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Award Category: Best Short Story (Hugo Award)

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1955
1 Allamagoosa Eric Frank Russell
1956
1 The Star Arthur C. Clarke
--- Finalists -------
* Citizen in Space Robert Sheckley
* End As a World F. L. Wallace
* King of the Hill James Blish
* Nobody Bothers Gus Algis Budrys
* The Dragon Ray Bradbury
* The Game of Rat and Dragon Cordwainer Smith
* Twink Theodore Sturgeon
1958
1 Or All the Seas with Oysters Avram Davidson
1959
1 That Hell-Bound Train Robert Bloch
--- Finalists -------
* Nine Yards of Other Cloth Manly Wade Wellman
* Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee Fritz Leiber
* Space to Swing a Cat Stanley Mullen
* The Advent on Channel Twelve C. M. Kornbluth
* The Edge of the Sea Algis Budrys
* The Men Who Murdered Mohammed Alfred Bester
* Theory of Rocketry C. M. Kornbluth
* They've Been Working on ... Anton Lee Baker
* Triggerman J. F. Bone
1965
1 Soldier, Ask Not Gordon R. Dickson
2 Once a Cop Rick Raphael
3 Little Dog Gone Robert F. Young
1967
1 Neutron Star Larry Niven
--- Finalists -------
* Comes Now the Power Roger Zelazny
* Delusion for a Dragon Slayer Harlan Ellison
* Light of Other Days Bob Shaw
* Man in His Time Brian W. Aldiss
* Mr. Jester Fred Saberhagen
* Rat Race Raymond F. Jones
* The Secret Place Richard McKenna
1968
1 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Harlan Ellison
2 The Jigsaw Man Larry Niven
--- Finalists -------
* Aye, and Gomorrah ... Samuel R. Delany
1969
1 The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (variant of The Beast That Shouted Love) Harlan Ellison
2 All the Myriad Ways Larry Niven
3 The Dance of the Changer and the Three Terry Carr
--- Finalists -------
* Masks Damon Knight
* The Steiger Effect Betsy Curtis
1970
1 Time Considered As a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones Samuel R. Delany
2 Passengers Robert Silverberg
3 Not Long Before the End Larry Niven
4 Deeper Than the Darkness Gregory Benford
5 Winter's King Ursula K. Le Guin
1971
1 Slow Sculpture Theodore Sturgeon
2 Continued on Next Rock R. A. Lafferty
3 Jean Duprès Gordon R. Dickson
4 In the Queue Keith Laumer
5 Brillo Ben Bova and Harlan Ellison
1972
1 Inconstant Moon Larry Niven
2 Vaster Than Empires and More Slow Ursula K. Le Guin
3 The Autumn Land Clifford D. Simak
4 The Bear with the Knot on His Tail Stephen Tall
5 Sky R. A. Lafferty
6 All the Last Wars at Once George Alec Effinger
1973
1 Eurema's Dam R. A. Lafferty
1 The Meeting C. M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl
3 When We Went to See the End of the World Robert Silverberg
4 And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side James Tiptree, Jr.
--- Finalists -------
* When It Changed Joanna Russ
1974
1 The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Ursula K. Le Guin
2 With Morning Comes Mistfall George R. R. Martin
3 Construction Shack Clifford D. Simak
--- Finalists -------
* Wings Vonda N. McIntyre
1975
1 The Hole Man Larry Niven
--- Finalists -------
* Cathadonian Odyssey Michael Bishop
* Schwartz Between the Galaxies Robert Silverberg
* The Day Before the Revolution Ursula K. Le Guin
* The Four-Hour Fugue Alfred Bester
1976
1 Catch That Zeppelin! Fritz Leiber
2 Croatoan Harlan Ellison
3 Child of All Ages P. J. Plauger
4 Sail the Tide of Mourning Richard A. Lupoff
5 Rogue Tomato Michael Bishop
6 Doing Lennon Gregory Benford
1977
1 Tricentennial Joe Haldeman
--- Finalists -------
* A Crowd of Shadows Charles L. Grant
* Custom Fitting James White
* I See You Damon Knight
1978
1 Jeffty Is Five Harlan Ellison
2 Air Raid John Varley
3 Dog Day Evening Spider Robinson
--- Finalists -------
* Lauralyn Randall Garrett
* Time-Sharing Angel James Tiptree, Jr.
