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Best Science Fiction Novel
Alliance Unbound by C .J. Cherryh, Jane S. Fancher
The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey
Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer
Extremophile by Ian Green
Nether Station by Kevin J. Anderson
The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear
This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman
Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)
The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston
The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
Shadow of the Smoking Mountain by Howard Andrew Jones
Heart of the Mountain by Larry Correia
The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Labyrinth Arcanist by Shami Stovall
Friends Indeed by David Weber, Jane Lindskold
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
Among Serpents by Marc J Gregson
Rest in Peaches by Alex Brown
Best Alternate History Novel
1635: The Weaver’s Code by Eric Flint, Jody Lynn Nye
1919: The Romanov Rising by Tom Kratman, Kacey Ezell, Justin Watson
To Turn the Tide by S.M. Stirling
The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal
Gangster by Dan Willis
Gold, Gangs, and Glory by Laurence Dahners
Best Horror Novel
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
The Vengeful Dead by Darcy Coates
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson
Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes
The Wilding by Ian McDonald
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Best Illustrative Book Cover
The Icarus Coda by Dave Seeley
Flames of Gold by Jeff Brown
Rise From Ruin by Pierluigi Abbondanza
Wind and Truth by Michael Whelan
Blood of Her Father by Sam Kennedy
Mountain of Fire by Kurt Miller
Best Comic Book / Graphic Novel
Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta
Absolute Superman by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval
Daredevil: Cold Day In Hell by Charles Soule, Steve McNiven
Transformers Volume 3 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona
Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 2 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto
Ultimate Wolverine by Christopher Condon, Alessandro Cappuccio
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series, TV or Internet
Murderbot, Apple TV+
Severance, Apple TV+
Wheel of Time, Amazon Prime
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Amazon Prime
Silo, Apple TV+
Andor, Disney+
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie
Sinners by Ryan Coogler
Thunderbolts* by Jake Schreier
Wicked by Jon M. Chu
How to Train Your Dragon by Dean DeBlois
Deadpool & Wolverine by Shawn Levy
Alien: Romulus by Fede Álvarez
Best Digital Game
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions
Split Fiction, Hazelight Studios
Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft Quebec
Elden Ring Nightreign, FromSoftware
Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios
Best Tabletop Game
Arcs, Leder Games
Magic the Gathering: Bloomburrow, Wizards of the Coast
Magic the Gathering: Final Fantasy, Wizards of the Coast
Heat: Tunnel Vision, Days of Wonder
Splendor: The Silk Road, Space Cowboys
Disney Lorcana: Archazia’s Island, Ravensburger