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[[Steven Moffat]] has personally written thirteen nominated stories, four of which which have won the award. He received two nominations in both 2011, and 2014, and in 2013 three of the five nominations were written by Moffat.
[[Steven Moffat]] has personally written thirteen nominated stories, four of which which have won the award. He received two nominations in both 2011, and 2014, and in 2013 three of the five nominations were written by Moffat.


In [[2006]] ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', and ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'' were nominated; ''[[The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances]]'' won.
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In [[2007]] ''[[School Reunion]]'', and ''[[Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday]]'' were nominated; ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'' won.
In [[2008]] ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''/''[[The Family of Blood]]'', and ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'' were nominated; ''[[Blink]]'' won.
In [[2009]] ''[[Silence in the Library]]''/''[[Forest of the Dead]]'', and ''[[Turn Left]]'' were nominated. <ref> The award was won by Joss Whedon's ''Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog''. </ref>
In [[2010]] ''[[The Next Doctor]]'', and ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'' were nominated; ''[[The Waters of Mars]]'' won.
In [[2011]] ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'', and ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'' were nominated; ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''/''[[The Big Bang]]'' won.
In [[2012]] ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]'', and '' [[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes To War]]'' were nominated; ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'' won.
In [[2013]] ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'' and ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' were nominated. <ref> The award was won by the ''Game Of Thrones'' episode ''Blackwater''. </ref>
In [[2014]] the ''Doctor Who'' episodes ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'',  and ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' were nominated alongside ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' and ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''.


! width="10%" | Year
! width="45%" | DWU Nominees
! width="45%" | Winner
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|[[2006]]
|''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', and ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]''
| ''[[The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances]]''
|-
|[[2007]]
|''[[School Reunion]]'', and ''[[Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday]]''
|''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]''
|-
|[[2008]]
|''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''/''[[The Family of Blood]]'', and ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]''
|''[[Blink]]''
|-
|[[2009]]
|''[[Silence in the Library]]''/''[[Forest of the Dead]]'', and ''[[Turn Left]]''
|'''{{wi|Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog}}'''
|-
|[[2010]]
|''[[The Next Doctor]]'', and ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]''
|''[[The Waters of Mars]]''
|-
|[[2011]]
|''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'', and ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''
|''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''/''[[The Big Bang]]''
|-
|[[2012]]
|''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]'', and '' [[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes To War]]''
|''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]''
|-
|[[2013]]
|''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'' and ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''
|'''{{wi|Game of Thrones}}''': "Blackwater"
|-
|[[2014]]
|''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'',  and ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''<br>''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]''<br>''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''
|TBA
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== Graphic Story ==
== Graphic Story ==
[[Paul Cornell]] and [[Jimmy Broxton]]'s ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'' has been nominated for a 2014 award in the "Best Graphic Story" category, given to a "science fiction or fantasy story told in graphic form, such as a comic book, graphic novel, or webcomic."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-categories|title=Hugo Award Categories|date of source=|website name=The Hugo Awards|accessdate=20 April 2014}}</ref>  
[[Paul Cornell]] and [[Jimmy Broxton]]'s ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'' has been nominated for a 2014 award in the "Best Graphic Story" category, given to a "science fiction or fantasy story told in graphic form, such as a comic book, graphic novel, or webcomic."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-categories|title=Hugo Award Categories|date of source=|website name=The Hugo Awards|accessdate=20 April 2014}}</ref>  

Revision as of 18:41, 20 April 2014

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Stephen Moffat with his 2007 Hugo Award.

Established in 1953, The Hugo Awards are awarded to the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. Nominees and winners are voted for by members of the World Science Fiction Society, and the awards themselves are presented at the annual World Science Fiction Convention over a number of various categories.

Dramatic Presentation

Both Doctor Who and Torchwood have received nominations in the category of "Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form", which is awarded to "a dramatised production in any medium, including film, television, radio, live theatre, computer games or music", generally lasting less than 90 minutes. [1] Doctor Who has also received multiple nominations for each of the nine years since its revival, with a total of six wins.

Steven Moffat has personally written thirteen nominated stories, four of which which have won the award. He received two nominations in both 2011, and 2014, and in 2013 three of the five nominations were written by Moffat.

Year DWU Nominees Winner
2006 Dalek, and Father's Day The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
2007 School Reunion, and Army of Ghosts/Doomsday The Girl in the Fireplace
2008 Human Nature/The Family of Blood, and Captain Jack Harkness Blink
2009 Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead, and Turn Left Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
2010 The Next Doctor, and Planet of the Dead The Waters of Mars
2011 Vincent and the Doctor, and A Christmas Carol The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang
2012 The Girl Who Waited, and A Good Man Goes To War The Doctor's Wife
2013 Asylum of the Daleks, The Angels Take Manhattan and The Snowmen Game of Thrones: "Blackwater"
2014 The Name of the Doctor, and The Day of the Doctor
An Adventure in Space and Time
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
TBA

Graphic Story

Paul Cornell and Jimmy Broxton's The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who has been nominated for a 2014 award in the "Best Graphic Story" category, given to a "science fiction or fantasy story told in graphic form, such as a comic book, graphic novel, or webcomic."[2]

Related Work

Three Doctor Who reference books have has also featured in the "Best Related Work" category, which is awarded to "work related to the field of science fiction, fantasy, or fandom ... works eligible include, but are not limited to, collections of art, works of literary criticism, books about the making of a film or TV series, biographies and so on". [3]

Published by Mad Norwegian, Chicks Dig Time Lords was the winner of the 2011 award, and Chicks Unravel Time was also nominated in 2013. Queers Dig Time Lords has also been nominated for a 2014 award.

Neil Gaiman

Prior to the award winning episode The Doctor's Wife, Neil Gaiman's writing also achieved four other Hugo Awards, as well as a further nomination. These were awarded over four separate categories: "Best Short Story", "Best Novel", "Best Novella", and "Best Related Work".

The 2008 award for "Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form" was also won by the film Stardust, which was adapted from his novel of the same name.

Footnotes

  1. Hugo Award Categories. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on 3 September 2012.
  2. Hugo Award Categories. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on 20 April 2014.
  3. Hugo Award Categories. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on 2 September 2013.
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