Hugo Award

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The Hugo Award is one of the most prestigious honors in science fiction and fantasy, recognizing outstanding works and achievements in the genre as voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Society.

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Surface form Occurrences
Hugo Awards 17
Hugo Awards ceremony 3
Hugo Award for Best Novel 2

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fantasy award ⓘ
literary award ⓘ
science fiction award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hugo Award ⓘ
surface form: Science Fiction Achievement Award
awardedFor best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements ⓘ
ceremonyHeldAt Worldcon ⓘ
comparedWith Locus Award ⓘ
Nebula Award ⓘ
consideredOneOf major awards in speculative fiction ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decisionMethod instant-runoff voting ⓘ
eligibilityBasis works first published in the previous calendar year ⓘ
field fantasy ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
firstAwarded 1953 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genre speculative fiction ⓘ
hasCategory Astounding Award for Best New Writer ⓘ
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form ⓘ
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form ⓘ
Best Editor, Long Form ⓘ
Best Editor, Short Form ⓘ
Best Fan Artist ⓘ
Best Fan Writer ⓘ
Best Fancast ⓘ
Best Fanzine ⓘ
Best Graphic Story or Comic ⓘ
Best Novel ⓘ
Hugo Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Best Novelette

Best Novella ⓘ
Best Professional Artist ⓘ
Best Related Work ⓘ
Best Semiprozine ⓘ
Best Series ⓘ
Best Short Story ⓘ
Hugo Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
hasRetroVariant Hugo Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Retro-Hugo Award
inception 1953 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locationVariesWith Worldcon host city ⓘ
namedAfter Hugo Gernsback ⓘ
notableFor prestige in science fiction and fantasy community ⓘ
organizer World Science Fiction Society ⓘ
presentedBy World Science Fiction Society ⓘ
retroHugoAwardedForYearsWithoutHugos 1939 ⓘ
1941 ⓘ
1943 ⓘ
1944 ⓘ
1945 ⓘ
1946 ⓘ
1951 ⓘ
1954 ⓘ
1955 ⓘ
selectionProcess member nomination and voting ⓘ
sponsor World Science Fiction Society ⓘ
trophyShape silver rocket ⓘ
votedOnBy members of the World Science Fiction Society ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Hugo Awards
this entity surface form: Hugo Awards
this entity surface form: Hugo Awards
World Fantasy Award → relatedAward → Hugo Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hugo Awards
Locus Award → relatedTo → Hugo Award ⓘ