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Satellite Awards: 1997

Satellite Award

Golden Satellite Award

Date:	15 January
Host:	Stacy Keach

Best Motion Picture - Drama


Winner:
	Fargo (1996) - Ethan Coen
Other Nominees:
	Lone Star (1996) - R. Paul Miller; Maggie Renzi Secrets & Lies (1996) - Simon Channing Williams Shine (1996) - Jane Scott (I) The English Patient (1996) - Saul Zaentz Trainspotting (1996) - Andrew Macdonald

Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Original


Winners:
	Lone Star (1996) - John Sayles The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) - Scott Alexander (I); Larry Karaszewski
Other Nominees:
	Fargo (1996) - Joel Coen; Ethan Coen Shine (1996) - Jan Sardi Sling Blade (1996) - Billy Bob Thornton

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical


Winner:
	Evita (1996) - Alan Parker (I); Robert Stigwood; Andrew G. Vajna
Other Nominees:
	Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV) - Alison Gilby; Joanna Gueritz; Antony Root Everyone Says I Love You (1996) - Robert Greenhut (I) Flirting with Disaster (1996) - Dean Silvers Swingers (1996) - Victor Simpkins

Best Motion Picture - Animated or Mixed Media


Winner:
	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - Roy Conli; Don Hahn (I)
Other Nominees:
	James and the Giant Peach (1996) - Tim Burton (I); Denise Di Novi Mars Attacks! (1996) - Tim Burton (I) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) - Martin G. Baker; Brian Henson Space Jam (1996) - Daniel Goldberg (I); Joe Medjuck; Ivan Reitman

Best Motion Picture Costume Design


Winner:
	Evita (1996) - Penny Rose
Other Nominees:
	Hamlet (1996) - Alex Byrne Moll Flanders (1996) - Consolata Boyle Ridicule (1996) - Christian Gasc The Portrait of a Lady (1996) - Janet Patterson (I)

Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Adaptation


Winner:
	The English Patient (1996) - Anthony Minghella
Other Nominees:
	Jude (1996) - Hossein Amini The Crucible (1996) - Arthur Miller (I) The Portrait of a Lady (1996) - Laura Jones (III) Trainspotting (1996) - John Hodge (I)

Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language


Winner:
	Breaking the Waves (1996) - Lars von Trier (director) - Denmark.
Other Nominees:
	Azúcar amarga (1996) - Leon Ichaso (director) - Cuba. Kavkazskiy plennik (1996) - Sergei Bodrov (director) - Russia. Kolja (1996) - Jan Sver�k (director) - Czech Republic. La cérémonie (1995) - Claude Chabrol (director) - France. Ridicule (1996) - Patrice Leconte (director) - France.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama


Winners:
	Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996) - James Woods (I) Shine (1996) - Geoffrey Rush
Other Nominees:
	Fargo (1996) - William H. Macy Jude (1996) - Christopher Eccleston Sling Blade (1996) - Billy Bob Thornton The English Patient (1996) - Ralph Fiennes

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical


Winner:
	Jerry Maguire (1996) - Tom Cruise
Other Nominees:
	Big Night (1996) - Stanley Tucci (I) Mars Attacks! (1996) - Jack Nicholson The Birdcage (1996) - Nathan Lane The Nutty Professor (1996) - Eddie Murphy (I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama


Winner:
	Fargo (1996) - Frances McDormand
Other Nominees:
	Breaking the Waves (1996) - Emily Watson (I) Moll Flanders (1996) - Robin Wright Penn Secrets & Lies (1996) - Brenda Blethyn The English Patient (1996) - Kristin Scott Thomas

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical


Winner:
	Emma (1996) - Gwyneth Paltrow
Other Nominees:
	101 Dalmatians (1996) - Glenn Close Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) - Shirley MacLaine The First Wives Club (1996) - Bette Midler Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) - Heather Matarazzo

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical


Winner:
	Jerry Maguire (1996) - Cuba Gooding Jr.
Other Nominees:
	Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV) - Ian McKellen Everyone Says I Love You (1996) - Woody Allen Matilda (1996) - Danny DeVito The Birdcage (1996) - Gene Hackman

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Drama


Winner:
	Shine (1996) - Armin Mueller-Stahl
Other Nominees:
	Fargo (1996) - Steve Buscemi Moll Flanders (1996) - John Lynch (I) Stealing Beauty (1996) - Jeremy Irons The Crucible (1996) - Paul Scofield (I) Trainspotting (1996) - Robert Carlyle (I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical


Winner:
	Mother (1996/II) - Debbie Reynolds (I)
Other Nominees:
	Everyone Says I Love You (1996) - Goldie Hawn Jerry Maguire (1996) - Ren�e Zellweger The First Wives Club (1996) - Sarah Jessica Parker The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) - Lauren Bacall

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Drama


Winner:
	The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) - Courtney Love
Other Nominees:
	Hamlet (1996) - Kate Winslet Moll Flanders (1996) - Stockard Channing The Crucible (1996) - Joan Allen (I) The Evening Star (1996) - Miranda Richardson (I)

Best Director of a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Fargo (1996) - Joel Coen
Other Nominees:
	Breaking the Waves (1996) - Lars von Trier Secrets & Lies (1996) - Mike Leigh Shine (1996) - Scott Hicks The English Patient (1996) - Anthony Minghella

