The Hugo Award, also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, was named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, who was described as “The Father of Magazine Science Fiction.” The year 2003 marked the 50th anniversary of the first Hugo award presentation. Awards go to, among other categories, best novel, best novella, and best short story.
a. Research the Hugo Awards and write a report summarizing the voting method used to select winners in each category. Go to the world science fiction website at www.worldcon.org for information.
b. Study the vote breakdown for the 2003 Hugo Award at www.torcon3.on.ca/news/ chairframes.html. Can you find any violations of the majority criterion? Have there been cases in which the candidate with a plurality of first-place votes did not win the award?
c. The Hugo Award uses a “No Award” option on the ballot. How is this option used?
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