I have automatically added all nominees on my TBR. How weird is that?
Best Novel
(699 Ballots)
- Boneshaker, Cherie Priest (Tor)
- The City & The City, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
- Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)
- Palimpsest, Catherynne M. Valente (Bantam Spectra)
- Wake, Robert J. Sawyer (Ace; Penguin; Gollancz; Analog)
- The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade)
Best Novella
(375 Ballots)
- “Act One”, Nancy Kress (Asimov’s 3/09)
- The God Engines, John Scalzi (Subterranean)
- “Palimpsest”, Charles Stross (Wireless)
- Shambling Towards Hiroshima, James Morrow (Tachyon)
- “Vishnu at the Cat Circus”, Ian McDonald (Cyberabad Days)
- The Women of Nell Gwynne’s, Kage Baker (Subterranean)
Best Novelette
(402 Ballots)
- “Eros, Philia, Agape”, Rachel Swirsky (Tor.com 3/09)
- The Island”, Peter Watts (The New Space Opera 2)
- “It Takes Two”, Nicola Griffith (Eclipse Three)
- “One of Our Bastards is Missing”, Paul Cornell (The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three)
- “Overtime”, Charles Stross (Tor.com 12/09)
- “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast”, Eugie Foster (Interzone 2/09)
Best Short Story
(432 Ballots)
- “The Bride of Frankenstein”, Mike Resnick (Asimov’s 12/09)
- “Bridesicle”, Will McIntosh (Asimov’s 1/09)
- “The Moment”, Lawrence M. Schoen (Footprints)
- “Non-Zero Probabilities”, N.K. Jemisin (Clarkesworld 9/09)
- “Spar”, Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld 10/09)
Best Related Book
(259 Ballots)
- Canary Fever: Reviews, John Clute (Beccon)
- Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees, Michael Swanwick (Temporary Culture)
- The Inter-Galactic Playground: A Critical Study of Children’s and Teens’ Science Fiction, Farah Mendlesohn (McFarland)
- On Joanna Russ, Farah Mendlesohn (ed.) (Wesleyan)
- The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of SF Feminisms, Helen Merrick (Aqueduct)
- This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is “I”), Jack Vance (Subterranean)
Best Graphic Story
(221 Ballots)
- Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Written by Neil Gaiman; Pencilled by Andy Kubert; Inked by Scott Williams (DC Comics)
- Captain Britain And MI13. Volume 3: Vampire State Written by Paul Cornell; Pencilled by Leonard Kirk with Mike Collins, Adrian Alphona and Ardian Syaf (Marvel Comics)
- Fables Vol 12: The Dark Ages Written by Bill Willingham; Pencilled by Mark Buckingham; Art by Peter Gross & Andrew Pepoy, Michael Allred, David Hahn; Colour by Lee Loughridge & Laura Allred; Letters by Todd Klein (Vertigo Comics)
- Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm Written by Kaja and Phil Foglio; Art by Phil Foglio; Colours by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)
- Schlock Mercenary: The Longshoreman of the Apocalypse Written and Illustrated by Howard Tayler
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
(541 Ballots)
- Avatar Screenplay and Directed by James Cameron (Twentieth Century Fox)
- District 9 Screenplay by Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell; Directed by Neill Blomkamp (TriStar Pictures)
- Moon Screenplay by Nathan Parker; Story by Duncan Jones; Directed by Duncan Jones (Liberty Films)
- Star Trek Screenplay by Robert Orci & Alex Kurtzman; Directed by J.J. Abrams (Paramount)
- Up Screenplay by Bob Peterson & Pete Docter; Story by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, & Thomas McCarthy; Directed by Bob Peterson & Pete Docter (Disney/Pixar)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
(282 Ballots)
- Doctor Who: “The Next Doctor” Written by Russell T Davies; Directed by Andy Goddard (BBC Wales)
- Doctor Who: “Planet of the Dead” Written by Russell T Davies & Gareth Roberts; Directed by James Strong (BBC Wales)
- Doctor Who: “The Waters of Mars” Written by Russell T Davies & Phil Ford; Directed by Graeme Harper (BBC Wales)
- Dollhouse: “Epitaph 1″ Story by Joss Whedon; Written by Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon; Directed by David Solomon (Mutant Enemy)
- FlashForward: “No More Good Days” Written by Brannon Braga & David S. Goyer; Directed by David S. Goyer; based on the novel by Robert J. Sawyer (ABC)
Best Editor, Long Form
(289 Ballots)
- Lou Anders
- Ginjer Buchanan
- Liz Gorinsky
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Juliet Ulman
Best Editor, Short Form
(419 Ballots)
- Ellen Datlow
- Stanley Schmidt
- Jonathan Strahan
- Gordon Van Gelder
- Sheila Williams
Best Professional Artist
(327 Ballots)
- Bob Eggleton
- Stephan Martiniere
- John Picacio
- Daniel Dos Santos
- Shaun Tan
Best Semiprozine
(377 Ballots)
- Ansible edited by David Langford
- Clarkesworld edited by Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, & Cheryl Morgan
- Interzone edited by Andy Cox
- Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi
- Weird Tales edited by Ann VanderMeer & Stephen H. Segal
Best Fan Writer
(319 Ballots)
- Claire Brialey
- Christopher J Garcia
- James Nicoll
- Lloyd Penney
- Frederik Pohl
Best Fanzine
(298 Ballots)
- Argentus edited by Steven H Silver
- Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
- CHALLENGER edited by Guy H. Lillian III
- Drink Tank edited by Christopher J Garcia, with guest editor James Bacon
- File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
- StarShipSofa edited by Tony C. Smith
Best Fan Artist
(199 Ballots)
- Brad W. Foster
- Dave Howell
- Sue Mason
- Steve Stiles
- Taral Wayne
The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
(356 Ballots)
- Saladin Ahmed
- Gail Carriger
- Felix Gilman *
- Seanan McGuire
- Lezli Robyn *
*(Second year of eligibility)
A total of 864 nomination ballots were cast.
