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Here we go again… Die Nominierten für den Hugo 2026 sind…

BEST NOVEL

1,153 ballots cast for 555 nominees. Finalists range 126-210.

A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape) [deutsch: „A Drop of Corruption“ im Adrian & Wimmelbuchverlag ab 22.5.26]
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (William Morrow; Gollancz) [deutsch: „Tod der Autorin“ bei Ullstein]
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK; Orbit US)
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (Tor US; Tor UK) [deutsch: „Die Legende von Una Everlasting“ bei Penguin ab 19.8.26]
The Incandescent by Emily Tesh (Tor US; Orbit UK) [deutsch: „Der Phönix und der Dämon“ bei Heyne am 13.1.27]
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson (Orbit US; Hodderscape

BEST NOVELLA

807 ballots cast for 172 nominees. Finalists range 90-241.

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (Tordotcom)
Cinder House by Freya Marske (Tordotcom; Tor UK)
Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (Tordotcom)
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom; Arcadia UK)
The Summer War by Naomi Novik (Del Rey US; Del Rey UK)
What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher (Nightfire; Titan UK)

BEST NOVELETTE

414 ballots cast for 144 nominees. Finalists range 36-64.

“Kaiju Agonistes” by Scott Lynch (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 62)
“Never Eaten Vegetables” by H.H. Pak (Clarkesworld, Issue 220)
“Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” by Martha Wells (Reactor, July 10, 2025)
“The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For” by Cameron Reed (Reactor, April 2, 2025)
“The Millay Illusion” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 67)
“When He Calls Your Name” by Catherynne M. Valente (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 65)

BEST SHORT STORY

507 ballots cast for 549 nominees. Finalists range 26-60.

“10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days” by Samantha Mills (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 63)
“In My Country” by Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld, Issue 223)
“Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg (Diabolical Plots, May 16, 2025)
“Missing Helen” by Tia Tashiro (Clarkesworld, Issue 226)
“Six People to Revise You” by J.R. Dawson (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 62)
“Wire Mother” by Isabel J. Kim (Clarkesworld, Issue 229)

BEST SERIES

687 ballots cast for 185 nominees. Finalists range 52-136.

Emily Wilde by Heather Fawcett (Del Rey US; Orbit UK)
October Daye by Seanan McGuire (Tor US; DAW)
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK)
The Chronicles of Osreth by Katherine Addison (Tor US; Solaris UK; Subterranean)
The Craft Wars by Max Gladstone (Tor; Tordotcom)
White Space by Elizabeth Bear (Saga Press; Gollancz)

BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC

362 ballots cast for 243 nominees. Finalists range 19-42.

Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon, written by Kelly Thompson, art by Hayden Sherman and Mattia de Iulis, coloring by Jordie Bellaire, lettering by Becca Carey (DC Comics)
A Girl and Her Fed, written by KB Spangler, art by Ale Presser (www.agirlandherfed.com)
A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel, written by Ursula K. Le Guin, adapted and art by Fred Fordham (Clarion Books; Walker UK)
The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Orion UK)
The Power Fantasy Volume 1: The Superpowers, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Caspar Wijngaard, lettering by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
The Space Cat, written by Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford (First Second)

BEST RELATED WORK

479 ballots cast for 250 nominees. Finalists range 31-70.

Colourfields: Writing About Writing About Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid (Briardene Books)
Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer (University of Chicago Press US, Head of Zeus UK)
Last War in Albion: “The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)” by Elizabeth Sandifer (Eruditorum Press)
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris (Amistad)
“Ragnarök vs the Long Night”by Ashaya and Aziz (History of Westeros Podcast, August 10, 2025)
The Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom, maintained by Renay (Google Spreadsheet)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

650 ballots cast for 149 nominees. Finalists range 85-313.

Andor (Season 2), written by Tom Bissell, Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, and Beau Willimon, directed by Ariel Kleiman, Janus Metz, Alonso Ruizpalacios, (Disney+)
Frankenstein, screenplay by Guillermo del Toro, directed by Guillermo del Toro (Netflix)
KPop Demon Hunters, screenplay by Danya Jimenez & Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans; directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans (Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix)
Mickey 17, screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, directed by Bong Joon Ho (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Sinners,screenplay by Ryan Coogler, directed by Ryan Coogler (Proximity Media, Warner Bros. Pictures)
Superman, screenplay by James Gunn, directed by James Gunn (DC Studios)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM

471 ballots cast for 249 nominees. Finalists range 40-98.