1979
1 Cassandra C. J. Cherryh
2 Count the Clock That Tells the Time Harlan Ellison
3 View from a Height Joan D. Vinge
--- Finalists -------
* Stone Edward Bryant
* The Very Slow Time Machine Ian Watson
1980
1 The Way of Cross and Dragon George R. R. Martin
2 Unaccompanied Sonata Orson Scott Card
3 Can These Bones Live? Ted Reynolds
4 giANTS Edward Bryant
5 Daisy, in the Sun Connie Willis
1981
1 Grotto of the Dancing Deer Clifford D. Simak
2 Our Lady of the Sauropods Robert Silverberg
3 Spidersong Susan C. Petrey
4 Cold Hands Jeff Duntemann
5 Guardian Jeff Duntemann
1982
1 The Pusher John Varley
2 The Woman the Unicorn Loved Gene Wolfe
3 Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile ... S. P. Somtow
4 The Quiet George Florance-Guthridge
1983
1 Melancholy Elephants Spider Robinson
2 Sur Ursula K. Le Guin
3 The Boy Who Waterskied to Forever James Tiptree, Jr.
4 Spider Rose Bruce Sterling
5 Ike at the Mike Howard Waldrop
1984
1 Speech Sounds Octavia E. Butler
2 Servant of the People Frederik Pohl
3 The Geometry of Narrative Hilbert Schenck
4 The Peacemaker Gardner Dozois
5 Wong's Lost and Found Emporium William F. Wu
1985
1 The Crystal Spheres David Brin
2 The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything George Alec Effinger
3 Symphony for a Lost Traveler Lee Killough
4 Salvador Lucius Shepard
5 Ridge Running Kim Stanley Robinson
6 Rory Steven Gould
1986
1 Fermi and Frost Frederik Pohl
2 Flying Saucer Rock & Roll Howard Waldrop
3 Snow John Crowley
4 Dinner in Audoghast Bruce Sterling
5 Hong's Bluff William F. Wu
1987
1 Tangents Greg Bear
2 Robot Dreams Isaac Asimov
3 The Boy Who Plaited Manes Nancy Springer
4 Still Life David S. Garnett
5 Rat James Patrick Kelly
1988
1 Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers Lawrence Watt-Evans
2 Forever Yours, Anna Kate Wilhelm
3 Angel Pat Cadigan
4 Night of the Cooters Howard Waldrop
5 The Faithful Companion at Forty Karen Joy Fowler
6 Cassandra's Photographs Lisa Goldstein
1989
1 Kirinyaga Mike Resnick
2 The Giving Plague David Brin
3 Ripples in the Dirac Sea Geoffrey A. Landis
4 Our Neural Chernobyl Bruce Sterling
5 Stable Strategies for Middle Management Eileen Gunn
6 The Fort Moxie Branch Jack McDevitt
1990
1 Boobs Suzy McKee Charnas
2 Lost Boys Orson Scott Card
3 Computer Friendly Eileen Gunn
4 The Return of William Proxmire Larry Niven
5 The Edge of the World Michael Swanwick
6 Dori Bangs Bruce Sterling
--- Withdrawn -- Ineligible -------
* Remaking History Kim Stanley Robinson
1991
1 Bears Discover Fire Terry Bisson
2 Cibola Connie Willis
3 Godspeed Charles Sheffield
4 The Utility Man Robert Reed
5 VRM-547 W. R. Thompson
1992
1 A Walk in the Sun Geoffrey A. Landis
2 One Perfect Morning, with Jackals Mike Resnick
3 In the Late Cretaceous Connie Willis
4 Winter Solstice Mike Resnick
5 Press Ann Terry Bisson
6 Buffalo John Kessel
7 Dog's Life Martha Soukup
1993
1 Even the Queen Connie Willis
2 The Mountain to Mohammed Nancy Kress
3 The Lotus and the Spear Mike Resnick
4 The Arbitrary Placement of Walls Martha Soukup
5 The Winterberry Nicholas A. DiChario
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* Alfred Lisa Goldstein
* All Vows Esther M. Friesner
* Fifty Ways to Improve Your Orgasm Pat Cadigan
* Steelcollar Worker Vonda N. McIntyre
* The Kennedy Enterprise David Gerrold
* The Last Robot Adam-Troy Castro
1994
1 Death on the Nile Connie Willis
2 Mwalimu in the Squared Circle Mike Resnick
3 The Story So Far Martha Soukup
4 The Good Pup Bridget McKenna
5 England Underway Terry Bisson
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* A Defense of the Social Contracts Martha Soukup
* Campbell's World Paul Di Filippo
* Close Encounter Connie Willis
* Everything That Rises, Must Converge Michael Armstrong
* Martin on a Wednesday Nancy Kress
* Music Played on the Strings of Time Kevin J. Anderson
* Sinner-Saints Kristine Kathryn Rusch
* The Bone Woman Charles de Lint
* White Room Stephen L. Burns
1995
1 None So Blind Joe Haldeman
2 I Know What You're Thinking Kate Wilhelm
3 Barnaby in Exile Mike Resnick
4 Dead Man's Curve Terry Bisson
5 Understanding Entropy Barry N. Malzberg
6 Mrs. Lincoln's China M. Shayne Bell
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* Across the Sky Mark Rich
* Ars Longa Nancy Kress
* Ash Minette Felicity Savage
* Big Guy James Patrick Kelly
* Blinker Jack McDevitt
* Bloodletting Kate Wilhelm
* Death and the Librarian Esther M. Friesner
* Eat Reecebread Peter F. Hamilton and Graham Joyce
* Good Girl, Bad Dog Martha Soukup
* Heart of Molten Stone Daniel Marcus
* His Father's Voice G. David Nordley
* Inspiration Ben Bova
* Jukebox Gifts Dean Wesley Smith
* Last Rites Ray Bradbury
* Manhattan 99 Neal Barrett, Jr.
