Which Doctor Who episode won the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form?

Doctor Who’s “The Girl in the Fireplace” won the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. The episode was written by Steven Moffat and directed by Euros Lyn for the revived BBC series.

It originally aired on May 6, 2006, as the fourth episode of Doctor Who’s second series starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. The story follows the Doctor’s mysterious connection with Madame de Pompadour, played by Sophia Myles, as clockwork robots try to reach her through portals linked to different moments in her life.

The episode stood out for combining a historical setting, time-travel romance, and unsettling science-fiction imagery. Its emotional ending and inventive structure made it a major critical favorite, and the Hugo win recognized it as a short-form dramatic production rather than a feature film or novel.

A frequent mix-up is “Blink,” another acclaimed Moffat episode. “Blink” won the same Hugo category in 2008, while “The Day of the Doctor” won in 2014. “The Empty Child” and “The Doctor Dances” were also celebrated, but they did not win the 2007 award.