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
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 , begines serialization in Weekly Young Magazine
Movies
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 Chabon 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 Guin 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 MacLeod 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
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