9th Golden Satellite Awards
The 9th Golden Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2004, were presented by the International Press Academy on January 23, 2005.
Special achievement awards
Mary Pickford Award – Susan SarandonNikola Tesla Award – Jerry Lewis
Outstanding New Talent – Freddie Highmore
Motion picture winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama
Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda- Kevin Bacon – The Woodsman
- Javier Bardem – The Sea Inside
- Gael García Bernal – The Motorcycle Diaries
- Johnny Depp – Finding Neverland
- Liam Neeson – Kinsey
- Sean Penn – The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
- Gerard Butler – The Phantom of the Opera
- Jim Carrey – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Paul Giamatti – Sideways
- Kevin Kline – De-Lovely
- Bill Murray – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Best Actress – Drama
- Laura Linney – P.S.
- Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace
- Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
- Uma Thurman –
- Sigourney Weaver – Imaginary Heroes
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
- Jena Malone – Saved!
- Natalie Portman – Garden State
- Emmy Rossum – The Phantom of the Opera
- Kerry Washington – Ray
- Kate Winslet – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
- The Polar Express
- Shrek 2
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
- Teacher's Pet
Best Art Direction and Production Design
- The Aviator
- House of Flying Daggers
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Vanity Fair
Best Cinematography
- The Aviator
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Spider-Man 2
- A Very Long Engagement
Best Costume Design
- The Aviator
- De-Lovely
- House of Flying Daggers
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Best Director
- Bill Condon – Kinsey
- Taylor Hackford – Ray
- Joshua Marston – Maria Full of Grace
- Alexander Payne – Sideways
- Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
Best Documentary Film
- Born into Brothels
- The Fuente Family: An American Dream
- Lightning in a Bottle
- Touching the Void
Best Editing
- The Aviator
- Closer
- House of Flying Daggers
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Spider-Man 2
Best Film – Drama
- The Aviator
- Kinsey
- Maria Full of Grace
- Vera Drake
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- The Merchant of Venice
- Napoleon Dynamite
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Ray
Best Foreign Language Film
- Bad Education , Spain
- Don't Move , Italy
- House of Flying Daggers , China
- The Motorcycle Diaries , Argentina
- A Very Long Engagement , France
Best Original Score
- "Alfie" – Mick Jagger, John Powell, and David A. Stewart
- "The Aviator" – Howard Shore
- "Finding Neverland" – Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
- "The Incredibles" – Michael Giacchino
- "Spider-Man 2" – Danny Elfman
Best Original Song
- "Believe" written by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri – The Polar Express
- "Blind Leading the Blind" written by Mick Jagger and David A. Stewart – Alfie
- "The Book of Love" written by Stephin Merritt – Shall We Dance
- "Learn to Be Lonely" written by Andrew Lloyd Webber – The Phantom of the Opera
- "Shine Ya Light" written by Robbie Robertson – Ladder 49
Best Screenplay – Adapted
- Closer – Patrick Marber
- The Phantom of the Opera – Joel Schumacher
- Sideways – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Best Screenplay – Original
- The Aviator – John Logan
- Collateral – Stuart Beattie
- Hotel Rwanda – Terry George and Keir Pearson
- Kinsey – Bill Condon
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou – Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
Best Sound
- Code 46
- The Aviator
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Spider-Man 2
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
- David Carradine –
- Jamie Foxx – Collateral
- Alfred Molina – Spider-Man 2
- Clive Owen – Closer
- Peter Sarsgaard – Kinsey
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
- Joseph Fiennes – The Merchant of Venice
- Jeremy Irons – Being Julia
- Peter Sarsgaard – Garden State
- Mark Wahlberg – I Heart Huckabees
- Patrick Wilson – The Phantom of the Opera
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
- Cate Blanchett – The Aviator
- Daryl Hannah –
- Laura Linney – Kinsey
- Natalie Portman – Closer
- Kyra Sedgwick – The Woodsman
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
- Lynn Collins – The Merchant of Venice
- Minnie Driver – The Phantom of the Opera
- Cloris Leachman – Spanglish
