2008 in science fiction

none The year 2008 was marked, in science fiction, by the following: Events Births and deaths Births Deaths Forrest J. Ackerman Algis Budrys Arthur C. Clarke Michael Crichton Thomas M. Disch Literary releases Novels Category:2008 science fiction novels Anathem, by Neal Stephenson The Gone-Away World, by Nick Harkaway The Three-Body Problem, by Liu Cixin The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins Short stories Children's books Comics Coppelion, by Tomonori Inoue ja 井上智徳, begines serialization in Weekly Young Magazine Movies Category:2008 science fiction films Iron Man, dir. by Jon Favreau WALL-E, dir. by Andrew Stanton Television Video games Dead Space Fallout 3 Spore Awards Hugos Best novel: The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon2008 Hugo Awards https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2008-hugo-awards/ The Hugo Award 10 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260807002431/https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2008-hugo-awards/ 7 August 2026 Best novella: All Seated on the Ground, by Connie Willis Best novelette: "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate", by Ted Chiang Best short story: "Tideline", by Elizabeth Bear Best related work: Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, ed. by Jeff Prucher Best dramatic presentation, long form: Stardust, written by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughan; dir. by Matthew Vaughan; based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Charles Vess Best dramatic presentation, short form: Doctor Who — "Blink", written by Stephen Moffatt, dir. by Hettie Macdonald Best professional editor, short form: Gordon Van Gelder Best professional editor, long form: David G. Hartwell Best professional artist: Stephan Martiniere Best semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown Best fanzine: File 770, ed. by Mike Glyer Best fan writer: John Scalzi Best fan artist: Brad Foster Nebulas Best novel: Powers, by Ursula K. Le Guin2008 Nebula Awards https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2008/ The Nebula Awards 10 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260313143240/https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2008/ 13 March 2026 Best novella: The Spacetime Pool, by Catherine Asaro Best novelette: "Pride and Prometheus", by John Kessel Best short story: "Trophy Wives", by Nina Kiriki Hoffman Best script: WALL-E, by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter and Jim Reardon Other awards BSFA Award for Best Novel: The Night Sessions, by Ken MacLeodBSFA - Past Winners https://www.bsfa.co.uk/Past-Winners British Science Fiction Association 10 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260904105451/https://www.bsfa.co.uk/Past-Winners 4 September 2026 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Cloverfield, dir. by Matt Reeves References Category:Science fiction by year