The categories are defined by number of words, as follows:
Novel: >39,999 words
Novella: 17,500 - 39,999 words
Novelette: 7,500 - 17,499 words
Short story: <7,500 words
Hugo awards are denoted by the year the award is presented, while Nebulas are denoted by the year of publication. This means that the years of the awards will be different for any given work. Prior to 2009 there was an additional complication with works being eligible for the Nebula for more than a single calendar year. For recent awards, only one date is shown below.
2011/2010 Dramatic Presentation, Long Form/Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: Inception, written and directed by
Christopher Nolan
2014/2013 Dramatic Presentation, Long Form/Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: Gravity, written by
Alfonso Cuarón and
Jonás Cuarón, directed by Alfonso Cuarón
In 1960,
Daniel Keyes won a Hugo for his short story "
Flowers for Algernon"; he then expanded it into a novel which won the Nebula for Best Novel in 1966.
In 2020, the TV series Good Omens, written by
Neil Gaiman and directed by
Douglas Mackinnon, won a Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, while the episode "Hard Times" won a Nebula for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.
The categories are defined by number of words, as follows:
Novel: >39,999 words
Novella: 17,500 - 39,999 words
Novelette: 7,500 - 17,499 words
Short story: <7,500 words
Hugo awards are denoted by the year the award is presented, while Nebulas are denoted by the year of publication. This means that the years of the awards will be different for any given work. Prior to 2009 there was an additional complication with works being eligible for the Nebula for more than a single calendar year. For recent awards, only one date is shown below.
2011/2010 Dramatic Presentation, Long Form/Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: Inception, written and directed by
Christopher Nolan
2014/2013 Dramatic Presentation, Long Form/Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: Gravity, written by
Alfonso Cuarón and
Jonás Cuarón, directed by Alfonso Cuarón
In 1960,
Daniel Keyes won a Hugo for his short story "
Flowers for Algernon"; he then expanded it into a novel which won the Nebula for Best Novel in 1966.
In 2020, the TV series Good Omens, written by
Neil Gaiman and directed by
Douglas Mackinnon, won a Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, while the episode "Hard Times" won a Nebula for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.