* Margin of Error Nancy Kress
* Persistence Bud Sparhawk
* Queen of Angels Kathe Koja
* Spew Neal Stephenson
* Standard Candles Jack McDevitt
* Starlight Dreamer Peter F. Hamilton
* The Ballad of Sally Nutrasweet™ Paul Di Filippo
* The Changeling's Tale Michael Swanwick
* The Fire That Scours Edward Bryant
* The Narcissus Plague Lisa Goldstein
* The Pandora Probe Jerry Oltion
* The Sawing Boys Howard Waldrop
* Unchosen Love Ursula K. Le Guin
* Virtual Love Maureen F. McHugh
* What Can Chloë Want? Brian Stableford
* Why the World Didn't End Last Tuesday Connie Willis
1996
1 The Lincoln Train Maureen F. McHugh
2 A Birthday Esther M. Friesner
3 TeleAbsence Michael A. Burstein
4 Life on the Moon Tony Daniel
5 Walking Out Michael Swanwick
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* Ben Franklin's Spaceship Joseph J. Lazzaro and Peter L. Manly
* Gossamer Stephen Baxter
* Jigoku No Mokushiroku John G. McDaid
* Moriarty by Modem Jack Nimersheim
* Pulling Hard Time Harlan Ellison
* The Canterbury Path Pamela D. Hodgson
* The Dream of Houses Wil McCarthy
* The Lens of Time James Gunn
* The Promise of God Michael F. Flynn
* You See But You Do Not Observe Robert J. Sawyer
1997
1 The Soul Selects Her Own Society: Invasion and Repulsion: A Chronological Reinterpretation of Two of Emily Dickinson's Poems: A Wellsian Perspective Connie Willis
2 Un-Birthday Boy James White
3 The Dead Michael Swanwick
4 Decency Robert Reed
5 Gone John Crowley
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* A Replant Day Carol John Vester
* A Silurian Tale Steven Utley
* Columbiad Stephen Baxter
* Counting Cats in Zanzibar Gene Wolfe
* Forget Luck Kate Wilhelm
* Killing the Morrow Robert Reed
* On Sequoia Time Daniel Keys Moran
* The Harrowing Carrie Richerson
* The Last Homosexual Paul Park
* The Spacetime Pit Stephen Baxter and Eric Brown
1998
1 The 43 Antarean Dynasties Mike Resnick
2 Itsy Bitsy Spider James Patrick Kelly
3 No Planets Strike Gene Wolfe
4 The Hand You're Dealt Robert J. Sawyer
5 Standing Room Only Karen Joy Fowler
6 Beluthahatchie Andy Duncan
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* Heart of Whitenesse Howard Waldrop
1999
1 The Very Pulse of the Machine Michael Swanwick
2 Maneki Neko Bruce Sterling
3 Radiant Doors Michael Swanwick
4 Wild Minds Michael Swanwick
5 Cosmic Corkscrew Michael A. Burstein
6 Whiptail Robert Reed
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* A Game of Consequences David Langford
* In Space, No One Can Hear Michael A. Burstein
* Tiger, Tiger Severna Park
2000
1 Scherzo with Tyrannosaur Michael Swanwick
2 Ancient Engines Michael Swanwick
3 Hothouse Flowers Mike Resnick
4 macs Terry Bisson
5 Sarajevo Nicholas A. DiChario
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
* Democritus' Violin G. David Nordley
* Evolution Never Sleeps Elisabeth Malartre
* Hunting Mother Sage Walker
* Jennifer, Just Before Midnight William Sanders
* People Came from Earth Stephen Baxter
* Riding the Giganotosaur Michael Swanwick
* Smoother Terry Bisson
* Spindrift Stephen Baxter
* Stealing the Sun Ron Collins
* The Cost of Doing Business Leslie What
* The Dynasters: Vol. 1: On the Downs Howard Waldrop
* Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz David Marusek
2001
1 Different Kinds of Darkness David Langford
2 Kaddish for the Last Survivor Michael A. Burstein
3 Moon Dogs Michael Swanwick
4 The Elephants on Neptune Mike Resnick
5 The Gravity Mine Stephen Baxter
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* Looking for Rhonda Honda William Sanders
* Sheena 5 Stephen Baxter
2002
1 The Dog Said Bow-Wow Michael Swanwick
2 The Bones of the Earth Ursula K. Le Guin
3 Old MacDonald Had a Farm Mike Resnick
4 The Ghost Pit Stephen Baxter
5 Spaceships Michael A. Burstein
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* Cold Calculations Michael A. Burstein
* Cut Megan Lindholm
* In Glory Like Their Star Gene Wolfe
* Incognita, Inc. Harlan Ellison
* Interview: On Any Given Day Maureen F. McHugh
* Magpie Meredith Simmons
* Senator Bilbo Andy Duncan
* The Great Miracle Michael A. Burstein
* The Infodict James Van Pelt
* Whisper Vyasa
2003
1 Falling Onto Mars Geoffrey A. Landis
2 "Hello," Said the Stick Michael Swanwick
3 The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport Michael Swanwick
4 Creation Jeffrey Ford
5 Lambing Season Molly Gloss
--- Withdrawn -- Official Publication in a Previous Year -------
* A Gift of Verse John L. Flynn
2004
1 A Study in Emerald Neil Gaiman
2 Paying It Forward Michael A. Burstein
3 Robots Don't Cry Mike Resnick
4 Four Short Novels Joe Haldeman
5 The Tale of the Golden Eagle David D. Levine
2005
1 Travels with My Cats Mike Resnick
2 The Best Christmas Ever James Patrick Kelly
3 A Princess of Earth Mike Resnick
4 Shed Skin Robert J. Sawyer
5 Decisions Michael A. Burstein
2006
1 Tk'tk'tk David D. Levine
2 The Clockwork Atom Bomb Dominic Green
3 Singing My Sister Down Margo Lanagan
4 Down Memory Lane Mike Resnick
5 Seventy-Five Years Michael A. Burstein
