2018 in science fiction

In 2018, the following events occurred in science fiction.

Years in science fiction
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2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029

Deaths

Writer Ursula Le Guin died in 2018

March 8 – Kate Wilhelm, American writer (born 1928)[1]
Ursula K. Le Guin, a writer of science fiction and fantasy (Hainish Cycle in particular).
Stephen Hawking, an astrophysicist and writer who greatly influenced science fiction; co-author of children's sci-fi book series George.
Gardner Dozois, a writer and editor
Harlan Ellison, a writer.
Stan Lee, a comic book writer.
Dave Duncan, writer
Bertil Mårtensson, writer and philosopher
Mary Rosenblum, writer
Helen Mary Hoover, writer
Michael Anderson, director
Achim Mehnert, writer
Christopher Stasheff, writer
Daniel Walther, writer and journalist
David F. Bischoff, writer
Eddy C. Bertin, writer
Eric Koch, writer and academic
Gerald M. Weinberg, writer and computer scientist
Uwe Helmut Grave, writer

Literary releases

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Ball Lightning by Liu Cixin
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts
Head On by John Scalzi
Luna: Moon Rising by Ian McDonald
Mutiny at Vesta by R.E. Stearns
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn

Films

Solo cast and crew

Original

Sequels, spin-offs and remakes

Television

Jodie Whittaker plays the first ever female Doctor Who, the Thirteenth

New series

Returning series

Video games

Awards

The Handmaid's Tale received
- an American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television,
- an Art Directors Guild Award for One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Television Series,
- an Artios Award from the Casting Society of America for Television Pilot First Season Drama,
- a Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Television Series,
- three Critics' Choice Television Awards,
- a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series,
- two Golden Globe Awards,
- a Peabody Award as Entertainment, children's and youth honoree,
- the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama,
- two Satellite Awards,
- the USC Scripter Award for Best Adapted TV Screenplay,
- two Writers Guild of America Awards, and
- the British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme

Saturn Award

Blade Runner 2049 for Best Science Fiction Film
The Orville for Best Science Fiction Television Series

Academy Award

Blade Runner 2049 for best visual effects and best cinematography.

Locus Award

Best Novel: The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi

Hugo Award

Best Novel: The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin

Nebula Award

Best Novel: The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin

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References

Roberts, Sam (16 March 2018). "Kate Wilhelm, Prolific Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
"27 Best Upcoming Sci Fi Movies 2018 – Top New Science Fiction Films". Popular Mechanics.
"11 Sci-Fi Movies You Should Be Excited For in 2018". Cinema Blend.
High Life, retrieved 1 February 2019
A Quiet Place, retrieved 1 February 2019
Sorry to Bother You, retrieved 1 February 2019
Ant-Man and the Wasp, retrieved 1 February 2019
Aquaman, retrieved 1 February 2019
Avengers: Infinity War, retrieved 1 February 2019
Deadpool 2, retrieved 1 February 2019
The Endless, retrieved 1 February 2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet, retrieved 1 February 2019
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, retrieved 1 February 2019

See also

Preceded by 2017	Science fiction by year 2018	Succeeded by 2019

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