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
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