Hugo Nomination Breakdown

There is nothing like a little confusion to make life interesting. This year's Hugo Nominations certainly fit that description. I've been trying to see what sort of voting patterns there might be and I give up. I see plenty of evidence that many of these nominees, at least in some categories like Best Novel, got there because of more nominations than the Puppy Slates can account for. Originally the nominations in that category included three from the Puppy Slates, but one withdrew and the next on in line was not on those Slates. So, because I cannot see a clear pattern in every category, I put together this list with the sources of the nominations in different colors. Since I keep calling them Organic, I went with Green. For nominee appearing on both Puppy Slates, I picked orange. Red for Rabid and then Blue for Sad. Two nominees asked to be withdrawn from consideration too late to be removed. They are in italics.

If, like me, you see a nominee that you consider worthy, perhaps the source of the nomination doesn't matter. To others it matters very much. For instance, an episode of Game of Thrones was nominated. It was on the Rabid Puppy Slate. The show is excellent and I would say Hugo worthy, but I will have to refresh my mind on that episode before I vote. But voting is a personal matter. I will vote my conscience and everyone else can vote theirs. Perhaps our slate of nominees is not ideal, but I think most of the categories have the potential for an honest and timeless winner, regardless of how they were nominated.

Without further ado, here is the list:

Organic NominationsOriginated by Sad Puppies and supported by Rabid PuppiesSad Puppies onlyRabid Puppies onlyTitles withdrawn after the list was finalized

