Help me with my Hugo ballot?

[sufficiently_geeky]

So the Hugos are coming up, and I've got a supporting membership allowing me to vote. I've been trying to keep my nominations as wide-ranging and well-balanced as I possibly can, having to both add and remove stuff. This is my first year doing this, so I still feel like I'm missing potential nominees. Any suggestions for great 2014 speculative stuff that I should nominate?

I've attached my current ballot. Please note that I'm looking at both sci-fi and fantasy. Also, the categories that are up to 5 are pretty set for me at this point, unless you can give me a good argument on why I shouldn't nominate something.:

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[Brian G Turner]

I have to admit, it's an unusual request - at the end of the day, you only need nominate what you believe in, rather than feel as though you have to nominate every potential contender!

In the meantime, welcome to chronicles.

And just in case anyone's nervous about opening your file, here's the list provided:





Best Novel
Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books)

The Three Body Problem, Liu Cixin (Tor Books)

City of Stairs, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway Books)

The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Tor Books)

Best Novella
“Hollywood North”, Michael Libling (Fantasy & Science Fiction)

“Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome”, John Scalzi (Tor Books)

“Where the Trains Turn”, Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen (Tor.com)

"The Last Log of the Lachrimosa", Alastair Reynolds (Subterranean Online, Summer 2014)

Best Novelette
“In the Sight of Akresa”, Ray Wood (Tor.com)

“Each to Each”, Seanan McGuire (Lightspeed Magazine #49)

“Placebo”, Nick Wolven (Asimov’s Science Fiction)

“Entanglement”, Vandana Singh (Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future; William Morrow)

Best Short Story
“This Chance Planet”, Elizabeth Bear (Tor.com)

“The Bridge of Snow”, Marie Rutkoski (Tor.com)

“What Glistens Back”, Sunny Moraine (Lightspeed Magazine #54)

“Passage of Earth”, Michael Swanwick (Clarkesworld Magazine #91)

“No Home For Us”, Meryl Stenhouse (Aurealis #76)

Best Related Work
Jodorowsky’s Dune, directed by Frank Pavich (City Film, Snowfort Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics)

Writing Excuses, Season 9, Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Jordan Sanderson (Writing Excuses)

"Women Remember: A Roundtable Interview", Mary Robinette Kowal (Lightspeed Magazine #49)

Myths, Metaphors, and Science Fiction: Ancient Roots of the Literature of the Future, Sheila Finch (Aqueduct Press)

Best Graphic Story
Saga, Volume Three, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)

Aama Volume 1: The Smell of Warm Dust, written and illustrated by Frederik Peeters (SelfMadeHero)

Sex Criminals, Vol. 1: One Weird Trick, written by Matt Fraction, illustrated by Chip Zdarsky (Image Comics)

Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery, written by Kurtis J. Wiebe; illustrated by Roc Upchurch (Image Comics)

Nimona, written and illustrated by Noelle Stevenson (self-published)

Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)
Snowpiercer, screenplay by Bong Joon-ho and Kelly Masterson; directed by Bong Joon-ho (Moho Films; Opus Pictures; The Weinstein Company)

Edge of Tomorrow, screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, and John-Henry Butterworth; directed by Doug Liman (Village Roadshow; RatPac-Dune Entertainment; 3 Arts Entertainment; Viz Productions)

X-Men: Days of Future Past, screenplay by Simon Kinberg; directed by Bryan Singer (20th Century Fox; Marvel Entertainment; Bad Hat Harry Productions; The Donners’ Company; TSG Entertainment)

Guardians of the Galaxy, screenplay by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman; directed by James Gunn (Marvel Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Interstellar, written by Jonathan and Christopher Nolan; directed by Christopher Nolan (Syncopy Films Inc.; Lynda Obst Pictures; Legendary Pictures; Paramount Pictures)

Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)
Doctor Who: “Listen”, written by Steven Moffat; directed by Douglas Mackinnon (BBC Cymru Wales)

Game of Thrones: “The Children”, written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by Alex Graves (HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)

Black Mirror: “White Christmas”, written by Charlie Brooker, directed by Carl Tibbetts (Zeppotron, Endemol UK, DirecTV)

Doubles, written and directed by Jacob Motz (Third Place Pictures, Emory Haist Inc.)

Rick and Morty: “Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind”, written by Ryan Ridley; directed by Stephen Sandoval (Harmonious Claptrap; Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions; Starburns Industries; Williams Street)

Best Semiprozine
Lightspeed

Best Fanzine
A Dribble of Ink

Best Professional Editor

Best Professional Artist
Julie Dillon (juliedillonart.com)

Richard Anderson (flaptrapsart.com)

Galen Dara (galendara.com)

Cynthia Sheppard (sheppard-arts.com)

Best Fan Artist
Simon Goinard (sgoinard.tumblr.com)

Finnian MacManus (fmacmanus.com)

Yin Wang (artstation.com/artist/wangyin0125)

Sarah Webb (elysium.tumblr.com)

Cyril Rolando (aquasixio.deviantart.com)

Best Fan Writer

Best Fancast

 

[Vince W]

The only one I can say anything about is The Three-Body Problem. This deserves the Hugo hands down in my opinion. Fantastic bit of sf and the translation must be superb since it reads so well even in English. There should probably be a new category for translated works.