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

Deaths

• Roger Zelazny

Literary releases

Novels

Further information: Category:1995 science fiction novels

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

Comics

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

Movies

Further information: Category: 1995 science fiction films

• 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
• Star Trek: Voyager

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.