▁opening ▁remarks , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁hum orous . ▁He ▁then ▁introduced ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁Mid Amer i Con ' s ▁Hugo ▁Awards ▁Committee ▁to ▁more ▁app la use ▁and ▁there after ▁made ▁various ▁announ c ements . ▁The ▁Hugo ▁Awards ▁were ▁then ▁presented , ▁inter sp ac ed ▁with ▁five ▁special ▁awards ▁which ▁had ▁their ▁own ▁present ers . ▁ ▁Bob ▁was ▁assist ed ▁on ▁stage ▁throughout ▁the ▁ceremony ▁by ▁MAC ▁committee ▁member ▁Pat ▁Cad igan ▁and ▁Hugo ▁Awards ▁committee ▁member ▁India ▁Bo one . ▁They ▁brought ▁the ▁nom ine e ▁en velop es ▁and ▁Hugo ▁Awards ▁from ▁back ▁stage ▁as ▁Bob ▁T ucker ▁announced ▁the ▁recip ients , ▁who ▁came ▁up ▁on ▁stage ▁from ▁a ▁special ▁nom ine e ' s ▁se ating ▁area ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Music ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Gu est ▁of ▁Honor ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Hein lein ' s ▁delivered ▁his ▁guest ▁of ▁honor ▁address , ▁immediately ▁following ▁the ▁Hugo ▁Awards ▁presentation . ▁ ▁First ▁" th emed " ▁Hugo ▁base ▁Mid Amer i Con ▁also ▁presented ▁another ▁World con ▁first , ▁a ▁" th emed " ▁base ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁Hugo ▁Award : ▁" The ▁Dragon ▁and ▁the ▁Ro cket ". ▁Instead ▁of ▁being ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁finished ▁wood ▁in ▁square ▁or ▁ang led ▁stack ed ▁shapes , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁all ▁bases ▁were ▁cast ▁from ▁flexible ▁m olds ▁using ▁a ▁mar bled ▁effect ▁achieved ▁by ▁combining ▁contrast ing ▁t int ed ▁por cel ain ▁pow der ▁layers ▁with ▁res in ▁and ▁a