loading . . . Here are the winners of the 2025 Hugo Awards The World Science Fiction Convention took place over the weekend in Seattle, and with it came the winners of the 2025 Hugo Awards.
I donât have any sort of grand commentary on the field this year: Iâve only read a couple of the nominees, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that Robert Jackson Bennett won for Best Novel with _The Tainted Cup_ , which Iâve hear many good things about (his _Founders_ trilogy was phenomenal), and Ray Naylerâs _Tusks of Extinction_ was also an excellent read.
Here are this yearâs nominees and winners (winners marked in **bold**):
### Best Novel
* _Alien Clay_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky (My review)
* _The Ministry of Time_ by Kaliane Bradley
* _Service Model_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky
* _Someone You Can Build a Nest In_ by John Wiswell
* _A Sorceress Comes to Call_ by T. Kingfisher
* ** _The Tainted Cup_ by Robert Jackson Bennett**
## Best Novella
* _The Brides of High Hill_ by Nghi Vo
* _The Butcher of the Forest_ by Premee Mohamed
* _Navigational Entanglements_ by Aliette de Bodard
* _The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain_ by Sofia Samatar
* ** _The Tusks of Extinction_ by Ray Nayler (****My review****)**
* _What Feasts at Night_ by T. Kingfisher
### Best Novelette
* âThe Brotherhood of Montague St. Videoâ by Thomas Ha (_Clarkesworld_ , May 2024)
* âBy Salt, By Sea, By Light of Starsâ by Premee Mohamed (_Strange Horizons_ , Fund Drive 2024)
* **â****The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea****â by Naomi Kritzer (_Asimovâs_ , September/October 2024)**
* âLake of Soulsâ by Ann Leckie in _Lake of Souls_ (Orbit)
* âLoneliness Universeâ by Eugenia Triantafyllou (_Uncanny Magazine_ , Issue 58)
* âSigns of Lifeâ by Sarah Pinsker (_Uncanny Magazine_ , Issue 59)
### Best Short Story
* âFive Views of the Planet Tartarusâ by Rachael K. Jones (_Lightspeed Magazine_ , Jan 2024 (Issue 164))
* âMarginaliaâ by Mary Robinette Kowal (_Uncanny Magazine_ , Issue 56)
* **â****Stitched to Skin Like Family Is****â by Nghi Vo (_Uncanny Magazine_ , Issue 57)**
* âThree Faces of a Beheadingâ by Arkady Martine (_Uncanny Magazine_ , Issue 58)
* âWe Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Readâ by Caroline M. Yoachim (_Lightspeed Magazine_ , May 2024 (Issue 168))
* âWhy Donât We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Holeâ by Isabel J. Kim (_Clarkesworld_ , February 2024)
### Best Series
* ** _Between Earth and Sky_ by Rebecca Roanhorse **
* _The Burning Kingdoms_ by Tasha Suri
* _InCryptid_ by Seanan McGuire
* _Southern Reach_ by Jeff VanderMeer
* _The Stormlight Archive_ by Brandon Sanderson
* _The Tyrant Philosophers_ by Adrian Tchaikovsky
### Best Graphic Story or Comic
* _The Deep Dark_ by Molly Knox Ostertag
* _The Hunger and the Dusk: Vol. 1_ written by G. Willow Wilson, art by Chris Wildgoose
* _Monstress, Vol. 9: The Possessed_ written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda
* _My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2_ by Emil Ferris
* **_Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way_ written by Ryan North, art by Chris Fenoglio **
* _We Called Them Giants_ written by Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton Cowles
### Best Related Work
* âCharting the Cliff: An Investigation into the 2023 Hugo Nomination Statisticsâ by Camestros Felapton and Heather Rose Jones
