2004 Hugo Voting Details

Complete statistics for the preferential ballot format used for Hugo (and Campbell) tabulation.

A total of 1121 ballots were cast of which 28 were invalid.

We also have posted complete Hugo nomination details

Best Novel									789 ballots counted
first place:
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold									230	231	241	280	330
Ilium by Dan Simmons									158	160	191	212	305
Singularity Sky by Charles Stross									133	133	170	191
Humans by Robert J. Sawyer									130	130	143
Blind Lake by Robert Charles Wilson									113	114
No Award									25
Apply the No Award test:
514 ballots rank Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold higher than No Award
70 ballots rank No Award higher than Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold is confirmed as winner.
second place:
Ilium by Dan Simmons									189	192	230	280
Singularity Sky by Charles Stross									170	171	223	276
Humans by Robert J. Sawyer									166	168	191
Blind Lake by Robert Charles Wilson									145	146
No Award									32
third place:
Singularity Sky by Charles Stross									236	240	341
Humans by Robert J. Sawyer									203	205	258
Blind Lake by Robert Charles Wilson									194	198
No Award									41
fourth place:
Blind Lake by Robert Charles Wilson									300	310
Humans by Robert J. Sawyer									257	261
No Award									69
fifth place:
Humans by Robert J. Sawyer									414
No Award									124
Best Novella									741 ballots counted
first place:
"The Cookie Monster" by Vernor Vinge									171	174	200	244	333
"The Empress of Mars" by Kage Baker									172	173	196	241	298
"Just Like the Ones We Used to Know" by Connie Willis									143	143	170	203
"The Green Leopard Plague" by Walter Jon Williams									130	130	138
"Walk in Silence" by Catherine Asaro									102	102
No Award									23
Apply the No Award test:
534 ballots rank "The Cookie Monster" by Vernor Vinge higher than No Award
42 ballots rank No Award higher than "The Cookie Monster" by Vernor Vinge
"The Cookie Monster" by Vernor Vinge is confirmed as winner.
second place:
"The Empress of Mars" by Kage Baker									198	199	235	317
"Just Like the Ones We Used to Know" by Connie Willis									176	178	215	283
"The Green Leopard Plague" by Walter Jon Williams									169	170	188
"Walk in Silence" by Catherine Asaro									143	143
No Award									26
third place:
"Just Like the Ones We Used to Know" by Connie Willis									250	252	332
"The Green Leopard Plague" by Walter Jon Williams									219	221	265
"Walk in Silence" by Catherine Asaro									191	191
No Award									30
fourth place:
"The Green Leopard Plague" by Walter Jon Williams									312
"Walk in Silence" by Catherine Asaro									267
No Award									33
fifth place:
"Walk in Silence" by Catherine Asaro									461
No Award									75
Best Novelette									792 ballots counted
first place:
"Legions in Time" by Michael Swanwick									153	153	167	199	262	370
"Into the Gardens of Sweet Night" by Jay Lake									235	236	239	243	254	305
"The Empire of Ice Cream" by Jeffrey Ford									139	140	158	181	209
"Nightfall" by Charles Stross									96	97	110	124
"Bernardo's House" by James Patrick Kelly									76	77	85
"Hexagons" by Robert Reed									60	60
No Award									33
Apply the No Award test:
469 ballots rank "Legions in Time" by Michael Swanwick higher than No Award
49 ballots rank No Award higher than "Legions in Time" by Michael Swanwick
"Legions in Time" by Michael Swanwick is confirmed as winner.
