Hugo Award
Given by World Science Fiction Society
Other Names: Hugo-palkinto (Finnish)
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The Hugo Award is given for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. The Hugo Awards are awarded each year at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon). Voting for the awards show more is open to all members of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), and to become a member all you have to do is buy a membership in that year’s Worldcon.
The Retro-Hugos began in 1996 and are awarded retrospectively for years in which no Hugos were originally awarded. show less
The Retro-Hugos began in 1996 and are awarded retrospectively for years in which no Hugos were originally awarded. show less
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The Hugo Award is given for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. The Hugo Awards are awarded each year at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon). Voting for the awards is open to all members of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), and to become a member all you have to do is buy a membership in that year’s Worldcon.
The Retro-Hugos began in 1996 and are awarded retrospectively for years in which no Hugos were originally awarded.
(English, Member-written)The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. Hugo Awards have been presented every year since 1955.
Hugo Award nominees and winners are chosen by members of the annual Worldcon (although only about 700 of several thousand Worldcon members actually vote) and the presentation evening constitutes its central point. The selection process is defined in the World Science Fiction Society Constitution as instant-runoff voting with five nominees (except in the case of a tie). Unusually, the nominees in each category include "No award," if a voter feels none of the other entries are worthy of recognition; if "No award" receives the most votes in a category, then none of the nominees receives an award.
The Hugo Award trophy was designed by Hoffman Bronze Company based on a picture by Ben Jason, whose picture in turn was based on a design by Jack McKnight and, earlier,Willy Ley. The rocket design has become standardised in recent years and the rockets are currently produced by UK fan Peter Weston. The design for the base on which the rocket is mounted is the responsibility of the Worldcon committee and therefore changes each year. The base design has been selected by various means including committee selection, direct commission and open competition (currently the most common method).
The Retro-Hugos began in 1996 and are awarded retrospectively for years in which no Hugos were originally awarded.
See Hugo Nominees book award list for the nominees. (English, Member-written)
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