Over the weekend AussieCon4 - the 68th World Science Fiction Convention - wrapped up at the Melbourne Convention Centre with the announcement of the winners of the 2010 Hugo Awards for the best science fiction or fantasy works.

One of our favourite Australian artists Shaun Tan won his first Hugo award in the category for Best Professional Artist and Melbourne Writers' Festival favourite China Miéville (left) won the Best Novel prize for The Cityand The City, which was a joint-winner of the prize with Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl.

The awards ceremony was hosted by Australian author Garth Nix, whose opening speech can be found here, and the night began with this introductory video.

Best Novel (tied winners)

• The Cityand The City by China Miéville
• The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

Best Novella

• Palimpsest by Charles Stross

Best Novelette

• The Island by Peter Watts

Best Short Story

• "Bridesicle" by Will McIntosh (Asimov’s 1/09)

Best Graphic Novel

• Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm written by Kaja and Phil Foglio; Art by Phil Foglio; Colours by Cheyenne Wright

Best Related Work

• This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I") by Jack Vance

Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form

• Moon Screenplay by Nathan Parker; Story by Duncan Jones; Directed by Duncan Jones

Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form

• Doctor Who: "The Waters of Mars" Written by Russell T Davies & Phil Ford; Directed by Graeme Harper

Best Professional Editor - Long Form

• Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Best Professional Editor - Short Form

• Ellen Datlow

Best Professional Artist

• Shaun Tan

Best SemiProzine

• Clarkesworld edited by Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, & Cheryl Morgan

Best Fanzine

• StarShipSofa edited by Tony C. Smith

Best Fan Writer

• Frederik Pohl

Best Fan Artist

• Brad W. Foster

John W Campbell Best New Writer Award

• Seanan McGuire (writing as Mira Grant)