2007
1 Impossible Dreams Tim Pratt
2 How to Talk to Girls at Parties Neil Gaiman
3 Eight Episodes Robert Reed
4 Kin Bruce McAllister
5 The House Beyond Your Sky Benjamin Rosenbaum
2008
1 Tideline Elizabeth Bear
2 A Small Room in Koboldtown Michael Swanwick
3 Last Contact Stephen Baxter
4 Who's Afraid of Wolf 359? Ken MacLeod
5 Distant Replay Mike Resnick
2009
1 Exhalation Ted Chiang
2 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss Kij Johnson
3 From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled ... Michael Swanwick
4 Evil Robot Monkey Mary Robinette Kowal
5 Article of Faith Mike Resnick
2010
1 Bridesicle Will McIntosh
2 The Bride of Frankenstein Mike Resnick
3 Non-Zero Probabilities N. K. Jemisin
4 Spar Kij Johnson
5 The Moment Lawrence M. Schoen
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* A Story, with Beans Steven Gould
* As Women Fight Sara Genge
* Before My Last Breath Robert Reed
* Benchwarmer Mike Resnick and Lezli Robyn
* Blocked Geoff Ryman
* Butterfly Bomb Dominic Green
* Donovan Sent Us Gene Wolfe
* Élan Vital K. Tempest Bradford
* Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction Jo Walton
* Going Deep James Patrick Kelly
* Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela Saladin Ahmed
* The Consciousness Problem Mary Robinette Kowal
* The Pelican Bar Karen Joy Fowler
* The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew Catherynne M. Valente
* The Receivers Alastair Reynolds
* To Go Boldly Cory Doctorow
* Useless Things Maureen F. McHugh
2011
1 For Want of a Nail Mary Robinette Kowal
2 Amaryllis Carrie Vaughn
3 The Things Peter Watts
4 Ponies Kij Johnson
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* Conditional Love Felicity Shoulders
* Elegy for a Young Elk Hannu Rajaniemi
* Futures in the Memories Market Nina Kiriki Hoffman
* I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno Vylar Kaftan
* Seven Sexy Cowboy Robots Sandra McDonald
* Sleeping Dogs Joe Haldeman
* Standard Loneliness Package Charles Yu
* The Green Book Amal El-Mohtar
* The Incarceration of Captain Nebula Mike Resnick
* The President's Brain Is Missing John Scalzi
* Thirteen Ways of Looking at Space/Time Catherynne M. Valente
* Under the Moons of Venus Damien Broderick
* When the Yogurt Took Over John Scalzi
2012
1 The Paper Menagerie Ken Liu
2 The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees E. Lily Yu
3 The Homecoming Mike Resnick
4 Movement Nancy Fulda
5 The Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City John Scalzi
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* After the Apocalypse Maureen F. McHugh
* Goodnight Moons Ellen Klages
* Her Husband's Hands Adam-Troy Castro
* Mama, We Are Zhenya, Your Son Tom Crosshill
* Shipbirth Aliette de Bodard
* The Bread We Eat in Dreams Catherynne M. Valente
* The Drowner Peadar Ò Guilin
* The Invasion of Venus Stephen Baxter
* The Server and the Dragon Hannu Rajaniemi
* Tidal Forces
Caitlín R. Kiernan?Caitlin R. Kiernan
* Tying Knots Ken Liu
* Unlimited Delta Robin Walton
* Younger Women Karen Joy Fowler
2013
1 Mono no Aware Ken Liu
2 Immersion Aliette de Bodard
3 Mantis Wives Kij Johnson
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* A Tall Tail Charles Stross
* Armless Maidens of the American West Genevieve Valentine
* Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain Cat Rambo
* My Wife Hates Time Travel Adam-Troy Castro
* No Place Like Home Seanan McGuire
* One Hell of a Ride Seanan McGuire
* Robot Helena Bell
* The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species Ken Liu
* The Education of a Witch Ellen Klages
* The Flower of Arizona Seanan McGuire
* The Wizard of West 34th Street Mike Resnick
* Tyche and the Ants Hannu Rajaniemi
* Valedictorian N. K. Jemisin
* We Will Not Be Undersold Seanan McGuire
2014
1 The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere John Chu
2 Selkie Stories Are for Losers Sofia Samatar
3 If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love Rachel Swirsky
4 The Ink Readers of Doi Saket (translation of De inktlezers van Doi Saket) Thomas Olde Heuvelt
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel Ken Liu
* Dog's Body Sarah A. Hoyt
* Effigy Nights Yoon Ha Lee
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33 nominations
Failsafe Karen Bovenmyer
*
29 nominations
Laughter at the Academy: A Field Study in the Genesis of Schizotypal Creative Genius Personality Disorder (SCGPD) Seanan McGuire
*
27 nominations
Selected Program Notes from the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer Kenneth Schneyer
* Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade Benjanun Sriduangkaew
*
27 nominations
Sing Karin Tidbeck
* The Best We Can Carrie Vaughn
*
28 nominations
The Dead Sea-Bottom Scrolls Howard Waldrop
*
27 nominations
The Knight of Chains, the Deuce of Stars Yoon Ha Lee
2015
1 No Award
2 Totaled Kary English
3 A Single Samurai Steven Diamond
4 Turncoat Steve Rzasa
5 On a Spiritual Plain Lou Antonelli
6 The Parliament of Beasts and Birds John C. Wright
