Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell won the Hugo Award for best novel in ceremonies at the 2005 World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 7. The Incredibles won the award for best dramatic presentation, long form, and the special interaction committee award went to David Pringle.

SCI FI Channel’s original series Battlestar Galactica, meanwhile, won the award for best dramatic presentation, short form, for its first-season premiere, “33.” SCIFI.COM’s SCI Fiction won for best Web site, and its editor, Ellen Datlow, won the award for best professional editor.

Named for legendary magazine editor Hugo Gernsback, the Hugo Awards are the leading fan-selected awards for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy and are awarded each year by the World Science Fiction Society at the World Science Fiction Convention. About 2,000 people attended the event. A full list of winners follows.

Best Novel: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Best Novella: “The Concrete Jungle” by Charles Stross

Best Novelette: “The Faery Handbag” by Kelly Link

Best Short Story: “Travels With My Cats” by Mike Resnick

Best Related Book: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn, eds.

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: The Incredibles

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: “33,” Battlestar Galactica

Best Professional Editor: Ellen Datlow

Best Professional Artist: Jim Burns

Best Semiprozine: Ansible

Best Fanzine: Plokta

Best Fan Writer: David Langford

Best Fan Artist: Sue Mason

Best Web Site: SCI Fiction, Ellen Datlow, ed.; Craig Engler, General Manager

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Elizabeth Bear

Special Interaction Committee Award: David Pringle

Source: SciFi Wire