The countdown has officially begun for the 2026 Hugo Awards, which are considered the most prestigious honor of the world science fiction community and crown the best works in a wide range of fields from literature to cinema every year. Organizers of LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), announced this year’s finalists and shared the highly anticipated list with the public. During the voting process with the participation of 2025 and 2026 WorldCon members, a total of 23,543 nomination applications were made for 4,299 different works and people.
The Awards Ceremony will take place in California. The final voting will open in May, and LAcon V members will vote to determine the winners in 21 different categories. This magnificent meeting of the worlds of science fiction and fantasy will culminate in a special ceremony to be held in Anaheim, California on August 30, 2026. This year’s list once again proves how dynamic the genre is by bringing together both the masters of the genre and the shining new talents.
Hugo Awards Here is the full list of the highly anticipated 2026 Hugo Awards finalists: Best Novel A Drop of Corruption – Robert Jackson Bennett Death of the Author – Nnedi Okorafor Shroud – Adrian Tchaikovsky The Everlasting – Alix E. Harrow The Incandescent – Emily Tesh The Raven Scholar – Antonia Hodgson Best Novella (Novella) Automatic Noodle – Annalee Newitz Cinder House – Freya Marske Murder by Memory – Olivia Waite The River Has Roots – Amal El-Mohtar The Summer War – Naomi Novik What Stalks the Deep – T.
Kingfisher Best Long Story (Novelette) “Kaiju Agonistes” – Scott Lynch “Never Eaten Vegetables” – H.H. Pak “Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” – Martha Wells “The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For” – Cameron Reed “The Millay Illusion” – Sarah Pinsker “When He Calls Your Name” – Catherynne M. Valente Best Short Story “10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days” – Samantha Mills “In My Country” – Thomas Ha “Laser Eyes” Ain’t Everything” – Effie Seiberg “Missing Helen” – Tia Tashiro “Six People to Revise You” – J.R.
Dawson “Wire Mother” – Isabel J. Who Best Series Emily Wilde – Heather Fawcett October Daye – Seanan McGuire Old Man’s War – John Scalzi The Chronicles of Osreth – Katherine Addison The Craft Wars – Max Gladstone White Space – Elizabeth Bear Best Graphic Story or Comic Book Absolute Wonder Woman Volume 1: The Last Amazon – Kelly Thompson (Writer), Hayden Sherman and Mattia de Iulis (Art) A Girl and Her Fed – KB Spangler (Writer), Ale Presser (Illustration) A Wizard of Earthsea: Graphic Novel – Ursula K.
Le Guin (Author), Fred Fordham (Adaptation) The Invisible Parade – Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio The Power Fantasy Volume 1: The Superpowers – Kieron Gillen (Author), Caspar Wijngaard (Illustration) The Space Cat – Nnedi Okorafor (Author), Tana Ford (Illustration) Best Related Work Colourfields: Writing About Writing About Science Fiction – Paul Kincaid Inventing the Renaissance – Ada Palmer Last War in Albion: “The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)” – Elizabeth Sandifer Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E.
Butler – Susana M. Morris “Ragnarök vs the Long Night” – Ashaya and Aziz (History of Westeros Podcast) The Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom – Renay Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) Andor (2. Season) – Disney Frankenstein – Director: Guillermo del Toro (Netflix) KPop Demon Hunters – Director: Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans Mickey 17 – Director: Bong Joon Ho Sinners – Director: Ryan Coogler Superman – Director: James Gunn Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) Doctor Who: “The Story” Pho Best Professional Artist Lulu Chen, Kelly Chong, Dave Kellett, Tran Nguyen, John Picacio, Tom Roberts Best Semiprozine (Semiprozine) Escape Pod, khōréō magazine, On Spec, Strange Horizons, The Deadlands, Uncanny Magazine Best Fanzine Ancillary Review of Books, An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, Galactic Journey, Intergalactic Mixtape, Journey Planet, nerds of a feather, flock together Best Fancast A Meal of Thorns, Eating the Fantastic, Hugo, Girl!, Octothorpe, The Coode Street Podcast, Worldbuilding for Masochists Best Fan Writer Jay Brantner, Alex Brown, James Davis Nicoll, Roseanna Pendlebury, Jason Sanford, Örjan Westin Best Fan Artist Terri Ash, Geneva Bowers, Sara Felix, Richard Man, España Sheriff, Yuumei En Good Poetry “Care for Lightning” – Mari Ness “Hex Supply Customer Support Log” – Elis Montgomery “How to Become a Sea Witch” – Theodora Goss “Landing: Seattle” – Brandon O’Brien “The Mourning Robot” – Angela Liu “The World to Come” – Jennifer Hudak Lodestar Best Young Adult Book Award Among Ghosts – Rachel Hartman Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe – C.B.
Lee Holy Terrors – Margaret Owen Oathbound – Tracy Deonn Sunrise on the Reaping – Suzanne Collins They Bloom at Night – Trang Thanh Tran Astounding Best New Writer Award Sophie Burnham, Kamilah Cole, Antonia Hodgson, Molly O’Neill, H.H. Pak, Jared Pechaček
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