9th Golden Satellite Awards
The 9th Golden Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2004, were presented by the International Press Academy on January 23, 2005.
Special achievement awards
Mary Pickford Award – Susan SarandonNikola Tesla Award – Jerry Lewis
Outstanding New Talent – '''Freddie Highmore'''
Motion picture winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama
Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda- Kevin Bacon – The Woodsman
- Javier Bardem – The Sea Inside (Mar adentro)
- Gael García Bernal – The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta)
- Johnny Depp – Finding Neverland
- Liam Neeson – Kinsey
- Sean Penn – ''The Assassination of Richard Nixon''
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Jamie Foxx – Ray- Gerard Butler – The Phantom of the Opera
- Jim Carrey – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Paul Giamatti – Sideways
- Kevin Kline – De-Lovely
- Bill Murray – ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou''
Best Actress – Drama
Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby- Laura Linney – P.S.
- Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace
- Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
- Uma Thurman – Kill Bill: Volume 2
- Sigourney Weaver – ''Imaginary Heroes''
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening – Being Julia- Jena Malone – Saved!
- Natalie Portman – Garden State
- Emmy Rossum – The Phantom of the Opera
- Kerry Washington – Ray
- Kate Winslet – ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
The IncrediblesBest Art Direction and Production Design
De-Lovely- The Aviator
- House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- ''Vanity Fair''
Best Cinematography
House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) – Zhao Xiaoding- The Aviator
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Spider-Man 2
- ''A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles)''
Best Costume Design
Vanity Fair – Beatrix Aruna Pasztor- The Aviator
- De-Lovely
- House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
- The Phantom of the Opera
- ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow''
Best Director
Mel Gibson – The Passion of the Christ- Bill Condon – Kinsey
- Taylor Hackford – Ray
- Joshua Marston – Maria Full of Grace
- Alexander Payne – Sideways
- Martin Scorsese – ''The Aviator''
Best Documentary Film
Super Size Me- Born into Brothels
- The Fuente Family: An American Dream
- Lightning in a Bottle
- Touching the Void
- ''Tupac: Resurrection''
Best Editing
Collateral – Jim Miller and Paul Rubell- The Aviator
- Closer
- House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- ''Spider-Man 2''
Best Film – Drama
Hotel RwandaBest Film – Musical or Comedy
Sideways- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- The Merchant of Venice
- Napoleon Dynamite
- The Phantom of the Opera
- ''Ray''
Best Foreign Language Film
The Sea Inside (Mar adentro), Spain- Bad Education (La mala educación), Spain
- Don't Move (Non ti muovere), Italy
- House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu), China
- The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta), Argentina
- A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles), France
Best Original Score
"Napoleon Dynamite" – John Swihart- "Alfie" – Mick Jagger, John Powell, and David A. Stewart
- "The Aviator" – Howard Shore
- "Finding Neverland" – Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
- "The Incredibles" – Michael Giacchino
- "Spider-Man 2" – Danny Elfman
Best Original Song
"Million Voices" written by Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, and Wyclef Jean – Hotel Rwanda- "Believe" written by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri – The Polar Express
- "Blind Leading the Blind" written by Mick Jagger and David A. Stewart – Alfie
- "The Book of Love" written by Stephin Merritt – Shall We Dance
- "Learn to Be Lonely" written by Andrew Lloyd Webber – The Phantom of the Opera
- "Shine Ya Light" written by Robbie Robertson – ''Ladder 49''
Best Screenplay – Adapted
Million Dollar Baby – Paul Haggis- Closer – Patrick Marber
- The Phantom of the Opera – Joel Schumacher
- Sideways – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Best Screenplay – Original
Ray – James L. White- The Aviator – John Logan
- Collateral – Stuart Beattie
- Hotel Rwanda – Terry George and Keir Pearson
- Kinsey – Bill Condon
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou – Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
Best Sound
CollateralBest Supporting Actor – Drama
Christopher Walken – Around the Bend- David Carradine – Kill Bill: Volume 2
- Jamie Foxx – Collateral
- Alfred Molina – Spider-Man 2
- Clive Owen – Closer
- Peter Sarsgaard – ''Kinsey''
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
Thomas Haden Church – Sideways- Joseph Fiennes – The Merchant of Venice
- Jeremy Irons – Being Julia
- Peter Sarsgaard – Garden State
- Mark Wahlberg – I Heart Huckabees
- Patrick Wilson – ''The Phantom of the Opera''
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Gena Rowlands – The Notebook- Cate Blanchett – The Aviator
- Daryl Hannah – Kill Bill: Volume 2
- Laura Linney – Kinsey
- Natalie Portman – Closer