* r/Fantasyâs 2024 Bingo Reading Challenge (r/Fantasy on Reddit), presented by the r/Fantasy Bingo team: Alexandra Forrest (happy_book_bee), Lisa Richardson, Amanda E. (Lyrrael), Arka (RuinEleint), Ashley Rollins (oboist73), Christine Sandquist (eriophora), David H. (FarragutCircle), Diana Hufnagl, Pia Matei (Dianthaa), Dylan H. (RAAAImmaSunGod), Dylan Kilby (an_altar_of_plagues), Elsa (ullsi), Emma Surridge (PlantLady32), Gillian Gray (thequeensownfool), Kahlia (cubansombrero), Kevin James, Kopratic, Kristina (Cassandra_sanguine), Lauren Mulcahy (Valkhyrie), Megan, Megan Creemers (Megan_Dawn), Melissa S. (wishforagiraffe), Mike De Palatis (MikeOfThePalace), Para (improperly_paranoid), Sham, The_Real_JS, Abdellah L. (messi1045), AnnTickwittee, Chad Z. (shift_shaper), Emma Smiley (Merle), Rebecca (toughschmidt22), smartflutist661
* âThe Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotelâ by Jenny Nicholson
* ** _Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right_ by Jordan S. Carroll **
* _Track Changes_ by Abigail Nussbaum
* âThe 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusionâ by Chris M. Barkley and Jason Sanford
### Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
* ** _Dune: Part Two_ , screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, directed by Denis Villeneuve**
* _Flow_ , screenplay by Gints Zilbalodis and MatÄ«ss KaĆŸa, directed by Gints Zilbalodis
* _Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga_ , screenplay by George Miller and Nick Lathouris, directed by George Miller
* _I Saw the TV Glow_ , screenplay by Jane Schoenbrun, directed by Jane Schoenbrun
* _Wicked_ , screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, directed by Jon M. Chu
* _The Wild Robot_ , screenplay by Chris Sanders and Peter Brown, directed by Chris Sanders
### Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
* _Fallout_ : âThe Beginningâ written by Gursimran Sandhu, directed by Wayne Che Yip
* _Agatha All Along_ : âDeathâs Hand in Mineâ written by Gia King & Cameron Squires, directed by Jac Schaeffer
* _Doctor Who_ : âDot and Bubbleâ written by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes Williams
* _Star Trek: Lower Decks_ : âFissure Questâ created by Mike McMahan and written by Lauren McGuire based on _Star Trek_ created by Gene Roddenberry, directed by Brandon Williams
* ** _Star Trek: Lower Decks_ : âThe New Next Generationâ created and written by Mike McMahan, based on _Star Trek_ created by Gene Roddenberry, directed by Megan Lloyd**
* _Doctor Who_ : â73 Yardsâ written by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes Williams
### Best Game or Interactive Work
* ** _Caves of Qud_ , co-creators Brian Bucklew and Jason Grinblat; contributors Nick DeCapua, Corey Frang, Craig Hamilton, Autumn McDonell, Bastia Rosen, Caelyn Sandel, Samuel Wilson**
* _Dragon Age: The Veilguard_ produced by BioWare
* _The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom_ produced by Nintendo
* _Lorelei and the Laser Eyes_ produced by Simogo
* _Tactical Breach Wizards_ developed by Suspicious Developments
* _1000xRESIST_ developed by sunset visitor æéœéćźą, published by Fellow Traveller
### Best Editor, Short Form
* Scott H. Andrews
* Jennifer Brozek
* **Neil Clarke**
* Jonathan Strahan
* Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
* Sheila Williams
### Best Editor, Long Form
* Carl Engle-Laird
* Ali Fisher
* Lee Harris
* David Thomas Moore
* **Diana M. Pho**
* Stephanie Stein
### Best Professional Artist
* Micaela Alcaino
* Audrey Benjaminsen
* Rovina Cai
* Maurizio Manzieri
* Tran Nguyen
* **Alyssa Winans**
### Best Semiprozine
* _The Deadlands_, publisher Sean Markey; editors E. Catherine Tobler, Nicasio Andres Reed, David Gilmore, Laura Blackwell, Annika Barranti Klein; proofreader Josephine Stewart; columnist Amanda Downum; art and design Cory Skerry, Christine M. Scott; social media Felicia MartĂnez; assistant Shana Du Bois.
