2015 in science fiction
# 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 (in French) 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)

## Literary releases

### Novels

* (in French) Léviathan, by Jack Campbell.
* Metro 2035, by Dmitry Glukhovsky.
* Nemesis Games, by James S. A. Corey
* (in French) 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

* (in French) La Ménagerie de papier, by Ken Liu.

## Films

### 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.
* (in French) 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.

## Television

### 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

## Awards

### 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.