--- Withdrawn -- Nomination Declined -------
* Goodnight Stars Annie Bellet
--- Withdrawn -- Ineligible -------
* Tuesdays with Molakesh the Destroyer Megan Grey
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* A Kiss with Teeth Max Gladstone
* Covenant Elizabeth Bear
* Jackalope Wives Ursula Vernon
* Makeisha in Time Rachael K. Jones
* The Breath of War Aliette de Bodard
* The Truth About Owls Amal El-Mohtar
* The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family Usman T. Malik
* This Chance Planet Elizabeth Bear
* Toad Words Ursula Vernon
* When It Ends, He Catches Her Eugie Foster
2016
1 Cat Pictures Please Naomi Kritzer
2 No Award
3 Space Raptor Butt Invasion Chuck Tingle
4 Asymmetrical Warfare S. R. Algernon
5 Seven Kill Tiger Charles W. Shao
6 If You Were an Award, My Love S. Harris (I) and Juan Tabo
--- Withdrawn -- Nomination Declined -------
* The Commuter Thomas A. Mays
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
* Damage David D. Levine
* Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers Alyssa Wong
* Madeleine Amal El-Mohtar
* Pockets Amal El-Mohtar
* Pocosin Ursula Vernon
* Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight Aliette de Bodard
* Today I Am Paul Martin L. Shoemaker
* Tuesdays with Molakesh the Destroyer Megan Grey
* Wooden Feathers Ursula Vernon
2017
1
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
Seasons of Glass and Iron 558 568 570 644 741 1048 1786
That Game We Played During the War 616 624 627 657 715 962
The City Born Great 492 497 499 544 624
A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers 222 226 227 264
Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies 202 205 207
No Award 63 75 159
An Unimaginable Light 58
155 nominating ballots with 105.17 final points.
Seasons of Glass and Iron Amal El-Mohtar
2
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
The City Born Great 664 667 674 776 1009
That Game We Played During the War 774 777 795 866 1007
A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers 317 318 323 416
Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies 294 296 303
No Award 66 69
An Unimaginable Light 65
98 nominating ballots with 64.17 final points.
The City Born Great N. K. Jemisin
3
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
That Game We Played During the War 1024 1047 1056
A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers 542 549 552
Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies 414 422 425
No Award 74 88
An Unimaginable Light 72
88 nominating ballots with 64.67 final points.
That Game We Played During the War Carrie Vaughn
4
Finalist Pass 1
A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers 1006
Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies 709
No Award 136
An Unimaginable Light 135
106 nominating ballots with 67.50 final points.
A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers Alyssa Wong
5
Finalist Pass 1
Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies 1467
No Award 240
An Unimaginable Light 185
182 nominating ballots with 125.83 final points.
Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies Brooke Bolander
6
Finalist Pass 1
No Award 1253
An Unimaginable Light 394
No Award
7
87 nominating ballots with 87.00 final points.
An Unimaginable Light John C. Wright
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
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33 nominating ballots with 22.03 final points.
A Salvaging of Ghosts Aliette de Bodard
*
38 nominating ballots with 20.25 final points.
Lullaby for a Lost World Aliette de Bodard
*
81 nominating ballots with 57.33 final points.
Razorback Ursula Vernon
*
34 nominating ballots with 25.50 final points.
Red in Tooth and Cog Cat Rambo
*
40 nominating ballots with 22.37 final points.
Terminal Lavie Tidhar
*
32 nominating ballots with 21.20 final points.
The Story of Kao Yu Peter S. Beagle
*
88 nominating ballots with 63.67 final points.
Things with Beards Sam J. Miller
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28 nominating ballots with 21.50 final points.
We Have a Cultural Difference, Can I Taste You? Rebecca Ann Jordan
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51 nominating ballots with 35.50 final points.
Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station | Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0 Caroline M. Yoachim
*
37 nominating ballots with 25.83 final points.
Ye Highlands and Ye Lowlands Seanan McGuire
2018
1
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™ 454 455 490 547 666 913 1524
Martian Obelisk 398 401 413 492 586 844
Fandom for Robots 381 381 408 476 585
Sun, Moon,Dust 334 335 355 409
Carnival Nine 267 268 278
Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand 118 118
No Award 44 104
Preference 1996 1958 1944 1924 1837 1757 1628
No Preference 0 38 52 72 159 239 368
Total Votes 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
128 nominating ballots (14.38%) with 84.78 final points.
Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™ Rebecca Roanhorse
2
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
Fandom for Robots 476 476 524 642 858
Martian Obelisk 476 480 514 633 810
Sun, Moon,Dust 402 403 446 533
Carnival Nine 336 337 356
Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand 182 182
No Award 44
Preference 1916 1878 1840 1808 1668
No Preference 80 118 156 188 328
Total Votes 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996
173 nominating ballots (19.44%) with 119.45 final points.
Fandom for Robots Vina Jie-Min Prasad
3
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Martian Obelisk 603 607 668 909
Sun, Moon,Dust 529 530 601 779
Carnival Nine 447 448 488
Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand 232 233
No Award 48
Preference 1859 1818 1757 1688
No Preference 137 178 239 308
Total Votes 1996 1996 1996 1996
85 nominating ballots (9.55%) with 54.37 final points.
The Martian Obelisk Linda Nagata
4
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
Sun, Moon,Dust 748 753 876
Carnival Nine 658 661 743
Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand 296 300
No Award 59
Preference 1761 1714 1619
No Preference 235 282 377
Total Votes 1996 1996 1996
82 nominating ballots (9.21%) with 59.28 final points.
Sun, Moon, Dust Ursula Vernon
5
Finalist Pass 1
Carnival Nine 1002
Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand 512
No Award 79
Preference 1593
No Preference 403
Total Votes 1996
86 nominating ballots (9.66%) with 57.95 final points.
Carnival Nine Caroline M. Yoachim
6
Finalist Pass 1
Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand 1263
No Award 167
Preference 1430
No Preference 566
Total Votes 1996
69 nominating ballots (7.75%) with 41.50 final points.
Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand Fran Wilde
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
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21 nominating ballots (2.36%) with 18.42 final points.
Confessions of a Con Girl Nick Wolven
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31 nominating ballots (3.48%) with 14.70 final points.
Dear Sarah Nancy Kress
*
51 nominating ballots (5.73%) with 38.67 final points.
Don't Press Charges and I Won't Sue Charlie Jane Anders
*
33 nominating ballots (3.71%) with 15.77 final points.
Paradox Naomi Kritzer
*
34 nominating ballots (3.82%) with 20.67 final points.
Sidewalks Maureen F. McHugh
*
56 nominating ballots (6.29%) with 35.00 final points.
The Scholast in the Low Waters Kingdom Max Gladstone
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41 nominating ballots (4.61%) with 22.00 final points.
Utopia, LOL? Jamie Wahls
*
43 nominating ballots (4.83%) with 24.33 final points.
Waiting Out the End of the World in Patty's Place Cafe Naomi Kritzer
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66 nominating ballots (7.42%) with 39.67 final points.
Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance Tobias S. Buckell
2019
1
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies 578 579 629 702 839 1058 1561
The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington 355 356 398 462 549 716
STET 331 331 355 396 465
The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society 272 277 627 366
The Court Magician 225 227 250
The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat 218 219
No Award 59 98
117 nominations with 82.75 final points.
A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies Alix E. Harrow
2
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington 470 471 556 669 914
The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society 391 396 469 626 838
STET 415 416 480 555
The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat 334 335 401
The Court Magician 324 327
No Award 62
89 nominations with 60.42 final points.
The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington
P. Djèlí Clark?P. Djeli Clark
3
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society 467 472 613 888
STET 533 535 634 836
The Court Magician 444 447 571
The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat 424 426
No Award 67
74 nominations with 55.75 final points.
The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society T. Kingfisher
4
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
STET 637 643 857
The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat 581 584 846
The Court Magician 576 480
No Award 72
101 nominations with 72.92 final points.
STET Sarah Gailey
5
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2
The Court Magician 868 881
The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat 823 827
No Award 82
63 nominations with 45.33 final points.
The Court Magician Sarah Pinsker
6
Finalist Pass 1
The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat 1464
No Award 158
56 nominations with 37.33 final points.
The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat Brooke Bolander
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
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29 nominations with 14.17 points
And Yet A. T. Greenblatt
*
33 nominations with 18.08 points
Asphalt, River, Mother, Child Isabel Yap
*
42 nominations with 24.42 points
Field Biology of the Wee Fairies Naomi Kritzer
*
42 nominations with 32.5 points
Meat and Salt and Sparks Rich Larson
*
33 nominations with 19.17 points
Mother Tongues S. Qiouyi Lu
*
26 nominations with 21.33 points
She Still Loves the Dragon Elizabeth Bear
*
35 nominations with 20.35 points
Sour Milk Girls Erin Roberts
*
33 nominations with 20.17 points
The Starship and the Temple Cat Yoon Ha Lee
*
30 nominations with 22.83 points
Waterbirds G. V. Anderson
*
30 nominations with 19.17 points
You Can Make a Dinosaur, But You Can't Help Me K. M. Szpara
2020
1
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
As the Last I May Know 385 389 428 486 596 720 1110
Do Not Look Back, My Lion 254 254 286 335 392 513
Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island 201 204 243 278 322
And Now His Lordship is Laughing 189 191 218 240
A Catalog of Storms 190 192 209
Blood Is Another Wordfor Hunger 168 168
No Award 45 72
34 nominations with 28.00 final points.
