11th Satellite Awards
The 11th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2006, were given on December 18, 2006.
Special achievement awards
Auteur Award – Robert AltmanMary Pickford Award – Martin Landau
Nikola Tesla Award – Richard Donner
Outstanding Guest Star – '''Jerry Lewis'''
Motion picture winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama
Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland- Leonardo DiCaprio – Blood Diamond
- Ryan Gosling – Half Nelson
- Joshua Jackson – Aurora Borealis
- Derek Luke – Catch a Fire
- Patrick Wilson – ''Little Children''
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Joseph Cross – Running with Scissors- Sacha Baron Cohen – Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- Aaron Eckhart – Thank You for Smoking
- Will Ferrell – Stranger than Fiction
- Peter O'Toole – ''Venus''
Best Actress – Drama
Helen Mirren – The Queen- Penélope Cruz – To Return (Volver)
- Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – Sherrybaby
- Gretchen Mol – The Notorious Bettie Page
- Kate Winslet – ''Little Children''
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada- Annette Bening – Running with Scissors
- Beyoncé – Dreamgirls
- Toni Collette – Little Miss Sunshine
- Julie Walters – Driving Lessons
- Jodie Whittaker – ''Venus''
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)Best Art Direction and Production Design
Flags of Our Fathers – Henry Bumstead, Richard Goddard, and Jack G. Taylor Jr.Best Cinematography
Flags of Our Fathers – Tom Stern- The Black Dahlia
- Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia)
- The Fountain
- A Good Year
- The House of Sand (Casa de Areia)
- ''X-Men: The Last Stand''
Best Costume Design
The Devil Wears Prada – Patricia Field- The Black Dahlia
- Dreamgirls
- Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia)
- ''Marie Antoinette''
Best Director
Bill Condon – DreamgirlsClint Eastwood – Flags of Our Fathers
- Pedro Almodóvar – To Return (Volver)
- Stephen Frears – The Queen
- Alejandro González Iñárritu – Babel
- Martin Scorsese – ''The Departed''
Best Documentary Film
Deliver Us from Evil- An Inconvenient Truth
- Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
- Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
- The U.S. vs. John Lennon
- ''The War Tapes''
Best Editing
X-Men: The Last Stand – Mark Helfrich, Mark Goldblatt, and Julia WongBest Film – Drama
The DepartedBest Film – Musical or Comedy
DreamgirlsBest Foreign Language Film
To Return (Volver), Spain- Apocalypto, United States
- Changing Times (Les temps qui changent), France
- The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), Germany
- The Syrian Bride, Israel
- Water, Canada
Best Original Score
"Babel" – Gustavo Santaolalla- "Brick" – Nathan Johnson
- "The Da Vinci Code" – Hans Zimmer
- "Flags of Our Fathers" – Clint Eastwood
- "The Lives of Others " – Gabriel Yared
- "Notes on a Scandal" – Philip Glass
Best Original Song
"You Know My Name" performed by Chris Cornell – Casino Royale- "Listen" – Dreamgirls
- "Love You I Do" – Dreamgirls
- "Never Let Go" – The Guardian
- "Till the End of Time" – Little Miss Sunshine
- "Upside Down" – ''Curious George''
Best Screenplay – Adapted
The Departed – William Monahan- Dreamgirls – Bill Condon
- Flags of Our Fathers – William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis
- Little Children – Todd Field and Tom Perrotta
- A Prairie Home Companion – Garrison Keillor
- Thank You for Smoking – Jason Reitman
Best Screenplay – Original
The Queen – Peter Morgan- Babel – Guillermo Arriaga and Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Changing Times (Les temps qui changent) – Pascal Bonitzer, Laurent Guyot, and André Téchiné
- The House of Sand (Casa de Areia) – Luiz Carlos Barreto, Elena Soarez, and Andrucha Waddington
- To Return (Volver) – Pedro Almodóvar
- The Wind That Shakes the Barley – Paul Laverty
Best Sound
DreamgirlsBest Supporting Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed- Alan Arkin – Little Miss Sunshine
- Adam Beach – Flags of Our Fathers
- Jack Nicholson – The Departed
- Brad Pitt – Babel
- Donald Sutherland – ''Aurora Borealis''
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls- Cate Blanchett – Notes on a Scandal
- Abigail Breslin – Little Miss Sunshine
- Blythe Danner – The Last Kiss
- Rinko Kikuchi – Babel
- Lily Tomlin – ''A Prairie Home Companion''
Best Visual Effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest- The Da Vinci Code
- Flags of Our Fathers
- The Fountain
- Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)
- V for Vendetta
- ''X-Men: The Last Stand''
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
' The Departed'''''Television winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama Series
Hugh Laurie – House, M.D.- Michael C. Hall – Dexter
- Denis Leary – Rescue Me
- Bill Paxton – Big Love
- Matthew Perry – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Bradley Whitford – ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip''
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
