Awards & Winners

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture

Satellite Award

The Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture is an annual award given by the International Press Academy as one of its Satellite Awards. In 2011, the IPA pared down its Satellite nominations in the motion picture categories from 22 to 19 classifications; the change reflects the merger of drama and comedy under a general Best Picture heading, including the Best Actor/Actress headings and the Supporting headings. Notes: "†" indicates an Academy Award-winning performance.

Check all the winners of Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture presented under Satellite Award since 1997 .


Matthew McConaughey

Honored for : Dallas Buyers Club

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christian Bale American Hustle
Tom Hanks Captain Phillips
Robert Redford All Is Lost
Bruce Dern Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave
Forest Whitaker The Butler
Matthew McConaughey Dallas Buyers Club
Leonardo DiCaprio The Wolf of Wall Street

Bradley Cooper

Honored for : Silver Linings Playbook

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hugh Jackman Les Misérables
Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook
Denzel Washington Flight
Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln
John Hawkes The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix The Master
Omar Sy The Intouchables

Ryan Gosling

Honored for : Drive
(Role: Driver)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leonardo DiCaprio J. Edgar
Ryan Gosling Drive
Role: Driver
Michael Fassbender Shame
George Clooney The Descendants
Brendan Gleeson The Guard
Michael Shannon Take Shelter
Tom Hardy Warrior
Woody Harrelson Rampart
Gary Oldman Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Brad Pitt Moneyball
Role: Billy Beane

Colin Firth

Honored for : The King's Speech
(The Weinstein Company)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Javier Bardem Biutiful
ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
Leonardo DiCaprio Inception
WARNER BROS. PICTURES
Michael Douglas Solitary Man
ANCHOR BAY FILMS
Robert Duvall Get Low
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
Jesse Eisenberg The Social Network
COLUMBIA PICTURES
Colin Firth The King's Speech
THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
James Franco 127 Hours
FOX SEARCHLIGHT
Ryan Gosling Blue Valentine
THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

Jeremy Renner

Honored for : The Hurt Locker
(Role: William James)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Sheen The Damned United
Johnny Depp Public Enemies
Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart
Hugh Dancy Adam
Colin Firth A Single Man
Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker

Richard Jenkins

Honored for : The Visitor
(Role: Walter Vale)

Nominations 2008 »

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

Viggo Mortensen

Honored for : Eastern Promises
(Role: Nikolai Luzhin)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Denzel Washington American Gangster
Role: Frank Lucas
Josh Brolin No Country for Old Men
Role: Llewelyn Moss
Christian Bale Rescue Dawn
Role: Dieter Dengler
Viggo Mortensen Eastern Promises
Role: Nikolai Luzhin
Frank Langella Starting Out in the Evening
Role: Leonard Schiller
Tommy Lee Jones In the Valley of Elah
Role: Hank Deerfield

Forest Whitaker

Honored for : The Last King of Scotland
(Role: Idi Amin)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Derek Luke Catch a Fire
Role: Patrick Chamusso
Joshua Jackson Aurora Borealis
Role: Duncan
Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland
Role: Idi Amin
Ryan Gosling Half Nelson
Role: Dan Dunne
Patrick Wilson Little Children
Role: Brad Adamson
Leonardo DiCaprio Blood Diamond
Role: Danny Archer
Peter O'Toole Venus

Don Cheadle

Honored for : Hotel Rwanda
(Role: Paul Rusesabagina (9th Satellite Awards))

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gael García Bernal The Motorcycle Diaries
Role: Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Johnny Depp Finding Neverland
Role: Sir James Matthew Barrie
Sean Penn The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Role: Samuel J. Bicke
Javier Bardem The Sea Inside
Role: Ramón Sampedro
Liam Neeson Kinsey
Role: Alfred Kinsey
Kevin Bacon The Woodsman
Role: Walter
Don Cheadle Hotel Rwanda
Role: Paul Rusesabagina
Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote
Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain
David Strathairn Good Night, and Good Luck
Viggo Mortensen A History of Violence
Jake Gyllenhaal Jarhead
Tommy Lee Jones The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Honored for : Capote

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gael García Bernal The Motorcycle Diaries
Role: Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Johnny Depp Finding Neverland
Role: Sir James Matthew Barrie
Sean Penn The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Role: Samuel J. Bicke
Javier Bardem The Sea Inside
Role: Ramón Sampedro
Liam Neeson Kinsey
Role: Alfred Kinsey
Kevin Bacon The Woodsman
Role: Walter
Don Cheadle Hotel Rwanda
Role: Paul Rusesabagina
Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote
Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain
David Strathairn Good Night, and Good Luck
Viggo Mortensen A History of Violence
Jake Gyllenhaal Jarhead
Tommy Lee Jones The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Sean Penn