second place:
"The Empire of Ice Cream" by Jeffrey Ford									163	164	186	229	326
"Into the Gardens of Sweet Night" by Jay Lake									249	250	255	262	314
"Nightfall" by Charles Stross									135	136	170	215
"Bernardo's House" by James Patrick Kelly									105	106	121
"Hexagons" by Robert Reed									82	82
No Award									34
third place:
"Nightfall" by Charles Stross									167	168	217	330
"Into the Gardens of Sweet Night" by Jay Lake									275	276	287	312
"Bernardo's House" by James Patrick Kelly									151	152	194
"Hexagons" by Robert Reed									110	111
No Award									34
fourth place:
"Into the Gardens of Sweet Night" by Jay Lake									293	294	327
"Bernardo's House" by James Patrick Kelly									198	200	312
"Hexagons" by Robert Reed									179	180
No Award									37
fifth place:
"Bernardo's House" by James Patrick Kelly									263	265
"Hexagons" by Robert Reed									221	223
No Award									42
sixth place:
"Hexagons" by Robert Reed									384
No Award									58
Best Short Story									811 ballots counted
first place:
"A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman									226	227	257	321	390
"Paying It Forward" by Michael A. Burstein									180	180	194	216	293
"Robots Don't Cry" by Mike Resnick									134	135	161	194
"The Tale of the Golden Eagle" by David D. Levine									123	125	148
"Four Short Novels" by Joe Haldeman									121	121
No Award									27
Apply the No Award test:
536 ballots rank "A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman higher than No Award
59 ballots rank No Award higher than "A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman
"A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman is confirmed as winner.
second place:
"Paying It Forward" by Michael A. Burstein									214	214	241	315
"The Tale of the Golden Eagle" by David D. Levine									174	176	228	310
"Robots Don't Cry" by Mike Resnick									172	173	215
"Four Short Novels" by Joe Haldeman									169	169
No Award									31
third place:
"Robots Don't Cry" by Mike Resnick									232	233	300
"The Tale of the Golden Eagle" by David D. Levine									207	209	287
"Four Short Novels" by Joe Haldeman									203	204
No Award									34
fourth place:
"Four Short Novels" by Joe Haldeman									301	303
"The Tale of the Golden Eagle" by David D. Levine									286	288
No Award									38
fifth place:
"The Tale of the Golden Eagle" by David D. Levine									472
No Award									59
Best Related Book									741 ballots counted
first place:
The Chesley Awards by John Grant, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, & Pamela D. Scoville									143	144	174	205	236	243
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide by Jeff VanderMeer & Mark Roberts									166	166	172	183	227	231
Master Storyteller: The Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard by William J. Widder									178	178	182	185	186
Scores: Reviews 1993–2003 by John Clute									92	92	96	104
Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert by Brian Herbert									87	87	89
Spectrum 10: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Cathy & Arnie Fenner									54	54
No Award									21
Apply the No Award test:
371 ballots rank The Chesley Awards by John Grant, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, & Pamela D. Scoville higher than No Award
43 ballots rank No Award higher than The Chesley Awards by John Grant, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, & Pamela D. Scoville
The Chesley Awards by John Grant, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, & Pamela D. Scoville is confirmed as winner.
second place:
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide by Jeff VanderMeer & Mark Roberts									187	187	232	265	333
Master Storyteller: The Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard by William J. Widder									179	179	179	190	205
Spectrum 10: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Cathy & Arnie Fenner									111	112	128	163
Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert by Brian Herbert									112	112	126
Scores: Reviews 1993–2003 by John Clute									103	103
No Award									22
third place:
Spectrum 10: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Cathy & Arnie Fenner									176	177	229	307
Master Storyteller: The Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard by William J. Widder									184	184	184	203
Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert by Brian Herbert									138	138	163
Scores: Reviews 1993–2003 by John Clute									128	128
No Award									28
fourth place:
Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert by Brian Herbert									190	190	283
Master Storyteller: The Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard by William J. Widder									193	194	196
Scores: Reviews 1993–2003 by John Clute									175	177
No Award									34
fifth place:
Scores: Reviews 1993–2003 by John Clute									246	248
Master Storyteller: The Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard by William J. Widder									220	221
No Award									42
sixth place:
Master Storyteller: The Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard by William J. Widder									286
No Award									135
Best Professional Editor									739 ballots counted
first place:
Gardner Dozois									181	181	202	243	329
David Hartwell									146	147	169	209	273
Ellen Datlow									136	136	169	204
Stanley Schmidt									148	148	158
Gordon Van Gelder									98	98
No Award									30
Apply the No Award test:
503 ballots rank Gardner Dozois higher than No Award
57 ballots rank No Award higher than Gardner Dozois
Gardner Dozois is confirmed as winner.