James Spader – Boston Legal- Steve Carell – The Office
- Stephen Colbert – The Colbert Report
- Ted Danson – Help Me Help You
- Jason Lee – My Name Is Earl
- James Roday – ''Psych''
Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
Bill Nighy – Gideon's Daughter- Andre Braugher – Thief
- Charles Dance – Bleak House
- Hugh Dancy – Elizabeth I
- Ben Kingsley – ''Mrs. Harris''
Best Actress – Drama Series
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer- Kristen Bell – Veronica Mars
- Emily Deschanel – Bones
- Sarah Paulson – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Amanda Peet – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Jeanne Tripplehorn – ''Big Love''
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives- America Ferrera – Ugly Betty
- Laura Kightlinger – The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
- Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus – The New Adventures of Old Christine
- Mary-Louise Parker – ''Weeds''
Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
Judy Davis – A Little Thing Called Murder- Gillian Anderson – Bleak House
- Annette Bening – Mrs. Harris
- Helen Mirren – Elizabeth I
- Miranda Richardson – ''Gideon's Daughter''
Best Miniseries
To the Ends of the EarthBest Series – Drama
House, M.D.Best Series – Musical or Comedy
Ugly BettyBest Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
Tony Plana – Ugly Betty- Michael Emerson – Lost
- Philip Baker Hall – The Loop
- Robert Knepper – Prison Break
- Jeremy Piven – Entourage
- Forest Whitaker – ''The Shield''
Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
Julie Benz – Dexter- Fionnula Flanagan – Brotherhood
- Laurie Metcalf – Desperate Housewives
- Elizabeth Perkins – Weeds
- Jean Smart – 24
- Vanessa Williams – ''Ugly Betty''
Best TV Film
A Little Thing Called MurderOutstanding Television Ensemble
' Grey's Anatomy'''''New Media winners and nominees
Best Classic DVD
The Conformist- State Fair, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The King and I, South Pacific, and The Sound of Music For the "Rodgers & Hammerstein Box Set Collection".
- The Wild Bunch, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Ride the High Country, and The Ballad of Cable Hogue For "Sam Peckinpah's Legendary Westerns Collection".
- Flying Down to Rio, The Gay Divorcee, Roberta, Top Hat, Follow the Fleet, Swing Time, Shall We Dance, Carefree, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, and The Barkleys of Broadway For the "Astaire & Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition".
- Breakfast at Tiffany's For the "Anniversary Edition".
- Cabin in the Sky
- Grease
- 1900
- Valley of the Dolls
- The Wicker Man
Best Documentary DVD
An Inconvenient Truth- 49 Up
- Andy Warhol: A Documentary
- The Aristocrats
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party
- Independent Lens For episode "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room ".
- Marie Antoinette
- Pornography: A Secret History of Civilisation
- Thinking XXX
- Wordplay
Best DVD Extras
Mission: Impossible III- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire For "Harry Potter Years 1-4".
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Corpse Bride
- The Da Vinci Code
- Good Night, and Good Luck
- The New World
- The Omen
- The Poseidon Adventure
- The Towering Inferno
Best DVD Release of TV Shows
The Simpsons For "The Complete Eighth Season".- Alias For "The Complete Fifth Season".
- Desperate Housewives For "The Complete Second Season".
- Mission: Impossible For "The Complete First Season".
- Police Squad! For "The Complete Series".
- Six Feet Under For "The Complete Series Gift Set".
- Slings & Arrows For "Season Two".
- Liza with a Z For "Collector's Edition".
Outstanding Action/Adventure Game
New Super Mario Bros.- F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon
- Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- ''Ōkami''
Outstanding Game Based on a Previous Medium
Kingdom Hearts II- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II
- Scarface: The World Is Yours
- ''Star Wars: Empire at War''
Outstanding Overall DVD
Superman, Superman II, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Superman Returns For the "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition".- Capote
- Good Night, and Good Luck
- A History of Violence
- Jarhead
- Les temps qui changent
- Pandora's Box
- Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2
- V for Vendetta
Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game
Company of Heroes- Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?
- Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
- Mercury Meltdown
- ''Tetris DS''
Outstanding Role Playing Game
The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionOutstanding Sports Game
FIFA 07Outstanding Youth DVD
The Little Mermaid- Akeelah and the Bee
- Cars
- Eight Below
- The Greatest Game Ever Played
- Ice Age: The Meltdown
- Lady and the Tramp
- Nanny McPhee
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Awards breakdown
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