Hugo-kirjallisuuspalkinnon ehdokkaat vuodelle 2012 julkaistiin lauantaina 7.4.2012 Chicon 7 -tapahtumassa.
Paras romaani
- Jo Walton: Among Others
- George R.R. Martin: A Dance With Dragons
- Mira Grant: Deadline
- China Miéville: Embassytown
- James S.A. Corey: Leviathan Wakes
Paras lyhytromaani
- Mira Grant: Countdown
- Carolyn Ives Gilman: “The Ice Owl”
- Mary Robinette Kowal: “Kiss Me Twice”
- Kij Johnson: “The Man Who Bridged the Mist”
- Ken Liu: “The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary”
- Catherynne M. Valente: Silently and Very Fast
Paras pitkänovelli
- Paul Cornell: “The Copenhagen Interpretation”
- Rachel Swirsky: “Fields of Gold”
- Brad R. Torgersen: “Ray of Light”
- Charlie Jane Anders: “Six Months, Three Days”
- Geoff Ryman: “What We Found”
Paras novelli
- E. Lily Yu: “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees”
- Mike Resnick: “The Homecoming”
- Nancy Fulda: “Movement”
- Ken Liu: “The Paper Menagerie”
- John Scalzi: “Shadow War of the Night Dragons: Book One: The Dead City: Prologue”
Paras muu julkaisu
- John Clute et al.: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition
- Daniel M. Kimmel: Jar Jar Binks Must Die… and Other Observations about Science Fiction Movies
- Jeff VanderMeer ja S.J. Chambers: The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature
- Seanan McGuire: Wicked Girls
- Brandon Sanderson et al.: Writing Excuses, Season 6
Paras sarjakuva
- Ursula Vernon: Digger
- Bill Willingham ja Mark Buckingham: Fables Vol 15: Rose Red
- Joe Hill ja Gabriel Rodriguez: Locke & Key Volume 4, Keys to the Kingdom
- Howard Tayler ja Travis Walton: Schlock Mercenary: Force Multiplication
- Mike Carey ja Peter Gross: The Unwritten (Volume 4): Leviathan
Paras pitkä draama
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Game of Thrones (1. kausi)
- Harry Potter ja kuoleman varjelukset osa 2
- Hugo
- Source Code
Paras lyhyt draama
- “The Doctor’s Wife” (Doctor Who)
- “The Drink Tank’s Hugo Acceptance Speech”
- “The Girl Who Waited” (Doctor Who)
- “A Good Man Goes to War” (Doctor Who)
- “Remedial Chaos Theory” (Community)
Paras puoliammattimainen zine
- Apex Magazine
- Interzone
- Lightspeed
- Locus
- New York Review of Science Fiction
Paras fanzine
- Banana Wings
- The Drink Tank
- File 770
- Journey Planet
- SF Signal
Paras fancast
- The Coode Street Podcast
- Galactic Suburbia Podcast
- SF Signal Podcast
- SF Squeecast
- StarShipSofa
Paras ammattimainen toimittaja – pitkä muoto
- Lou Anders
- Liz Gorinsky
- Anne Lesley Groell
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Betsy Wollheim
Paras ammattimainen toimittaja – lyhyt muoto
- John Joseph Adams
- Neil Clarke
- Stanley Schmidt
- Jonathan Strahan
- Sheila Williams
Paras ammattimainen taiteilija
- Dan dos Santos
- Bob Eggleton
- Michael Komarck
- Stephan Martiniere
- John Picacio
Paras fanitaiteilija
- Brad W. Foster
- Randall Munroe
- Spring Schoenhuth
- Maurine Starkey
- Steve Stiles
- Taral Wayne
Paras fanikirjoittaja
- James Bacon
- Claire Brialey
- Christopher J Garcia
- Jim C. Hines
- Steven H Silver
John W. Campbell -palkinto parhaalle uudelle kirjoittajalle
- Mur Lafferty
- Stina Leicht
- Karen Lord
- Brad R. Torgersen
- E. Lily Yu
Lähde: Chicon 7: Hugo Awards