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Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-books.html?2004-09/07/10.15.books

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The Hugo Awards for best science fiction works in 2003 were presented Sept. 4 at the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention, Noreascon 4, in Boston, organizers announced. Named for magazine editor Hugo Gernsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction," the Hugo Awards are also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Awards and are given annually by the World Science Fiction Society. A full list of winners follows.

Best Novel
•Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

Best Novella
•"The Cookie Monster" by Vernor Vinge

Best Novelette
•"Legions in Time" by Michael Swanwick

Best Short Story
•"A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman

Best Related Book
•The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective by John Grant, Elizabeth L. Humphrey and Pamela D. Scoville

Best Dramatic Presentation: Long Form
•The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Dramatic Presentation: Short Form
•Gollum's Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards

Best Professional Artist
•Bob Eggleton

Best Semiprozine
•Locus

Best Fanzine
•Emerald City

Best Fan Artist
•Frank Wu

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
•Jay Lake

I read the Gaiman story, it was fun (H. P. Lovecraft treatment of Sherlock Holmes)... anyone read any of the other ones?

Random note: I did a thread search before I posted this to see if anyone had already posted the Hugo Award results... I typed in "Hugo" as my search term, and the most recent thread that came up was the "At the risk of being a prude" one -- http://www.hatrack.com/ubb/forum/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=027215;p=4#000176 -- in which Ela says

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Tzimmes and zhug?! Odd combination.

... which reminds me of one of those word games I learned in school where you take someone's name and hide it in a sentence. Ela, you must be great at that game! [Smile]

Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :

Yay Gaiman!

I get my hands on everything he writes!

--ApostleRadio

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

I missed Gollum's acceptance speech. Maybe it will be a feature on the EE?

Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :

I thought it was a cookie in the EE TTT but I could be wrong.

AJ

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

I'm going to create an award.

I'm going to call it The Dingle.

Or maybe the Golden Dingle.

I'm dead serious.

More on this later.

[Cool]

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Yeah, it's an easter egg on the EE:TTT. Try this website: http://www.eeggs.com/items/40669.html .

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

Some people were actually there. [Grumble]

Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :

Am sad that Ilium didn't win Best Novel. Jerks.