Listen Up for Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards, presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious award. They are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon”).
Listen has been nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form). It faces strong opposition from The Flash, Game of Thrones, Grimm and Orphan Black.
The category in full:
- Doctor Who: “Listen”, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Douglas Mackinnon.
- The Flash: “Pilot”, teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, story by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, directed by David Nutter.
- Game of Thrones: “The Mountain and the Viper”, written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss, directed by Alex Graves
- Grimm: “Once We Were Gods”, written by Alan DiFiore, directed by Steven DePaul
- Orphan Black: “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”, ” written by Graham Manson, directed by John Fawcett
Past winning Doctor Who stories include: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances, The Girl in the Fireplace, Blink, The Waters of Mars, The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang and The Doctor’s Wife.
The winners will be announced 22 August 2015.
