Chicon 2000 Hugo Award Top Nominations

334 Best Novel Nominations (for 183 novels)

  • 103 A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
  • 74 A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • 66 Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
  • 46 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
  • 44 Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
  • 39 Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer (Tor)
  • 31 Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card (Tor)
  • 26 There and Back Again by Pat Murphy (Tor)
  • 26 The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday)
  • 21 Souls in the Great Machine by Sean McMullen (Tor)
  • 21 Teranesia by Greg Egan (Orion/Millennium)
  • 20 On Blue's Waters by Gene Wolfe(Tor)
  • 15 A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
  • 15 The Conquerer's Child by Suzy McKee Charnas (Tor)
  • 15 Forever Free by Joe Haldeman (Ace)

191 Best Novella Nominations (for 58 novellas)

  • 40 "The Winds of Marble Arch" by Connie Willis
  • 36 "Hunting the Snark" by Mike Resnick
  • 34 "Forty, Counting Down" by Harry Turtledove
  • 28 "The Astronaut From Wyoming" by Adam-Troy Castro & Jerry Oltion
  • 28 "Son Observe the Time" by Kage Baker
  • 27 "Argonautica" by Walter Jon Williams (Asimov's 10-11/99)
  • 26 "The Executioners' Guild" by Andy Duncan (Asimov's 8/99)
  • 25 "The Actors" by Eleanor Arnason (F&SF 12/99)
  • 22 "Reality Check" by Michael A. Burstein (Analog 11/99)
  • 21 "The Wedding Album" by David Marusek (Asimov's 6/99)
  • 20 "The Exile of Evening Star" by Allen Steele (Asimov's 1/99)
  • 17 "Twenty-One, Counting Up" by Harry Turtledove (Analog 12/99)
  • 16 "Orphans of the Helix" by Dan Simmons (Far Horizons, Avon Eos)
  • 15 "Crocodile Rock" by Lucius Shepard (F&SF 10-11/99)
  • 14 "Baby's Fire" by Robert Reed (Asimov's 7/99)
  • 14 "Dapple: A Hwarhath Historical Romance" by Eleanor Arnason (Asimov's 9/99)
  • 14 "Living Trust" by L. Timmel Duchamp (Asimov's 2/99)
  • 13 "Old Music and the Slave Woman" by Ursula K. Le Guin (Far Horizons, Avon Eos)
  • 10 "Epiphany" by Connie Willis (Miracles and Other Christmas Stories, Bantam Spectra)

168 Best Novelette Nominations (for 130 novelettes; six nominees on final ballot due to a tie for fifth place)

  • 21 "The Chop Girl" by Ian R. MacLeod
  • 20 "Stellar Harvest" by Eleanor Arnason
  • 17 "The Secret History of the Ornithopter" by Jan Lars Jensen
  • 16 "Border Guards" by Greg Egan
  • 15 "Fossil Games" by Tom Purdom
  • 15 "10^16 to 1" by James Patrick Kelly
  • 14 "Green Acres" by Allen M. Steele (SF Age 3/99)
  • 14 "Nodaway" by Robert Reed (Asimov's 9/99)
  • 14 "The Queen of Erewhon" by Lucy Sussex (F&SF 9/99)
  • 13 "Sky Eyes" by Laurel Winter (F&SF 3/99)
  • 12 "How to Make Unicorn Pie" by Esther Friesner (F&SF 1/99)
  • 11 "Dragons Teeth" by Lois Tilton (Asimov's 1/99)
  • 11 "A Martian Romance" by Kim Stanley Robinson (Asimov's 10-11/99)
  • 10 "Game of the Century" by Robert Reed (F&SF 5/99)
  • 10 "A Hero of the Empire" by Robert Silverberg (F&SF 10-11/99)
  • 9 "Darkrose and Diamond" by Ursula K. Le Guin (F&SF 10-11/99)
  • 9 "A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows" by Gardner Dozois (Asimov's 10-11/99)
  • 9 "Smart Alec" by Kage Baker (Asimov's 9/99)
  • 9 "Vultures" by Stephen L. Burns (Analog 2/99)
  • 8 "Daddy's World" by Walter Jon Williams (Not of Women Born)
  • 8 "Mount Olympus" by Ben Bova (Analog 2/99)

189 Best Short Story Nominations

  • 26 "Ancient Engines" by Michael Swanwick
  • 25 "macs" by Terry Bisson
  • 22 "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" by Michael Swanwick
  • 18 "Hothouse Flowers" by Mike Resnick
  • 14 "Sarajevo" by Nick DiChario
  • 13 "Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson (Asimov's 8/99)
  • 13 "The Dynasters" by Howard Waldrop (F&SF 10-11/99)
  • 13 "People Came From Earth" by Stephen Baxter (Moon Shots)
  • 13 "Spindrift" by Stephen Baxter (Asimov's 3/99)
  • 11 "Evolution Never Sleeps" by Elizabeth Malarette (Asimov's 7/99)
  • 11 "Jennifer, Just Before Midnight" by William Sanders (F&SF 8/99)
  • 11 "Riding the Giganotosaur" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's 10-11/99)
  • 10 "The Cost of Doing Business" by Leslie What (Amazing 2/99)
  • 10 "Stealing the Sun" by Ron Collins (Analog 10/99)
  • 8 "Democritus' Violin" by G. David Nordley (Analog 4/99)
  • 8 "Hunting Mother" by Sage Walker (Not of Women Born)
  • 8 "Smoother" by Terry Bisson (F&SF 1/99)
  • 8 "Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz" by David Marusek (Asimov's 1/99)

