Hugo Award winners 2021 from the WorldCon, DisCon III (award news).

The Hugo Awards for 2021 were given in front of the crowd at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, DC, as well as a worldwide audience online.

Andrea Hairston and Sheree Renée Thomas served as the hosts for the evening.

Here’s the list of winners:

Best Novel

Winner: Network Effect, Martha Wells (Tor.com).

Best Novella

Winner: The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Nghi Vo (Tor.com).

Best Novelette

Winner: Two Truths and a Lie, Sarah Pinsker (Tor.com).

Best Short Story

Winner: “Metal Like Blood in the Dark”, T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Magazine, September/October 2020).

Best Series

Winner: The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells (Tor.com).

Best Related Work

Winner: Beowulf: A New Translation, Maria Dahvana Headley (FSG).

Best Graphic Story or Comic

Winner: Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, written by Octavia Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy, illustrated by John Jennings (Harry N. Abrams).

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

Winner: The Old Guard, written by Greg Rucka, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Netflix / Skydance Media).

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

Winner: The Good Place: Whenever You’re Ready, written and directed by Michael Schur (Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group).

Best Editor, Short Form

Winner: Ellen Datlow.

Best Editor, Long Form

Winner: Diana M. Pho.

Best Professional Artist

Winner: Rovina Cai.

Best Video Game

Hades (Publisher and Developer: Supergiant Games).

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (not a Hugo)

Winner: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher (Argyll Productions).