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.^[1]^[2]

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)^[3]
January 14 – Alan Rickman – British actor (Galaxy Quest, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) (born 1946)^[4]
June 19 – Anton Yelchin – Russian-American actor, played Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot film series (born 1989)^[5]
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)^[6]
December 27 – Carrie Fisher – American actress, known for playing Princess Leia in Star Wars (born 1956)

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

Best Science Fiction Novel: Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

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

^ "Star Trek 50th anniversary: how are trekkies celebrating around the world?".
^ "Boldly celebrating 50 years of 'Star Trek's' all day long" – via LA Times.
^ "Media : Bowie, David : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ Coveney, Michael (14 January 2016). "Alan Rickman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ Shoard, Catherine (19 June 2016). "Anton Yelchin, Star Trek actor, dies in car accident at age 27". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ Batty, David (28 December 2016). "Richard Adams, Watership Down author, dies aged 96". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Independence Day: Resurgence". Box Office Mojo. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ Meier, Cameron. "'Rogue One' is one of the two best science-fiction films of the decade". Orlando Weekly.
^ "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Film". the Guardian.
^ "'Rogue One' and more: 10 big-screen tales of science fiction (and fact) to watch for". 16 December 2016.
^ "Star Trek Beyond". Box Office Mojo. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.