3rd Golden Satellite Awards
The 3rd Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, honored the best in film and television for 1998.
Special achievement awards
Mary Pickford Award – Alan J. PakulaOutstanding New Talent – Eamonn Owens
Motion picture winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama
Edward Norton – American History X- Stephen Fry – Wilde
- Brendan Gleeson – The General
- Derek Jacobi –
- Nick Nolte – Affliction
- Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
David Kelly – Waking Ned
- Warren Beatty – Bulworth
- Jeff Bridges – The Big Lebowski
- Michael Caine – Little Voice
- Robin Williams – Patch Adams
Best Actress – Drama
- Helena Bonham Carter – The Theory of Flight
- Fernanda Montenegro – Central Station
- Susan Sarandon – Stepmom
- Meryl Streep – One True Thing
- Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
- Jane Horrocks – Little Voice
- Holly Hunter – Living Out Loud
- Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love
- Meg Ryan – You've Got Mail
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
- Antz
- Mulan
- The Prince of Egypt
- The Rugrats Movie
Best Art Direction
- Beloved
- Elizabeth
- Pleasantville
- Shakespeare in Love
Best Cinematography
- Beloved
- Pleasantville
- Saving Private Ryan
- Shakespeare in Love
Best Costume Design
- Beloved
- Ever After
- Pleasantville
- Shakespeare in Love
Best Director
- John Boorman – The General
- Shekhar Kapur – Elizabeth
- Gary Ross – Pleasantville
- Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan
Best Documentary Film
- The Cruise
Best Editing
- Beloved
- Pleasantville
- Shakespeare in Love
- The Thin Red Line
Best Film – Drama
- Elizabeth
- The General
- Gods and Monsters
- Saving Private Ryan
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
- Little Voice
- Pleasantville
- Waking Ned
- You've Got Mail
Best Foreign Language Film
- The Celebration , Denmark
- Life Is Beautiful , Italy
- Only Clouds Move the Stars , Norway
- The Separation , France
Best Original Score
- "Beloved" – Rachel Portman
- "City of Angels" – Gabriel Yared
- "Pleasantville" – Randy Newman
- "Saving Private Ryan" – John Williams
Best Original Song
- "Anyone at All" – You've Got Mail
- "The Flame Still Burns" – Still Crazy
- "That'll Do" –
- "When You Believe" – The Prince of Egypt
Best Screenplay – Adapted
- Beloved – Adam Brooks, Akosua Busia and Richard LaGravenese
- Hilary and Jackie – Frank Cottrell Boyce
- Little Voice – Mark Herman
- The Thin Red Line – Terrence Malick
Best Screenplay – Original
- American History X – David McKenna
- Central Station – Marcos Bernstein and João Emanuel Carneiro
- Saving Private Ryan – Robert Rodat
- Shakespeare in Love – Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
- Robert Duvall – A Civil Action
- Jason Patric – Your Friends & Neighbors
- Tom Sizemore – Saving Private Ryan
- Billy Bob Thornton – A Simple Plan
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
- Jeff Daniels – Pleasantville
- John Goodman – The Big Lebowski
- Bill Nighy – Still Crazy
- Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
- Kathy Burke – Dancing at Lughnasa
- Beverly D'Angelo – American History X
- Thandie Newton – Beloved
- Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
- Kathy Bates – Primary Colors
- Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice
- Julianne Moore – The Big Lebowski
- Joan Plowright – Dance with Me
Best Visual Effects
- Armageddon
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- Saving Private Ryan
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Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
Television winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama Series
Ernie Hudson – Oz- George Clooney – ER
- Dylan McDermott – The Practice
- Jimmy Smits – NYPD Blue
- Michael T. Weiss – The Pretender
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
- Michael J. Fox – Spin City
- Kelsey Grammer – Frasier
- John Lithgow – 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Paul Reiser – Mad About You
Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
- Cary Elwes – The Pentagon Wars
- Laurence Fishburne – Always Outnumbered
- Kevin Pollak – From the Earth to the Moon
- Patrick Stewart – Moby Dick
Best Actress – Drama Series
- Gillian Anderson – The X-Files
- Sharon Lawrence – NYPD Blue
- Rita Moreno – Oz
- Andrea Parker – The Pretender
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
- Calista Flockhart – Ally McBeal
- Helen Hunt – Mad About You
- Phylicia Rashad – Cosby
- Brooke Shields – Suddenly Susan
Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
- Olympia Dukakis – More Tales of the City
- Mia Farrow – Miracle at Midnight
- Barbara Hershey – The Staircase
- Jennifer Jason Leigh – Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Best Miniseries or TV Film
- A Bright Shining Lie
- Gia
- More Tales of the City
- Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Best Series – Drama
- ER
- NYPD Blue
- The Pretender
- The X-Files
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Frasier
- Mad About You
- Suddenly Susan
Best Supporting Actor – (Mini)Series or TV Film
- Brian Dennehy – Thanks of a Grateful Nation
- Lance Henriksen – The Day Lincoln Was Shot
- Martin Short – Merlin
- Daniel Williams – Always Outnumbered
Best Supporting Actress – (Mini)Series or TV Film
- Jackie Burroughs – More Tales of the City
- Faye Dunaway – Gia
- Shirley Knight – The Wedding
- Amy Madigan – A Bright Shining Lie
New Media winners and nominees
Best Home Entertainment Product/Game
Dilbert's Desktop Games- Gran Turismo
- Half-Life
- Madden NFL 99
- NBA Live 99
CD-ROM Entertainment
- Baldur's Gate
- Heretic II
- Rainbow Six
- Unreal
Awards breakdown
Film
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Television
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