* _Escape Pod_, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes, assistant editors Premee Mohamed and Kevin Wabaunsee, hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart, producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire _Escape Pod_ team
* _FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction_, publisher and executive editor DaVaun Sanders, poetry editor B. Sharise Moore, art director Christian Ivey, acquiring editors Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Egbiameje Omole, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, sponsor coordinator Nelson Rolon
* _khĆrĂ©Ć_, produced by Zhui Ning Chang, Aleksandra Hill, Danai Christopoulou, Isabella Kestermann, Kanika Agrawal, Sachiko Ragosta, Lian Xia Rose, Jenelle DeCosta, Melissa Ren, Elaine Ho, Ambi Sun, Cyrus Chin, Nivair H. Gabriel, JeanĂ© Ridges, Lilivette DomĂnguez, Isaree Thatchaichawalit, Jei D. Marcade, M. L. Krishnan, Ysabella Maglanque, Aaron Voigt, Adialyz Del Valle BerrĂos, Adil Mian, Akilah White, Alexandra Millatmal, Anselma Widha Prihandita, E. Broderick, K. S. Walker, Katarzyna Nowacka, Katie McIvor, Kelsea Yu, Lynn D. Jung, Madeleine Vigneron, Marie Croke, Merulai Femi, Phoebe Low, S. R. Westvik, Sanjna Bhartiya, Sara Messenger, Sophia Uy, Tina Zhu, Yuvashri Harish, Zohar Jacobs
* _Strange Horizons_, by the _Strange Horizons_ Editorial Collective
* ** _Uncanny Magazine_****, publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; poetry editor Betsy Aoki, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky**
### Best Fanzine
* _Ancillary Review of Books_, editors Jake Casella Brookins, Zachary Gillan, Lane Gillespie, Misha Grifka Wander, Gareth A. Reeves, Bianca SkrinyĂĄr, Cynthia Zhang
* ** _Black Nerd Problems_****, editors William Evans and Omar Holmon**
* _The Full Lid_, written by Alasdair Stuart and edited by Marguerite Kenner
* _Galactic Journey_, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice L. Newman, associate writers Cora Buhlert, Jessica Holmes, Kerrie Dougherty, Kris Vyas-Myall, and Natalie Devitt, and the rest of the Journey team
* _Journey Planet_, edited by Allison Hartman Adams, Amanda Wakaruk, Ann Gry, Jean Martin, Sara Felix, Sarah Gulde, Chuck Serface, David Ferguson, Olav Rokne, Paul Weimer, Steven H Silver, Christopher J. Garcia and James Bacon
* Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk
### Best Fancast
* _The Coode Street Podcast_, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, producer Jonathan Strahan
* ** _Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones_****, presented by Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow**
* _Hugo, Girl!_, presented by Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, Lori Anderson, and Kevin Anderson
* _Hugos There_, presented by Seth Heasley
* _A Meal of Thorns_, presented by Jake Casella Brookins
* _Worldbuilding for Masochists_, presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Cass Morris and Natania Barron
### Best Fan Writer
* Camestros Felapton
* **Abigail Nussbaum**
* Roseanna Pendlebury
* Jason Sanford
* Alasdair Stuart
* Ărjan Westin
### Best Fan Artist
* Iain J. Clark
* **Sara Felix**
* Meg Frank
* Michelle Morrell
* Alison Scott
* España Sheriff
### Best Poem
* Calypso by Oliver K. Langmead
* âEver Noirâ by Mari Ness (_Haven Spec Magazine_ , Issue 16, July 2024)
* âthere are no taxis for the deadâ by Angela Liu (_Uncanny Magazine_ , Issue 58)
* **â****A War of Words****â by Marie Brennan (_Strange Horizons_ , September 2024)**
* âWe Drink Lavaâ by Ai Jiang (_Uncanny Magazine_ , Issue 56)
* âYour Visiting Dragonâ by Devan Barlow (_Strange Horizons_ , Fund Drive 2024)
### Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
* _The Feast Makers_ by H.A. Clarke
* _Heavenly Tyrant_ by Xiran Jay Zhao
* _The Maid and the Crocodile_ by Jordan Ifueko
* _Moonstorm_ by Yoon Ha Lee
* ** _Sheine Lende_ by Darcie Little Badger**
* _So Let Them Burn_ by Kamilah Cole
### _Astounding_ Award for Best New Writer (sponsored by Dell Magazines)
* **Moniquill Blackgoose (2nd year of eligibility)**
* Bethany Jacobs (2nd year of eligibility)
* Hannah Kaner (2nd year of eligibility)
* Angela Liu (2nd year of eligibility)
* Jared PechaÄek (1st year of eligibility)
* Tia Tashiro (2nd year of eligibility)
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