1985 in science fiction

The year 1985 was marked, in science fiction, by the following: == Events == The 43rd annual Worldcon, Aussiecon Two, was held in Melbourne, Australia The first Deutscher Science Fiction Preis are awarded == Births and deaths == === Births === Arkady Martine === Deaths === Theodore Sturgeon == Literary releases == === Novels === Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert Contact by Carl Sagan Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card Galápagos, by Kurt Vonnegut The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, by Haruki Murakami === Short stories === === Children's books === === Comics === Appleseed, by Masamune Shirow, begins serialization in Comic Gaia Shatter, by Peter B. Gillis and Mike Saenz == Movies == Back to the Future, dir. by Robert Zemeckis Brazil, dir. by Terry Gilliam The Quiet Earth, dir. by Geoff Murphy == Television == The Twilight Zone (1985 revival) == Video games == A Mind Forever Voyaging == Awards == === Hugos === Best novel: Neuromancer by William Gibson Best novella: Press Enter by John Varley Best novelette: "Bloodchild" by Octavia E. Butler Best short story: "The Crystal Spheres" by David Brin Best related work: Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction by Jack Williamson Best dramatic presentation: 2010: The Year We Make Contact, dir. by Peter Hyams; screenplay by Peter Hyams; based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke Best professional editor: Terry Carr Best professional artist: Michael Whelan Best Semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown Best fanzine: File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer Best fan writer: David Langford Best fan artist: Alexis A. Gilliland === Nebulas === Best novel: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Best novella: Sailing to Byzantium, by Robert Silverberg Best novelette: "Portraits of His Children" by George R. R. Martin Best short story: "Out of All Them Bright Stars" by Nancy Kress === Other awards === BSFA Award for Best Novel: Helliconia Winter by Brian W. Aldiss Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: The Integral Trees, by Larry Niven Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Back to the Future == References ==