Outstanding Cinematography


Winner:
	The English Patient (1996) - John Seale (I)
Other Nominees:
	Breaking the Waves (1996) - Robby M�ller Evita (1996) - Darius Khondji Hamlet (1996) - Alex Thomson (I) Romeo + Juliet (1996) - Donald McAlpine

Outstanding Art Direction


Winner:
	Romeo + Juliet (1996) - Catherine Martin (I)
Other Nominees:
	Evita (1996) - Brian Morris (I) Hamlet (1996) - Tim Harvey (I) The English Patient (1996) - Stuart Craig The Portrait of a Lady (1996) - Janet Patterson (I)

Outstanding Film Editing


Winner:
	Independence Day (1996) - David Brenner (I)
Other Nominees:
	Fargo (1996) - Ethan Coen (as Roderick Jaynes); Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes) Mission: Impossible (1996) - Paul Hirsch (I) Romeo + Juliet (1996) - Jill Bilcock The English Patient (1996) - Walter Murch

Outstanding Visual Effects


Winner:
	Independence Day (1996) - Volker Engel; Douglas Smith (I)
Other Nominees:
	Dragonheart (1996) - Scott Squires; Industrial Light & Magic Mars Attacks! (1996) - Jim Mitchell (II); Michael L. Fink; David Andrews (II) Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - John Knoll Twister (1996) - Stefen Fangmeier

Outstanding Original Song


Winner:
	Evita (1996) - Andrew Lloyd Webber; Tim Rice (I) - For the song "You Must Love Me" performed by Madonna.
Other Nominees:
	Grace of My Heart (1996) - Elvis Costello; Burt Bacharach - For the song "God Give Me Strength" performed by Kristen Vigard. Romeo + Juliet (1996) - Des'ree; Tim Atack - For the song "Kissing You" performed by Des'ree. She's the One (1996) - Tom Petty - For the song "Walls" performed by Tom Petty. That Thing You Do! (1996) - Adam Schlesinger (I) - For the song "That Thing You Do" performed by The Wonders.

Outstanding Original Score


Winner:
	The English Patient (1996) - Gabriel Yared
Other Nominees:
	Hamlet (1996) - Patrick Doyle (I) Mars Attacks! (1996) - Danny Elfman Michael Collins (1996) - Elliot Goldenthal Sling Blade (1996) - Daniel Lanois

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama


Winner:
	"The X Files" (1993) - David Duchovny
Other Nominees:
	"Chicago Hope" (1994) - Hector Elizondo "ER" (1994) - Anthony Edwards (I) "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) - Andre Braugher "NYPD Blue" (1993) - Dennis Franz (I)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television


Winner:
	Rasputin (1996) (TV) - Alan Rickman
Other Nominees:
	Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) - Ted Danson Hidden in America (1996) (TV) - Beau Bridges (I) In Cold Blood (1996) (TV) - Eric Roberts (I) The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996) (TV) - James Woods (I)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy


Winner:
	"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) - John Lithgow (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Seinfeld" (1990) - Michael Richards (I) "Spin City" (1996) - Michael J. Fox (I) "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992) - Garry Shandling "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992) - Rip Torn

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama


Winner:
	"Chicago Hope" (1994) - Christine Lahti (I)
Other Nominees:
	"ER" (1994) - Julianna Margulies "NYPD Blue" (1993) - Kim Delaney (I) "Relativity" (1996) - Kimberly Williams-Paisley "The X Files" (1993) - Gillian Anderson (I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television


Winner:
	Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996) (TV) - Helen Mirren
Other Nominees:
	Harvest of Fire (1996) (TV) - Lolita Davidovich Hidden in America (1996) (TV) - Jena Malone Suddenly (1996) (TV) - Kirstie Alley The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996) (TV) - Laura Dern

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy


Winner:
	"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) - Jane Curtin
Other Nominees:
	"Caroline in the City" (1995) - Lea Thompson (I) "Cybill" (1995) - Cybill Shepherd "Mad About You" (1992) - Helen Hunt (I) "The Nanny" (1993) - Fran Drescher

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television


Winner:
	"Murder One" (1995) - Stanley Tucci (I)
Other Nominees:
	A Season in Purgatory (1996) (TV) - Brian Dennehy Gotti (1996) (TV) - Anthony Quinn (I) Rasputin (1996) (TV) - Ian McKellen The Late Shift (1996) (TV) - Treat Williams

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television


Winner:
	The Late Shift (1996) (TV) - Kathy Bates (I)
Other Nominees:
	"NYPD Blue" (1993) - Gail O'Grady Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) - Alfre Woodard If These Walls Could Talk (1996) (TV) - Cher (I) Rasputin (1996) (TV) - Greta Scacchi

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy


Winner:
	"The Larry Sanders Show" (1992)
Other Nominees:
	"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) "Cybill" (1995) "Seinfeld" (1990) "Spin City" (1996)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television


Winner:
	Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	"Pride and Prejudice" (1995) If These Walls Could Talk (1996) (TV) The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996) (TV) The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996) (TV)

Best Television Series - Drama


Winner:
	"The X Files" (1993)
Other Nominees:
	"Chicago Hope" (1994) "ER" (1994) "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) "NYPD Blue" (1993)

Special Achievement Award

Outstanding New Talent


Winner:
	Caught (1996) - Arie Verveen

Mary Pickford Award


Awarded to:
	Rod Steiger