2016 in science fiction

The year 2016 is marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Events



 * September 8: worldwide celebration of the 50th anniversary of Star Trek franchise.

Deaths

 * January 10 – David Bowie – English actor (The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Prestige) and rock singer who composed multiple science fiction-themed songs, including Space Oddity and the whole Ziggy Stardust album (born 1947)
 * January 14 – Alan Rickman – British actor (Galaxy Quest, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) (born 1946)
 * June 19 – Anton Yelchin – Russian-American actor, played Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot film series (born 1989)
 * July 26 – Jerry Doyle – American actor, known for his work as Michael Garibaldi in show Babylon 5 (born 1956)
 * August 13 – Kenny Baker – English actor, known for playing R2-D2 in Star Wars (born 1934)
 * September 25 – Robert Weinberg – Science fiction writer (born 1946)
 * November 25 – Ron Glass – American actor (Firefly) (born 1945)
 * December 24 – Richard Adams, British writer (born 1920)
 * December 27 – Carrie Fisher – American actress, known for playing Princess Leia in Star Wars (born 1956)

Novels

 * Version Control, by Dexter Palmer
 * Sleeping Giants, by Sylvain Neuvel
 * The Everything Box, by Richard Kadrey
 * Join, by Steve Toutonghi
 * The Swarm by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnson
 * Babylon's Ashes by James S.A. Corey
 * Take Back the Sky by Greg Bear
 * 71 by David Brin
 * 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
 * Raithe of the Boedecken by Matthew Stover
 * Morning Star by Pierce Brown
 * All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

Original/new franchise

 * The 5th Wave, by J Blakeson
 * 24, by Vikram Kumar
 * Arrival, by Denis Villeneuve and Eric Heisserer
 * Assassin's Creed, by Justin Kurzel
 * Equals, by Drake Doremus
 * The Girl with All the Gifts, by Colm McCarthy
 * The Glass Fortress, by Alain Bourret
 * Midnight Special, by Jeff Nichols
 * Morgan, by Luke Scott
 * Passengers, by Morten Tyldum

Sequels, spin-offs and remakes

 * 10 Cloverfield Lane, by Dan Trachtenberg
 * The Divergent Series: Allegiant, by Robert Schwentke
 * Independence Day: Resurgence, by Roland Emmerich
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, by Gareth Edwards
 * Star Trek Beyond, by Justin Lin

Television

 * 11.22.63, by Bridget Carpenter
 * 12 Monkeys, season 2, by Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett
 * 3%, by Pedro Aguilera
 * Adventure Time, season 8, by Pendleton Ward
 * Colony, by Carlton Cuse and Ryan J. Condal
 * Daredevil, season 2, by Drew Goddard
 * The Expanse by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby
 * Future-Worm!, by Ryan Quincy
 * Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, by Ryan Crego and Thurop Van Orman
 * The Last Ship, season 3, by William Brinkley
 * Macross Delta
 * Miles from Tomorrowland, season 2, by Sascha Paladino
 * The OA, by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij
 * Sonic Boom, season 2
 * Star Wars Rebels, season 2, by Simon Kinberg, Dave Filoni, Carrie Beck
 * Steven Universe, seasons 3+4, by Rebecca Sugar
 * Stranger Things, by The Duffer Brothers
 * Timeless, by Eric Kripke and Shawn Ryan
 * Travelers, by Brad Wright
 * Trepalium, by Antarès Bassis, Sophie Hiet and Vincent Lannoo
 * Westworld, by Jonathan Nolan
 * The X-Files (season 10), by Chris Carter

Video games

 * Stellaris, a 4X Strategy game by Paradox
 * No Man's Sky, by Hello Games
 * The Technomancer, by Spiders (company)
 * Destiny: Rise of Iron, by Bungie
 * Overwatch, by Blizzard Entertainment
 * Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, by Eidos Montréal

Hugo Award

 * Best novel: N. K. Jemisin The Fifth Season
 * Best dramatic presentation (long form) – The Martian

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

Saturn Award

 * Best science fiction film: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
 * Best Science Fiction Television Series: Continuum

Academy Award

 * Mad Max: Fury Road: 6 Oscars for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
 * Ex Machina for best visual effects