2008 Hugo nominees announced - best of science fiction and fantasy

Posted by fanshawe

March 22, 2008

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The nominees for the Hugo Awards for the best works in the science fiction and fantasy genre were announced yesterday. There are two Hugo categories relevant to the film and television industry: Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) and Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form).

Here are the nominees:

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

Enchanted - written by Bill Kelly, directed by Kevin Lima

The Golden Compass - written by Chris Weitz, based on
the novel by Philip Pullman, directed by Chris Weitz

Heroes, Season 1 - created by Tim Kring, written by Tim
Kring, Jeph Loeb, Bryan Fuller, Michael Green,
Natalie Chaidez, Jesse Alexander, Adam Armus, Aron
Eli Coleite, Joe Pokaski, Christopher Zatta, Chuck
Kim, directed by David Semel, Allan Arkush, Greg
Beeman, Ernest R. Dickerson, Paul Shapiro, Donna
Deitch, Paul A. Edwards, John Badham, Terrence
O’Hara, Jeannot Szwarc, Roxann Dawson, Kevin
Bray, Adam Kane

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - written by
Michael Goldenberg, based on the novel by
J.K. Rowling, directed by David Yates

Stardust - written by Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, directed by Matthew Vaughn

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

Battlestar Galactica “Razor” - written by Michael Taylor, directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and Wayne Rose

Doctor Who “Blink” - written by Stephen Moffat, directed
by Hettie Macdonald

Doctor Who “Human Nature” / “Family of Blood” - written
by Paul Cornell, directed by Charles Palmer

Star Trek New Voyages “World Enough and Time” - written by Michael Reaves & Marc Scott Zicree, directed by Marc Scott Zicree

Torchwood “Captain Jack Harkness” - written by
Catherine Tregenna, directed by Ashley Way

The members of the 2008 World Science Fiction Convention (to be held in Denver) have until July 1 to cast their votes. The winners will be announced at the Hugo Awards Ceremony on August 8.

You can find the full list of the nominees in all the categories on the Hugo Awards site.