Doctor Who: “The Story & the Engine”, written by Inua Ellams, directed by Makalla McPherson (BBC One, Disney +)
Murderbot: “All Systems Red”, written by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV)
Murderbot: “The Perimeter”, written Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz, directed by Paul Weitz, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV)
Pluribus: “We Is Us”, written and directed by Vince Gilligan, directed by Vince Gilligan (Apple TV)
Severance: “Cold Harbor”, written by Dan Erickson, directed by Ben Stiller (Apple TV)
The Wheel of Time: “The Road to the Spear”,written by Rafe Lee Judkins, directed by Thomas Napper, based on the book The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (Amazon Prime Video)

BEST GAME OR INTERACTIVE WORK

357 ballots cast for 159 nominees. Finalists range 29-110. (924 raw noms)

Blue Prince, developed by Dogubomb, published by Raw Fury
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, developed by Jump Over the Age, published by Fellow Traveller
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, developed by Sandfall Interactive, published by Kepler Interactive
Dispatch, developed and published AdHoc Studio
Hades II, developed and published by Supergiant Games
Hollow Knight: Silksong, developed and published by Team Cherry

BEST EDITOR SHORT FORM

305 ballots cast for 128 nominees. Finalists range 30-84.

Scott H. Andrews
Jennifer Brozek
Neil Clarke
Lee Harris
Michael Damian Thomas
Sheila Williams

BEST EDITOR LONG FORM

234 ballots cast for 95 nominees. Finalists range 27-74.

Carl Engle-Laird
Jaymee Goh
Lee Harris
Jenni Hill
Joe Monti
Diana M. Pho

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

228 ballots cast for 220 nominees. Finalists range 10-28.

Lulu Chen
Kelly Chong
Dave Kellett
Tran Nguyen
John Picacio
Tom Roberts

BEST SEMIPROZINE

324 ballots cast for 93 nominees. Finalists range 34-100.

Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes, assistant editors Kevin Wabaunsee and Phoebe Barton, hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart, producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht, and the entire Escape Pod team
khōréō magazine, by team khōréō (publisher Aleksandra Hill; editor-in-chief Zhui Ning Chang; editors Kanika Agrawal, Isabella Kestermann, Danai Christopoulou; audio Lian Xia Rose, Jenelle DeCosta, Grayson Norman, Aaron Kling, E.B.; marketing M.L. Krishnan, Ashley Thompson; art Ambi Sun; copyeditors Jeané Ridges, Eleanor Glewwe, Derek Yen, Ariya Bandy; proofreader Cyrus Chin; first readers Adialyz Del Valle Berríos, Sanjna Bhartiya, Kelsey Costa, Merulai Femi, A.R. Frederiksen, Yuvashri Harish, Zohar Jacobs, Lynn D. Jung, Phoebe Low, Katie McIvor, Adil Mian, Katarzyna Nowacka, A.W. Prihandita, Helena Ramsaroop, Jin Hui Saw, Aditya Sundararajan, Sophia Uy, Madeleine Vigneron, Aaron Voigt, K.S. Walker, Akilah White, MJ Woods, Kelsea Yu, Lilia Zhang, Tina Zhu)
On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic, published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society; managing editor/art director Diane L. Walton; poetry editors Colleen Anderson and Bob Stallworthy; fiction editors Barb Galler-Smith, Ann Marston, Virginia O’Dine, Constantine Kaoukakis, Susan MacGregor, Alyssa Kulchisky, Amanda Wells, Ashley Alton, Lorina Stephens, Lareina Abbott, Matthew Stobie Jackman, Cheryl Merkel, Dan Gyoba, Ethan Zou, Jade Mah-Vierling, Jessica Zdril, Kathleen Phul, Krystle McGrath, Thomas Schwarz, and William Thompson; interviewers Roberta Laurie and Cat McDonald; proofreaders Ashlin McCartney, Isaac Calon, and Mya Colwell
Strange Horizons, by the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
The Deadlands, publisher Sean Markey, editor in chief E. Catherine Tobler, poetry editor Nicasio Andres Reed, nonfiction editor David Gilmore, necromancer Amanda Downum, art director Cory Skerry, copy editors Laura Blackwell and Annika Barranti Klein, proofreader Josephine Stewart, designer Christine M. Scott, and social media skeleton Felicia Martínez
Uncanny Magazine, publisher and editor-in-chief: Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; poetry editor Betsy Aoki, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

BEST FANZINE

224 ballots cast for 61 nominees. Finalists range 33-66.

Ancillary Review of Books, editors Jake Casella Brookins, Misha Grifka Wander, Bianca Skrinyár, Zachary Gillan, Cynthia Zhang, Lyz Bush-Peel
An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk
Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice L. Newman, staff David Levinson, Jessica Dickinson Goodman, Tam Phan, Andi Dukleth
Intergalactic Mixtape, edited by Renay
Journey Planet, edited by Allison Hartman Adams, Jean Martin, Steven H Silver, Christopher J. Garcia, James Bacon
nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer; senior editors Joe Sherry, G. Brown, Vance Kotrla

BEST FANCAST

370 ballots cast for 198 nominees. Finalists range 31-69.

A Meal of Thorns, presented by Jake Casella Brookins
Eating the Fantastic, hosted by Scott Edelman
Hugo, Girl!, presented by Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, Lori Anderson, and Kevin Anderson
Octothorpe, presented by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Cass Morris, and Natania Barron

BEST FAN WRITER

308 ballots cast for 158 nominees. Finalists range 22-54.

