3rd Golden Satellite Awards explained

The 3rd Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, honored the best in film and television for 1998.

Special achievement awards

Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Alan J. Pakula

Outstanding New Talent – Eamonn Owens

Motion picture winners and nominees

Best Actor – Drama

Edward Norton – American History X

• Stephen Fry – Wilde
• Brendan Gleeson – The General
• Derek Jacobi –
• Nick Nolte – Affliction
• Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy

Ian Bannen – Waking Ned (TIE)
David Kelly – Waking Ned (TIE)

• Warren Beatty – Bulworth
• Jeff Bridges – The Big Lebowski
• Michael Caine – Little Voice
• Robin Williams – Patch Adams

Best Actress – Drama

Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth

• Helena Bonham Carter – The Theory of Flight
• Fernanda Montenegro – Central Station (Central do Brasil)
• Susan Sarandon – Stepmom
• Meryl Streep – One True Thing
• Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

Christina Ricci – The Opposite of Sex

• Jane Horrocks – Little Voice
• Holly Hunter – Living Out Loud
• Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love
• Meg Ryan – You've Got Mail

Best Animated or Mixed Media Film

A Bug's Life

• Antz
• Mulan
• The Prince of Egypt
• The Rugrats Movie

Best Art Direction

The Truman Show – Dennis Gassner

• Beloved
• Elizabeth
• Pleasantville
• Shakespeare in Love

Best Cinematography

The Thin Red Line – John Toll

• Beloved
• Pleasantville
• Saving Private Ryan
• Shakespeare in Love

Best Costume Design

Elizabeth – Alexandra Byrne

• Beloved
• Ever After
• Pleasantville
• Shakespeare in Love

Best Director

Terrence Malick – The Thin Red Line

• John Boorman – The General
• Shekhar Kapur – Elizabeth
• Gary Ross – Pleasantville
• Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan

Best Documentary Film

• The Cruise
• Kurt & Courtney
• Public Housing

Best Editing

Saving Private Ryan – Michael Kahn

• Beloved
• Pleasantville
• Shakespeare in Love
• The Thin Red Line

Best Film – Drama

The Thin Red Line

• Elizabeth
• The General
• Gods and Monsters
• Saving Private Ryan

Best Film – Musical or Comedy

Shakespeare in Love

• Little Voice
• Pleasantville
• Waking Ned
• You've Got Mail

Best Foreign Language Film

Central Station (Central do Brasil), Brazil

• The Celebration (Festen), Denmark
• Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella), Italy
• Only Clouds Move the Stars (Bare skyer beveger stjernene), Norway
• The Separation (La Séparation), France

Best Original Score

"The Thin Red Line" – Hans Zimmer

• "Beloved" – Rachel Portman
• "City of Angels" – Gabriel Yared
• "Pleasantville" – Randy Newman
• "Saving Private Ryan" – John Williams

Best Original Song

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" performed by Aerosmith – Armageddon

• "Anyone at All" – You've Got Mail
• "The Flame Still Burns" – Still Crazy
• "That'll Do" –
• "When You Believe" – The Prince of Egypt

Best Screenplay – Adapted

Gods and Monsters – Bill Condon

• Beloved – Adam Brooks, Akosua Busia and Richard LaGravenese
• Hilary and Jackie – Frank Cottrell Boyce
• Little Voice – Mark Herman
• The Thin Red Line – Terrence Malick

Best Screenplay – Original

Pleasantville – Gary Ross

• American History X – David McKenna
• Central Station (Central do Brasil) – Marcos Bernstein and João Emanuel Carneiro
• Saving Private Ryan – Robert Rodat
• Shakespeare in Love – Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard

Best Supporting Actor – Drama

Donald Sutherland – Without Limits

• Robert Duvall – A Civil Action
• Jason Patric – Your Friends & Neighbors
• Tom Sizemore – Saving Private Ryan
• Billy Bob Thornton – A Simple Plan

Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy

Bill Murray – Rushmore

• Jeff Daniels – Pleasantville
• John Goodman – The Big Lebowski
• Bill Nighy – Still Crazy
• Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love

Best Supporting Actress – Drama

Kimberly Elise – Beloved

• Kathy Burke – Dancing at Lughnasa
• Beverly D'Angelo – American History X
• Thandie Newton – Beloved
• Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters

Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy

Joan Allen – Pleasantville

• Kathy Bates – Primary Colors
• Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice
• Julianne Moore – The Big Lebowski
• Joan Plowright – Dance with Me

Best Visual Effects

What Dreams May Come – Ellen Somers

• Armageddon
• Saving Private Ryan

Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble

The Thin Red Line

Television winners and nominees

Best Actor – Drama Series

Ernie Hudson – Oz

• George Clooney – ER
• Dylan McDermott – The Practice
• Jimmy Smits – NYPD Blue
• Michael T. Weiss – The Pretender

