2006 in science fiction

The year 2006 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:

Events

The 64th annual Worldcon, L.A. con IV, was held in Anaheim, USA

Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

Literary releases

Novels

Short stories

Children's books

Comics

Movies

Children of Men, dir. by Alfonso CuarÃÂ³n
The Host, dir. by Bong Joon Ho
Idiocracy, dir. by Mike Judge
Paprika, dir. by Satoshi Kon
Primer, dir. by Shane Carruth
A Scanner Darkly, dir. by Richard Linklater

Television

Eureka
Jericho

Video games

Gears of War
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Awards

Hugos

Best novel: Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson

Best novella: Inside Job, by Connie Willis

Best novelette: "Two Hearts", by Peter S. Beagle

Best short story: "Tk'tk'tk", by David D. Levine

Best related work: Storyteller: Writing Lessons & More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop, by Kate Wilhelm

Best dramatic presentation, long form: Serenity, written and dir. by Joss Whedon

Best dramatic presentation, short form: Doctor Who Ã¢ÂÂ "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances"; dir. by James Hawes; written by Steven Moffatt

Best professional editor: David G. Hartwell

Best professional artist: Donato Giancola

Best Semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong and Liza Groen Trombi

Best fanzine: Plokta, ed. by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott

Best fan writer: Dave Langford

Best fan artist: Frank Wu

Nebulas

Best novel: Seeker, by Jack McDevitt

Best novella: Burn, by James Patrick Kelly

Best novelette: "Two Hearts" by Peter S. Beagle

Best short story: "Echo" by Elizabeth Hand

Other awards

BSFA Award for Best Novel: End of the World Blues, by Jon Courtenay Grimwood

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Accelerando, by Charles Stross

Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Children of Men

References