2014 in science fiction

The year 2014 was marked by the following events in science fiction.

Events

 * April - Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars expanded universe is no more considered Star Wars canon.
 * End of the British magazine SciFiNow.

Deaths

 * February 16 : Michael Shea, American writer (born in 1946).
 * March 18 : Lucius Shepard, American writer (born in 1943).
 * May 12 : H. R. Giger, Swiss artist (born 1940)
 * May 30 : Michael Szameit, German writer (born in 1950).
 * June 1 : Jay Lake, American writer (born in 1964).
 * June 15 : Daniel Keyes, American writer (born in 1927).
 * June 30 : Frank M. Robinson, American writer (born in 1926).
 * July 13 : Thomas Berger, American writer (born in 1924).

Novels

 * Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer.
 * Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie.
 *  Imperfect Sword, by John G. Hemry.
 * Steadfast, by John G. Hemry.
 * Involution, by Johan Heliot.
 * Der Jesus-Deal, by Andreas Eschbach.
 * Maul: Lockdown, by Joe Schreiber.
 * Mentats of Dune, by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
 * Catacombes and Hooligans, the two first novels of the trilogy Les Particules réfractaires, by Mikhaïl W. Ramseier.
 * Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey
 * Earth Awakens by Orson Scott Card
 * War Dogs by Greg Bear

Novellas

 * The Churn by James S.A. Corey

Comics

 * Brane Zéro, tome 1, first volume of the serie Brane Zéro, written and drawn by  Mathieu Thonon.
 * Réalité, second volume of the serie Entre-Monde, by Yanouch.

Original

 * The Anomaly, by Noel Clarke.
 * Area 51, by Oren Peli.
 * Bugs, by Yan Jia
 * Calculator, by Dmitry Grachov
 * Divergent, by Neil Burger.
 * Edge of Tomorrow, by Doug Liman.
 * Extraterrestrial, by Colin Minihan.
 * The Giver, by Phillip Noyce.
 * Guardians of the Galaxy, by James Gunn.
 * Interstellar, by Christopher Nolan.
 * The Maze Runner, by Wes Ball.
 * Lucy, by Luc Besson.
 * Predestination, by the Spierig brothers.
 * Project Almanac, by Dean Israelite.
 * The Last Druid: Garm Wars, by Mamoru Oshii.
 * Schnitzel, by Asaf Epstein.
 * Space Station 76, by Jack Plotnick.
 * Transcendence, by Wally Pfister.
 * Zero Theorem, by Terry Gilliam.

Sequels, spin-offs and remakes

 * Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, by Matt Reeves.
 * Monsters: Dark Continent, by Tom Green.
 * RoboCop, by José Padilha.
 * Transformers: Age of Extinction, by Michael Bay.

Television

 * The 100, by Kass Morgan and Jason Rothenberg.
 * 2Day, created by Ben Wiener and Manu De Maleprade, directed by Ben Wiener.
 * Ascension, by Philip Levens and Adrian A. Cruz.
 * Star Wars Rebels : season #1.

Video games

 * Elite: Dangerous, developed and edited by Frontier Developments.
 * Wasteland 2, developed and edited by inXile Entertainment and Obsidian Entertainment.
 * Destiny

Hugo Award

 * Best dramatic presentation (long form) - Gravity

Nebula Award

 * Best novel: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie


 * Ray Bradbury Award: James Gunn and Nicole Perlman for Guardians of the Galaxy

Locus Award
Best Science Fiction Novel: Abaddon's Gate by James S. A. Corey

Saturn Award

 * Best science fiction film: Gravity

Academy Award

 * Gravity: 7 Oscars for best visual effects, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.
 * Her for Best Original Screenplay.