[News] Lost nominated for Hugo award
Anybody
Hugo award - that's the one where the winners receive a small eastern
European car. ;-)
The pilot episode for 'Lost' has been nominated in the "Best Dramatic
Presentation, Short Form" section, alongside episodes of Battlestar
Galactica, Stargate SG-1 and Angel (twice).
From SciFi.com ...
Hugo Nominees Announced
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SCI FI Channel's Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica
and SCIFI.COM's SCI Fiction site were among the nominees
announced for the coveted 2005 Hugo Awards. The short list
for the Hugo Awards, recognizing achievement in science
fiction during 2004, was announced over the weekend. Named
for writer, publisher and inventor Hugo Gernsback, the
Hugos are voted on by members of Interaction, the 63rd
World Science Fiction Convention, which takes place in
Glasgow, Scotland, Aug. 4-8.
The first episode of the Battlestar Galactica series, "33,"
was nominated for best dramatic presentation, short form,
as was the two-part SG-1 episode "Heroes."
SCI Fiction was among the nominees for best Web site.
Editor Ellen Datlow got a nod for best professional editor.
James Patrick Kelly's "The Best Christmas Ever", which
first appeared on SCI Fiction, was nominated for best short
story, and the site's "The Voluntary State" by Christopher
Rowe got a nod for best novelette.
The Hugo Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Aug. 7.
The 2005 Hugo Awards nominations listed below include
finalists in 14 categories, plus the John W. Campbell
Award.
Best Novel:
- "The Algebraist" by Iain M. Banks
- "Iron Council" by China Miéville
- "Iron Sunrise" by Charles Stross
- "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" by Susanna Clarke
- "River of Gods" by Ian McDonald
Best Novella:
- "The Concrete Jungle" by Charles Stross
- "Elector" by Charles Stross
- "Sergeant Chip" by Bradley Denton
- "Time Ablaze" by Michael A. Burstein
- "Winterfair Gifts" by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Novelette:
- "Biographical Notes to 'A Discourse on the Nature
of Causality, with Air-Planes,' by Benjamin Rosenbaum"
by Benjamin Rosenbaum
- "The Clapping Hands of God" by Michael F. Flynn
- "The Faery Handbag" by Kelly Link
- "The People of Sand and Slag" by Paolo Bacigalupi
- "The Voluntary State" by Christopher Rowe
Best Short Story:
- "The Best Christmas Ever" by James Patrick Kelly
- "Decisions" by Michael A. Burstein
- "A Princess of Earth" by Mike Resnick
- "Shed Skin" by Robert J. Sawyer
- "Travels With My Cats" by Mike Resnick
Best Related Book:
- "The Best of Xero" by Pat and Dick Lupoff
- "The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction", Edward
James and Farah Mendlesohn, eds.
- "Dancing Naked: The Unexpurgated William Tenn, Volume 3",
by William Tenn
- "Futures: 50 Years in Space: The Challenge of the Stars"
by David A. Hardy and Patrick Moore
- "With Stars in My Eyes: My Adventures in British Fandom"
by Peter Weston
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form:
- "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
- "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
- "The Incredibles"
- "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow"
- "Spider-Man 2"
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form:
- "Heroes, Part 1 and 2," Stargate SG-1
- "Not Fade Away," Angel
- "Pilot," Lost
- "Smile Time," Angel
- "33," Battlestar Galactica
Best Professional Editor:
- Ellen Datlow
- Gardner Dozois
- David G. Hartwell
- Stanley Schmidt
- Gordon Van Gelder
Best Professional Artist:
- Jim Burns
- Bob Eggleton
- Frank Kelly Freas
- Donato Giancola
- John Picacio
Best Semiprozine:
- Ansible
- Interzone
- Locus
- The New York Review of Science Fiction
- The Third Alternative
Best Fan Writer:
- Claire Brialey
- Bob Devney
- David Langford
- Cheryl Morgan
- Steven H. Silver
Best Fanzine:
- Banana Wings
- Challenger
- Chunga
- Emerald City
- Plokta
Best Fan Artist:
- Brad Foster
- Teddy Harvia
- Sue Mason
- Steve Stiles
- Frank Wu
Best Web Site:
- eFanzines
- Emerald City
- Locus Online
- SCI Fiction
- Strange Horizons
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer:
- Elizabeth Bear
- K.J. Bishop
- David Moles
- Chris Roberson
- Steph Swainston
WG...@webtv.net
and Lost is not really in that catagory. Lost is more like Fantasy
Fiction then anything else. JMO
ShadowKatt
> I doubt if it will win! The Hugo award is mainly for Science Fiction,
> and Lost is not really in that catagory. Lost is more like Fantasy
> Fiction then anything else. JMO
Well, "Smile Time" was about talking puppets and I'd vote for that in a
hearbeat so you never know. <g>
Steven L.
According to the rules, Hugos can be awarded for works of fantasy too.
For example, the 1978 comic-book fantasy movie "Superman" won a Hugo.
And this year, the comic-book fantasy "Spiderman 2" has been nominated.
Even the movie "Doctor Strangelove" won a Hugo.
--
Steven D. Litvintchouk
Email: sdli...@earthlinkNOSPAM.net
Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
Richard DeLuca
"Steven L." <sdli...@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:
> According to the rules, Hugos can be awarded for works of fantasy too.
> For example, the 1978 comic-book fantasy movie "Superman" won a Hugo.
> And this year, the comic-book fantasy "Spiderman 2" has been nominated.
I didn't realize that. On that basis, I think LOST deserves a Hugo. Do
you?
>
> Even the movie "Doctor Strangelove" won a Hugo.
And what a movie THAT was!
V&S
<WG...@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:1459-424...@storefull-3312.bay.webtv.net...
> I doubt if it will win! The Hugo award is mainly for Science Fiction,
> and Lost is not really in that catagory.
Well can create/destroy with his mind and of course there are the numbers.
Sounds like chit-fi to me.
Melroseman
> Hugo award - that's the one where the winners receive a small eastern
> European car. ;-)
>
> Best Short Story:
> - "Shed Skin" by Robert J. Sawyer
Interesting...