2015 in science fiction

The year 2015 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Events



 * April 2015 : last publication of the French magazine Fiction, founded in 1953.
 * October 21, 2015: worldwide celebration of the Back to the Future Part II Day. It coincided with the release of two working hoverboard prototypes by Hendo and Lexus; release of a Back to the Future documentary Back in Time and various other related fan events.

Deaths

 * January 9 : Michel Jeury, French writer (born 1934).
 * January 27 : Suzette Haden Elgin, American writer (born 1936)
 * February 27 : Leonard Nimoy American actor, director, writer and playwright. (born 1931)
 * March 12 : Terry Pratchett, British writer (born 1948)
 * May 24 : Tanith Lee, British writer (born 1947)
 * May 30 : Joël Champetier, Canadian writer (born 1957)
 * June 7 : Christopher Lee, British actor (born 1922)
 * June 10 : Wolfgang Jeschke, German writer (born 1936)
 * October 27 : Ayerdhal, French writer (born 1959)
 * December 25 : George Clayton Johnson, American writer (born 1929)

Novels

 * Léviathan, by Jack Campbell.
 * Metro 2035, by Dmitry Glukhovsky.
 * Nemesis Games, by James S. A. Corey
 * The Produceurs, by Antoine Bello.
 * Golden Son by Pierce Brown
 * Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
 * Killing Titan by Greg Bear
 * Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald
 * Star Wars: Aftermath by Chuck Wendig.

Novellas

 * The Vital Abyss by James S.A. Corey

Stories collections

 * La Ménagerie de papier, by Ken Liu.

Original/new franchise

 * Area 51, by Oren Peli.
 * Avril et le Monde truqué, by Franck Ekinci and Christian Desmares.
 * Chappie, by Neill Blomkamp.
 * Ex Machina, by Alex Garland.
 * Impossible by Sun Zhou
 * Jupiter Ascending, by The Wachowskis.
 * The Martian, by Ridley Scott.
 * Project Almanac, by Dean Israelite.
 * Self/less, by Tarsem Singh.
 * Tomorrowland, by Brad Bird.
 * Subconscious, by Georgia Hilton.
 * Z for Zachariah, by Craig Zobel.

Sequels, spin-offs and remakes

 * The Divergent Series: Insurgent, by Robert Schwentke.
 * Mad Max: Fury Road, by George Miller.
 * Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, by Wes Ball.
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens, by J. J. Abrams
 * Terminator Genisys, by Alan Taylor.

New series

 * 12 Monkeys
 * Childhood's End
 * Dark Matter
 * The Expanse
 * Humans
 * Killjoys
 * Minority Report
 * Other Space

Returning series

 * Doctor Who: series 9 and special episode The Husbands of River Song
 * Rick and Morty (season 2)
 * Star Wars Rebels (season #2).
 * Steven Universe (season 2)

Video games

 * Halo 5: Guardians

Hugo Award

 * Best dramatic presentation (long form) - Guardians of the Galaxy
 * Best dramatic presentation (short form) - Orphan Black: "By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried"

Nebula Award
Best novel: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Ray Bradbury Award: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris for Mad Max: Fury Road

Locus Award
Best Science Fiction Novel: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

Saturn Award

 * Best science fiction film: Interstellar

Academy Award

 * Interstellar for best visual effects.
 * Big Hero 6 for best animated feature film.