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Hugo Award

set of awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year (1953–)
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Summary

Hugo Award is a group of awards[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of group of awards entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,996 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Instance of: science fiction award[4]
  • Named after: Hugo Gernsback[5]
  • Subclass of: science fiction award[6]
  • Commons category: Hugo Award[7]
  • Has part(s): Hugo Award for Best Novel[8], Hugo Award for Best Novella[9], Hugo Award for Best Novelette[10], Hugo Award for Best Short Story[11], Hugo Award for Best Related Work[12], Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[13], Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form[14], Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form[15], Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story[16], Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist[17], Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine[18], Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor[19], Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine[20], Hugo Award for Best Fanzine[21]
  • Inception: 1953[22]
  • Official website: http://www.thehugoawards.org[23]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hugo Awards[24]
  • Described at URL: https://github.com/RonBOakes/wsfs-hugo[25]
  • Conferred by: World Science Fiction Society[26]
  • Described by source: Science Fiction Awards Database[27]
  • Topic has template: Template:Hugo Awards[28]
  • Native label: Hugo Award[29]
  • Category for recipients of this award: Category:Hugo Award winners[30]
  • FAQ URL: http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-faq/[31]

Why It Matters

Hugo Award has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Denis Villeneuve Harlan Ellison Hugo Gernsback Isaac Asimov Philip José Farmer Robert Silverberg Science Fiction Awards Database Tim Burton

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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