Hugo Award

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. 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.

In 2006 Dalek, and Father's Day were nominated; The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances won.

In 2007 School Reunion, and Army of Ghosts/Doomsday were nominated; The Girl in the Fireplace won.

In 2008 Human Nature/The Family of Blood, and Captain Jack Harkness were nominated; Blink won.

In 2009 Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead, and Turn Left were nominated.

In 2010 The Next Doctor, and Planet of the Dead were nominated; The Waters of Mars won.

In 2011 Vincent and the Doctor, and A Christmas Carol were nominated; The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang won.

In 2012 The Girl Who Waited, and A Good Man Goes To War were nominated; The Doctor's Wife won.

In 2013 Asylum of the Daleks, The Angels Take Manhattan and The Snowmen were nominated.

In 2014 the Doctor Who episodes The Name of the Doctor, and The Day of the Doctor were nominated alongside An Adventure in Space and Time and The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.

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."

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".

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.

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