18th Satellite Awards


The 18th Satellite Awards ceremony, honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, home videos and interactive media, was presented by the International Press Academy at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Los Angeles, as part of the 2013–14 film awards season.
The nominations were announced on December 2, 2013. The winners were announced on February 23, 2014.

Special achievement awards

Auteur AwardGuillermo del ToroMary Pickford AwardMike MedavoyNikola Tesla AwardGarrett BrownHonorary Satellite AwardRyan Coogler Independent Producer of the Year AwardGabrielle TanaNewcomer AwardMichael B. Jordan and '''Sophie Nélisse'''

Motion picture winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Best FilmBest Director
12 Years a Slave
Steve McQueen12 Years a Slave
  • * Joel Coen and Ethan CoenInside Llewyn Davis
  • * Alfonso CuarónGravity
  • * Paul GreengrassCaptain Phillips
  • * Ron HowardRush
  • * David O. RussellAmerican Hustle
  • * Martin ScorseseThe Wolf of Wall Street
  • * Woody AllenBlue Jasmine
  • Best ActorBest Actress
    Matthew McConaugheyDallas Buyers Club as Ron Woodroof
  • * Christian BaleAmerican Hustle as Irving Rosenfeld
  • * Bruce DernNebraska as Woodrow "Woody" Grant
  • * Leonardo DiCaprioThe Wolf of Wall Street as Jordan Belfort
  • * Chiwetel Ejiofor12 Years a Slave as Solomon Northup
  • * Tom HanksCaptain Phillips as Captain Richard Phillips
  • * Robert RedfordAll Is Lost as Our Man
  • * Forest WhitakerThe Butler as Cecil Gaines
  • Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine as Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis
  • * Amy AdamsAmerican Hustle as Sydney Prosser
  • * Sandra BullockGravity as Dr. Ryan Stone
  • * Judi DenchPhilomena as Philomena Lee
  • * Adèle ExarchopoulosBlue Is the Warmest Colour as Adèle
  • * Julia Louis-DreyfusEnough Said as Eva
  • * Meryl StreepAugust: Osage County as Violet Watson
  • * Emma ThompsonSaving Mr. Banks as P.L. Travers
  • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
    Jared LetoDallas Buyers Club as Rayon
  • * Casey AffleckOut of the Furnace as Rodney Baze
  • * Bradley CooperAmerican Hustle as Richie DiMaso
  • * Michael Fassbender12 Years a Slave as Edwin Epps
  • * Harrison Ford42 as Branch Rickey
  • * Ryan GoslingThe Place Beyond the Pines as Luke Glanton
  • * Jake GyllenhaalPrisoners as Detective Loki
  • * Tom HanksSaving Mr. Banks as Walt Disney
  • June SquibbNebraska as Kate Grant
  • * Sally HawkinsBlue Jasmine as Ginger
  • * Jennifer LawrenceAmerican Hustle as Rosalyn Rosenfeld
  • * Lupita Nyong'o12 Years a Slave as Patsey
  • * Julia RobertsAugust: Osage County as Barbara Weston-Fordham
  • * Léa SeydouxBlue Is the Warmest Colour as Emma
  • * Emily WatsonThe Book Thief as Rosa Hubermann
  • * Oprah WinfreyThe Butler as Gloria Gaines
  • Best Original ScreenplayBest Adapted Screenplay
    American HustleEric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
