1997 Hugo Awards (original) (raw)
Presented at: LoneStarCon 2, San Antonio, Texas, August 28 – September 1, 1997
Toastmaster: Neal Barrett, Jr.
Base design: Clayburn Moore
Awards Administration: Nina Siros
Best Novel
- Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson [HarperCollins Voyager, 1996; Bantam Spectra, 1996]
- Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold [Baen, 1996]
- Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon [Baen, 1996]
- Starplex by Robert J. Sawyer [Analog Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 1996; Ace, 1996]
- Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling [Bantam Spectra, 1996]
Best Novella
- “Blood of the Dragon” by George R. R. Martin [Asimov’s Jul 1996]
- “Time Travelers Never Die” by Jack McDevitt [Asimov’s May 1996]
- “Immersion” by Gregory Benford [SF Age Mar 1996]
- “Abandon in Place” by Jerry Oltion [F&SF Dec 1996]
- “Gas Fish” by Mary Rosenblum [Asimov’s Feb 1996]
- “The Cost to Be Wise” by Maureen F. McHugh [Starlight #1 (Tor), 1996]
Best Novelette
- “Bicycle Repairman” by Bruce Sterling [Intersections (Tor), 1996; Asimov’s Oct/Nov 1996]
- “The Land of Nod” by Mike Resnick [Asimov’s Jun 1996]
- “Mountain Ways” by Ursula K. Le Guin [Asimov’s Aug 1996]
- “Beauty and the Opéra or The Phantom Beast” by Suzy McKee Charnas [Asimov’s Mar 1996]
- “Age of Aquarius” by William Barton [Asimov’s May 1996]
Best Short Story
- “The Soul Selects Her Own Society” by Connie Willis [Asimov’s Apr 1996]
- “Un-Birthday Boy” by James White [Analog Feb 1996]
- “The Dead” by Michael Swanwick [Starlight #1 (Tor), 1996]
- “Decency” by Robert Reed [Asimov’s Jun 1996]
- “Gone” by John Crowley [F&SF Sep 1996]
Best Related Non-Fiction Book
- Time & Chance by L. Sprague de Camp [Donald M. Grant, 1996]
- The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones [Vista, 1996]
- Look at the Evidence by John Clute [Serconia Press, 1996]
- The Silence of the Langford by David Langford [NESFA Press, 1996]
- The Faces of Fantasy by Patti Perret [Tor, 1996]
Best Dramatic Presentation
- Babylon 5 – “Severed Dreams” (1996) [Babylonian Productions] Directed by David Eagle; Written by J. Michael Straczynski
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996) [Paramount] Directed by Jonathan Frakes; Screenplay by Brannon Braga & Ronald D. Moore; Story by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga & Ronald D. Moore
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – “Trials and Tribble-ations” (1996) [Paramount] Directed by Jonathan West; Teleplay by Ronald D. Moore & René Echévarria; Story by Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
- Independence Day (1996) [20th Century Fox/Centropolis] Directed by Roland Emmerich; Written by Dean Devlin & Roland Ememrich
- Mars Attacks! (1996) [Warner Brothers] Directed by Tim Burton; Screenplay by Jonathan Gems; Screen Story by Jonathan Gems; based on the trading card series by Len Brown & Woody Gelman & Wally Wood & Bob Powell & Norman
Saunders
Best Professional Editor
- Gardner Dozois
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Stanley Schmidt
- Scott Edelman
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Best Professional Artist
- Bob Eggleton
- Michael Whelan
- David A. Cherry
- Don Maitz
- Thomas Canty
Best Semiprozine
- Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown
- Interzone ed. by David Pringle
- The New York Review of Science Fiction ed. by Kathryn Cramer, Tad Dembinski, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell and Kevin J. Maroney
- Science Fiction Chronicle ed. by Andrew I. Porter
- Speculations ed. by Kent Brewster
Best Fanzine
- Mimosa ed. by Dick Lynch and Nicki Lynch
- File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer
- Ansible ed. by Dave Langford
- Tangent ed. by Dave Truesdale
- Nova Express ed. by Lawrence Person
Best Fan Writer
- Dave Langford
- Mike Glyer
- Evelyn C. Leeper
- Sharon N. Farber
- Andrew P. Hooper
Best Fan Artist
- William Rotsler
- Peggy Ranson
- Joe Mayhew
- Ian Gunn
- Sherlock