2003 Nebula Awards®
Presented at Westin Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Washington on April 17, 2004
Thursday evening saw a reception to start the weekend. It was followed by Science Friday, with panels dedicated to a series of papers on the biological, physical, and theoretical sciences. Friday evening was the mass autographing at a local Barnes and Noble. After the autographing Deathmetal band Blöödhag performed and the nominee certificates and pins were given out. Writer’s Saturday meant most of the Saturday panels were devoted to the business of writing: e-books, e-rights, e-piracy, web publications, etc. Neal Stephenson served as toastmaster for the banquet, aided by a toaster which signaled a speaker’s time was up when it popped out fresh toast. Microsoft Senior VP of Research Rick Rashid was the keynote speaker and Jeff Bezos also attended. The schedule continued on Sunday after the banquet with a preview tour of the soon to open Science Fiction Museum.
Best Novel
- Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold, published by Baen
- The Mount by Carol Emshwiller, published by Small Beer Press
- Light Music by Kathleen Ann Goonan, published by Eos
- The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson, published by Warner
- Chindi by Jack McDevitt, published by Ace
- Winner: The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon, published by Ballantine Del Rey
Best Novella
- “The Potter of Bones” by Eleanor Arnason, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “The Empress of Mars” by Kage Baker, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- Winner: “Coraline” by Neil Gaiman, published by HarperCollins
- “Stories for Men” by John Kessel, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Breathmoss” by Ian R. MacLeod, published by Asimov’s Magazine
Best Novelette
- “The Mask of the Rex” by Richard Bowes, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Of a Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs” by Adam-Troy Castro
- “0wnz0red” by Cory Doctorow, published by Salon
- Winner: “The Empire of Ice Cream” by Jeffrey Ford, published by Sci Fiction
- “The Wages of Syntax” by Ray Vukcevich, published by Sci Fiction
Best Short Story
- “Knapsack Poems” by Eleanor Arnason, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “The Brief History of the Dead” by Kevin Brockmeier, published by The New Yorker
- “Goodbye to All That” by Harlan Ellison
- “Grandma” by Carol Emshwiller, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Winner: “What I Didn’t See” by Karen Joy Fowler, published by Sci Fiction
- “Lambing Season” by Molly Gloss, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Last of the O-Forms” by James Van Pelt, published by Asimov’s Magazine
Best Script
- Minority Report by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen, published by Amblin Entertainment, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Blue Tulip Productions, and Ronald Shussett/Gary Goldman Productions
- Futurama: “Where No Fan Has Gone Before” by David A. Goodman, published by The Curiosity Company, Twentieth Century Fox Television, and Rough Draft Studios
- Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki, published by Studio Ghibli
- Finding Nemo by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds, published by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures
- Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Peter Jackson, published by WingNut Films and The Saul Zaentz Company