Jay Brantner for “Tar Vol”
Alex Brown
James Davis Nicoll
Roseanna Pendlebury
Jason Sanford
Örjan Westin

BEST FAN ARTIST

176 ballots cast for 137 nominees. Finalists range 12-22.

Terri Ash
Geneva Bowers
Sara Felix
Richard Man
España Sheriff
Yuumei

BEST POEM

202 ballots cast for 229 nominees. Finalists range 12-35.

“Care for Lightning” by Mari Ness (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 62)
“Hex Supply Customer Support Log” by Elis Montgomery (Strange Horizons, Issue 25 August 2025)
“How to Become a Sea Witch” by Theodora Goss (The Orange & Bee, Issue 5)
“Landing: Seattle” by Brandon O’Brien (Seattle Worldcon 2025 Opening Ceremony)
“The Mourning Robot” by Angela Liu (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 66)
“The World to Come” by Jennifer Hudak (Strange Horizons, Issue 22 December 2025)

LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YA BOOK

244 ballots cast for 169 nominees. Finalists range 12-48.

Among Ghosts by Rachel Hartman (Random House Books for Young Readers)
Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee (Feiwel & Friends)
Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen (Henry Holt; Hodderscape UK)
Oathbound by Tracy Deonn (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press)
They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK)

ASTOUNDING AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER (sponsored by Dell Magazines)

290 ballots cast for 156 nominees. Finalists range 17-76.

Sophie Burnham (2nd year of eligibility)
Kamilah Cole (2nd year of eligibility)
Antonia Hodgson (1st year of eligibility)
Molly O’Neill (1st year of eligibility)
H.H. Pak (2nd year of eligibility)
Jared Pechaček (2nd year of eligibility)


DISQUALIFICATIONS AND WITHDRAWLS. The following nominees received enough votes to qualify for the final ballot, but were found to be ineligible:

Best Series:

Lady Astronaut, by Mary Robinette Kowal (fewer than 240,000 new words since last appearance on the ballot)
The Singing Hills Cycle, by Nghi Vo (fewer than 240,000 words in total)

Astounding Award:

Silvia Park (had qualifying publication prior to 2024)
Barbara Truelove (had qualifying publication prior to 2024)

The following nominees received enough votes to qualify for the final ballot, but declined nominations:

Best Editor, Long Form: Lindsey Hall

Best Semiprozine: Beneath Ceaseless Skies

The following nominee received enough votes to qualify for the final ballot, but was withdrawn by the showrunners to abide by the limitation on number of episodes of the same show allowed in the category.

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Murderbot: “Free Commerce”

Ein Roman ist bereits auf deutsch draußen, ein zweiter kommt im Mai, ein dritter im August, ein vierter im Januar. Optimistisch bin ich auch bei Hodgson, dass der Roman noch kommt.

Was mich wirklich erstaunt ist, dass R.F. Kuangs sehr erfolgreiches Katabasis nicht nominiert wurde, nachdem man ihr beim China-Con die Nominierung und vielkeicht auch den Hugo Award gestohlen hatte. Ich hätte da doch etwas Wiedergutmachung erwartet.

Ich fand Babel damals schon nur so mittel, ich glaube nicht das Katabasis viel besser ist.

Wie dem auch sei, was die Spiele angeht, davon hab ich zumindest vier gespielt:

Blue Prinz: Ein Rouge-like Adventure. Das heißt, man geht jeden Tag in ein Haus hinein das mna jeden Tag neu aufbauen muss (aus einem Satz Spielkarten). Je älter ich werde, desto lieber spiele ich Rouge-likes, und ich finde es immer wieder bemerkeswert was das Grene alles hergibt.

Dann Claire Obscure Expedition 33: Das wird vermutlich der Gewinner werden, wegen seiner unglaublichen optischen Opulenz. Zudem ist es noch ein völlig neues Grene, ein Souls-like Runden RPG. Sowas gabs vorher noch nicht, ist dafür aber fast schon unmenschlich schwer.

Hades 2: Da hab ich schon in den Vorgänger viel Zeit investiert, auch das ein Rouge-like. Wo man im ersten Teil aus dem Hades fliehen musste ist man hier damit beschäftigt an der Seite von Hecate den Titanen der Zeit zu töten. Grichische Mythologie: aufgedreht auf 11. Hab ich mir meiner Tochter gespielt, ich konnte ihr noch was beibringen.

Dispatch: Man arbeitet als Einsatzleiter für eine Truppe von unterklassigen Superhelden (ehemaligen Schurken), die man zu verschiedenen Eisätzen schicken muss. Der Teil des Spieles ist von "This is the Police", der zweite Teil ist von den alten Tell Tell Games, heißt: man macht Konversation und muss Entscheidungen treffen die sich auf das Zusammenleben der Truppe auswirkt (auch das mit Tochter gespielt, deswegen habe habe ich keine Romanze am Arbeitsplatz angefangen, war dafür aber ein vorbildlicher Teamleiter, naja)