 60 68 69 70 71 77 99 No Award 34 34 35 36 39 41 41 Joseph T. Major 30 32 32 44 44 Andy Hooper 20 34 37 49 50 61
Bob Devney 96 99 117 Andy Hooper 66 69 96 98 105 Joseph T. Major 62 64 80 83 137 No Award 48 54 66 BEST FAN ARTIST 380 ballots counted
Joe Mayhew 123 123 141 148 169 Teddy Harvia 88 89 96 111 151 108 109 132 159 Brad Foster 51 51 61 74 68 68 83 109 108 109 147 Peggy Ranson 45 45 47 67 68 75 87 88 107 132 134 Ian Gunn 41 41 54 54 76 76 113 114 188 No Award 32 35 35 37 41
JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD 440 ballots counted
Mary Doria Russell 177 178 190 206 Susan R. Matthews 72 72 79 84 109 109 125 143 Richard Garfinkle 68 68 72 82 100 101 112 135 108 109 135 122 124 Andy Duncan 59 59 66 82 82 98 107 108 140 Raphael Carter 37 37 58 58 78 79 110 112 185 No Award 27 32 38 41 48 HUGO NOMINATIONS Only the eligibility of the finalists, which are listed in bold, were verified.
NOVELS VOTERS: 365 ITEMS: 211 VOTES: 1140 45 The Rise of Endymion (Dan Simmons) 42 Forever Peace (Joe Haldeman) 39 Frameshift (Robert J. Sawyer) 35 City on Fire (Walter Jon Williams) 35 Jack Faust (Michael Swanwick) 32 St. Leibowitz and The Wild Horse Woman (Walter M. Miller, Jr.) 31 Diaspora (Greg Egan) 30 Earthquake Weather (Tim Powers) 29 Illegal Alien (Robert J. Sawyer) 28 Finity's End (C. J. Cherryh) 26 Corrupting Dr. Nice (John Kessel) 25 The Moon and the Sun (Vonda N. McIntyre) 24 / (Slant) (Greg Bear) 23 Once A Hero (Elizabeth Moon) 22 Titan (Stephen Baxter) 22 An Exchange of Hostages (Susan R. Matthews) 22 God's Fires (Patricia Anthony) 19 The Night Watch (Sean Stewart) NOVELLAS VOTERS: 177 ITEMS: 41 VOTES: 410 55 …Where Angels Fear To Tread (Allen Steele, Asimov's, Oct-Nov 1997) 45 Loose Ends (Paul Levinson, Analog, May 1997) 28 Marrow (Robert Reed, SF Age, July 1997) 25 Ecopoeisis (Geoffrey A. Landis, SF Age, May 1997) 24 The Funeral March of the Marionettes (Adam-Troy Castro, F&SF, July 1997) 22 In the Furnace of the Night (James Sarafin, Asimov's, May 1997) 21 The Golden Keeper (Ian MacLeod, Asimov's, October-November, 1997) 20 Quinn's Deal (L. Timmel DuChamp, Asimov's, April 1997) 19 Everything's Eventual (Stephen King, F&SF) 15 Messengers of Chaos (G. David Nordley, Asimov's, January 1997) 13 Deus X (Jerry Oltion & Kristine Kathryn Rusch, F&SF, October 1997) 13 A Cold Day Cradle (Gregory Benford & Elizabeth Malartrez, SF Age, November 1997) 12 The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich (Fritz Leiber, Tor) 11 The Art of War (Timothy Zahn, F&SF, March 1997) 10 Izzy and the Father of Terror (Eliot Fintushel, Asimov's) 10 Giant Bones (Peter Beagle, Giant Bones collection, Roc) 10 Starsong (Timothy Zahn, Analog, July/August 1997)
