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.^{[citation needed]}
• October 21, 2015: worldwide celebration of the Back to the Future Part II Day.^[1][2] 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)^[3]
• 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)^[4]
• October 27 : Ayerdhal, French writer (born 1959)
• December 25 : George Clayton Johnson, American writer (born 1929)^[5]

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.

Short stories

Comics

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.^[6]
• 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

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Award

Prix Rosny-Aîné Award

BSFA Award

Sidewise Award for Alternate History

Arthur C. Clarke Award

Edward E. Smith Memorial Award

Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis

Seiun Award

Academy Award

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