  • * Blue JasmineWoody Allen
  • * Enough SaidNicole Holofcener
  • * HerSpike Jonze
  • * Inside Llewyn DavisJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
  • * Saving Mr. BanksKelly Marcel and Sue Smith
  • PhilomenaSteve Coogan and Jeff Pope
  • * 12 Years a SlaveJohn Ridley
  • * Before MidnightEthan Hawke, Julie Delpy, and Richard Linklater
  • * Captain PhillipsBilly Ray
  • * Lone SurvivorPeter Berg
  • * The Wolf of Wall StreetTerence Winter
  • Best Animated or Mixed Media FilmBest Foreign Language Film
    The Wind Rises
  • * Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
  • * The Croods
  • * Epic
  • * Ernest & Celestine
  • * Frozen
  • * Monsters University
  • * Turbo
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown
  • * Bethlehem
  • * Blue Is the Warmest Colour
  • * Circles
  • * Four Corners
  • * The Great Beauty
  • * The Hunt
  • * Metro Manila
  • * The Past
  • * Wadjda
  • Best Documentary FilmBest Cinematography
    Blackfish
  • * 20 Feet from Stardom
  • * The Act of Killing
  • * After Tiller
  • * American Promise
  • * Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
  • * Sound City
  • * The Square
  • * Stories We Tell
  • * Tim's Vermeer
  • Inside Llewyn DavisBruno Delbonnel
  • * 12 Years a SlaveSean Bobbitt
  • * GravityEmmanuel Lubezki
  • * PrisonersRoger Deakins
  • * RushAnthony Dod Mantle
  • * The Secret Life of Walter MittyStuart Dryburgh
  • Best Original ScoreBest Original Song
    GravitySteven Price
  • * 12 Years a SlaveHans Zimmer
  • * The Book ThiefJohn Williams
  • * HerArcade Fire
  • * PhilomenaAlexandre Desplat
  • * The Secret Life of Walter MittyTheodore Shapiro
  • "Young and Beautiful" – The Great Gatsby
  • * "Happy" – Despicable Me 2
  • * "I See Fire" – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • * "Let It Go" – Frozen
  • * "Please Mr. Kennedy" – Inside Llewyn Davis
  • * "So You Know What It's Like" – Short Term 12
  • Best Visual EffectsBest Art Direction and Production Design
    Gravity
  • * All Is Lost
  • * The Croods
  • * Oz the Great and Powerful
  • * Rush
  • * World War Z
  • The Great Gatsby
  • * The Butler
  • * The Invisible Woman
  • * Oz the Great and Powerful
  • * Rush
  • * Saving Mr. Banks
  • Best Film EditingBest Sound (Editing and Mixing)
    American Hustle
  • * 12 Years a Slave
  • * Gravity
  • * Prisoners
  • * Rush
  • * The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Gravity
  • * All Is Lost
  • * Captain Phillips
  • * Elysium
  • * Inside Llewyn Davis
  • * Rush
  • Best Costume DesignBest Ensemble – Motion Picture
    The Invisible Woman
  • * 12 Years a Slave
  • * The Great Gatsby
  • * Oz the Great and Powerful
  • * Rush
  • * Saving Mr. Banks
  • NebraskaBruce Dern, Will Forte, Rance Howard, Stacy Keach, Angela McEwan, Bob Odenkirk, Devin Ratray, Melinda Simonsen,
    June Squibb, Roger Stuckwisch, and Mary Louise Wilson

