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 – Jodie FosterOutstanding 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
- 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
- Joan Allen – The Ice Storm
- Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove
- Julie Christie – Afterglow
- Kate Winslet – Titanic
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
- 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
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- Anastasia
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- Starship Troopers
Best Art Direction
- Amistad
- Gattaca
- L.A. Confidential
- The Wings of the Dove
Best Cinematography
- Contact
- Eve's Bayou
- L.A. Confidential
- Titanic
Best Costume Design
- Amistad
- Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
- Mrs Brown
- The Wings of the Dove
Best Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson – Boogie Nights
- Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential
- Steven Spielberg – Amistad
- Gus Van Sant – Good Will Hunting
Best Documentary Film
- Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
- Hype!
- Shooting Porn
Best Editing
- Air Force One
- Amistad
- Boogie Nights
- L.A. Confidential
Best Film – Drama
- Amistad
- Boogie Nights
- Good Will Hunting
- L.A. Confidential
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
- Deconstructing Harry
- The Full Monty
- In & Out
- My Best Friend's Wedding
Best Foreign Language Film
"Titanic" – James Horner
- "Amistad" – John Williams
- "Anastasia" – David Newman
- "L.A. Confidential" – Jerry Goldsmith
- "One Night Stand" – Mike Figgis
Best Original Song
- "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
- Amistad – David Franzoni
- The Ice Storm – James Schamus
- The Sweet Hereafter – Atom Egoyan
- The Wings of the Dove – Hossein Amini
Best Screenplay – Original
- Boogie Nights – Paul Thomas Anderson
- The Full Monty – Simon Beaufoy
- Mrs Brown – Jeremy Brock
- Titanic – James Cameron
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Fifth Element
- Men in Black
- Starship Troopers
- Titanic
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
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
- 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
- Armand Assante – The Odyssey
- Gabriel Byrne – Weapons of Mass Distraction
- Sidney Poitier – Mandela and de Klerk
- Ving Rhames –
Best Actress – Drama Series
- Gillian Anderson – The X-Files
- Kim Delaney – NYPD Blue
- Julianna Margulies – ER
- Ally Walker – Profiler
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
- 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
Alfre Woodard – Miss Evers' Boys
- 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
- Law & Order
- The Pretender
- The X-Files
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
- The Drew Carey Show
- The Larry Sanders Show
- Mad About You
- Spin City
Best Supporting Actor – (Mini)Series or TV Film
- 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
- 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
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Television
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