The 2004 Hugo Award Winners were announced on September 4th at the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention (Noreascon 4) in Boston.

Best Novel: Paladin of Souls: A Novel by Lois McMaster Bujold

Best Novella: "The Cookie Monster" by Vernor Vinge (published in Analog Science Fiction, October 2003)

Best Novelette: "Legions in Time" by Michael Swanwick (published in Asimov’s, April 2003)

Best Short Story: "A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman (published in Shadows Over Baker Street)

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 Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois

Best Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton

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 Semi-Prozine: Locus, Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong, eds.

Best Fanzine: Emerald City, Cheryl Morgan, ed.

Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford

Best Fan Artist: Frank Wu


1954 Retro Hugo Winners
The 1954 Retro Hugos were also awarded at the 2004 Worldcon.

Best Novel: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Best Novella: A Case of Conscience by James Blish

Best Novelette: "Earthman, Come Home" by James Blish (available in Cities in Flight)

Best Short Story: "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke (available in The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke)

Best Related Book: Conquest of the Moon by Wernher von Braun, Fred L.
Whipple & Willy Ley

Best Professional Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr.

Best Professional Artist: Chesley Bonestell

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: The War of the Worlds

Best Fanzine: Slant, Walter Willis, ed.; James White, art editor

Best Fan Writer: Bob Tucker