second place:
Ellen Datlow									194	194	244	351
Stanley Schmidt									189	189	214	272
David Hartwell									168	169	207
Gordon Van Gelder									128	128
No Award									30
third place:
David Hartwell									213	214	308
Stanley Schmidt									222	222	282
Gordon Van Gelder									196	196
No Award									31
fourth place:
Stanley Schmidt									289	290
Gordon Van Gelder									288	289
No Award									36
fifth place:
Gordon Van Gelder									470
No Award									46
Best Professional Artist									788 ballots counted
first place:
Bob Eggleton									166	166	192	245	355
Donato Giancola									204	204	235	255	280
Frank Frazetta									189	189	199	241
Frank Kelly Freas									138	138	140
Jim Burns									78	79
No Award									13
Apply the No Award test:
550 ballots rank Bob Eggleton higher than No Award
34 ballots rank No Award higher than Bob Eggleton
Bob Eggleton is confirmed as winner.
second place:
Donato Giancola									230	230	294	355
Frank Frazetta									205	205	225	313
Frank Kelly Freas									187	188	210
Jim Burns									122	123
No Award									17
third place:
Frank Kelly Freas									238	239	362
Jim Burns									236	238	265
Frank Frazetta									229	229
No Award									23
fourth place:
Frank Frazetta									350
Jim Burns									285
No Award									28
fifth place:
Jim Burns									425
No Award									31
Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)									979 ballots counted
first place:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King									675
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl									138
Finding Nemo									64
X2: X-Men United									42
28 Days Later									42
No Award									18
Apply the No Award test:
892 ballots rank The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King higher than No Award
29 ballots rank No Award higher than The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is confirmed as winner.
second place:
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl									386	387	419	515
X2: X-Men United									185	189	219	284
Finding Nemo									197	198	209
28 Days Later									90	91
No Award									32
third place:
X2: X-Men United									331	337	391
Finding Nemo									333	334	371
28 Days Later									117	119
No Award									45
fourth place:
Finding Nemo									502
28 Days Later									161
No Award									60
fifth place:
28 Days Later									390
No Award									101
Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)									740 ballots counted
first place:
"Gollum's Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards"									240	245	250	254	313
"The Message" — Firefly									137	138	146	214	299
"Chosen" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer									171	172	190	197
"Heart of Gold" — Firefly									76	77	81
"Rosetta" — Smallville									60	60
No Award									56
Apply the No Award test:
480 ballots rank "Gollum's Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards" higher than No Award
102 ballots rank No Award higher than "Gollum's Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards"
"Gollum's Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards" is confirmed as winner.
second place:
"The Message" — Firefly									156	160	179	263
"Chosen" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer									222	223	249	259
"Heart of Gold" — Firefly									89	90	96
"Rosetta" — Smallville									88	89
No Award									75
third place:
"Chosen" — Buffy the Vampire Slayer									239	240	269
"Heart of Gold" — Firefly									210	214	236
"Rosetta" — Smallville									90	91
No Award									76
fourth place:
"Heart of Gold" — Firefly									301
"Rosetta" — Smallville									159
No Award									86
fifth place:
"Rosetta" — Smallville									319
No Award									119
Best Semiprozine									644 ballots counted
first place:
Locus, ed. Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong									222	222	231	258	309
The NYR of SF, ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin Maroney									157	157	169	189	248
Interzone, ed. David Pringle									88	89	103	141
Ansible, ed. Dave Langford									95	95	101
The Third Alternative, ed. Andy Cox									46	47
No Award									36
Apply the No Award test:
452 ballots rank Locus, ed. Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong higher than No Award
72 ballots rank No Award higher than Locus, ed. Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong
Locus, ed. Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong is confirmed as winner.
