Awards & Winners

2008 Satellite Award

Check winners and nominations of 2008 Satellite Award. Check awards winners of 13th Satellite Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

13th Satellite Awards

Satellite Award for Best Costume Design

Michael O'Connor

Honored for : The Duchess

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael O'Connor The Duchess
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh Brideshead Revisited
Catherine Martin Australia
Patricia Field Sex and the City
Ruth Myers City of Ember
Jacqueline West The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Satellite Award for Best Film

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Weinstein Company The Reader
Fox Searchlight Pictures Slumdog Millionaire
DreamWorks Revolutionary Road
Paramount Vantage Revolutionary Road
Universal Studios Frost/Nixon
Focus Features Milk
Sony Pictures Classics Frozen River
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture

Richard Jenkins

Honored for : The Visitor
(Role: Walter Vale)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mickey Rourke The Wrestler
Role: Randy Robinson
Mark Ruffalo What Doesn't Kill You
Role: Brian
Richard Jenkins The Visitor
Role: Walter Vale
Frank Langella Frost/Nixon
Role: Richard Nixon
Leonardo DiCaprio Revolutionary Road
Role: Frank Wheeler
Sean Penn Milk
Role: Harvey Milk
Satellite Award for Best Editing

Dan Lebental

Honored for : Iron Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Matt Chesse Quantum of Solace
Rick Pearson Quantum of Solace
Dan Lebental Iron Man
Lee Smith The Dark Knight
Michael McCusker Australia
Dody Dorn Australia
Chris Dickens Slumdog Millionaire
Daniel P. Hanley Frost/Nixon
Mike Hill Frost/Nixon
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama

Bryan Cranston

Honored for : Breaking Bad

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad
Jason Isaacs Brotherhood
Michael C. Hall Dexter
David Tennant Doctor Who
Gabriel Byrne In Treatment
Jon Hamm Mad Men
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Ricky Gervais

Honored for : Ghost Town
(Role: Ray)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ricky Gervais Ghost Town
Role: Bertram Pincus
Sam Rockwell Choke
Role: Victor Mancini
Josh Brolin W.
Role: George W. Bush
Michael Cera Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Role: Nick
Brendan Gleeson In Bruges
Role: Ken
Mark Ruffalo The Brothers Bloom
Role: Stephen
Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Sally Hawkins

Honored for : Happy-Go-Lucky
(Role: Pauline "Poppy" Cross)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Deneuve A Christmas Tale
Role: Junon
Sally Hawkins Happy-Go-Lucky
Role: Pauline 'Poppy' Cross
Lisa Kudrow Kabluey
Role: Leslie
Meryl Streep Mamma Mia!
Role: Donna Sheridan
Kat Dennings Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Role: Norah Silverberg
Debra Messing Nothing like the Holidays
Role: Sarah Rodriguez
Satellite Award for Best Television Film

Public Broadcasting Service, British Broadcasting Corporation

Honored for : Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lifetime Television The Memory Keeper's Daughter
HBO Films Bernard and Doris
Public Broadcasting Service God on Trial
HBO Films Recount
Spring Creek Productions Recount
Mirage Productions Recount
Public Broadcasting Service Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
British Broadcasting Corporation Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
FOX 24: Redemption
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography

Mandy Walker

Honored for : Australia

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mandy Walker Australia
Tom Stern Changeling
Jess Hall Brideshead Revisited
Claudio Miranda The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Gyula Pados The Duchess
Tim Orr Snow Angels
Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay

Thomas McCarthy

Honored for : The Visitor

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Nominee Nominated Work
Grant Nieporte Seven Pounds
Thomas McCarthy The Visitor
Courtney Hunt Frozen River
Baz Luhrmann Australia
Stuart Beattie Australia
Ronald Harwood Australia
Richard Flanagan Australia
Dustin Lance Black Milk
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Fionnula Flanagan

Honored for : Brotherhood

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Nominee Nominated Work
Laura Dern Recount
Sarah Polley John Adams
Kristin Chenoweth Pushing Daisies
Dianne Wiest In Treatment
Chandra Wilson Grey's Anatomy
Fionnula Flanagan Brotherhood
Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Tracey Ullman's State of the Union

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
30 Rock
The Colbert Report
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Pushing Daisies
Skins
Satellite Auteur Award

Baz Luhrmann

(For his signature scope and style of filmmaking)
Nikola Tesla Satellite Award
Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film

IFC Films

Honored for : Gomorrah

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Nominee Nominated Work
Magnet Releasing Let the Right One In
Sweden
Sony Pictures Classics The Class
France
IFC Films Our Father
Argentina
Miramax Films Reprise
Norway
IFC Films Gomorrah
Italy
Roadside Attractions Caramel
Lebanon / France
Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film

AOD Productions

Honored for : Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

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Nominee Nominated Work
Magnolia Pictures Man on Wire
AOD Productions Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
Balcony Releasing Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Discovery Films Encounters at the End of the World
ThinkFilm Encounters at the End of the World
Lionsgate Entertainment Religulous
Sony Pictures Classics Waltz with Bashir
Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film

