# 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)

## Literary releases
### 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

### Comics
## Movies
### 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
* (in French) Trepalium, by Antarès Bassis, Sophie Hiet and (in French) 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

## Awards
### 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