NOVELETTES VOTERS: 223 ITEMS: 106 VOTES: 630 35 Broken Symmetry (Michael A. Burstein, Analog, February 1997) 34 The Undiscovered (William Sanders, Asimov's, March 1997) 31 Moon Six (Stephen Baxter, SF Age, March 1997) 29 We Will Drink A Fish Together… (Bill Johnson, Asimov's, May 1997) 26 Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream(James Alan Gardner, Asimov's, February 1997) 24 Lethe (Walter Jon Williams, Asimov's, September 1997) 20 Newsletter (Connie Willis, Asimov's, December 1997) 18 Reasons to be Cheerful (Greg Egan, Interzone, April 1997) 18 Beauty in the Night (Robert Silverberg, SF Age, September 1997) 16 Words and Music (William Sanders, Asimov's, July 1997) 13 Echoes (Alan Brennert, F&SF, May 1997) 12 After Kerry (Ian McDonald, Asimov's) 12 Galaxia (Gregory Benford, SF Age, July 1997) 12 The Mendelian Lamp Case (Paul Levinson, Analog, April 1997) 11 This Old Rock (G. David Nordley, Analog, April 1997) 11 The Dragons of Springplace (Robert Reed, F&SF, February 1997) SHORT STORIES VOTERS: 244 ITEMS: 211 VOTES: 746 43 The 43 Antarean Dynasties (Mike Resnick, Asimov's, December 1997) 25 Itsy Bitsy Spider (James Patrick Kelly, Asimov's, June 1997) 20 No Planets Strike (Gene Wolfe, F&SF, January 1997) 20 Beluthahatchie (Andy Duncan, Asimov's, March 1997) 17 The Hand You're Dealt (Robert J. Sawyer, Free Space, Tor) 17 Standing Room Only (Karen Joy Fowler, Asimov's, August 1997) 14 The Heart of Whitenesse (Howard Waldrop, New Worlds, November 1997) 13 The Wisdom of Old Earth (Michael Swanwick, Asimov's, December 1997) 13 Zemlya (Stephen Baxter, Asimov's, January 1997) 13 Get A Grip (Paul Park, F&SF, December 1997) 12 Winter Fire (Geoffrey A. Landis, Asimov's, August 1997) 12 The Spider in the Hairdo (Michael A. Burstein, Urban Nightmares) 11 Our Share of Darkness (J. R. Dunn, Analog, February 1997) 10 Universal Grammar (Mary Soon Lee, F&SF, April 1997) 10 Where Garagiola Waits (Rick Wilber, F&SF, April 1997) 10 The Dream of Castles (Wil McCarthy, Analog, December 1997)
RELATED BOOK VOTERS: 197 ITEMS: 73 VOTES: 359 91 The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (John Clute & John Grant, Orbit/St. Martin's Press) 79 Infinite Worlds (Vincent DiFate, Penguin Studio) 22 Spectrum IV: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (Arnie Fenner, Cathy Burnett & Jim Loehr, Underwood Books) 18 Reflections and Refractions (Robert Silverberg, Underwood Books) 14 Space Travel (Ben Bova with Anthony R. Lewis, Writer's Digest Books) 10 The Soft Edge (Paul Levinson, Routledge) 8 "Repent, Harlequin, Said the Ticktok Man" (Harlan Ellison/Rick Berry, Underwood Books) 6 Outposts: Literature of Milleux (Algis Budrys, Borgo Press) 6 I, Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction (James Gunn, Scarecrow (revised edition)) 5 Islands in the Sky (Gary Westfahl, Borgo Press) 4 St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers (David Pringle, St. James) 4 Defending Middle Earth (Patrick Currey, St. Martin's) 4 Discovering Classic Fantasy (Darrell Schweitzer, St. Martin's) 4 Forest J. Ackerman's World of SF (Forest J. Ackerman, General Publishing Group) – Many with three nominations –