    Television winners and nominees

    Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
    Best Drama SeriesBest Musical or Comedy Series
    Breaking BadAMC
    Orange Is the New BlackNetflix
  • * Alpha HouseAmazon Studios
  • * The Big Bang TheoryCBS
  • * Brooklyn Nine-NineFox
  • * EnlightenedHBO
  • * Modern FamilyABC
  • * VeepHBO
  • * The Wrong MansBBC Two / Hulu
  • * A Young Doctor's NotebookSky Arts
  • Best Miniseries or TV FilmBest Genre Series
    Dancing on the EdgeStarz
  • * Behind the Candelabra – HBO
  • * The Big C: Hereafter – Showtime
  • * Burton & TaylorBBC America
  • * Generation WarZDF
  • * Mob CityTNT
  • * Parade's End – HBO
  • * Phil Spector – HBO
  • * Top of the LakeSundance Channel
  • * The White QueenStarz
  • Game of Thrones – HBO
  • * American Horror Story: CovenFX
  • * ArrowThe CW
  • * GrimmNBC
  • * Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.ABC
  • * Once Upon a Time – ABC
  • * Orphan BlackSpace
  • * The Returned – Sundance Channel
  • * SupernaturalThe CW
  • * The Walking Dead – AMC
  • Best Actor in a Drama SeriesBest Actress in a Drama Series
    Bryan CranstonBreaking Bad as Walter White
  • * Jeff DanielsThe Newsroom as Will McAvoy
  • * Jon HammMad Men as Don Draper
  • * Freddie HighmoreBates Motel as Norman Bates
  • * Derek JacobiLast Tango in Halifax as Alan Buttershaw
  • * Michael SheenMasters of Sex as Dr. William H. Masters
  • * Kevin SpaceyHouse of Cards as Frank Underwood
  • * Aden YoungRectify as Daniel Holden
  • Robin WrightHouse of Cards as Claire Underwood
  • * Lizzy CaplanMasters of Sex as Virginia E. Johnson
  • * Olivia ColmanBroadchurch as Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller
  • * Vera FarmigaBates Motel as Norma Louise Bates
  • * Tatiana MaslanyOrphan Black as Various Characters
  • * Anne ReidLast Tango in Halifax as Celia Dawson
  • * Keri RussellThe Americans as Elizabeth Jennings
  • * Abigail SpencerRectify as Amantha Holden
  • Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy SeriesBest Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series
    John GoodmanAlpha House as Senator Gil John Biggs
  • * Mathew BayntonThe Wrong Mans as Sam Pinkett
  • * Andre BraugherBrooklyn Nine-Nine as Captain Ray Holt
  • * Don CheadleHouse of Lies as Marty Kaan
  • * James CordenThe Wrong Mans as Phil Bourne
  • * Jake JohnsonNew Girl as Nick Miller
  • * Jim ParsonsThe Big Bang Theory as Dr. Sheldon Cooper
  • Taylor SchillingOrange Is the New Black as Piper Chapman
  • * Laura DernEnlightened as Amy Jellicoe
  • * Zooey DeschanelNew Girl as Jessica "Jess" Day
  • * Lena DunhamGirls as Hannah Horvath
  • * Edie FalcoNurse Jackie as Jackie Payton, RN
  • * Julia Louis-DreyfusVeep as Vice President Selina Meyer
  • * Amy PoehlerParks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
  • * Jessica WalterArrested Development as Lucille Bluth
  • Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV FilmBest Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film
    Michael DouglasBehind the Candelabra as Liberace
  • * Matt DamonBehind the Candelabra as Scott Thorson
  • * Benedict CumberbatchParade's End as Christopher Tietjens
  • * Chiwetel EjioforDancing on the Edge as Louis Lester
  • * Matthew GoodeDancing on the Edge as Stanley Mitchell
  • * Peter MullanTop of the Lake as Matt Mitcham
  • * Al PacinoPhil Spector as Phil Spector
  • * Dominic WestBurton & Taylor as Richard Burton
  • Elisabeth MossTop of the Lake as Det. Robin Griffin
  • * Helena Bonham CarterBurton & Taylor as Elizabeth Taylor
  • * Holliday GraingerBonnie and Clyde as Bonnie Parker
  • * Rebecca HallParade's End as Sylvia Tietjens
  • * Jessica LangeAmerican Horror Story: Coven as Fiona Goode
  • * Melissa LeoCall Me Crazy: A Five Film as Robin
  • * Helen MirrenPhil Spector as Linda Kenney Baden
  • * Sarah PaulsonAmerican Horror Story: Coven as Cordelia Foxx
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV FilmBest Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film
    Aaron PaulBreaking Bad as Jesse Pinkman
  • * Nikolaj Coster-WaldauGame of Thrones as Jaime Lannister
  • * William HurtBonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive as Frank Hamer
  • * Peter SarsgaardThe Killing as Ray Seward
  • * Jimmy SmitsSons of Anarchy as Nero Padilla
  • * Corey StollHouse of Cards as Peter Russo
  • * Jon VoightRay Donovan as Mickey Donovan
  • * James WolkMad Men as Bob Benson
  • Laura PreponOrange Is the New Black as Alex Vause
  • * Uzo AdubaOrange Is the New Black as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren
  • * Kathy BatesAmerican Horror Story: Coven as Delphine LaLaurie
  • * Emilia ClarkeGame of Thrones as Daenerys Targaryen
  • * Anna GunnBreaking Bad as Skyler White
  • * Margo MartindaleThe Americans as Claudia
  • * Judy ParfittCall the Midwife as Sister Monica Joan
  • * Merritt WeverNurse Jackie as Zoey Barkow, RN
  • Best Ensemble – Television SeriesBest Original Short-Format Program
    Orange Is the New BlackJason Biggs, Michael J. Harney, Michelle Hurst, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon, and Taylor SchillingJustSaying – Tuna Fish Studio

    Awards breakdown

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