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== Dramatic Presentation ==
== Dramatic Presentation ==
The [[Doctor Who universe]] has had the most success 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", which generally lasts less than 90 minutes. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-categories|title=Hugo Award Categories|date of source=|website name=The Hugo Awards|accessdate=3 September 2012}}</ref>  
The [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' Universe]] has had the most success in the category of "Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form", which is awarded to "a dramatised production in any medium", which generally lasts less than 90 minutes. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-categories|title=Hugo Award Categories|date of source=|website name=The Hugo Awards|accessdate=3 September 2012}}</ref>  


To date ''[[Doctor Who]]'' itself has received multiple nominations for each of the nine years since its revival. With a total of six wins, the series has won more than half of the Short Form awards since the "Dramatic Presentation" award was split into two separate categories in 2003.
To date ''[[Doctor Who]]'' itself has received multiple nominations for each of the nine years since its revival. With a total of six wins, the series has won more than half of the Short Form awards since the "Dramatic Presentation" award was split into two separate categories (Long and Short Forms) in 2003.


''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' also received a nomination for ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'', and the 50th Anniversary stories ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' and ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'' were both nominated in 2014.
''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' also received a nomination for ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'', and the 50th Anniversary stories ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' and ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'' were both nominated in 2014.


[[Steven Moffat]] in particular has had unparalleled success in this category. As an individual writer he has been short-listed thirteen times, meaning almost two thirds of his regular television stories have been nominated. Of these, he received two nominations in both 2011 and 2014, and in 2013 three of the five nominees were written by Moffat. He has also won the award four times, including three consecutive wins for his first three televised stories.  
[[Steven Moffat]] in particular has had unparalleled success in this category. As an individual writer he has been short-listed thirteen times, meaning almost two thirds of his eligible regular television stories have been nominated. Of these, he received two nominations in both 2011 and 2014, and in 2013 three of the five nominees were written by Moffat. He has also won the award four times, including three consecutive wins for his first three televised stories.  


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== Graphic story ==
== Related work ==
[[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>  
The only other category in which the ''Doctor Who'' Universe has won a Hugo Award is the "Best Related Work", which is awarded to "work related to the field of science fiction, fantasy, or fandom". <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-categories|title=Hugo Award Categories|date of source=|website name=The Hugo Awards|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> This was for the reference book  ''[[Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It|Chicks Dig Time Lords]]'' in 2011.


This makes Cornell the only writer to have written ''Doctor Who'' stories nominated in two separate categories. He was previously nominated for the best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form in 2006 and 2008.
''[[Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who|Chicks Unravel Time]]'', and ''[[Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It|Queers Dig Time Lords]]'' also received nominations in 2013, and 2014 respectively.


== Related work ==
== Graphic story ==
Three ''Doctor Who'' reference books have 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". <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-categories|title=Hugo Award Categories|date of source=|website name=The Hugo Awards|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref>  
[[Paul Cornell]] and [[Jimmy Broxton]]'s ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'' was nominated for a 2014 award in the "Best Graphic Story" category, given to a "science fiction or fantasy story told in graphic form"<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>  


To date ''[[Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It|Chicks Dig Time Lords]]'' is the only DWU winner, receiving the 2011 award, but ''[[Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who|Chicks Unravel Time]]'', and [[Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It|Queers Dig Time Lords]] also achieved nominations in 2013, and 2014 respectively.
This makes Cornell the only writer to earn ''Doctor Who'' nominations in two separate categories. He previously received nominations for the best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form in 2006 and 2008.


== Neil Gaiman ==
== Neil Gaiman ==

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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

The Doctor Who Universe has had the most success in the category of "Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form", which is awarded to "a dramatised production in any medium", which generally lasts less than 90 minutes. [1]

To date Doctor Who itself has received multiple nominations for each of the nine years since its revival. With a total of six wins, the series has won more than half of the Short Form awards since the "Dramatic Presentation" award was split into two separate categories (Long and Short Forms) in 2003.

Torchwood also received a nomination for Captain Jack Harkness, and the 50th Anniversary stories An Adventure in Space and Time and The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot were both nominated in 2014.

Steven Moffat in particular has had unparalleled success in this category. As an individual writer he has been short-listed thirteen times, meaning almost two thirds of his eligible regular television stories have been nominated. Of these, he received two nominations in both 2011 and 2014, and in 2013 three of the five nominees were written by Moffat. He has also won the award four times, including three consecutive wins for his first three televised stories.

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, The Day of the Doctor, An Adventure in Space and Time, and The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Game of Thrones: The Rains of Castamere

Related work

The only other category in which the Doctor Who Universe has won a Hugo Award is the "Best Related Work", which is awarded to "work related to the field of science fiction, fantasy, or fandom". [2] This was for the reference book Chicks Dig Time Lords in 2011.

Chicks Unravel Time, and Queers Dig Time Lords also received nominations in 2013, and 2014 respectively.

Graphic story

Paul Cornell and Jimmy Broxton's The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who was nominated for a 2014 award in the "Best Graphic Story" category, given to a "science fiction or fantasy story told in graphic form"[3]

This makes Cornell the only writer to earn Doctor Who nominations in two separate categories. He previously received nominations for the best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form in 2006 and 2008.

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