The tie between Mieville and Bacigalupi is a surprise, but not an unpleasant one. It was high time the first got a Hugo, and the second more than deserved it. I am constantly perplexed by the admiration that Moon is receiving. The movie was a predictable bland-fest, and although Sam Rockwell did a great job as its schizo protagonist, the screenplay is nothing short of "whatever". But, to each his own I guess. I would like to say something about the other categories, but unfortunately, I am not familiar with them.BEST NOVEL
[Tie for first place]
The City & The City by China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade) (REVIEW)BEST NOVELLA
"Palimpsest" by Charles Stross (Wireless; Ace; Orbit)BEST NOVELETTE
"The Island" by Peter Watts (The New Space Opera 2; Eos)BEST SHORT STORY
"Bridesicle" by Will McIntosh (Asimov's 1/09)BEST RELATED WORK
This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I") by Jack Vance (Subterranean)BEST GRAPHIC STORY
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)BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION - LONG FORM
Moon Screenplay by Nathan Parker; Story by Duncan Jones; Directed by Duncan Jones (Liberty Films)BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION - SHORT FORM
Doctor Who: "The Waters of Mars" Written by Russell T Davies & Phil Ford; Directed by Graeme Harper (BBC Wales)BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
Patrick Nielsen HaydenBEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
Ellen DatlowBEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Shaun TanBEST SEMIPROZINE
Clarkesworld edited by Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, & Cheryl MorganBEST FAN WRITER
Frederik PohlBEST FANZINE
StarShipSofa edited by Tony C. SmithBEST FAN ARTIST
Brad W. FosterTHE JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER
Seanan McGuire
In other news, the next Worldcon will be in Chicago, in 2012, just in time for the end of the world!
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