2012 Hugo Award Winners

Congratulations to John Picacio for winning this year's Hugo for Best Professional Artist!



Having been nominated for years, this is John's first time winning, and deservedly so. This was a particularly stellar year for John, having created 12 new pieces for George R. R. Martin's official 'A Song of Ice and Fire' calendar.

'A Song of Ice and Fire' art by John Picacio

The complete list of 2012 Hugo winners is as follows:

BEST NOVEL

Among Others by Jo Walton (Tor)



BEST NOVELLA

“The Man Who Bridged the Mist” by Kij Johnson (Asimov’s, September/October 2011)



BEST NOVELETTE

“Six Months, Three Days” by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)



BEST SHORT STORY

“The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2011)



BEST RELATED WORK

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls, and Graham Sleight (Gollancz)



BEST GRAPHIC STORY

Digger by Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press)



BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

Game of Thrones (Season 1) (HBO)



BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM

“The Doctor’s Wife” (Doctor Who) (BBC Wales)



BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM

Sheila Williams



BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM

Betsy Wollheim



BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

John Picacio



BEST SEMIPROZINE

Locus, edited by Liza Groen Trombi, Kirsten Gong-Wong, et al.



BEST FANZINE

SF Signal, edited by John DeNardo



BEST FAN WRITER

Jim C. Hines



BEST FAN ARTIST

Maurine Starkey



BEST FANCAST

SF Squeecast, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth Bear, and Catherynne M. Valente