Best Novel (1827 nominating ballots, 587 entries, range 212-387)Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie (Orbit US/Orbit UK)The Dark Between the Stars, Kevin J. Anderson (Tor Books)The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Sarah Monette) (Tor Books)Skin Game, Jim Butcher (Orbit UK/Roc Books)The Three Body Problem, Cixin Liu, Ken Liu translator (Tor Books)
Best Novella (1083 nominating ballots, 201 entries, range 145-338)Big Boys Don’t Cry, Tom Kratman (Castalia House)“Flow”, Arlan Andrews, Sr. (Analog, 11-2014)One Bright Star to Guide Them, John C. Wright (Castalia House)“Pale Realms of Shade”, John C. Wright (The Book of Feasts & Seasons, Castalia House)“The Plural of Helen of Troy”, John C. Wright (City Beyond Time: Tales of the Fall of Metachronopolis, Castalia House)
Best Novelette (1031 nominating ballots, 314 entries, (72-267)“Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Earth to Alluvium”, Gray Rinehart (Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show, 05-2014)“Championship B’tok”, Edward M. Lerner (Analog, 09-2014)“The Day the World Turned Upside Down”, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Lia Belt translator (Lightspeed, 04-2014)“The Journeyman: In the Stone House”, Michael F. Flynn (Analog, 06-2014)“The Triple Sun: A Golden Age Tale”, Rajnar Vajra (Analog, 07/08-2014)
Best Short Story (1174 nominating ballots, 728 entries, range 132-226)“On A Spiritual Plain”, Lou Antonelli (Sci Phi Journal #2, 11-2014)“The Parliament of Beasts and Birds”, John C. Wright (The Book of Feasts & Seasons, Castalia House)“A Single Samurai”, Steven Diamond (The Baen Big Book of Monsters, Baen Books)“Totaled”, Kary English (Galaxy’s Edge Magazine, 07-2014)“Turncoat”, Steve Rzasa (Riding the Red Horse, Castalia House)
Best Related Work (1150 nominating ballots, 346 entries, range 206-273)“The Hot Equations: Thermodynamics and Military SF”, Ken Burnside (Riding the Red Horse, Castalia House)Letters from Gardner, Lou Antonelli (The Merry Blacksmith Press)Transhuman and Subhuman: Essays on Science Fiction and Awful Truth, John C. Wright (Castalia House)“Why Science is Never Settled”, Tedd Roberts (Baen.com)Wisdom from My Internet, Michael Z. Williamson (Patriarchy Press)
Best Graphic Story (785 nominating ballots, 325 entries, range 60-201)Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal, written by G. Willow Wilson, illustrated by Adrian Alphona and Jake Wyatt, (Marvel Comics)Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass and Sorcery, written by Kurtis J. Weibe, art by Roc Upchurch (Image Comics)Saga Volume 3, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics))Sex Criminals Volume 1: One Weird Trick, written by Matt Fraction, art by Chip Zdarsky (Image Comics)The Zombie Nation Book #2: Reduce Reuse Reanimate, Carter Reid (The Zombie Nation)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (1285 nominating ballots, 189 entries, range 204-769)Captain America: The Winter Soldier, screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, concept and story by Ed Brubaker, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Entertainment, Perception, Sony Pictures Imageworks)Edge of Tomorrow, screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, and John-Henry Butterworth, directed by Doug Liman (Village Roadshow, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment; Viz Productions)Guardians of the Galaxy, written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman, directed by James Gunn (Marvel Studios, Moving Picture Company)Interstellar, screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, directed by Christopher Nolan (Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Lynda Obst Productions, Syncopy)The Lego Movie, written by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, story by Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, LEGO System A/S, Vertigo Entertainment, Lin Pictures, Warner Bros. Animation (as Warner Animation Group))
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (938 nominating ballots, 470 entries, range 71-170)Doctor Who: “Listen”, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Douglas Mackinnon (BBC Television)The Flash: “Pilot”, teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, story by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, directed by David Nutter (The CW) (Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television)Game of Thrones: “The Mountain and the Viper”, written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss, directed by Alex Graves ((HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)Grimm: “Once We Were Gods”, written by Alan DiFiore, directed by Steven DePaul (NBC) (GK Productions, Hazy Mills Productions, Universal TV)Orphan Black: “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”, ” written by Graham Manson, directed by John Fawcett (Temple Street Productions, Space/BBC America)
Best Editor, Short Form (870 nominating ballots, 187 entries, range 162-279)Jennifer BrozekVox DayMike ResnickEdmund R. SchubertBryan Thomas Schmidt
Best Editor, Long Form (712 nominating ballots, 124 entries, range 166-368)Vox DaySheila GilbertJim MinzAnne SowardsToni Weisskopf
Best Professional Artist (753 nominating ballots, 300 entries, range 118-188)Julie DillonKirk DouPonceNick GreenwoodAlan PollackCarter Reid
Best Semiprozine (660 nominating ballots, 100 entries, range 94-229)Abyss & Apex, Wendy Delmater editor and publisherAndromeda Spaceways In-Flight Magazine, Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Association Incorporated, 2014 editors David Kernot and Sue BursztynskiBeneath Ceaseless Skies, edited by Scott H. AndrewsLightspeed Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams, Stefan Rudnicki, Rich Horton, Wendy N. Wagner, and Christie YantStrange Horizons, Niall Harrison, editor-in-chief
Best Fanzine (576 nominating ballots, 162 entries, range 68-208)Black Gate, edited by John O’NeillElitist Book Reviews, edited by Steven DiamondJourney Planet, edited by James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Colin Harris, Alissa McKersie, and Helen J. MontgomeryThe Revenge of Hump Day, edited by Tim BolgeoTangent SF Online, edited by Dave Truesdale
Best Fancast (668 nominating ballots, 162 entries, range 69-179)Adventures in SciFi Publishing, Brent Bower (Executive Producer), Kristi Charish, Timothy C. Ward & Moses Siregar III (Co-Hosts, Interviewers and Producers)Dungeon Crawlers Radio, Daniel Swenson (Producer/Host), Travis Alexander & Scott Tomlin (Hosts), Dale Newton (Host/Tech), Damien Swenson (Audio/Video Tech)Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts (Presenters) and Andrew Finch (Producer)The Sci Phi Show, Jason RennieTea and Jeopardy, Emma Newman and Peter Newman
Best Fan Writer (777 nominating ballots, 265 entries, range 129-201)Dave FreerAmanda S. GreenJeffro JohnsonLaura J. MixonCedar Sanderson
Best Fan Artist (296 nominating ballots, 198 entries, range 23-48)Ninni AaltoBrad W. FosterElizabeth LeggettSpring SchoenhuthSteve Stiles
The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (851 nominating ballots, 220 entries, range 106-229) Wesley ChuJason CordovaKary EnglishRolf NelsonEric S. Raymond