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 – Baz LuhrmannMary Pickford Award – Louis Gossett Jr.
Nikola Tesla Award – 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-EBoltHorton Hears a Who!The Sky CrawlersThe Tale of DespereauxBest Art Direction and Production Design
AustraliaBrideshead RevisitedCity of EmberThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe DuchessBest Cinematography
AustraliaBrideshead RevisitedChangelingThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Duchess- ''Snow Angels''
Best Costume Design
The DuchessAustraliaBrideshead RevisitedCity of EmberThe 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 SingerMan on Wire Encounters at the End of the WorldPray the Devil Back to HellReligulous
Best Editing
Iron ManAustraliaThe Dark KnightFrost/NixonQuantum of SolaceBest Film – Drama
Slumdog MillionaireFrost/NixonFrozen RiverMilkThe ReaderBest Film – Musical or Comedy
Happy-Go-LuckyChokeIn BrugesNick & Norah's Infinite PlaylistTropic ThunderBest Foreign Language Film
Gomorrah (Gomorra) • ItalyCaramel (Sekkar banat) • France / LebanonThe Class (Entre les murs) • FranceLet the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) • SwedenPadre Nuestro (Sangre de Mi Sangre) • ArgentinaReprise • NorwayBest Original Score
Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. RahmanAustralia – David HirschfelderHorton Hears a Who! – John PowellMilk – Danny ElfmanQuantum of Solace – David ArnoldWALL-E – Thomas NewmanBest 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 MorganThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Roth and Robin SwicordDoubt – John Patrick ShanleyElegy – Philip RothThe Reader – David HareRevolutionary Road – Justin HaytheSlumdog Millionaire – Simon BeaufoyBest Screenplay – Original
The Visitor – Tom McCarthyAustralia – Baz LuhrmannFrozen River – Courtney HuntMilk – Dustin Lance BlackSeven Pounds – Grant NieporteBest Sound
The Dark KnightAustraliaThe Day the Earth Stood StillIron ManQuantum 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
- 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
AustraliaThe Dark KnightThe Day the Earth Stood StillIron ManTelevision 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
CranfordJohn Adams- ''The Last Enemy''
Best Series – Drama
DexterBrotherhoodIn TreatmentLife on MarsMad Men- ''Primeval''
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union30 RockThe Colbert ReportIt's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaPushing 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 Story24: RedemptionBernard and DorisGod on TrialThe Memory Keeper's Daughter- ''Recount''
New Media winners and nominees
Best Classic DVD
The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part III Beetlejuice DivaDracula High Noon The MummyPsychoRoad HouseTouch of EvilBest DVD Extras
Iron Man 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 DaysAcross the UniverseThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordThe Bank JobEight Men OutGone Baby GoneHigh Noon Into the Wild- ''WALL-E''
Best DVD Release of a TV Show
30 Rock- ''The Tudors''
Outstanding Action/Adventure Game
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsDead SpaceLittleBigPlanetSuper Mario GalaxyOutstanding Music/Rhythm Game
Rock Band 2Guitar Hero World TourPataponRock Band- ''SingStar''
Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray
Sleeping Beauty The Dark KnightThe Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part III Iron Man- ''WALL-E''
Outstanding Overall DVD
No Country for Old Men3:10 to YumaAtonementThe Diving Bell and the ButterflyJunoLars and the Real GirlLust, CautionMichael ClaytonSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street- ''The Visitor''
Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game
World of GooAdvance Wars: Days of RuinProfessor Layton and the Curious VillageSid Meyer's Civilization Revolution- ''Spore''
Outstanding Sports/Racing Game
NHL 09Burnout ParadiseFIFA 09Mario Kart WiiMLB 08: The Show- ''Wii Fit''
Outstanding Youth DVD
WarGames Avatar: The Last Airbender CarsEnchantedNim's IslandOne Hundred and One Dalmatians Sleeping Beauty The Spiderwick ChroniclesWALL-E The Water Horse- ''Watership Down''
Awards breakdown
Film
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Television
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