Magnolia Pictures

Honored for : Man on Wire

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Nominee Nominated Work
Magnolia Pictures Man on Wire
AOD Productions Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
Balcony Releasing Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Discovery Films Encounters at the End of the World
ThinkFilm Encounters at the End of the World
Lionsgate Entertainment Religulous
Sony Pictures Classics Waltz with Bashir
Satellite Award for Best Director

Danny Boyle

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas McCarthy The Visitor
Ron Howard Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant Milk
Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight
Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry The Reader
Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy

Miramax Films

Honored for : Happy-Go-Lucky

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miramax Films Happy-Go-Lucky
Fox Searchlight Pictures Choke
Focus Features In Bruges
Columbia Pictures Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
DreamWorks Tropic Thunder
The Weinstein Company Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture

Angelina Jolie

Honored for : Changeling
(Role: Christine Collins)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Melissa Leo Frozen River
Angelina Jolie Changeling
Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting Married
Kristin Scott Thomas I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep Doubt
Kate Winslet The Reader
Satellite Award for Best Original Score

A. R. Rahman

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Arnold Quantum of Solace
Thomas Newman WALL-E
John Powell Horton Hears a Who!
A. R. Rahman Slumdog Millionaire
David Hirschfelder Australia
Danny Elfman Milk
Satellite Award for Best Original Song

Jack White, Alicia Keys

Honored for : Another Way to Die
(in Quantum of Solace)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jack White Another Way to Die
in Quantum of Solace
Guns N' Roses If the World
in Body of Lies
Peter Gabriel Down To Earth
in WALL-E
Felix Meagher By the Boab Tree
in Australia
Angela Little By the Boab Tree
in Australia
Baz Luhrmann By the Boab Tree
in Australia
Anton Monsted By the Boab Tree
in Australia
A. R. Rahman Jai Ho!
in Slumdog Millionaire
Gulzar Jai Ho!
in Slumdog Millionaire
Bruce Springsteen The Wrestler
in The Wrestler
Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature

Pixar

Honored for : WALL-E

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Nominee Nominated Work
Universal Studios The Tale of Despereaux
20th Century Fox Horton Hears a Who!
Pixar WALL-E
Walt Disney Pictures Bolt
Sony Pictures Classics Waltz with Bashir
Sony Pictures Classics The Sky Crawlers
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Rosemarie DeWitt

Honored for : Rachel Getting Married
(Role: Rachel)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rosemarie DeWitt Rachel Getting Married
Role: Rachel
Penélope Cruz Elegy
Role: Consuela Castillo
Anjelica Huston Choke
Role: Ida J. Mancini
Sophie Okonedo The Secret Life of Bees
Role: May Boatwright
Emma Thompson Brideshead Revisited
Role: Lady Marchmain
Beyoncé Knowles Cadillac Records
Role: Etta James
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Michael Shannon

Honored for : Revolutionary Road
(Role: John Givings)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Shannon Revolutionary Road
Role: John Givings
Robert Downey Jr. Tropic Thunder
Role: Kirk Lazarus
Rade Šerbedžija Fugitive Pieces
Role: Athos
James Franco Milk
Role: Scott Smith
Heath Ledger The Dark Knight
Role: The Joker
Philip Seymour Hoffman Doubt
Role: Brendan Flynn
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Peter Morgan

Honored for : Frost/Nixon

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Nominee Nominated Work
Eric Roth The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Robin Swicord The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Nicholas Meyer Elegy
John Patrick Shanley Doubt
Peter Morgan Frost/Nixon
David Hare The Reader
Simon Beaufoy Slumdog Millionaire
Justin Haythe Revolutionary Road
Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects

Diana Giorgiutti, Chris Godfrey, James E. Price

Honored for : Australia

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chris Corbould Quantum of Solace
Kevin Tod Haug Quantum of Solace
Ben Snow Iron Man
Shane Mahan Iron Man
John Nelson Iron Man
Daniel Sudick Iron Man
Nick Davis The Dark Knight
Chris Corbould The Dark Knight
Timothy Webber The Dark Knight
Paul J. Franklin The Dark Knight
Jeffrey A. Okun The Day the Earth Stood Still
Diana Giorgiutti Australia
James E. Price Australia
Chris Godfrey Australia
Satellite Award for Best Sound

Gary Rizzo, Lora Hirschberg, Richard King

Honored for : The Dark Knight

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Nominee Nominated Work
Eddy Joseph Quantum of Solace
Martin Cantwell Quantum of Solace
Mike Prestwood Smith Quantum of Solace
James Boyle Quantum of Solace
Mark Taylor Quantum of Solace
Christopher Boyes Iron Man
Richard King The Dark Knight
Lora Hirschberg The Dark Knight
Gary Rizzo The Dark Knight
Anna Behlmer Australia
Wayne Pashley Australia
Andy Nelson Australia
Ben Burtt WALL-E
Matthew Wood WALL-E
David Husby The Day the Earth Stood Still
William R. Dean The Day the Earth Stood Still
Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design

