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
- 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
- Penélope Cruz – To Return
- Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – Sherrybaby
- Gretchen Mol – The Notorious Bettie Page
- Kate Winslet – Little Children
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
- 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
- Cars
- Flushed Away
- Happy Feet
Best Art Direction and Production Design
- Dreamgirls
- Marie Antoinette
- Pan's Labyrinth
- V for Vendetta
Best Cinematography
- The Black Dahlia
- Curse of the Golden Flower
- The Fountain
- A Good Year
- The House of Sand
Best Costume Design
- The Black Dahlia
- Dreamgirls
- Curse of the Golden Flower
- Marie Antoinette
Best Director
Clint Eastwood – Flags of Our Fathers
- Pedro Almodóvar – To Return
- Stephen Frears – The Queen
- Alejandro González Iñárritu – Babel
- Martin Scorsese – The Departed
Best Documentary Film
- An Inconvenient Truth
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- The U.S. vs. John Lennon
- The War Tapes
Best Editing
Best Film – Drama
The Departed- Babel
- Flags of Our Fathers
- Half Nelson
- The Last King of Scotland
- Little Children
- The Queen
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Stranger than Fiction
- Thank You for Smoking
- Venus
Best Foreign Language Film
- Apocalypto, United States
- Changing Times , France
- The Lives of Others , Germany
- The Syrian Bride, Israel
- Water, Canada
Best Original Score
- "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
- "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
- 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
- Babel – Guillermo Arriaga and Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Changing Times – Pascal Bonitzer, Laurent Guyot, and André Téchiné
- The House of Sand – Luiz Carlos Barreto, Elena Soarez, and Andrucha Waddington
- To Return – Pedro Almodóvar
- The Wind That Shakes the Barley – Paul Laverty
Best Sound
- Babel
- The Da Vinci Code
- Flags of Our Fathers
Best Supporting Actor
- 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
- 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
- The Da Vinci Code
- Flags of Our Fathers
- The Fountain
- Pan's Labyrinth
- V for Vendetta
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
The DepartedTelevision 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
- 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
- Andre Braugher – Thief
- Charles Dance – Bleak House
- Hugh Dancy – Elizabeth I
- Ben Kingsley – Mrs. Harris
Best Actress – Drama Series
- 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
- 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
- Gillian Anderson – Bleak House
- Annette Bening – Mrs. Harris
- Helen Mirren – Elizabeth I
- Miranda Richardson – Gideon's Daughter
Best Miniseries
- Bleak House
- Casanova
- Elizabeth I
- Thief
Best Series – Drama
- 24
- Dexter
- Heroes
- Rescue Me
- The Wire
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
- The Colbert Report
- Entourage
- Everybody Hates Chris
- The Office
Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
- 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
- Fionnula Flanagan – Brotherhood
- Laurie Metcalf – Desperate Housewives
- Elizabeth Perkins – Weeds
- Jean Smart – 24
- Vanessa Williams – Ugly Betty
Best TV Film
- Gideon's Daughter
- High School Musical
- In from the Night
- Mrs. Harris
Outstanding Television Ensemble
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
- 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
- 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".
- 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
- Alias For "The Complete Fifth Season".
- Desperate Housewives For "The Complete Second Season".
- 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
- F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon
- Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- Ōkami
Outstanding Game Based on a Previous Medium
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Outstanding Overall DVD
- 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
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- Mercury Meltdown
- Tetris DS
Outstanding Role Playing Game
- Final Fantasy XII
- Kingdom Hearts II
Outstanding Sports Game
- NCAA Football 2007
- Pro Evolution Soccer 5
- Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
Outstanding Youth DVD
- Akeelah and the Bee
- Cars
- Eight Below
- The Greatest Game Ever Played
- Lady and the Tramp
- Nanny McPhee
Awards breakdown
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