- Virginia Madsen – Sideways
- Sharon Warren – Ray
Best Visual Effects
House of Flying Daggers
- Collateral
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Spider-Man 2
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
Television winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama Series
Matthew Fox – Lost- Vincent D'Onofrio – Law & Order
- Anthony LaPaglia – Without a Trace
- James Spader – Boston Legal
- Treat Williams – Everwood
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
- Zach Braff – Scrubs
- Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Bernie Mac – The Bernie Mac Show
- Damon Wayans – My Wife and Kids
Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
- Keith Carradine – Deadwood
- Mos Def – Something the Lord Made
- Alan Rickman – Something the Lord Made
- Geoffrey Rush – The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Best Actress – Drama Series
- Jennifer Garner – Alias
- Evangeline Lilly – Lost
- Joely Richardson – Nip/Tuck
- Amber Tamblyn – Joan of Arcadia
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
- Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives
- Lauren Graham – Gilmore Girls
- Teri Hatcher – Desperate Housewives
- Felicity Huffman – Desperate Housewives
- Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live
Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
- Clea DuVall – Helter Skelter
- Angela Lansbury – The Blackwater Lightship
- Helen Mirren – Prime Suspect: The Last Witness
- Miranda Richardson – The Lost Prince
Best Miniseries
- The 4400
- American Family
- The Last King
- Prime Suspect: The Last Witness
- The Second Coming
Best Series – Drama
- Boston Legal
- The L Word
- Lost
- The Shield
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
- Arrested Development
- The Bernie Mac Show
- Gilmore Girls
- Scrubs
Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
- Brad Dourif – Deadwood
- Balthazar Getty – Traffic
- William H. Macy – Stealing Sinatra
- Keith McErlean – The Blackwater Lightship
Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
- Mary Stuart Masterson – Something the Lord Made
- Helen McCrory –
- Gina McKee – The Lost Prince
- Emily Watson – The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Best TV Film
- Helter Skelter
- Iron Jawed Angels
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- Something the Lord Made
New Media winners and nominees
Best Classic DVD
La Dolce Vita- The China Syndrome
- Easy Rider
- Fanny and Alexander
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Persuasion, Little Women, and Sense and Sensibility
- Ragtime
- The Snake Pit
- Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi
- Time Bandits
- Zorba the Greek
Best Documentary DVD
- Ancient Mysteries and Rise and Fall of the Spartans
- Brooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, Huey Long, The Congress, Thomas Hart Benton,, and
- Capturing the Friedmans
- Fahrenheit 9/11
- In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
- It's All True
- Seven Up!, 7 Plus Seven, 21 Up, 28 Up, 35 Up, and 42 Up
- Spellbound
- Super Size Me
Best DVD Extras
- Angel
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Easy Rider
- Ed Wood
- La Dolce Vita
Best DVD Release of TV Shows
- 24
- Alias
- Angel
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Felicity
- Frasier
- Sex and the City
- Taxi
- Terrahawks
Outstanding Game Based on a Previous Medium
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- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- The Incredibles
- Rocky Legends
- X-Men Legends
Outstanding Overall DVD
- Angel
- Broadway: The American Musical
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Dawn of the Dead
- Easy Rider
- La Dolce Vita
- The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Animatrix
- Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi
Outstanding Platform Action/Adventure Game
- Doom 3
- Halo 2
Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game
- The Guy Game
- Katamari Damacy
- Sid Meier's Pirates!
- Ultra Bust-A-Move X
- Worms 3D
Outstanding Sports Game
- ESPN NFL 2K5
- Major League Baseball 2005
- MX Unleashed
- NBA Ballers
- NFL Street
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Outstanding Youth DVD
- Aladdin
- The Big Snooze, Beep, Beep, Bad Ol' Putty Tat, and Back Alley Oproar
- Elf
- Ella Enchanted
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- Mulan
- Rocky and His Friends
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Terrahawks
Awards breakdown
Film
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Television
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