As the Last I May Know S. L. Huang
2
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
Do Not Look Back, My Lion 352 354 398 500 632
And Now His Lordship is Laughing 299 302 364 433 577
Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island 241 244 291 347
A Catalog of Storms 245 249 289
Blood Is Another Wordfor Hunger 222 223
No Award 52
40 nominations with 29.50 final points.
Do Not Look Back, My Lion Alix E. Harrow
3
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
And Now His Lordship is Laughing 410 415 512 684
A Catalog of Storms 318 324 398 534
Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island 305 311 378
Blood Is Another Wordfor Hunger 282 283
No Award 62
31 nominations with 24.83 final points.
And Now His Lordship Is Laughing Shiv Ramdas
4
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
A Catalog of Storms 445 453 662
Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island 410 419 569
Blood Is Another Wordfor Hunger 416 419
No Award 75
38 nominations with 32.17 final points.
A Catalog of Storms Fran Wilde
5
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2
Blood Is Another Wordfor Hunger 630 639
Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island 538 556
No Award 95
34 nominations with 26.33 final points.
Blood Is Another Word for Hunger Rivers Solomon
6
Finalist Pass 1
Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island 1027
No Award 123
32 nominations with 25.50 final points.
Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island Nibedita Sen
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26 nominations with 16.25 final points.
A Bird, a Song, a Revolution Brooke Bolander
*
28 nominations with 24.08 final points.
Articulated Restraint Mary Robinette Kowal
*
20 nominations with 14.53 final points.
Beyond the El John Chu
*
16 nominations with 13.50 final points.
Fisher-Bird T. Kingfisher
*
29 nominations with 24.67 final points.
Give the Family My Love A. T. Greenblatt
*
25 nominations with 12.70 final points.
How the Trick Is Done A. C. Wise
*
18 nominations with 12.67 final points.
I (28M) Created a Deepfake Girlfriend and Now My Parents Think We're Getting Married Fonda Lee
*
17 nominations with 11.67 final points.
Lest We Forget Elizabeth Bear
*
15 nominations with 12.33 final points.
Shucked Sam J. Miller
*
25 nominations with 17.50 final points.
The Dead, in Their Uncontrollable Power Karen Osborne
2021
1
Cast Ballots: 1574 (66.6%)
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
Metal Like Blood in the Dark 376 376 401 461 545 712 1275
A Guide for Working Breeds 297 297 323 368 457
Open House on Haunted Hill 286 288 310 341
Little Free Library 269 269 303 370 474 703
The Mermaid Astronaut 202 203 229
Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse 144 145
No Award 30 57
49 nominations with 37.25 points
Metal Like Blood in the Dark T. Kingfisher
2
Cast Ballots: 1574 (66.6%)
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Runoff
A Guide for Working Breeds 361 361 405 495 658
Open House on Haunted Hill 352 354 388 450
Little Free Library 339 340 388 502 699 1247
The Mermaid Astronaut 280 281 322
Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse 187 188
No Award 32 59
65 nominations with 53.08 points
Little Free Library Naomi Kritzer
3
Cast Ballots: 1574 (66.6%)
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Runoff
Open House on Haunted Hill 455 458 509 661
A Guide for Working Breeds 424 424 492 686 1158
The Mermaid Astronaut 377 379 445
Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse 220 221
No Award 34 69
50 nominations with 34.42 points
A Guide for Working Breeds Vina Jie-Min Prasad
4
Cast Ballots: 1574 (66.6%)
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Runoff
Open House on Haunted Hill 634 637 752
The Mermaid Astronaut 496 500 635
Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse 303 304
No Award 39 58
52 nominations with 41.00 points
Open House on Haunted Hill John Wiswell
5
Cast Ballots: 1574 (66.6%)
Finalist Pass 1 Runoff
The Mermaid Astronaut 792 1209
Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse 534
No Award 55 70
35 nominations with 25.83 points
The Mermaid Astronaut Yoon Ha Lee
6
Cast Ballots: 1574 (66.6%)
Finalist Pass 1 Runoff
Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse 1133 1133
No Award 98 98
36 nominations with 22.92 points
Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse Rae Carson
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
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27 nominations with 18.67 points
50 Things Every AI Working with Humans Should Know Ken Liu
*
19 nominations with 10.17 points
A Being Together Amongst Strangers Arkady Martine
*
30 nominations with 18.50 points
My Country Is a Ghost Eugenia Triantafyllou
*
17 nominations with 11.50 points
Sinew and Steel and What They Told Carrie Vaughn
*
29 nominations with 18.25 points
St. Valentine, St. Abigail, St. Brigid C. L. Polk
*
26 nominations with 18.00 points
The Cold Crowdfunding Campaign Cora Buhlert
*
97 nominations with 46.93 points
The Eight-Thousanders Jason Sanford
*
30 nominations with 21.83 points
The Ransom of Miss Coraline Connelly Alix E. Harrow
*
22 nominations with 10.43 points
The Salt Witch Martha Wells
*
13 nominations with 13 points
This Is New Gehesran Calling Rebecca Fraimow
2022
1
Cast Ballots: 1527 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather 405 406 450 499 567 707 1199
Mr. Death 354 354 381 442 526 638
Unknown Number 241 241 253 288 322
Tangles 214 215 241 263
Proof by Induction 165 166 184
The Sin of America 148 149
No Award 24 64
96 nominations with 68.75 points
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather Sarah Pinsker
2
Cast Ballots: 1527 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
Mr. Death 475 475 535 631 809
Unknown Number 325 325 357 398 501
Proof by Induction 243 244 289 331
Tangles 238 240 274
The Sin of America 204 205
No Award 25
80 nominations with 57.00 points
Mr. Death Alix E. Harrow
3
Cast Ballots: 1527 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Unknown Number 450 451 526 633
Proof by Induction 376 377 484 621
Tangles 315 318 389
The Sin of America 294 295
No Award 29
56 nominations with 42.25 points
Unknown Number Blue Neustifter
4
Cast Ballots: 1527 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
Proof by Induction 576 578 790
Tangles 410 414 533
The Sin of America 385 386
No Award 33
45 nominations with 31.50 points
Proof by Induction José Pablo Iriarte
5
Cast Ballots: 1527 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2
The Sin of America 635 642
Tangles 624 639
No Award 67
44 nominations with 27.17 points
The Sin of America Catherynne M. Valente
6
Cast Ballots: 1527 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1
Tangles 1101
No Award 122
69 nominations with 56.00 points
Tangles Seanan McGuire
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
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27 nominations with 18.25 points.