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Nominee Nominated Work
Beverley Dunn Australia
Ian Gracie Australia
Catherine Martin Australia
Karen Murphy Australia
Debra Schutt Revolutionary Road
Kristi Zea Revolutionary Road
Donald Graham Burt The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Tom Reta The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Michael Carlin The Duchess
Karen Wakefield The Duchess
Martin Laing City of Ember
Jon Billington City of Ember
Alice Normington Brideshead Revisited
Satellite Award for Best Miniseries

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Nominee Nominated Work
WGBH Cranford
Chestermead Production Cranford
Public Broadcasting Service The Last Enemy
HBO Films John Adams
Playtone John Adams
HBO Films Cranford
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

Judi Dench

Honored for : Cranford

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Nominee Nominated Work
Judi Dench Cranford
Jacqueline Bisset An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
Laura Linney John Adams
Phylicia Rash?d A Raisin in the Sun
Susan Sarandon Bernard and Doris
Julie Walters Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

Paul Giamatti

Honored for : John Adams

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Giamatti John Adams
Kevin Spacey Recount
Tom Wilkinson Recount
Ralph Fiennes Bernard and Doris
Benedict Cumberbatch The Last Enemy
Stellan Skarsgård God on Trial
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Nelsan Ellis

Honored for : True Blood

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jimmy Smits Dexter
Željko Ivanek Damages
John Slattery Mad Men
John Noble Fringe
Nelsan Ellis True Blood
Harvey Keitel Life on Mars
Satellite Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Commedy

Justin Kirk

Honored for : Weeds

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Justin Kirk Weeds
Alec Baldwin 30 Rock
David Duchovny Californication
Jonny Lee Miller Eli Stone
Danny DeVito It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Lee Pace Pushing Daisies
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

Anna Paquin

Honored for : True Blood

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anna Paquin True Blood
Sally Field Brothers & Sisters
Kyra Sedgwick The Closer
Glenn Close Damages
Kathryn Erbe Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Holly Hunter Saving Grace
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

Tracey Ullman

Honored for : Tracey Ullman's State of the Union

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tracey Ullman Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
Tina Fey 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine
Christina Applegate Samantha Who?
America Ferrera Ugly Betty
Mary-Louise Parker Weeds
Satellite Award for Best Overall DVD

No Country for Old Men

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
No Country for Old Men
Michael Clayton
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Lust, Caution
Juno
The Visitor
Lars and the Real Girl
Atonement
3:10 to Yuma
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding New Talent
Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Drama

Dexter

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dexter
Brotherhood
In Treatment
Life on Mars
Mad Men
Primeval
Satellite Award for Best Classic DVD

The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Godfather Part III

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Godfather","The Godfather Part II","The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Collection - The Coppola Restoration
Road House
Beetlejuice
20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Young Frankenstein
High Noon
Two-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition
Dracula
75th Anniversary Edition
Diva
Psycho
Touch of Evil
50th Anniversary Edition
The Mummy
Satellite Award for Best Youth DVD

MGM Home Entertainment

Honored for : WarGames
(25th Anniversary Edition)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
MGM Home Entertainment WarGames
25th Anniversary Edition
Nim's Island
Watership Down
Deluxe Edition
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
Two-Disc Edition
Bee Movie
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Enchanted
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Book 3 Fire, Vol. 4
Sleeping Beauty
Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition Blu-Ray and DVD
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Two-Disc Platinum Edition DVD
WALL-E
Three-Disc Special Edition
Satellite Award for Best DVD Extra

Iron Man

(Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Iron Man
Two-Disc Collector's Edition
Gone Baby Gone
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Into the Wild
Sleeping Beauty
Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition Blu-Ray and DVD
The Bank Job
WALL-E
Three-Disc Special Edition DVD
High Noon
Two-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Across the Universe
Eight Men Out
Satellite Award for Best Overall Blu-Ray Disc

Sleeping Beauty

(Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition Blu-Ray and DVD)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sleeping Beauty
Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition Blu-Ray and DVD
The Godfather","The Godfather Part II","The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Collection - The Coppola Restoration
WALL-E
Three-Disc Special Edition Blu-Ray and DVD
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Satellite Award for Best DVD Release of TV Shows

Two Fat Ladies

(For The Complete Series)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
30 Rock
For season 2
The Tudors
The Complete First Season
This American Life
For season 1
How I Met Your Mother
For season 3
Sports Night
For The Complete Series (10th Anniversary Issue)
The Riches
For season 1
Star Trek: The Original Series
For Season Three Remastered
Two Fat Ladies
For The Complete Series
The Office
For season 4
The Simpsons
For The Complete Season 11

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