second place:
The NYR of SF, ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin Maroney									216	216	232	269
Interzone, ed. David Pringle									133	134	159	224
Ansible, ed. Dave Langford									128	128	134
The Third Alternative, ed. Andy Cox									56	58
No Award									42
third place:
Interzone, ed. David Pringle									208	209	267
Ansible, ed. Dave Langford									175	175	193
The Third Alternative, ed. Andy Cox									92	94
No Award									45
fourth place:
Ansible, ed. Dave Langford									268
The Third Alternative, ed. Andy Cox									160
No Award									51
fifth place:
The Third Alternative, ed. Andy Cox									308
No Award									64
Best Fanzine									475 ballots counted
first place:
Emerald City, ed. Cheryl Morgan									152	152	162	182	208
Mimosa, ed. Rich and Nicki Lynch									87	87	111	135	182
Plokta, ed. Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott									68	68	80	87
File 770, ed. Mike Glyer									62	62	66
Challenger, ed. Guy H. Lillian III									57	58
No Award									49
Apply the No Award test:
285 ballots rank Emerald City, ed. Cheryl Morgan higher than No Award
78 ballots rank No Award higher than Emerald City, ed. Cheryl Morgan
Emerald City, ed. Cheryl Morgan is confirmed as winner.
second place:
Mimosa, ed. Rich and Nicki Lynch									107	107	137	186
Plokta, ed. Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott									90	90	103	135
Challenger, ed. Guy H. Lillian III									86	87	100
File 770, ed. Mike Glyer									79	79
No Award									52
third place:
Plokta, ed. Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott									111	111	155
Challenger, ed. Guy H. Lillian III									109	110	133
File 770, ed. Mike Glyer									105	105
No Award									52
fourth place:
File 770, ed. Mike Glyer									158	159
Challenger, ed. Guy H. Lillian III									133	134
No Award									57
fifth place:
Challenger, ed. Guy H. Lillian III									234
No Award									62
Best Fan Writer									620 ballots counted
first place:
Dave Langford									140	141	143	181	198
Cheryl Morgan									131	132	138	166	187
John L. Flynn									135	135	144	158
Bob Devney									102	102	105
Jeff Berkwits									61	62
No Award									51
Apply the No Award test:
299 ballots rank Dave Langford higher than No Award
79 ballots rank No Award higher than Dave Langford
Dave Langford is confirmed as winner.
second place:
Cheryl Morgan									171	172	181	242
John L. Flynn									147	147	157	187
Bob Devney									145	145	151
Jeff Berkwits									67	68
No Award									53
third place:
Bob Devney									187	187	205
John L. Flynn									173	174	193
Jeff Berkwits									84	85
No Award									60
fourth place:
John L. Flynn									208	211
Jeff Berkwits									132	145
No Award									106
fifth place:
Jeff Berkwits									298
No Award									110
Best Fan Artist									630 ballots counted
first place:
Frank Wu									328
Steve Stiles									80
Sue Mason									78
Teddy Harvia									74
Brad Foster									41
No Award									29
Apply the No Award test:
465 ballots rank Frank Wu higher than No Award
60 ballots rank No Award higher than Frank Wu
Frank Wu is confirmed as winner.
second place:
Sue Mason									113	113	135	188
Steve Stiles									100	100	116	146
Teddy Harvia									95	95	115
Brad Foster									63	63
No Award									34
third place:
Teddy Harvia									129	129	173
Steve Stiles									118	118	141
Brad Foster									83	83
No Award									35
fourth place:
Brad Foster									155	155
Steve Stiles									146	146
No Award									36
fifth place:
Steve Stiles									254
No Award									41
John W. Campbell Award									659 ballots counted
first place:
Jay Lake									259	259	264	288	323
David D. Levine									133	133	144	160	208
Karin Lowachee									106	106	123	144
Tim Pratt									73	73	80
Chris Moriarty									55	57
No Award									33
Apply the No Award test:
443 ballots rank Jay Lake higher than No Award
50 ballots rank No Award higher than Jay Lake
Jay Lake is confirmed as winner.
second place:
David D. Levine									164	164	177	212
Karin Lowachee									123	123	144	173
Tim Pratt									89	89	98
Chris Moriarty									69	71
No Award									33
third place:
Karin Lowachee									146	146	183
Tim Pratt									129	129	150
Chris Moriarty									95	98
No Award									36
fourth place:
Tim Pratt									192
Chris Moriarty									115
No Award									40
fifth place:
Chris Moriarty									240
No Award									44