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 AwardBaz Luhrmann
Mary Pickford AwardLouis Gossett Jr.
Nikola Tesla AwardRick Baker
Outstanding New Talent – '''Brandon Walters'''

Motion picture winners and nominees

Best Actor – Drama

Richard JenkinsThe Visitor

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy

Ricky GervaisGhost Town

Best Actress – Drama

Angelina JolieChangeling

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

Sally HawkinsHappy-Go-Lucky

Best Animated or Mixed Media Film

WALL-EBoltHorton Hears a Who!The Sky CrawlersThe Tale of Despereaux

Best Art Direction and Production Design

AustraliaBrideshead RevisitedCity of EmberThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Duchess

Best Cinematography

AustraliaBrideshead RevisitedChangelingThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Duchess

Best Costume Design

The DuchessAustraliaBrideshead RevisitedCity of EmberThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Director

Danny BoyleSlumdog Millionaire

Best Documentary Film

Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
Man on Wire Encounters at the End of the WorldPray the Devil Back to HellReligulous

Best Editing

Iron ManAustraliaThe Dark KnightFrost/NixonQuantum of Solace

Best Film – Drama

Slumdog MillionaireFrost/NixonFrozen RiverMilkThe Reader

Best Film – Musical or Comedy

Happy-Go-LuckyChokeIn BrugesNick & Norah's Infinite PlaylistTropic Thunder

Best 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)ArgentinaRepriseNorway

Best Original Score

Slumdog MillionaireA. R. RahmanAustraliaDavid HirschfelderHorton Hears a Who!John PowellMilkDanny ElfmanQuantum of SolaceDavid ArnoldWALL-EThomas Newman

Best Original Song

"Another Way to Die" – Quantum of Solace

Best Screenplay – Adapted

Frost/NixonPeter MorganThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonEric Roth and Robin SwicordDoubtJohn Patrick ShanleyElegyPhilip RothThe ReaderDavid HareRevolutionary RoadJustin HaytheSlumdog MillionaireSimon Beaufoy

Best Screenplay – Original

The VisitorTom McCarthyAustraliaBaz LuhrmannFrozen RiverCourtney HuntMilkDustin Lance BlackSeven PoundsGrant Nieporte

Best Sound

The Dark KnightAustraliaThe Day the Earth Stood StillIron ManQuantum of Solace

Best Supporting Actor

Michael ShannonRevolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress

Rosemarie DeWittRachel Getting Married

Best Visual Effects

AustraliaThe Dark KnightThe Day the Earth Stood StillIron Man

Television winners and nominees

Best Actor – Drama Series

Bryan CranstonBreaking Bad

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

Justin KirkWeeds

Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

Paul GiamattiJohn Adams

Best Actress – Drama Series

Anna PaquinTrue Blood

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series

Tracey UllmanTracey Ullman's State of the Union

Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

Judi DenchCranford

Best Miniseries

CranfordJohn Adams

Best Series – Drama

DexterBrotherhoodIn TreatmentLife on MarsMad Men

Best Series – Musical or Comedy

Tracey Ullman's State of the Union30 RockThe Colbert ReportIt's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaPushing Daisies

Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

Nelsan EllisTrue Blood

Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

Fionnula FlanaganBrotherhood

Best TV Film

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story24: RedemptionBernard and DorisGod on TrialThe Memory Keeper's Daughter

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 Evil

Best 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

Best DVD Release of a TV Show

30 Rock

Outstanding Action/Adventure Game

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsDead SpaceLittleBigPlanetSuper Mario Galaxy

Outstanding Music/Rhythm Game

Rock Band 2Guitar Hero World TourPataponRock Band

Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray

Sleeping Beauty The Dark KnightThe Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part III Iron Man

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

Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game

World of GooAdvance Wars: Days of RuinProfessor Layton and the Curious VillageSid Meyer's Civilization Revolution

Outstanding Sports/Racing Game

NHL 09Burnout ParadiseFIFA 09Mario Kart WiiMLB 08: The Show

Outstanding Youth DVD

WarGames Avatar: The Last Airbender CarsEnchantedNim's IslandOne Hundred and One Dalmatians Sleeping Beauty The Spiderwick ChroniclesWALL-E The Water Horse

Awards breakdown

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