2012 Locus Awards

Science Fiction Novel

Embassytown by China Mieville -Winner

Other Nominees

Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

11/22/63 by Stephen King

Rule 34 by Charles Stross

The Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge

Fantasy Novel

A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin

Other Nominees

Snuff by Terry Pratchett

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

Deathless by Catherine M. Valente

Among Others by Jo Walton

60 Books in 2012 - Updates

List of Books

1. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
2. Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne (Atomic Robo #1) by Brian Clevinger
3. Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 by Max Hastings
4. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't by Jim Collins
5. The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History by Gregory Zuckerman
6. Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness by Frank Brady
7. Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
8. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle
9. The Day We Lost the H-Bomb: Cold War, Hot Nukes and the Worst Nuclear Weapond Disaster in History by  Barbara Moran
10. Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
11. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
12. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
13. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
14. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
15. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
16. Anathem by Neal Stephenson

60 Books in 2012 - Updates

1. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't by Jim Collins
2. The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History by Gregory Zuckerman
3. Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness by Frank Brady
4. Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
5. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle
6. The Day We Lost the H-Bomb: Cold War, Hot Nukes and the Worst Nuclear Weapond Disaster in History by  Barbara Moran
7. Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
8. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
9. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
10. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
11. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
12. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
13. Anathem by Neal Stephenson

2012 Hugo Awards

Among Others by Jo Walton - Winner

Other Nominees

A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin

Deadline by Mira Grant

Embassytown by China Mieville

Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

60 Books in 2012 - Updates

List of Books

1. Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
2. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle
3. The Day We Lost the H-Bomb: Cold War, Hot Nukes and the Worst Nuclear Weapond Disaster in History by  Barbara Moran
4. Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
5. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
6. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
7. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
8. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
9. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
10. Anathem by Neal Stephenson

2013 Oscar Predictions - Round 1

Best Picture

1. Argo
2. Les Miserables
3. Lincoln
4. The Master
5. Silver Linings Playbook
6. Life of Pi
7. Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Director

1. Ben Affleck (Argo)
2. Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master)
3. David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)
4. Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
5. Tom Hooper (Les Miserables)

2nd Tier

• Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)

Best Actor

1. Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)
2. Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln)
3. John Hawkes (The Sessions)
4. Denzel Washington (Flight)
5. Anthony Hopkins (Hitchcock)

2nd Tier

• Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook)

Best Actress

1. Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
2. Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild)
3. Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone)
4. Naomi Watts (The Impossible)
5. Keira Knightley (Anna Karenina)

2nd Tier

• Emmanuelle Riva (Amour)
• Helen Mirren (Hitchcock)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
2. Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained)
3. Alan Arkin (Argo)
4. Robert DeNiro (Silver Linings Playbook)
5. Matthew McConaughey (Magic Mike)

2nd Tier

• Russell Crowe (Les Miserables)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Amy Adams (The Master)
2. Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
3. Helen Hunt (The Sessions)
4. Maggie Smith (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
5. Sally Field (Lincoln)

2nd Tier

• Kerry Washington (Django Unchained)
• Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)