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Worldcon 75: 2017 Hugo report #1 Votes on the final ballot This is the first of five reports on the 2017 Hugo Awards. The second report, which contains the nomination statistics, will be distributed simultaneously with this after the Hugo ceremony on 11 August. The other three, which contain further nomination statistics, a comparison of the EPH tallying system with the old system and the proposed EPH+, and a record of decisions made by the 2017 Hugo administrators, will be made available to the WSFS Business Meeting on 12 August. 3,319 votes were cast on the final ballot. 3,315 were received electronically, and 4 in hard copy by mail. This was the third highest total in the history of the Hugos, higher than the 3,130 cast in 2016, but lower than the 5,950 cast in 2015 and the 3,587 cast in 2014. The following results were decided by margins of fewer than 50 votes. Closest results among winners Best Related Work was decided by a margin of 32 votes. Best Novel was decided by a margin of 43 votes. Best Fan Writer was decided by a margin of 66 votes, but with the eventual winner avoiding elimination by 19 votes on the penultimate round and by 3 votes on the round before that. Closest results among other places 2nd place in Best Short Story was decided by a margin of 2 votes. 4th place in Best Graphic Story was decided by a margin of 2 votes. 3rd place in Best Fancast was decided by a margin of 3 votes. 5th place in Best Editor, Short Form, was decided by a margin of 6 votes 2nd place in Best Fan Writer was decided by a margin of 49 votes, but with only 11 votes separating the last three candidates on the penultimate round. 2nd place in Best Related Work was decided by a margin of 12 votes. 2nd place in Best Editor, Short Form, was decided by a margin of 19 votes. 3rd place in Best Novelette was decided by a margin of 19 votes. 2nd place in Best Professional Artist was decided by a margin of 28 votes. 3rd place in Best Fan Writer was decided by a margin of 29 votes. 2nd place in Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, was decided by a margin of 45 votes. 4th place in Best Editor, Short Form, was decided by a margin of 47 votes. 2nd place in Best Fancast was decided by a margin of 50 votes. Our congratulations to all finalists and winners, and our thanks to all who voted and who assisted in the process, particularly: Vice-Chair and former Deputy Administrator Colette H. Fozard; WSFS Division Head Michael Lee and Deputy Kate Secor; Hugo Committee member Brent Smart; Research Team Lynda Manning-Schwartz and Ian Moore; Packet Coordinator Jo Van Ekeren; former administrators Vince Docherty, Dave McCarty and John Lorentz; DevOps team Eemeli Aro and Daria Medved; Video team Sanna Lopperi, Katariina Ihalainen, Charlotte Laihonen and the presenters; Eeva Jokinen for the amazing base; Joshua Beatty and Karen Lord for the ceremony; Trevor Quachri of Dell Magazines; Jukka Halme for everything; and Hugo Gernsback. Nicholas Whyte and Kathryn Duval, Hugo Administrators 2017 Note: The Hugo Awards are decided by transferable vote, where each place is determined by transferring votes from the least popular candidates until one has a majority. In addition, there are two further tests for each category: the combined first preference vote for nominees other than No Award must exceed 25% of the total vote; and the winner must have more preference votes than No Award. Every category in 2017 passed both of those tests. Best Novel 2339 votes cast; 2290 for finalists other than No Award = 69.0% of 3319, 25% test is passed. 1. The Obelisk Gate, by N. K. Jemisin 2. All the Birds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders 3. Ninefox Gambit, by Yoon Ha Lee 4. A Closed and Common Orbit, by Becky Chambers 5. Too Like the Lightning, by Ada Palmer 6. Death's End, by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu 7. No Award Winner Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff The Obelisk Gate 427 427 470 543 690 1019 1664 All the Birds in the Sky 429 430 483 567 729 976 Ninefox Gambit 403 404 440 538 671 A Closed and Common Orbit 400 403 448 511 Too Like the Lightning 341 341 373 Death's End 290 291 No award 49 143 Second Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 All the Birds in the Sky 527 529 608 728 1009 Ninefox Gambit 484 485 544 683 935 A Closed and Common Orbit 474 477 541 645 Too Like the Lightning 389 389 436 Death's End 350 351 No award 53 Third Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Ninefox Gambit 621 624 743 989 A Closed and Common Orbit 581 584 682 890 Too Like the Lightning 482 482 569 Death's End 436 438 No award 61 Fourth Place Fifth Place Sixth Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Finalist Finalist Orbit 819 825 1045 Lightning 971 Death's End 1442 Lightning 642 644 799 Death's End 806 No award 182 Death's End 560 565 No award 122 No award 77 Best Novella 2178 votes cast; 2138 for finalists other than No Award = 64.4% of 3319, 25% test is passed. 