13th Satellite Awards

The 13th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2008, were given on December 14, 2008. == Special achievement awards == Auteur Award (for his signature scope and style of filmmaking) – Baz Luhrmann Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Louis Gossett Jr. Nikola Tesla Award (for his innovative make-up, prosthetics, and creature effects in films) – Rick Baker Outstanding New Talent – Brandon Walters == Motion picture winners and nominees == === Best Actor – Drama === Richard Jenkins – The Visitor Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon Sean Penn – Milk Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler Mark Ruffalo – What Doesn't Kill You === Best Actor – Musical or Comedy === Ricky Gervais – Ghost Town Josh Brolin – W. Michael Cera – Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges Sam Rockwell – Choke Mark Ruffalo – The Brothers Bloom === Best Actress – Drama === Angelina Jolie – Changeling Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married Melissa Leo – Frozen River Meryl Streep – Doubt Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) Kate Winslet – The Reader === Best Actress – Musical or Comedy === Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky Catherine Deneuve – A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël) Kat Dennings – Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Lisa Kudrow – Kabluey Debra Messing – Nothing like the Holidays Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia! === Best Animated or Mixed Media Film === WALL-E Bolt Horton Hears a Who! The Sky Crawlers The Tale of Despereaux Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir) === Best Art Direction and Production Design === Australia Brideshead Revisited City of Ember The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Duchess Revolutionary Road === Best Cinematography === Australia Brideshead Revisited Changeling The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Duchess Snow Angels === Best Costume Design === The Duchess Australia Brideshead Revisited City of Ember The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Sex and the City === Best Director === Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire Stephen Daldry – The Reader Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon Tom McCarthy – The Visitor Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight Gus Van Sant – Milk === Best Documentary Film === Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (TIE) Man on Wire (TIE) Encounters at the End of the World Pray the Devil Back to Hell Religulous Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir) === Best Editing === Iron Man Australia The Dark Knight Frost/Nixon Quantum of Solace Slumdog Millionaire === Best Film – Drama === Slumdog Millionaire Frost/Nixon Frozen River Milk The Reader Revolutionary Road === Best Film – Musical or Comedy === Happy-Go-Lucky Choke In Bruges Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Tropic Thunder Vicky Cristina Barcelona === Best Foreign Language Film === Gomorrah (Gomorra) • Italy Caramel (Sekkar banat) • France / Lebanon The Class (Entre les murs) • France Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) • Sweden Padre Nuestro (Sangre de Mi Sangre) • Argentina Reprise • Norway === Best Original Score === Slumdog Millionaire – A. 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Rahman Australia – David Hirschfelder Horton Hears a Who! – John Powell Milk – Danny Elfman Quantum of Solace – David Arnold WALL-E – Thomas Newman === Best Original Song === "Another Way to Die" – Quantum of Solace "By the Boab Tree" – Australia "Down to Earth" – WALL-E "If the World" – Body of Lies "Jai Ho" – Slumdog Millionaire "The Wrestler" – The Wrestler === Best Screenplay – Adapted === Frost/Nixon – Peter Morgan The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Roth and Robin Swicord Doubt – John Patrick Shanley Elegy – Philip Roth The Reader – David Hare Revolutionary Road – Justin Haythe Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy === Best Screenplay – Original === The Visitor – Tom McCarthy Australia – Baz Luhrmann Frozen River – Courtney Hunt Milk – Dustin Lance Black Seven Pounds – Grant Nieporte === Best Sound === The Dark Knight Australia The Day the Earth Stood Still Iron Man Quantum of Solace WALL-E === Best Supporting Actor === Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder James Franco – Milk Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (posthumous) Rade Šerbedžija – Fugitive Pieces === Best Supporting Actress === Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married Beyoncé – Cadillac Records Penélope Cruz – Elegy Anjelica Huston – Choke Sophie Okonedo – The Secret Life of Bees Emma Thompson – Brideshead Revisited === Best Visual Effects === Australia The Dark Knight The Day the Earth Stood Still Iron Man Quantum of Solace == Television winners and nominees == === Best Actor – Drama Series === Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment Michael C. Hall – Dexter Jon Hamm – Mad Men Jason Isaacs – Brotherhood David Tennant – Doctor Who === Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series === Justin Kirk – Weeds Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock Danny DeVito – It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia David Duchovny – Californication Jonny Lee Miller – Eli Stone Lee Pace – Pushing Daisies === Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film === Paul Giamatti – John Adams Benedict Cumberbatch – The Last Enemy Ralph Fiennes – Bernard and Doris Stellan Skarsgård – God on Trial Kevin Spacey – Recount Tom Wilkinson – Recount === Best Actress – Drama Series === Anna Paquin – True Blood Glenn Close – Damages Kathryn Erbe – Law & Order: Criminal Intent Sally Field – Brothers and Sisters Holly Hunter – Saving Grace Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer === Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series === Tracey Ullman – Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? America Ferrera – Ugly Betty Tina Fey – 30 Rock Julia Louis-Dreyfus – The New Adventures of Old Christine Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds === Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film === Judi Dench – Cranford Jacqueline Bisset – An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Laura Linney – John Adams Phylicia Rashad – A Raisin in the Sun Susan Sarandon – Bernard and Doris Julie Walters – Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story === Best Miniseries === Cranford John Adams The Last Enemy === Best Series – Drama === Dexter Brotherhood In Treatment Life on Mars Mad Men Primeval === Best Series – Musical or Comedy === Tracey Ullman's State of the Union 30 Rock The Colbert Report It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Pushing Daisies Skins === Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film === Nelsan Ellis – True Blood Željko Ivanek – Damages Harvey Keitel – Life on Mars John Noble – Fringe John Slattery – Mad Men Jimmy Smits – Dexter === Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film === Fionnula Flanagan – Brotherhood Kristin Chenoweth – Pushing Daisies Laura Dern – Recount Sarah Polley – John Adams Dianne Wiest – In Treatment Chandra Wilson – Grey's Anatomy === Best TV Film === Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story 24: Redemption Bernard and Doris God on Trial The Memory Keeper's Daughter Recount == New Media winners and nominees == === Best Classic DVD === The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part III (The Godfather Collection – The Coppola Restoration) Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Diva Dracula (75th Anniversary Edition) High Noon (Two-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition) The Mummy Psycho Road House Touch of Evil (50th Anniversary Edition) Young Frankenstein === Best DVD Extras === Iron Man (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Across the Universe The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford The Bank Job Eight Men Out Gone Baby Gone High Noon (Two-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition) Into the Wild WALL-E (Three-Disc Special Edition) === Best DVD Release of a TV Show === 30 Rock (Season 2) The Tudors (The Complete First Season) === Outstanding Action/Adventure Game === Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Dead Space LittleBigPlanet Super Mario Galaxy Super Smash Bros. Brawl === Outstanding Music/Rhythm Game === Rock Band 2 Guitar Hero World Tour Patapon Rock Band SingStar === Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray === Sleeping Beauty (Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition Blu-Ray and DVD) The Dark Knight The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part III (The Godfather Collection – The Coppola Restoration) Iron Man WALL-E (Three-Disc Special Edition Blu-Ray and DVD) === Outstanding Overall DVD === No Country for Old Men 3:10 to Yuma Atonement The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Juno Lars and the Real Girl Lust, Caution Michael Clayton Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Two-Disc Collection) The Visitor === Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game === World of Goo Advance Wars: Days of Ruin Professor Layton and the Curious Village Sid Meyer's Civilization Revolution Spore === Outstanding Sports/Racing Game === NHL 09 Burnout Paradise FIFA 09 Mario Kart Wii MLB 08: The Show Wii Fit === Outstanding Youth DVD === WarGames (25th Anniversary Edition) Avatar: The Last Airbender (Book 3 Fire, Vol. 4) Cars Enchanted Nim's Island One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Two-Disc Platinum Edition DVD) Sleeping Beauty (Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition Blu-Ray and DVD) The Spiderwick Chronicles WALL-E (Three-Disc Special Edition) The Water Horse (Two-Disc Edition) Watership Down (Deluxe Edition) == Awards breakdown == === Film === Winners: 3 / 6 Slumdog Millionaire: Best Director / Best Film – Drama / Best Original Score 3 / 9 Australia: Best Art Direction and Production Design / Best Cinematography / Best Visual Effects 2 / 2 Happy-Go-Lucky: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy / Best Film – Musical or Comedy 2 / 3 The Visitor: Best Actor – Drama / Best Screenplay – Original 1 / 1 Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer: Best Documentary Film 1 / 1 Ghost Town: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy 1 / 1 Gomorrah (Gomorra): Best Foreign Language Film 1 / 1 Man on Wire: Best Documentary Film 1 / 2 Changeling: Best Actress – Drama 1 / 2 Rachel Getting Married: Best Supporting Actress 1 / 3 The Duchess: Best Costume Design 1 / 3 Iron Man: Best Editing 1 / 4 WALL-E: Best Animated or Mixed Media Film 1 / 5 The Dark Knight: Best Sound 1 / 5 Frost/Nixon: Best Screenplay – Adapted 1 / 5 Quantum of Solace: Best Original Song 1 / 5 Revolutionary Road: Best Supporting Actor Losers: 0 / 6 Milk 0 / 4 Brideshead Revisited, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Reader 0 / 3 Choke, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 0 / 2 City of Ember, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Doubt, Elegy, Horton Hears a Who!, In Bruges, Frozen River, Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir), The Wrestler === Television === Winners: 2 / 2 Cranford: Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film / Best Miniseries 2 / 2 Tracey Ullman's State of the Union: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series / Best Series – Musical or Comedy 2 / 2 True Blood: Best Actress – Drama Series / Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film 1 / 1 Breaking Bad: Best Actor – Drama Series 1 / 2 Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story: Best TV Film 1 / 2 Weeds: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series 1 / 3 Brotherhood: Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film 1 / 3 Dexter: Best Series – Drama 1 / 4 John Adams: Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film Losers: 0 / 4 Recount 0 / 3 30 Rock, Bernard and Doris, In Treatment, Mad Men, Pushing Daisies 0 / 2 Damages, God on Trial, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Last Enemy, Life on Mars == References == == External links == Official website