2026 Hugo Award Finalists

Congratulations to our 2026 Hugo Award finalists!

BEST NOVEL

THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow
THE INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh 

BEST NOVELLA

AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz
CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske
MURDER BY MEMORY by Olivia Waite
THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar
WHAT STALKS THE DEEP by T. Kingfisher

BEST NOVELETTE

“RAPPORT: FRIENDSHIP, SOLIDARITY, COMMUNION, EMPATHY” by Martha Wells
“THE GIRL THAT MY MOTHER IS LEAVING ME FOR” by Cameron Reed

BEST SERIES

OCTOBER DAYE by Seanan McGuire
OLD MAN’S WAR by John Scalzi
THE CHRONICLES OF OSRETH by Katherine Addison
THE CRAFT WARS by Max Gladstone

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

MICKEY 17, screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, directed by Bong Joon Ho, based on the novel MICKEY7 by Edward Ashton

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM

MURDERBOT: “ALL SYSTEMS RED”, written by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, based on the book ALL SYSTEMS RED by Martha Wells

MURDERBOT: “THE PERIMETER”, written Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz, directed by Paul Weitz, based on the book ALL SYSTEMS RED by Martha Wells 

THE WHEEL OF TIME: “THE ROAD TO THE SPEAR”, written by Rafe Lee Judkins, directed by Thomas Napper, based on the book THE WHEEL OF TIME by Robert Jordan

ASTOUNDING AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER

Jared Pechaček