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

Drew Carey – The Drew Carey Show

• Michael J. Fox – Spin City
• Kelsey Grammer – Frasier
• John Lithgow – 3rd Rock from the Sun
• Paul Reiser – Mad About You

Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

Delroy Lindo – Glory & Honor

• Cary Elwes – The Pentagon Wars
• Laurence Fishburne – Always Outnumbered
• Kevin Pollak – From the Earth to the Moon
• Patrick Stewart – Moby Dick

Best Actress – Drama Series

Jeri Ryan –

• Gillian Anderson – The X-Files
• Sharon Lawrence – NYPD Blue
• Rita Moreno – Oz
• Andrea Parker – The Pretender

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series

Ellen DeGeneres – Ellen

• Calista Flockhart – Ally McBeal
• Helen Hunt – Mad About You
• Phylicia Rashad – Cosby
• Brooke Shields – Suddenly Susan

Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

Angelina Jolie – Gia

• Olympia Dukakis – More Tales of the City
• Mia Farrow – Miracle at Midnight
• Barbara Hershey – The Staircase
• Jennifer Jason Leigh – Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Best Miniseries or TV Film

From the Earth to the Moon

• A Bright Shining Lie
• Gia
• More Tales of the City
• Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Best Series – Drama

Oz

• ER
• NYPD Blue
• The Pretender
• The X-Files

Best Series – Musical or Comedy

Ellen

• 3rd Rock from the Sun
• Frasier
• Mad About You
• Suddenly Susan

Best Supporting Actor – (Mini)Series or TV Film

David Clennon – From the Earth to the Moon

• Brian Dennehy – Thanks of a Grateful Nation
• Lance Henriksen – The Day Lincoln Was Shot
• Martin Short – Merlin
• Daniel Williams – Always Outnumbered

Best Supporting Actress – (Mini)Series or TV Film

Rita Wilson – From the Earth to the Moon

• Jackie Burroughs – More Tales of the City
• Faye Dunaway – Gia
• Shirley Knight – The Wedding
• Amy Madigan – A Bright Shining Lie

New Media winners and nominees

Best Home Entertainment Product/Game

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• Gran Turismo
• Half-Life
• Madden NFL 99
• NBA Live 99

CD-ROM Entertainment

Big Brother

• Baldur's Gate
• Heretic II
• Rainbow Six
• Unreal

Awards breakdown

Film

Winners:

5 / 7 The Thin Red Line: Best Cinematography / Best Director / Best Film – Drama / Best Original Score & Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble

2 / 3 Waking Ned: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (2x)

2 / 5 Elizabeth: Best Actress – Drama / Best Costume Design

2 / 10 Pleasantville: Best Screenplay – Original / Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy

1 / 1 A Bug's Life: Best Animated or Mixed Media Film

1 / 1 : Best Documentary Film

1 / 1 The Opposite of Sex: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

1 / 1 Rushmore: Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy

1 / 1 The Truman Show: Best Art Direction

1 / 1 What Dreams May Come: Best Visual Effects

1 / 1 Without Limits: Best Supporting Actor – Drama

1 / 2 Armageddon: Best Original Song

1 / 3 American History X: Best Actor – Drama

1 / 3 Central Station (Central do Brasil): Best Foreign Language Film

1 / 4 Gods and Monsters: Best Screenplay – Adapted

1 / 8 Beloved: Best Supporting Actress – Drama

1 / 8 Saving Private Ryan: Best Editing

1 / 8 Shakespeare in Love: Best Film – Musical or Comedy

Losers:

0 / 5 Little Voice

0 / 3 The Big Lebowski, The General, You've Got Mail

0 / 2 , Hilary and Jackie, The Prince of Egypt

Television

Winners:

3 / 4 From the Earth to the Moon: Best Miniseries or TV Film / Best Supporting Actor & Actress – (Mini)Series or TV Film

2 / 2 Ellen: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series / Best Series – Musical or Comedy

2 / 3 Oz: Best Actor – Drama Series / Best Series – Drama

1 / 1 The Drew Carey Show: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

1 / 1 Glory & Honor: Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

1 / 1 : Best Actress – Drama Series

1 / 3 Gia: Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

Losers:

0 / 3 Mad About You, More Tales of the City, NYPD Blue, The Pretender, Thanks of a Grateful Nation

0 / 2 3rd Rock from the Sun, A Bright Shining Lie, Always Outnumbered, ER, Frasier, Suddenly Susan, The X-Files

References

• International Press Academy website – 1999 3rd Annual SATELLITE Awards (archive link)