1. Every Heart a Doorway, by Seanan McGuire 2. The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, by Kij Johnson 3. Penric and the Shaman, by Lois McMaster Bujold 4. The Ballad of Black Tom, by Victor LaValle 5. A Taste of Honey, by Kai Ashante Wilson 6. This Census-Taker, by China Miéville 7. No Award Winner Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff Every Heart a Doorway 727 727 784 829 927 1115 1649 Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe 335 335 385 428 560 715 Penric and the Shaman 384 385 399 440 487 The Ballad of Black Tom 238 239 295 332 This Census-Taker 234 235 256 A Taste of Honey 220 220 No award 40 124 Second Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe 473 473 526 654 917 Penric and the Shaman 593 594 656 720 844 The Ballad of Black Tom 328 329 363 479 A Taste of Honey 326 326 358 This Census-Taker 290 292 No award 43 Third Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Penric and the Shaman 733 736 819 975 The Ballad of Black Tom 465 466 533 782 A Taste of Honey 435 437 492 This Census-Taker 334 336 No award 48 Fourth Place Fifth Place Sixth Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Finalist Finalist Black Tom 658 670 801 Honey 971 Census-Taker 1240 A Taste of Honey 636 641 756 Census-Taker 613 No award 217 This Census-Taker 452 456 No award 122 No award 82 Best Novelette 2057 votes cast; 1981 for finalists other than No Award = 59.7% of 3319, 25% test is passed. 1. “The Tomato Thief”, by Ursula Vernon 2. “You'll Surely Drown Here If You Stay”, by Alyssa Wong 3. “Touring with the Alien”, by Carolyn Ives Gilman 4. The Jewel and Her Lapidary, by Fran Wilde 5. “The Art of Space Travel”, by Nina Allan 6. No Award 7. Alien Stripper Boned From Behind By The T-Rex, by Stix Hiscock Winner Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff The Tomato Thief 732 735 739 780 892 1140 1655 You'll Surely Drown Here 402 407 407 453 561 681 Touring with the Alien 320 329 331 378 430 The Jewel and Her Lapidary 276 278 278 315 The Art of Space Travel 206 210 213 No award 76 81 120 Alien Stripper 45 Second Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 You'll Surely Drown Here If You Stay 641 649 651 738 983 Touring with the Alien 483 495 497 598 781 The Jewel and Her Lapidary 416 422 423 498 The Art of Space Travel 309 313 319 No award 84 89 Alien Stripper Boned From Behind By The T-Rex 52 Third Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Touring with the Alien 629 644 648 858 The Jewel and Her Lapidary 632 641 645 837 The Art of Space Travel 469 480 487 No award 96 101 Alien Stripper Boned From Behind By The T-Rex 62 Fourth Place Fifth Place Sixth Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Finalist Finalist Jewel & Lap’y 855 871 879 Art Sp Travel 1440 No award 1137 Art Space Travel 779 807 825 No award 166 Alien Stripper 274 No award 121 128 Alien Stripper 103 Alien Stripper 78 Best Short Story 2211 votes cast; 2148 for finalists other than No Award = 64.7% of 3319, 25% test is passed. 1. “Seasons of Glass and Iron”, by Amal El-Mohtar 2. “The City Born Great”, by N. 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Wright Winner Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff Seasons of Glass and Iron 558 568 570 644 741 1048 1786 Game We Played 616 624 627 657 715 962 The City Born Great 492 497 499 544 624 A Fist of Permutations 222 226 227 264 Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies 202 205 207 No award 63 75 159 An Unimaginable Light 58 Second Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 The City Born Great 664 667 674 776 1009 That Game We Played During the War 774 777 795 866 1007 A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers 317 318 323 416 Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies 294 296 303 An Unimaginable Light 66 69 No award 65 Third Place Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 That Game We Played During the War 1024 1047 1056 A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers 542 549 552 Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies 414 422 425 No award 74 88 An Unimaginable Light 72 Fourth Place Fifth Place Sixth Place Finalist Finalist Finalist A Fist of Permutations 1006 Talons Can Crush 1467 No award 1253 Talons Can Crush 709 No award 240 Unimaginable Light 394 No award 136 Unimaginable Light 185 Unimaginable Light 135 Best Related Work 1903 votes cast; 1863 for finalists other than No Award = 56.1% of 3319, 25% test is passed.
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