Crazy Beautiful Cat Rambo
*
39 nominations with 22.25 points.
For Lack of a Bed John Wiswell
*
34 nominations with 22.17 points.
If the Martians Have Magic
P. Djèlí Clark?P. Djeli Clark
*
17 nominations with 11.00 points.
Laughter Among the Trees Suzan Palumbo
*
39 nominations with 18.73 points.
Let All the Children Boogie Sam J. Miller
*
23 nominations with 23.00 points.
The Algorithm of Everything Dhew
*
38 nominations with 30.33 points. "The Cold Calculations" would have needed 2 more bullet votes to qualify for the ballot.
The Cold Calculations Aimee Ogden
*
21 nominations with 10.50 points.
The Hand of God (translation of
上帝之手?Shàngdì zhī shǒu
Shangdì zhi shou
)
Wang Yuan
*
29 nominations with 15.17 points.
The Revolution Will Not Be Served with Fries Meg Elison
*
12 nominations with 11.33 points.
Things from Our Kitchen Junk Drawer That Could Save This Spaceship Marie Vibbert
2023
1
The author disavowed the award in this blog post on 2024-02-17. According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 927 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1 Runoff
Rabbit Test 466 698
火星上的祝融 123
Resurrection 106
D.I.Y 95
白色悬崖 71
命悬一线 48
No Award 18 37
Preference 927 735
No Preference 0 192
Total Votes 927 927
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 586 nominations with 214.94 final points.
Rabbit Test Samantha Mills
2
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 927 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
D.I.Y 236 241 250 268 358
Resurrection 182 182 204 263 331
火星上的祝融 202 204 213 251
白色悬崖 144 144 160
命悬一线 71 71
No Award 39
Preference 874 842 827 782 689
No Preference 53 85 100 145 238
Total Votes 927 927 927 927 927
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 535 nominations with 176.11 final points.
D.I.Y John Wiswell
3
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 927 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
火星上的祝融 279 282 304 365
Resurrection 216 217 249 319
白色悬崖 163 164 184
命悬一线 99 100
No Award 47
Preference 804 763 737 684
No Preference 123 164 190 243
Total Votes 927 927 927 927
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 501 nominations with 155.19 final points.
火星上的祝融 Regina Kanyu Wang
4
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were The 2023 Hugo Award finalist list has them as "Ren Qing" (a transliteration of their Chinese name), but the publication containing their story attributes it to "Channing Ren". 1674 valid ballots cast, 927 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
Resurrection 284 286 350
白色悬崖 230 231 286
命悬一线 151 156
No Award 56
Preference 721 673 636
No Preference 206 254 291
Total Votes 927 927 927
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 247 nominations with 154.83 final points.
Resurrection (translation of 还魂) Channing Ren
5
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 927 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1
白色悬崖 353
命悬一线 206
No Award 70
Preference 629
No Preference 298
Total Votes 927
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 504 nominations with 161.64 final points.
白色悬崖
鲁般?Lu Ban
Lǔ Bān
6
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 927 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1
命悬一线 419
No Award 93
Preference 512
No Preference 415
Total Votes 927
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 687 nominations with 271.77 final points.
命悬一线?Mìng Xuán Yí Xiàn
江波?Jiang Bo
--- Withdrawn -- Ineligible -------
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According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 316 nominations with 191.16 final points. No reason offered for the story's ineligibility.
尽化塔
海漄?Hai Ya
--- Nominations Below Cutoff -------
*
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 229 nominations with 123.33 final points.
孤独终老的房间
*
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 128 nominations with 70 final points
无面之城
*
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 128 nominations with 43.78 final points.
菌歌
*
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 223 nominations with 109.75 final points.
雪中追忆
*
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 139 nominations with 52.28 final points.
2039:脑机时代
阿缺?A Que
*
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 160 nominations with 60.80 final points.
437 火锅诞生记
*
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 429 nominations with 114.03 final points.
Destiny Delayed Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald
*
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 131 nominations with 131 final points.
Tongji Bridge (translation of 通济桥) Lu Hang
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