Best Novel (639 Ballots)

• Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Morrow; Atlantic UK)

• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK)

• Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen; HarperVoyager UK)

• Saturn’s Children by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)

• Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi (Tor)

 

Best Novella (337 Ballots)

• “The Erdmann Nexus” by Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)

• “The Political Prisoner” by Charles Coleman Finlay (F&SF Aug 2008)

• “The Tear” by Ian McDonald (Galactic Empires)

• “True Names” by Benjamin Rosenbaum & Cory Doctorow (Fast Forward 2)

• “Truth” by Robert Reed (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)

 

Best Novelette (373 Ballots)

• “Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders” by Mike Resnick (Asimov’s Jan 2008)

• “The Gambler” by Paolo Bacigalupi (Fast Forward 2)

• “Pride and Prometheus” by John Kessel (F&SF Jan 2008)

• “The Ray-Gun: A Love Story” by James Alan Gardner (Asimov’s Feb 2008)

• “Shoggoths in Bloom” by Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s Mar 2008)

 

Best Short Story (448 Ballots)

• “26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss” by Kij Johnson (Asimov’s Jul 2008)

• “Article of Faith” by Mike Resnick (Baen’s Universe Oct 2008)

• “Evil Robot Monkey” by Mary Robinette Kowal (The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Two)

• “Exhalation” by Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)

• “From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled” by Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s Feb 2008)

 

Best Related Book (263 Ballots)

• Rhetorics of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn (Wesleyan University Press)

• Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Cathy & Arnie Fenner, eds. (Underwood Books)

• The Vorkosigan Companion: The Universe of Lois McMaster Bujold by Lillian Stewart Carl & John Helfers, eds. (Baen)

• What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid (Beccon Publications)

• Your Hate Mail Will be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008 by John Scalzi (Subterranean Press)

 

Best Graphic Story (212 Ballots)

• The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle Written by Jim Butcher, art by Ardian Syaf (Del Rey/Dabel Brothers Publishing)

• Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones Written by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)

• Fables: War and Pieces Written by Bill Willingham, pencilled by Mark Buckingham, art by Steve Leialoha and Andrew Pepoy, color by Lee Loughridge, letters by Todd Klein (DC/Vertigo Comics)

• Schlock Mercenary: The Body Politic Story and art by Howard Tayler (The Tayler Corporation)

• Serenity: Better Days Written by Joss Whedon & Brett Matthews, art by Will Conrad, color by Michelle Madsen, cover by Jo Chen (Dark Horse Comics)

• Y: The Last Man, Volume 10: Whys and Wherefores Written/created by Brian K. Vaughan, penciled/created by Pia Guerra, inked by Jose Marzan, Jr. (DC/Vertigo Comics)

 

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
(436 Ballots)

• The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer, story; Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, screenplay; based on characters created by Bob Kane; Christopher Nolan, director (Warner Brothers)

• Hellboy II: The Golden Army Guillermo del Toro & Mike Mignola, story; Guillermo del Toro, screenplay; based on the comic by Mike Mignola; Guillermo del Toro, director (Dark Horse, Universal)

• Iron Man Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, screenplay; based on characters created by Stan Lee & Don Heck & Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby; Jon Favreau, director (Paramount, Marvel Studios)

• METAtropolis by John Scalzi, ed. Written by: Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell and Karl Schroeder (Audible Inc)

• WALL-E Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter, story; Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon, screenplay; Andrew Stanton, director (Pixar/Walt Disney)

 

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
(336 Ballots)

• “The Constant” (Lost) Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof, writers; Jack Bender, director (Bad Robot, ABC studios)

• Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Joss Whedon, & Zack Whedon, & Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen , writers; Joss Whedon, director (Mutant Enemy)

• “Revelations” (Battlestar Galactica) Bradley Thompson & David Weddle, writers; Michael Rymer, director (NBC Universal)

• “Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead” (Doctor Who) Steven Moffat, writer; Euros Lyn, director (BBC Wales)

• “Turn Left” (Doctor Who) Russell T. Davies, writer; Graeme Harper, director (BBC Wales)

 

Best Editor, Short Form (377 Ballots)

• Ellen Datlow

• Stanley Schmidt

• Jonathan Strahan

• Gordon Van Gelder

• Sheila Williams

 

Best Editor, Long Form (273 Ballots)

• Lou Anders

• Ginjer Buchanan

• David G. Hartwell

• Beth Meacham

• Patrick Nielsen Hayden

 

Best Professional Artist (334 Ballots)

• Daniel Dos Santos

• Bob Eggleton

• Donato Giancola

• John Picacio

• Shaun Tan

 

Best Semiprozine (283 Ballots)

• Clarkesworld Magazine edited by Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas & Sean Wallace

• Interzone edited by Andy Cox

• Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi

• The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, Kris Dikeman, David G. Hartwell, & Kevin J. Maroney

• Weird Tales edited by Ann VanderMeer & Stephen H. Segal

 

Best Fanzine (257 Ballots)

• Argentus edited by Steven H Silver

• Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer

• Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III

• The Drink Tank edited by Chris Garcia

• Electric Velocipede edited by John Klima

• File 770 edited by Mike Glyer

 

Best Fan Writer (291 Ballots)

• Chris Garcia

• John Hertz

• Dave Langford

• Cheryl Morgan

• Steven H Silver

 

Best Fan Artist (187 Ballots)

• Alan F. Beck

• Brad W. Foster

• Sue Mason

• Taral Wayne

• Frank Wu

 

The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (288 Ballots)

• Aliette de Bodard*

• David Anthony Durham*

• Felix Gilman

• Tony Pi*

• Gord Sellar*

 

*(Second year of eligibility)

A total of 799 nomination ballots were cast.

Hugo Nominees and Winners for 2009