DRAMATIC PRESENTATION VOTERS: 307 ITEMS: 128 VOTES: 881 150 Contact 22 Babylon 5: "Into the Fire" 133 Men in Black 20 Babylon 5: "No Surrender, No Retreat" 54 Gattaca 20 The X-Files: "Post-Modern Prometheus" 53 The Fifth Element 16 Babylon 5: "Intersections in Real Time" 42 Starship Troopers 15 Alien Resurrection 27 Babylon 5: "Endgame" 14 The Postman 27 Babylon 5: "Deconstruction of Falling Stars" 11 The Lost World 23 Babylon 5: "Face of the Enemy"
PROFESSIONAL EDITOR VOTERS: 275 ITEMS: 80 VOTES: 668 127 Gardner Dozois 15 Mike Resnick 87 Stanley Schmidt 14 David Pringle 71 Scott Edelman 14 Shawna McCarthy 64 Gordon Van Gelder 9 Warren Lapine 49 David Hartwell 7 Terri Windling 36 Ellen Datlow 7 Beth Meacham 33 Patrick Nielsen Hayden 6 Laura Anne Gilman 18 Kristine Kathryn Rusch 6 Algis Budrys PROFESSIONAL ARTIST VOTERS: 228 ITEMS: 136 VOTES: 607 89 Bob Eggleton 13 Nick Jainschigg 45 Don Maitz 12 Ron Walotsky 45 Michael Whelan 11 Stephen Youll 31 Thomas Canty 10 Bruce Jensen 23 Jim Burns 10 Rick Berry 23 David Cherry 10 Alan Clark 14 Donato Giancola 9 Jody Lee 13 Vincent Di Fate 9 Keith Parkinson 9 Janet Aulisio
SEMIPROZINE VOTERS: 245 ITEMS: 37 VOTES: 477 113 Locus 18 SFWA Bulletin 59 Speculations 12 On Spec 58 The New York Review of Science Fiction 12 Pirate Writings 52 Interzone 7 Aboriginal 50 Science Fiction Chronicle 6 Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine 27 Science Fiction Weekly 6 TransVersions 21 Absolute Magnitude 5 SF Eye 4 Talebones
FANZINE VOTERS: 220 ITEMS: 89 VOTES: 542 68 Tangent 18 The Reluctant Famulus 67 Mimosa 15 Challenger 43 File 770 14 Nova Express 36 Ansible 11 Banana Wings 26 Attitude 8 Proper Boskonian 24 Idea 7 Thyme 21 Plokta 7 Twink 21 FOSFAX
FAN WRITER VOTERS: 177 ITEMS: 144 VOTES: 457 50 David Langford 8 Roger Sims 28 Evelyn Leeper 7 Kurt Roth 21 Mike Glyer 7 Mark Plummer 17 Andy Hooper 7 Guy H. Lillian III 16 Bob Devney 7 David Truesdale 16 Joseph T. Major 6 Teresa Nielsen Hayden 15 Sharon Farber 6 Cheryl Morgan 12 Geri Sullivan 6 Mark Leeper 8 Don Webb 6 Ian Gunn 6 Lloyd Penney
FAN ARTIST VOTERS: 179 ITEMS: 90 VOTES: 450 65 Teddy Harvia (David Thayer) 11 Sherlock (Sherry Watson) 64 Joe Mayhew 9 Sue Mason 36 Ian Gunn 9 Dan Berggren 29 Brad Foster 9 Diana Harlan Stein 26 Peggy Ranson 9 Steve Stiles 16 William Rotsler 6 Mitch Bentley 15 Sheryl Birkhead 6 Linda Michaels 14 D. West 6 Kurt Erichsen CAMPBELL AWARD VOTERS: 165 ITEMS: 89 VOTES: 332 38 Mary Doria Russell 5 Howard V. Hendrix 28 Richard Garfinkel 5 Tom Cool 26 Susan R. Matthews 5 Mike Moscoe 23 Andy Duncan 4 Paul Witcover 19 Raphael Carter 4 Candas Jane Dorsey 12 Katie Waitman 4 Jason Tanner 10 Julie E. Czerneda 4 Kurt Roth 9 Katya Reimann 4 Sarah Zettel 8 James Alan Gardner 4 Kay Kenyon 7 Fiona Patton