1999 in science fiction
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The year 1999 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:
Events
- The 57th annual Worldcon, Aussiecon Three, was held in Melbourne, Australia
Births and deaths
Deaths
Literary releases
Novels
Comics
- Planetes, by Makoto Yukimura, begins serialization in Morning magazine
Movies
- Existenz, dir. by David Cronenberg
- The Iron Giant, dir. by Brad Bird
- The Matrix, dir. by The Wachowskis
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, dir. by George Lucas
Television
Video games
Awards
Hugos
- Best novel: To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis[1]
- Best novella: Oceanic, by Greg Egan[1]
- Best novelette: "Taklamakan" by Bruce Sterling[1]
- Best short story: "The Very Pulse of the Machine" by Michael Swanwick[1]
- Best related work: The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of, by Thomas M. Disch[1]
- Best dramatic presentation: The Truman Show, dir. by Peter Weir; screenplay by Andrew Niccol[1]
- Best professional editor: Gardner Dozois[1]
- Best professional artist: Bob Eggleton[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: Ian Gunn[1]
Nebulas
- Best novel: Parable of the Talents, by Octavia E. Butler
- Best novella: Story of Your Life, by Ted Chiang
- Best novelette: "Mars is No Place for Children", by Mary A. Turzillo
- Best short story: "The Cost of Doing Business", by Leslie What
- Best script: The Sixth Sense, by M. Night Shyamalan
Other awards
- BSFA Award for Best Novel: The Sky Road, by Ken Macleod
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis
- Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: The Matrix
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