he Hugos, voted on annually by members of the World Science Fiction Society, are science fiction's most prestigious awards. They are widely considered to be the "people's choice" awards of the SF genre and are most commonly compared to the Oscars of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Although the Hugos are officially known as the Science Fiction Achievement Awards, they are invariably referred to by their nickname, which is used in honor of the late Hugo Gernsback.

Below are the results to date of our 2002 poll, which will run until noon on Sunday, Sept. 1. Cast your vote today!

Vote totals to date

Disclaimer: The following votes reflect the views and opinions of Science Fiction Weekly readers only and are in no way connected to the actual Hugo Awards® or the World Science Fiction Society®. The Hugo Awards and the World Science Fiction Society are registered service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary body.

BEST NOVEL	Votes
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold	198
American Gods by Neil Gaiman	519
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville	223
Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod	171
Passage by Connie Willis	213
The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson	177
No Award	53
Total votes in this category: 1554

BEST NOVELLA	Votes
May Be Some Time by Brenda W. Clough	166
The Diamond Pit by Jack Dann	162
The Chief Designer by Andy Duncan	166
Stealing Alabama by Allen Steele	240
Fast Times at Fairmont High by Vernor Vinge	308
No Award	51
Total votes in this category: 1093

BEST NOVELETTE	Votes
Hell Is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang	279
Undone by James Patrick Kelly	168
The Days Between by Allen Steele	199
Lobsters by Charles Stross	168
The Return of Spring by Shane Tourtellotte	166
No Award	56
Total votes in this category: 1036

BEST SHORT STORY	Votes
The Ghost Pit by Stephen Baxter	221
Spaceships by Michael A. Burstein	189
The Bones of the Earth by Ursula K. Le Guin	468
Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Mike Resnick	187
The Dog Said Bow-Wow by Michael Swanwick	194
No Award	45
Total votes in this category: 1304

BEST RELATED BOOK	Votes
The Art of Richard Powers by Jane Frank	128
Meditations on Middle-Earth by Karen Haber, ed.	263
The Art of Chesley Bonestell by Ron Miller & Frederick C. Durant III with Melvin H. Schuetz	167
I Have This Nifty Idea...Now What Do I Do With It? by Mike Resnick	246
J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century by Tom Shippey	395
Being Gardner Dozois by Michael Swanwick	154
No Award	47
Total votes in this category: 1400

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION	Votes
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	116
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	1425
Monsters, Inc.	277
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Once More, With Feeling"	342
Shrek	93
No Award	26
Total votes in this category: 2279

BEST PROFESSIONAL EDITOR	Votes
Ellen Datlow	289
Gardner Dozois	293
Patrick Nielsen Hayden	176
Stanley Schmidt	172
Gordon Van Gelder	176
No Award	51
Total votes in this category: 1157

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST	Votes
Jim Burns	180
Bob Eggleton	195
Frank Kelly Freas	211
Donato Giancola	172
Michael Whelan	532
No Award	44
Total votes in this category: 1334

BEST SEMIPROZINE	Votes
Absolute Magnitude, edited by Warren Lapine	141
Interzone, edited by David Pringle	220
Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown	433
The New York Review of Science Fiction, edited by Kathryn Cramer, David Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney	224
Speculations, edited by Susan Fry, published by Kent Brewster	159
No Award	46
Total votes in this category: 1223

BEST FANZINE	Votes
File 770, edited by Mike Glyer	139
Ansible, edited by Dave Langford	192
Challenger, edited by Guy Lillian III	200
Mimosa, edited by Richard & Nicki Lynch	130
Plokta, edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies & Mike Scott	135
No Award	80
Total votes in this category: 876

BEST FAN WRITER	Votes
Jeff Berkwits	88
Bob Devney	82
John L. Flynn	86
Mike Glyer	133
Dave Langford	181
Steven H. Silver	178
No Award	88
Total votes in this category: 836

BEST FAN ARTIST	Votes
Sheryl Birkhead	114
Brad Foster	140
Teddy Harvia	94
Sue Mason	220
Frank Wu	214
No Award	70
Total votes in this category: 852

BEST WEB SITE	Votes
Locus Online, Mark R. Kelly editor/webmaster	183
SCIFI.com, Craig Engler, general manager	1178
SF Site, Rodger Turner, publisher/managing editor	150
Strange Horizons, Mary Anne Mohanraj, editor-in-chief	144
Tangent Online, Dave Truesdale, senior editor; Tobias Buckell, webmaster	122
No Award	56
Total votes in this category: 1833

JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD	Votes
Tobias S. Buckell	126
Alexander C. Irvine	137
Wen Spencer	124
Jo Walton	197
Ken Wharton	185
No Award	95
Total votes in this category: 864