The Hugo Award/Best Fancast

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Award
Name:	Hugo Awards - Best Fancast
Date(s):	2012-present
Frequency:	annual
Format:	vote
Type:	non-professional
Associated Community:	Worldcon
Fandom:	Science fiction fandom
URL:	The Hugo Awards website
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Best Fancast was first instituted as a Hugo category in 2012. It is is awarded to the best non-professional audio or video periodical devoted to science fiction, fantasy, or related subjects.

2010s

2012

• SF Squeecast, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth Bear, and Catherynne M. Valente - winner
• SF Signal Podcast, John DeNardo and JP Frantz (presenters), Patrick Hester (producer)
• StarShipSofa, Tony C. Smith
• The Coode Street Podcast, Jonathan Strahan & Gary K. Wolfe
• Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alex Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts (presenters) and Andrew Finch (producer)

2013

• SF Squeecast, Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Lynne M. Thomas, Catherynne M. Valente (Presenters) and David McHone-Chase (Technical Producer)** - winner
• SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester, John DeNardo, and JP Frantz
• StarShipSofa, Tony C. Smith
• The Coode Street Podcast, Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
• Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts (Presenters) and Andrew Finch (Producer)

**These winners have recused themselves from future eligibility for these works in these categories.

2014

• SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester - winner
• The Coode Street Podcast, Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
• Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts (Presenters) and Andrew Finch (Producer)
• Tea and Jeopardy, Emma Newman and Peter Newman
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show, Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, Julia Rios, Paul Weimer, David Annandale, Mike Underwood, and Stina Leicht
• Verity! Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and Tansy Rayner Roberts
• The Writer and the Critic, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond

2015

• Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts (Presenters) and Andrew Finch (Producer) - winner
• Tea and Jeopardy, Emma Newman and Peter Newman
• No Award
• The Sci Phi Show, Jason Rennie
• Adventures in SciFi Publishing, Brent Bower (Executive Producer), Kristi Charish, Timothy C. Ward & Moses Siregar III (Co-Hosts, Interviewers and Producers)
• Dungeon Crawlers Radio, Daniel Swenson (Producer/Host), Travis Alexander & Scott Tomlin (Hosts), Dale Newton (Host/Tech), Damien Swenson (Audio/Video Tech)

2016

• No Award
• Tales to Terrify, Stephen Kilpatrick
• The Rageaholic, RazörFist
• 8-4 Play, Mark MacDonald, John Ricciardi, Hiroko Minamoto, and Justin Epperson
• Cane and Rinse, Cane and Rinse
• HelloGreedo, HelloGreedo

2017

• Tea and Jeopardy, presented by Emma Newman with Peter Newman - winner
• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan
• Fangirl Happy Hour, presented by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams
• Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch
• Ditch Diggers, presented by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
• No Award
• The Rageaholic, presented by RazörFist

2018

• Ditch Diggers, presented by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace - winner
• Fangirl Happy Hour, presented by Ana Grilo and Renay William
• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
• Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts; produced by Andrew Finch
• Sword and Laser, presented by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt
• Verity!, presented by Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and Tansy Rayner Roberts

2019

• Our Opinions Are Correct, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders - winner
• Fangirl Happy Hour, hosted by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams
• Be the Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace
• Galactic Suburbia, hosted by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show, produced by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke, hosted by Jen Zink, Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, Alex Acks, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Trish Matson, and team
• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

2020s

2020

• Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders - winner
• Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce and Tansy Rayner Roberts, producer Andrew Finch
• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show, presented by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke
• Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace
• Claire Rousseau’s YouTube channel, produced & presented by Claire Rousseau

2021

• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, Jonathan Strahan, producer
• Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Rowenna Miller, Marshall Ryan Maresca and Cass Morris
• The Skiffy and Fanty show, produced by Shaun Duke and Jen Zink, presented by Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, Alex Acks, Paul Weimer, and David Annandale.
• Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace
• Claire Rousseau’s YouTube channel, produced by Claire Rousseau
• Kalanadi, produced and presented by Rachel

2022

• Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, produced by Veronica Simonetti - winner
• Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske, and Jennifer Mace
• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, Jonathan Strahan producer
• Hugo, Girl!, hosts Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, and Lori Anderson; producer/editor Kevin Anderson
• Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
• Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Cass Morris, Rowenna Miller, and Marshall Ryan Maresca

2023

• Hugo, Girl!, by Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, Lori Anderson, and Kevin Anderson - winner
• Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, produced by Jonathan Strahan
• Hugos There, by Seth Heasley
• Kalanadi, created and presented by Rachel
• Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
• Worldbuilding for Masochists, by Cass Morris, Rowenna Miller, Marshall Ryan Maresca