2nd Golden Satellite Awards

The 2nd Golden Satellite Awards, given on February 22, 1998, honored the best in film and television of 1997.

Special achievement awards

Mary Pickford Award <small>(for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry)</small> – Jodie Foster

Outstanding New Talent – Aaron Eckhart

Motion picture winners and nominees

Best Actor – Drama

Robert Duvall – The Apostle

• Russell Crowe – L.A. Confidential
• Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Titanic
• Djimon Hounsou – Amistad
• Mark Wahlberg – Boogie Nights

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy

Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets

• Robert Carlyle – The Full Monty
• Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog
• Tommy Lee Jones – Men in Black
• Kevin Kline – In & Out
• Howard Stern – Private Parts

Best Actress – Drama

Judi Dench – Mrs Brown

• Joan Allen – The Ice Storm
• Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove
• Julie Christie – Afterglow
• Kate Winslet – Titanic

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

Helen Hunt – As Good as It Gets

• Pam Grier – Jackie Brown
• Lisa Kudrow – Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
• Parker Posey – The House of Yes
• Julia Roberts – My Best Friend's Wedding

Best Animated or Mixed Media Film

Men in Black

• '
• Anastasia
• '
• Starship Troopers

Best Art Direction

Titanic – Peter Lamont

• Amistad
• Gattaca
• L.A. Confidential
• The Wings of the Dove

Best Cinematography

Amistad – Janusz Kaminski

• Contact
• Eve's Bayou
• L.A. Confidential
• Titanic

Best Costume Design

Titanic – Deborah Lynn Scott

• Amistad
• Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (Beaumarchais, l'insolent)
• Mrs Brown
• The Wings of the Dove

Best Director

James Cameron – Titanic

• Paul Thomas Anderson – Boogie Nights
• Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential
• Steven Spielberg – Amistad
• Gus Van Sant – Good Will Hunting

Best Documentary Film

4 Little Girls

• Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
• Hype!
• Shooting Porn
• '

Best Editing

Titanic – Richard A. Harris and Conrad Buff

• Air Force One
• Amistad
• Boogie Nights
• L.A. Confidential

Best Film – Drama

Titanic

• Amistad
• Boogie Nights
• Good Will Hunting
• L.A. Confidential

Best Film – Musical or Comedy

As Good as It Gets

• Deconstructing Harry
• The Full Monty
• In & Out
• My Best Friend's Wedding

Best Foreign Language Film

Shall We Dance? (Shall We Dansu?) • Japan

• My Life in Pink (Ma vie en rose) • France
• Ponette • France
• The Promise (La promesse) • Belgium
• Live Flesh (Carne trémula) • Spain

Best Original Score

"Titanic" – James Horner

• "Amistad" – John Williams
• "Anastasia" – David Newman
• "L.A. Confidential" – Jerry Goldsmith
• "One Night Stand" – Mike Figgis

Best Original Song

"My Heart Will Go On" performed by Céline Dion – Titanic

• "Journey to the Past" – Anastasia
• "Once Upon a December" – Anastasia
• "A Song for Mama" – Soul Food
• "Tomorrow Never Dies" – Tomorrow Never Dies

Best Screenplay – Adapted

L.A. Confidential – Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland

• Amistad – David Franzoni
• The Ice Storm – James Schamus
• The Sweet Hereafter – Atom Egoyan
• The Wings of the Dove – Hossein Amini

Best Screenplay – Original

Good Will Hunting – Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

• Boogie Nights – Paul Thomas Anderson
• The Full Monty – Simon Beaufoy
• Mrs Brown – Jeremy Brock
• Titanic – James Cameron

Best Supporting Actor – Drama

Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights

• Billy Connolly – Mrs Brown
• Danny DeVito – The Rainmaker
• Samuel L. Jackson – Eve's Bayou
• Robin Williams – Good Will Hunting

Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy

Rupert Everett – My Best Friend's Wedding

• Mark Addy – The Full Monty
• Cuba Gooding Jr. – As Good as It Gets
• Greg Kinnear – As Good as It Gets
• Rip Torn – Men in Black

Best Supporting Actress – Drama

Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights

• Minnie Driver – Good Will Hunting
• Ashley Judd – Kiss the Girls
• Debbi Morgan – Eve's Bayou
• Sigourney Weaver – The Ice Storm

Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy

Joan Cusack – In & Out

• Cameron Diaz – My Best Friend's Wedding
• Linda Fiorentino – Men in Black
• Anne Heche – Wag the Dog
• Shirley Knight – As Good as It Gets

