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2004 Hugo Awards Presented at Noreascon

Posted by michael on from the just-slightly-ahead-of-our-time dept.

DragonMagic writes "The Hugo Awards for 2003 have been handed out at the WorldCon at Noreascon in Boston." The winners are below.

Best Novel: Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold
Novella: The Cookie Monster, Vernor Vinge
Novellette: Legions in Time, Michael Swanwick
Short Story: A Study in Emerald, Neil Gaiman
Related Book: The Chesley Awards for Science
Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective, John Grant, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, and Pamela D. Scoville
Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton and Pamela D. Scoville
Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Gollum's Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards
Semiprozine: Locus
Fanzine: Emerald City
Fan Writer: Dave Langford
Fan Artist: Frank Wu
Campbell Award: Jay Lake
Special Noreascon Four Committee Award: Erwin Strauss, aka Filthy Pierre

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  1. Question by Raul654 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Who won the 1953 retroactive award? The nominees included The Caves of Steel, Fahrenheit 451, and Childhood's End. Yeesh - what a hard call.

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  2. Sci-Fi or Fantasy? by ta_relax · · Score: 5, Interesting

    From FAQ of Hugo awards:
    "Aren't Hugos just for Science Fiction?
    Have you ever tried to define science fiction? ..."It's all fantasy," he proclaimed. "Science fiction is fantasy you can convince yourself might happen. ...."

    I like, for example, LoTR as much as anyone else and find it one of the best trilogies ever (as novels). But, what has magic, dragons, castles etc. to do with science? If science or scientific methodology is not part of the story then why should it be eligible for this award? What happened to the heritage of Asimov, Lem, Dick, Heinlein, Clarke, and others?
    Has popular themes of Star Wars and Star Trek reduced Sci-Fi to mere fantasy now?

    As a scientist myself, I still believe that Sci-Fi is more than simple fantasy. It is -to me- exploration of possibilities for humanity's future (and past), scientific developments, and their effects. Believe me, in today's incredible speed of scientific progress we need Sci-Fi in this sense more than ever.

    I am sure the winner is a wonderful novel but...