2002 in science fiction

The year 2002 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:

Events

• The 60th annual Worldcon, ConJose, was held in San Jose, USA

Births and deaths

Deaths

• Damon Knight

Literary releases

Novels

Further information: Category:2002 science fiction novels

• Metro 2033 , by Dmitry Glukhovsky
• Prey , by Michael Crichton

Short stories

Collections

• Stories of Your Life and Others , by Ted Chiang

Children's books

• Zathura , by Chris Van Allsburg

Comics

• Y: The Last Man #1, by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra

Movies

Further information: Category:2002 science fiction films

• 28 Days Later , dir. by Danny Boyle
• Lilo and Stitch , dir. by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
• Minority Report , dir. by Steven Spielberg
• Signs , dir. by M. Knight Shyamalan
• Spider-Man , dir. by Sam Raimi

Television

• Firefly
• The Future is Wild

Video games

• Metroid Prime
• Steel Batallion

Awards

Hugos

• Best novel: American Gods , by Neil Gaiman ^[1]
• Best novella: Fast Times at Fairmont High , by Vernor Vinge ^[1]
• Best novelette: "Hell is the Absence of God" by Ted Chiang ^[1]
• Best short story: "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" by Michael Swanwick ^[1]
• Best related work: The Art of Chesley Bonestell, by Ron Miller and Frederick C. Durant III with Melvin H. Schuetz ^[1]
• Best dramatic presentation: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring , dir. by Peter Jackson; screenplay by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson; base on the book The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien ^[1]
• Best professional editor: Ellen Datlow ^[1]
• Best professional artist: Michael Whelan ^[1]
• Best semiprozine: Locus , ed. by Charles N. Brown ^[1]
• Best fanzine: Ansible, ed. by Dave Langford ^[1]
• Best fan writer: Dave Langford ^[1]
• Best fan artist: Teddy Harvia ^[1]
• Best web site: Locus Online (locusmag.com) by Mark R. Kelly ^[1]

Nebulas

• Best novel: American Gods by Neil Gaiman ^[2]
• Best novella: Bronte's Egg, by Richard Chwedyk ^[2]
• Best novelette: "Hell is the Absence of God" by Ted Chiang ^[2]
• Best short story: "Creature" by Carol Emshwiller ^[2]

Other awards

• BSFA Award for Best Novel: The Separation , by Christopher Priest
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Passage , by Connie Willis
• Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Minority Report

References

1. "2002 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Award. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
2. "2002 - the Nebula Awards". The Nebula Awards. Retrieved 25 October 2025.