Best Visual Effects

Contact – Ken Ralston

• The Fifth Element
• Men in Black
• Starship Troopers
• Titanic

Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble

Boogie Nights

Television winners and nominees

Best Actor – Drama Series

Jimmy Smits – NYPD Blue

• David Duchovny – The X-Files
• Dennis Franz – NYPD Blue
• Sam Waterston – Law & Order
• Michael T. Weiss – The Pretender

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

Kelsey Grammer – Frasier

• Tim Allen – Home Improvement
• Drew Carey – The Drew Carey Show
• Michael J. Fox – Spin City
• Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show

Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

Gary Sinise – George Wallace

• Armand Assante – The Odyssey
• Gabriel Byrne – Weapons of Mass Distraction
• Sidney Poitier – Mandela and de Klerk
• Ving Rhames – '

Best Actress – Drama Series

Kate Mulgrew – '

• Gillian Anderson – The X-Files
• Kim Delaney – NYPD Blue
• Julianna Margulies – ER
• Ally Walker – Profiler

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series

Tracey Ullman – Tracey Takes On...

• Jane Curtin – 3rd Rock from the Sun
• Ellen DeGeneres – Ellen
• Helen Hunt – Mad About You
• Brooke Shields – Suddenly Susan

Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

Jennifer Beals – The Twilight of the Golds (TIE) <br /> Alfre Woodard – Miss Evers' Boys (TIE)

• Glenn Close – In the Gloaming
• Greta Scacchi – The Odyssey
• Meryl Streep – ...First Do No Harm

Best Miniseries or TV Film

'

• Breast Men
• George Wallace
• Miss Evers' Boys
• The Odyssey
• Weapons of Mass Distraction

Best Series – Drama

NYPD Blue

• '
• Law & Order
• The Pretender
• The X-Files

Best Series – Musical or Comedy

Frasier

• The Drew Carey Show
• The Larry Sanders Show
• Mad About You
• Spin City

Best Supporting Actor – (Mini)Series or TV Film

Vondie Curtis-Hall – '

• Jason Alexander – Cinderella
• Joe Don Baker – George Wallace
• Michael Caine – Mandela and de Klerk
• Ossie Davis – Miss Evers' Boys

Best Supporting Actress – (Mini)Series or TV Film

Ellen Barkin – Before Women Had Wings

• Louise Fletcher – Breast Men
• Bernadette Peters – Cinderella
• Mimi Rogers – Weapons of Mass Distraction
• Mare Winningham – George Wallace

New Media winners and nominees

CD-ROM Entertainment

Blade Runner

• Hercules

Awards breakdown

Film

Winners:

7 / 12 Titanic: Best Art Direction / Best Costume Design / Best Director & Editing / Best Film – Drama / Best Original Score & Original Song

3 / 6 As Good as It Gets: Best Actor & Actress & Film – Musical or Comedy

2 / 7 Boogie Nights: Best Supporting Actor & Actress – Drama

1 / 1 4 Little Girls: Best Documentary Film

1 / 1 The Apostle: Best Actor – Drama

1 / 1 Shall We Dance? (Shall We Dansu?): Best Foreign Language Film

1 / 2 Contact: Best Visual Effects

1 / 3 In & Out: Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy

1 / 4 Mrs Brown: Best Actress – Drama

1 / 4 My Best Friend's Wedding: Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy

1 / 5 Men in Black: Best Animated or Mixed Media Film

1 / 6 Good Will Hunting: Best Screenplay – Original

1 / 8 L.A. Confidential: Best Screenplay – Adapted

1 / 9 Amistad: Best Cinematography

Losers:

0 / 4 Anastasia, The Full Monty, The Wings of the Dove

0 / 3 Eve's Bayou, The Ice Storm

0 / 2 Starship Troopers, Wag the Dog

Television

Winners:

2 / 2 Frasier: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series / Best Series – Musical or Comedy

2 / 3 ': Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film / Best Supporting Actor – (Mini)Series or TV Film

2 / 4 NYPD Blue: Best Actor – Drama Series / Best Series – Drama

1 / 1 Before Women Had Wings: Best Supporting Actress – (Mini)Series or TV Film

1 / 1 ': Best Actress – Drama Series

1 / 1 Tracey Takes On...: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series

1 / 1 The Twilight of the Golds: Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

1 / 3 Miss Evers' Boys: Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

1 / 4 George Wallace: Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

Losers:

0 / 3 The Odyssey, Weapons of Mass Distraction, The X-Files

0 / 2 Cinderella, The Drew Carey Show, The Larry Sanders Show, Law & Order, Mad About You, Mandela and de Klerk, The Pretender, Spin City

References

• Satellite Awards – IMDb

External links

• 1998 2nd Annual SATELLITE Awards Nominees and Winners