Ultraman Hugo award

Posted by Cory Doctorow, December 20, 2007 10:10 PM | permalink

Today in my continuing series of photos from my travels, Patrick Nielsen Hayden's 2007 Hugo Award for Best Editor, on proud display at Tor Books in the Flatiron Building in Manhattan. I've fondled a lot of Hugos in my day, but this Ultraman one -- given out at the first-ever Japanese Worldcon in Yokohama -- is easily the coolest one EVAR. See also my gallery of photos from the ceremony. Link

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#1 posted by Father Brown , December 20, 2007 10:44 PM

nice to see photos of the awards of people I don't know!

keep 'em coming!

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#2 posted by Cpt. Tim , December 20, 2007 11:08 PM

one day i will have a hugo. its my drunken promise to myself.

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#3 posted by David

, December 21, 2007 6:19 AM

That is Ultraman, right? God, I loved the Ultraman series as a kid (okay, I love it is an adult as well).

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#4 posted by voivoed , December 21, 2007 6:28 AM

OMFG! Do want!

That is a very, very sweet trophy.

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#5 posted by Laurie Mann

, December 21, 2007 6:58 AM

I agree the Ultraman Hugo is pretty neat.

However, my favorite Hugo statue ever is still the Magicon statue:

It's got a starry background and a small piece of a gantry from NASA!

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#6 posted by Bevatron Repairman , December 21, 2007 6:58 AM

I was not aware that Hugo trophies were done as a variation on a theme, rather than the same thing each year. Is there a gallery of the trophies (or at least the (particularly) cool ones?

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#7 posted by Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey

, December 21, 2007 7:05 AM

If PNH's Hugo fills you with admiration, it would be nice for you to credit the designer of the Hugo base, Kinoshita Takashi of Kaiyoda.

Every year new copies of the classic shiny Hugo rocket are made and attached to a newly-designed base. The original 1953 design is due to Jack McKnight and Ben Jason. For many years Peter Weston has manufactured new Hugo rockets. A photo gallery of vintage Hugos may be found here.

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#8 posted by ckd

, December 21, 2007 7:42 AM

I think my favorite Hugo base is still the 2004 design by Scott Lefton.

It's a rocket; it should launch.

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#9 posted by Laurie Mann

, December 21, 2007 8:12 AM

I love Lefton's, too. I especially love the deconstruction he did:

http://www.awardweb.info

I have photos of most of the Hugos at AwardWeb. However, there is now an official Hugo site, with even more photos. It's up at:

http://www.thehugoawards.com