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Hugo Nominations Announced

Posted by timothy on from the hugh-go-girl dept.

Embedded Geek writes "With the 2004 Nebula Awards being awarded this weekend, the Hugo nominations have been announced. As usual, the field is packed with lots of deserving entries, although I'm sure everyone has a favorite that was missed. I was particularly interested in the Short Form Drama, though, with Joss Wheadon getting three nominations for canceled shows (two Firefly, one Buffy) and Gollum's Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards getting a nod. Also of interest are the Retro Hugos, an effort to look back and recognize SF published before anyone thought to hand out awards for it. Retro nominees include such greats as Childhood's End, Fahrenheit 451, and Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 th Century (no, really!). You have until 31 July, 2004 to join Noreascon Four and vote for your favorites!"

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  1. SCO should be nominated by DeadBugs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Their claims against Linux are pure science fiction.

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    1. Re:SCO should be nominated by rknop · · Score: 4, Funny

      Their claims against Linux are pure science fiction.

      Ak! No, don't nominate SCO. That would raise the whole spectre of "should fantasy be included in the Hugo awards" that we dealt with during Harry Potter IV years.

      -Rob

  2. Re:Firefly Deserves It! by Mr.+No+Skills · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know. It's competing with "Gollum's Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards".

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  3. Retro Awards... by gmuslera · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is a sci-fi award, dammit! Why don't give the "Forward awards" for the best SciFi stories and related work on 2054?

  4. Dramatic Tension by Embedded+Geek · · Score: 5, Funny
    fox continually moved the show... killing the dramatic tension that several moments ought to have had.

    I don't know. I thought it enhanced the drama: Will I be able to catch this week's episode? Will it stay in one timeslot long enough for me to program my VCR/Tivo? Will Fox cancel the show during one of the commercial breaks and replace it with When Gas company Meter Readers Attack VII?

    'Kept me on the edge of my seat.

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  5. Re:Why is Finding Nemo listed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe it's another film, this time about a guy trying to find that Jules Verne book at the library.

  6. I want a futuroHugo by blair1q · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can I get an award for my bestselling book, _Zen and the Art of Time Machine Maintenance_, to be written in 2024?

    No?

    What kind of fans are you?