Honored for : Mystic River, 21 Grams
(Role: Jimmy Markum, Role: Paul Rivers)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jude Law Cold Mountain
Role: Inman
Paddy Considine In America
Role: Johnny
Hayden Christensen Shattered Glass
Role: Stephen Glass
William H. Macy The Cooler
Role: Bernie Lootz
Sean Penn Mystic River
Role: Paul Rivers
Sean Penn 21 Grams
Role: Jimmy Markum
Tom Cruise The Last Samurai
Role: Nathan Algren

Michael Caine, Daniel Day-Lewis

Honored for : The Quiet American, Gangs of New York
(Role: Thomas Fowler, Role: William Cutting)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robin Williams One Hour Photo
Role: Seymour Parrish
Jack Nicholson About Schmidt
Role: Warren Schmidt
Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York
Role: William Cutting
Tom Hanks Road to Perdition
Role: Michael Sullivan
Michael Caine The Quiet American
Role: Thomas Fowler
Edward Norton 25th Hour
Role: Monty Brogan

Brian Cox

Honored for : L.I.E.
(Role: Big John Harrigan)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Cox L.I.E.
Role: Big John Harrigan
Billy Bob Thornton Monster's Ball
Role: Hank Grotowski
Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind
Role: John Nash
Guy Pearce Memento
Role: Leonard
Sean Penn I Am Sam
Role: Sam Dawson
Denzel Washington Training Day
Role: Alonzo

Geoffrey Rush

Honored for : Quills
(Role: Marquis de Sade)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jamie Bell Billy Elliot
Role: Billy Elliot
Sean Connery Finding Forrester
Role: William Forrester
Russell Crowe Gladiator
Role: Maximus Decimus Meridius
Ed Harris Pollock
Role: Jackson Pollock
Geoffrey Rush Quills
Role: Marquis de Sade
Denzel Washington Remember the Titans
Role: Herman Boone

Terence Stamp

Honored for : The Limey
(Role: Wilson)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Denzel Washington The Hurricane
Role: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Russell Crowe The Insider
Role: Jeffrey Wigand
Al Pacino The Insider
Role: Lowell Bergman
Terence Stamp The Limey
Role: Wilson
Richard Farnsworth The Straight Story
Role: Alvin Straight
Kevin Spacey American Beauty
Role: Lester Burnham

Edward Norton

Honored for : American History X
(Role: Derek Vinyard)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Fry Wilde
Role: Oscar Wilde
Brendan Gleeson The General
Role: Martin Cahill
Derek Jacobi Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Role: Francis Bacon
Ian McKellen Gods and Monsters
Role: James Whale
Nick Nolte Affliction
Role: Wade Whitehouse
Edward Norton American History X
Role: Derek Vinyard

Robert Duvall

Honored for : The Apostle
(Role: Euliss Dewey/The Apostle)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Russell Crowe L.A. Confidential
Role: Bud White
Robert Duvall The Apostle
Role: Euliss Dewey/The Apostle
Matt Damon Good Will Hunting
Role: Will Hunting
Leonardo DiCaprio Titanic
Role: Jack Dawson
Djimon Hounsou Amistad
Role: Cinque
Mark Wahlberg Boogie Nights
Role: Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler

Geoffrey Rush

Honored for : Shine
(Role: David Helfgott)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Eccleston Jude
Role: Jude Fawley
Geoffrey Rush Shine
Role: David Helfgott
James Woods Killer: A Journal Of Murder
Role: Carl Panzram
Ralph Fiennes The English Patient
Role: Laszlo de Almásy
William H. Macy Fargo
Role: Jerome Lundegaard
Billy Bob Thornton Sling Blade
Role: Karl Childers

James Woods

Honored for : Killer: A Journal Of Murder
(Role: Carl Panzram)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Eccleston Jude
Role: Jude Fawley
Geoffrey Rush Shine
Role: David Helfgott
James Woods Killer: A Journal Of Murder
Role: Carl Panzram
Ralph Fiennes The English Patient
Role: Laszlo de Almásy
William H. Macy Fargo
Role: Jerome Lundegaard
Billy Bob Thornton Sling Blade
Role: Karl Childers