167 Best Related Book Nominations (for 74 related books)

  • 51 Science Fiction of the 20th Century by Frank M. Robinson
  • 32 The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, and Jack Cohen
  • 34 Minicon 34 Restaurant Guide by Karen Cooper and Bruce Schneier
  • 26 Spectrum 6: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Cathy and Arnie Fenner
  • 12 The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano
  • 11 The Frank Collection
  • 10 Women of Other Worlds
  • 9 The Sandman Companion by Hy Bender
  • 8 The Borderlands of Science by Charles Sheffield
  • 8 Fantasy Art Masters
  • 8 Sixty Years of Ackham House
  • 8 Strange Constellations: A Brief History of Australian Science Fiction
  • 8 Transluminal: the Paintings of Jim Burns
  • 7 Deconstructing the Starships by Gwyneth Jones
  • 7 George Turner: A Life by Judith Buckrich
  • 7 Pioneers of Wonder: Conversations with the Founders of Science Fiction
  • 7 The Twinkling of an Eye, or My Life as an Englishman by Brian Aldiss

304 Best Dramatic Presentation Nominations (for 106 dramatic presentations)

  • 152 Galaxy Quest
  • 149 The Matrix
  • 103 The Sixth Sense
  • 57 Being John Malkovich
  • 54 The Iron Giant
  • 52 Toy Story 2
  • 44 Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
  • 38 Buffy the Vampire Slayer - "Hush"
  • 33 The Mummy
  • 19 Buffy the Vampire Slayer - "Earshot"
  • 19 Princess Mononoke
  • 16 Dogma
  • 14 Sleepy Hollow
  • 13 October Sky
  • 13 The Thirteenth Floor

203 Best Professional Editor Nominations (for 66 professional editors)

  • 86 Gardner Dozois
  • 66 Stanley Schmidt
  • 63 Gordon Van Gelder
  • 49 Patrick Nielsen Hayden
  • 48 David G. Hartwell
  • 38 Ellen Datlow
  • 35 Scott Edelman
  • 22 Beth Meacham
  • 13 Martin H. Greenberg
  • 13 Shawna McCarthy
  • 13 David Pringle
  • 9 Debbie Notkin
  • 8 Jim Frenkel
  • 7 Jennifer Brehl
  • 7 Robert Silverberg
  • 7 Sheila Williams

196 Best Professional Artist Nominations (for 103 professional artists)

  • 82 Bob Eggleton
  • 34 Jim Burns
  • 32 Don Maitz
  • 32 Michael Whelan
  • 21 Donato Giancola
  • 15 Leo and Diane Dillon
  • 15 Nick Stathopoulos
  • 14 David Cherry
  • 13 Frank Kelly Freas
  • 12 Tom Canty
  • 12 Stephen Youll
  • 11 Nicholas Jainschigg
  • 10 Julie Bell
  • 10 Kinukyo Craft
  • 10 Shaun Tan
  • 9 Rick Berry

168 Best Semiprozine Nominations (for 38 semiprozines)

  • 93 Locus
  • 54 Science Fiction Chronicle
  • 48 Interzone
  • 37 The New York Review of Science Fiction
  • 30 Speculations
  • 15 Absolute Magnitude
  • 9 Aboriginal Science Fiction
  • 8 Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine
  • 8 On Spec
  • 7 Nova Express
  • 7 SFWA Bulletin
  • 5 SF Weekly
  • 5 Weird Tales
  • 4 Tales of the Unanticipated
  • 3 Century
  • 3 Talebones

195 Best Fanzine Nominations (for 94 fanzines)

  • 56 File 770
  • 40 Mimosa
  • 39 Ansible
  • 27 Challenger
  • 27 Plokta
  • 24 STET
  • 19 Bento
  • 16 Tangent
  • 17 Fosfax
  • 15 Banana Wings
  • 14 Thyme
  • 12 Emerald City
  • 12 Quipu
  • 12 Twink
  • 11 Nova Express
  • 11 Trapdoor
  • 9 Knarly Knews
  • 9 The Reluctant Familus

191 Best Fan Writer Nominations (for 147 fan writers)

  • 31 Mike Glyer
  • 31 Dave Langford
  • 30 Evelyn C. Leeper
  • 26 Steven H Silver
  • 24 Bob Devney
  • 17 Guy H. Lillian III
  • 17 Lloyd Penney
  • 15 John Hertz
  • 14 Cheryl Morgan
  • 14 Maureen Kincaid Speller
  • 12 Cronan Thompson
  • 11 Jae Leslie Adams
  • 10 Richard E. Geis
  • 9 Joseph T. Major
  • 9 Jo Walton

164 Best Fan Artist Nominations (for 101 fan artists)

  • 56 Joe Mayhew
  • 54 Teddy Harvia
  • 26 Freddie Baer
  • 23 Taral Wayne
  • 21 Brad Foster
  • 17 Sheryl Birkhead
  • 16 Sue Mason
  • 11 Alexis Gilliland
  • 10 Kurt Erichsen
  • 8 Ian Gunn
  • 8 Peggy Ranson
  • 7 Steve Stiles
  • 6 Bill Neville
  • 6 Charles Williams
  • 5 Ray VanTilburg
  • 5 D West

110 Best John W. Campbell Award Nominations (for 72 new writers)

  • 18 Kristine Smith
  • 16 Cory Doctorow
  • 15 Ellen Klages
  • 15 Shane Tourtellolle
  • 12 Thomas Harlan
  • 9 Peter Watts
  • 8 Ramona Louise Wheeler
  • 7 Lyda Morehouse
  • 6 Keith Hartman
  • 5 Tippi N. Blevins
  • 5 Catherine S. McMullen
  • 5 Scott Nicholson
  • 4 Richard Bowes
  • 4 Elizabeth Haydon
  • 4 Christopher Rowe
  • 4 Doug Smith
  • 4 Diane Turnshek