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 (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Alan J. Pakula
Outstanding 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 – Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Nick Nolte – Affliction Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Ian Bannen – Waking Ned (TIE) David Kelly – Waking Ned (TIE) Warren Beatty – Bulworth Jeff Bridges – The Big Lebowski Michael Caine – Little Voice Robin Williams – Patch Adams
Best Actress – Drama Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth Helena Bonham Carter – The Theory of Flight Fernanda Montenegro – Central Station (Central do Brasil) Susan Sarandon – Stepmom Meryl Streep – One True Thing Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Christina Ricci – The Opposite of Sex 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 A Bug's Life Antz Mulan The Prince of Egypt The Rugrats Movie
Best Art Direction The Truman Show – Dennis Gassner Beloved Elizabeth Pleasantville Shakespeare in Love
Best Cinematography The Thin Red Line – John Toll Beloved Pleasantville Saving Private Ryan Shakespeare in Love
Best Costume Design Elizabeth – Alexandra Byrne Beloved Ever After Pleasantville Shakespeare in Love
Best Director Terrence Malick – The Thin Red Line John Boorman – The General Shekhar Kapur – Elizabeth Gary Ross – Pleasantville Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan
Best Documentary Film Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life The Cruise The Farm: Angola, USA Kurt & Courtney Public Housing
Best Editing Saving Private Ryan – Michael Kahn Beloved Pleasantville Shakespeare in Love The Thin Red Line
Best Film – Drama The Thin Red Line Elizabeth The General Gods and Monsters Saving Private Ryan
Best Film – Musical or Comedy Shakespeare in Love Little Voice Pleasantville Waking Ned You've Got Mail
Best Foreign Language Film Central Station (Central do Brasil), Brazil The Celebration (Festen), Denmark Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella), Italy Only Clouds Move the Stars (Bare skyer beveger stjernene), Norway The Separation (La Séparation), France
Best Original Score "The Thin Red Line" – Hans Zimmer "Beloved" – Rachel Portman "City of Angels" – Gabriel Yared "Pleasantville" – Randy Newman "Saving Private Ryan" – John Williams
Best Original Song "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" performed by Aerosmith – Armageddon "Anyone at All" – You've Got Mail "The Flame Still Burns" – Still Crazy "That'll Do" – Babe: Pig in the City "When You Believe" – The Prince of Egypt
Best Screenplay – Adapted Gods and Monsters – Bill Condon 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 Pleasantville – Gary Ross American History X – David McKenna Central Station (Central do Brasil) – Marcos Bernstein and João Emanuel Carneiro Saving Private Ryan – Robert Rodat Shakespeare in Love – Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Best Supporting Actor – Drama Donald Sutherland – Without Limits 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 Bill Murray – Rushmore Jeff Daniels – Pleasantville John Goodman – The Big Lebowski Bill Nighy – Still Crazy Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love
Best Supporting Actress – Drama Kimberly Elise – Beloved 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 Joan Allen – Pleasantville Kathy Bates – Primary Colors Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice Julianne Moore – The Big Lebowski Joan Plowright – Dance with Me
Best Visual Effects What Dreams May Come – Ellen Somers Armageddon Babe: Pig in the City Saving Private Ryan Star Trek: Insurrection
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble The Thin Red Line
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 Drew Carey – The Drew Carey Show 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 Delroy Lindo – Glory & Honor 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 Jeri Ryan – Star Trek: Voyager Gillian Anderson – The X-Files Sharon Lawrence – NYPD Blue Rita Moreno – Oz Andrea Parker – The Pretender
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Ellen DeGeneres – Ellen Calista Flockhart – Ally McBeal Helen Hunt – Mad About You Phylicia Rashad – Cosby Brooke Shields – Suddenly Susan
Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film Angelina Jolie – Gia 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 From the Earth to the Moon A Bright Shining Lie Gia More Tales of the City Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Best Series – Drama Oz ER NYPD Blue The Pretender The X-Files
Best Series – Musical or Comedy Ellen 3rd Rock from the Sun Frasier Mad About You Suddenly Susan
Best Supporting Actor – (Mini)Series or TV Film David Clennon – From the Earth to the Moon 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 Rita Wilson – From the Earth to the Moon 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 Big Brother Baldur's Gate Heretic II Rainbow Six Unreal
Awards breakdown
Film Winners: 5 / 7 The Thin Red Line: Best Cinematography / Best Director / Best Film – Drama / Best Original Score & Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble 2 / 3 Waking Ned: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (2x) 2 / 5 Elizabeth: Best Actress – Drama / Best Costume Design 2 / 10 Pleasantville: Best Screenplay – Original / Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy 1 / 1 A Bug's Life: Best Animated or Mixed Media Film 1 / 1 Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life: Best Documentary Film 1 / 1 The Opposite of Sex: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy 1 / 1 Rushmore: Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy 1 / 1 The Truman Show: Best Art Direction 1 / 1 What Dreams May Come: Best Visual Effects 1 / 1 Without Limits: Best Supporting Actor – Drama 1 / 2 Armageddon: Best Original Song 1 / 3 American History X: Best Actor – Drama 1 / 3 Central Station (Central do Brasil): Best Foreign Language Film 1 / 4 Gods and Monsters: Best Screenplay – Adapted 1 / 8 Beloved: Best Supporting Actress – Drama 1 / 8 Saving Private Ryan: Best Editing 1 / 8 Shakespeare in Love: Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Losers: 0 / 5 Little Voice 0 / 3 The Big Lebowski, The General, You've Got Mail 0 / 2 Babe: Pig in the City, Hilary and Jackie, The Prince of Egypt
Television Winners: 3 / 4 From the Earth to the Moon: Best Miniseries or TV Film / Best Supporting Actor & Actress – (Mini)Series or TV Film 2 / 2 Ellen: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series / Best Series – Musical or Comedy 2 / 3 Oz: Best Actor – Drama Series / Best Series – Drama 1 / 1 The Drew Carey Show: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series 1 / 1 Glory & Honor: Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film 1 / 1 Star Trek: Voyager: Best Actress – Drama Series 1 / 3 Gia: Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
Losers: 0 / 3 Mad About You, More Tales of the City, NYPD Blue, The Pretender, Thanks of a Grateful Nation 0 / 2 3rd Rock from the Sun, A Bright Shining Lie, Always Outnumbered, ER, Frasier, Suddenly Susan, The X-Files
References International Press Academy website – 1999 3rd Annual SATELLITE Awards (archive link)