- Kyra Sedgwick – ''The Woodsman''
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
Regina King – Ray- Lynn Collins – The Merchant of Venice
- Minnie Driver – The Phantom of the Opera
- Cloris Leachman – Spanglish
- Virginia Madsen – Sideways
- Sharon Warren – ''Ray''
Best Visual Effects
The AviatorHouse of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
- Collateral
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- ''Spider-Man 2''
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
'Sideways'''''Television winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama Series
Matthew Fox – Lost- Vincent D'Onofrio – Law & Order
- Anthony LaPaglia – Without a Trace
- James Spader – Boston Legal
- Treat Williams – ''Everwood''
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
Jason Bateman – Arrested Development- Zach Braff – Scrubs
- Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Bernie Mac – The Bernie Mac Show
- Damon Wayans – ''My Wife and Kids''
Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
Jamie Foxx – Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story- Keith Carradine – Deadwood
- Mos Def – Something the Lord Made
- Alan Rickman – Something the Lord Made
- Geoffrey Rush – ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers''
Best Actress – Drama Series
Laurel Holloman – The L Word- Jennifer Garner – Alias
- Evangeline Lilly – Lost
- Joely Richardson – Nip/Tuck
- Amber Tamblyn – ''Joan of Arcadia''
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
Portia de Rossi – Arrested Development- Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives
- Lauren Graham – Gilmore Girls
- Teri Hatcher – Desperate Housewives
- Felicity Huffman – Desperate Housewives
- Maya Rudolph – ''Saturday Night Live''
Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
Dianne Wiest – The Blackwater Lightship- Clea DuVall – Helter Skelter
- Angela Lansbury – The Blackwater Lightship
- Helen Mirren – Prime Suspect: The Last Witness
- Miranda Richardson – ''The Lost Prince''
Best Miniseries
The Lost Prince- The 4400
- American Family
- The Last King
- Prime Suspect: The Last Witness
- ''The Second Coming''
Best Series – Drama
Nip/TuckBest Series – Musical or Comedy
Desperate HousewivesBest Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
Bill Nighy – The Lost Prince- Brad Dourif – Deadwood
- Balthazar Getty – Traffic
- William H. Macy – Stealing Sinatra
- Keith McErlean – ''The Blackwater Lightship''
Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
Anjelica Huston – Iron Jawed Angels- Mary Stuart Masterson – Something the Lord Made
- Helen McCrory – Charles II: The Power and the Passion
- Gina McKee – The Lost Prince
- Emily Watson – ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers''
Best TV Film
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams StoryNew Media winners and nominees
For the game categories, only nominees are listed; winners are unknown:Best Classic DVD
La Dolce Vita- The China Syndrome
- Easy Rider
- Fanny and Alexander
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Persuasion, Little Women, and Sense and Sensibility
- Ragtime
- The Snake Pit
- Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi
- Time Bandits
- Zorba the Greek
Best Documentary DVD
Broadway: The American Musical- Ancient Mysteries and Rise and Fall of the Spartans
- Brooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, Huey Long, The Congress, Thomas Hart Benton, Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, and The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
- Capturing the Friedmans
- Fahrenheit 9/11
- In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
- It's All True
- Seven Up!, 7 Plus Seven, 21 Up, 28 Up, 35 Up, and 42 Up
- Spellbound
- Super Size Me
Best DVD Extras
Maria Full of GraceBest DVD Release of TV Shows
SeinfeldOutstanding Game Based on a Previous Medium
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
- GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- The Incredibles
- Rocky Legends
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- X-Men Legends
Outstanding Overall DVD
Spider-Man 2- Angel
- Broadway: The American Musical
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Dawn of the Dead
- Easy Rider
- La Dolce Vita
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Animatrix
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi
Outstanding Platform Action/Adventure Game
- Call of Duty: Finest Hour
- Doom 3
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Halo 2
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Mortal Kombat: Deception
Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game
- The Guy Game
- Katamari Damacy
- Sid Meier's Pirates!
- Ultra Bust-A-Move X
- The Urbz: Sims in the City
- Worms 3D
Outstanding Sports Game
Outstanding Youth DVD
The Iron Giant- Aladdin
- The Big Snooze, Beep, Beep, Bad Ol' Putty Tat, and Back Alley Oproar
- Elf
- Ella Enchanted
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- Mulan
- Rocky and His Friends
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Terrahawks
Awards breakdown
Film
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Television
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