1995 in science fiction

The year 1995 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:

Events

• The 53rd annual Worldcon, Intersection, was held in Glasgow, Scotland

Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

• Roger Zelazny

Literary releases

Novels

• The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson
• The Lost World, by Michael Crichton
• Parasite Eve, by Hideaki Sena
• The Prestige, by Christopher Priest

Short stories

Children's books

Comics

• Akiko, by Mark Crilley
• Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow

Movies

• 12 Monkeys, dir. by Terry Gilliam
• City of Lost Children, dir. by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
• Ghost in the Shell, dir. by Mamoru Oshii
• Johnny Mnemonic, dir. by Robert Longo
• Judge Dredd, dir. by Danny Cannon

Television

• Neon Genesis Evangelion

Video games

• Chrono Trigger
• Descent
• I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

Awards

Hugos

• Best novel: Mirror Dance, by Lois McMaster Bujold^[1]
• Best novella: Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge, by Mike Resnick^[1]
• Best novelette: "The Martian Child" by David Gerrold^[1]
• Best short story: " None So Blind" by Joe Haldeman^[1]
• Best related work: I. Asimov: A Memoir, by Isaac Asimov^[1]
• Best dramatic presentation: Star Trek: The Next Generation - " All Good Things...", dir. by Winrich Kolbe; written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga^[1]
• Best professional editor: Gardner Dozois^[1]
• Best professional artist: Jim Burns^[1]
• Hugo Award for Best Original Artwork: Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book, by Brian Froud and Terry Jones^[1]
• Best Semiprozine: Interzone, ed. by David Pringle^[1]
• Best fanzine: Ansible, ed. by Dave Langford^[1]
• Best fan writer: Dave Langford^[1]
• Best fan artist: Teddy Harvia^[1]

Nebulas

• Best novel: The Terminal Experiment, by Robert J. Sawyer^[2]
• Best novella: Last Summer at Mars Hill, by Elizabeth Hand^[2]
• Best novelette: "Solitude" by Ursula K. LeGuin^[2]
• Best short story: "Death and the Librarian" by Esther Friesner^[2]

Other awards

• BSFA Award for Best Novel: The Time Ships, by Stephen Baxter
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
• Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: 12 Monkeys

References

1. "1995 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Award. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
2. "1995 - The Nebula Awards". The Nebula Awards. Retrieved 9 October 2025.