{"id":95,"date":"2014-08-17T07:40:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T07:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/?p=95"},"modified":"2014-08-18T02:55:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T02:55:49","slug":"a-set-of-completely-uninformed-guesses-the-2014-hugo-award-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/?p=95","title":{"rendered":"A Set of Completely Uninformed Guesses: The 2014 Hugo Award Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s about 8:30AM in London so there are a few hours before the Hugo Awards are announced for this year.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s closer to 3:30AM here on the East Coast so in the spirit of the Witching Hour here are my psychic projections for the first couple categories, posted without commentary.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Note, these aren&#8217;t my personal favorites, they&#8217;re just where I&#8217;d throw a sawbuck I could afford to lose if it came down to a bet.\u00c2\u00a0 Given how weird the nomination process turned out this year, it&#8217;s really anyone&#8217;s guess how it&#8217;ll all shake out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Novel<\/strong> (1595 nominating ballots)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie (Orbit US\/Orbit UK)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Neptune\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Brood<\/strong>, Charles Stross (Ace \/ Orbit UK)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parasite<\/strong>, Mira Grant (Orbit US\/Orbit UK)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warbound, Book III of the Grimnoir Chronicle<\/strong>s, Larry Correia (Baen Books)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Wheel of Time<\/strong>, Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books \/ Orbit UK)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><small>\u00c2\u00a0<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Novella<\/strong> (847 nominating ballots)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Butcher of Khardov<\/strong>, Dan Wells (Privateer Press)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Chaplain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Legacy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong>, Brad Torgersen (<em>Analog<\/em>, Jul-Aug 2013)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Equoid\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span>,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> C<\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">harles<\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Stross (<em>Tor.com<\/em>, 09-2013)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Six-Gun Snow White<\/strong>, Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean Press)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Wakulla Springs<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages (<em>Tor.com<\/em>, 10-2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Novelette<\/strong> (728 nominating ballots)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Opera Vita Aeterna\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong>, Vox Day (<em>The Last Witchking<\/em>, Marcher Lord Hinterlands)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Exchange Officers\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong>, Brad Torgersen (<em>Analog<\/em>, Jan-Feb 2013)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Lady Astronaut of Mars\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong>, Mary Robinette Kowal (<em>maryrobinettekowal.com\/Tor.com<\/em>, 09-2013)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, Ted Chiang (<em>Subterranean<\/em>, Fall 2013)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Waiting Stars\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong>, Aliette de Bodard (<em>The Other Half of the Sky<\/em>, Candlemark &amp; Gleam)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Short Story<\/strong> (865 nominating ballots)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong>, Rachel Swirsky (<em>Apex Magazine<\/em>, Mar-2013)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Ink Readers of Doi Saket\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong>, Thomas Olde Heuvelt (<em>Tor.com<\/em>, 04-2013)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Selkie Stories Are for Losers\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong>, Sofia Samatar (<em>Strange Horizons<\/em>, Jan-2013)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, John Chu (<em>Tor.com<\/em>, 02-2013)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Related Work<\/strong> (752 nominating ballots)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It<\/strong>, Edited by Sigrid Ellis &amp; Michael Damian Thomas (Mad Norwegian Press)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary<\/strong>, Justin Landon &amp; Jared Shurin (Jurassic London)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong>, Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction, Jeff VanderMeer, with Jeremy Zerfoss (Abrams Image)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Writing Excuses Season 8<\/strong>, Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, and Jordan Sanderson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Graphic Story<\/strong> (552 nominating ballots)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Girl Genius, Volume 13: Agatha Heterodyne &amp; The Sleeping City<\/strong>, written by Phil and Kaja Foglio; art by Phil Foglio; colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, written by Paul Cornell, illustrated by Jimmy Broxton (<em>Doctor Who Special 201<\/em>3, IDW)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Meathouse Man<\/strong>, adapted from the story by George R.R. Martin and illustrated by Raya Golden (Jet City Comics)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saga, Volume 2<\/strong>, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics )<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Time\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong>, Randall Munroe (XKCD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form<\/strong> (995 nominating ballots)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frozen<\/strong>,screenplay by Jennifer Lee, directed by Chris Buck &amp; Jennifer Lee (Walt Disney Studios)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">Gravity, written by Alfonso Cuar\u00c3\u00b3n &amp; Jon\u00c3\u00a1s Cuar\u00c3\u00b3n, directed by Alfonso Cuar\u00c3\u00b3n (Esperanto Filmoj; Heyday Films; Warner Bros.)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Hunger Games: Catching Fire<\/strong>, screenplay by Simon Beaufoy &amp; Michael Arndt, directed by Francis Lawrence (Color Force; Lionsgate)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Iron Man 3<\/strong>, screenplay by Drew Pearce &amp; Shane Black, directed by Shane Black (Marvel Studios; DMG Entertainment; Paramount Pictures)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pacific Rim<\/strong>, screenplay by Travis Beacham &amp; Guillermo del Toro, directed by Guillermo del Toro (Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros., Disney Double Dare You)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(10:52pm: If you check the history you&#8217;ll see this post was edited multiple times, including after the ceremony.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The predictions were the same throughout; WordPress and I were wrestling over formatting.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s about 8:30AM in London so there are a few hours before the Hugo Awards are announced for this year.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s closer to 3:30AM here on the East Coast so in the spirit of the Witching Hour here are my psychic projections for the first couple categories, posted without commentary.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Note, these aren&#8217;t my personal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossingmidnight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}