The 11th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2006, were given on December 18, 2006.
Special achievement awards Auteur Award (for his visionary work as a filmmaker) – Robert Altman
Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Martin Landau
Nikola Tesla Award (for creating special effects on the 1978 film Superman that pre-dated contemporary computer-generated images) – Richard Donner
Outstanding Guest Star (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) – 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 Joseph Cross – Running with Scissors 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 Helen Mirren – The Queen Penélope Cruz – To Return (Volver) Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal Maggie Gyllenhaal – Sherrybaby Gretchen Mol – The Notorious Bettie Page Kate Winslet – Little Children
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada 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 Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) Cars Flushed Away Happy Feet Ice Age: The Meltdown
Best Art Direction and Production Design Flags of Our Fathers – Henry Bumstead, Richard Goddard, and Jack G. Taylor Jr. Dreamgirls Marie Antoinette Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) V for Vendetta
Best Cinematography Flags of Our Fathers – Tom Stern The Black Dahlia Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia) The Fountain A Good Year The House of Sand (Casa de Areia) X-Men: The Last Stand
Best Costume Design The Devil Wears Prada – Patricia Field The Black Dahlia Dreamgirls Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia) Marie Antoinette
Best Director Bill Condon – Dreamgirls (TIE) Clint Eastwood – Flags of Our Fathers (TIE) Pedro Almodóvar – To Return (Volver) Stephen Frears – The Queen Alejandro González Iñárritu – Babel Martin Scorsese – The Departed
Best Documentary Film Deliver Us from Evil An Inconvenient Truth Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man The U.S. vs. John Lennon The War Tapes
Best Editing X-Men: The Last Stand – Mark Helfrich, Mark Goldblatt, and Julia Wong Babel Dreamgirls Flags of Our Fathers Miami Vice
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 Dreamgirls The Devil Wears Prada Little Miss Sunshine Stranger than Fiction Thank You for Smoking Venus
Best Foreign Language Film To Return (Volver), Spain Apocalypto, United States Changing Times (Les temps qui changent), France The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), Germany The Syrian Bride, Israel Water, Canada
Best Original Score "Babel" – Gustavo Santaolalla "Brick" – Nathan Johnson "The Da Vinci Code" – Hans Zimmer "Flags of Our Fathers" – Clint Eastwood "The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)" – Gabriel Yared "Notes on a Scandal" – Philip Glass
Best Original Song "You Know My Name" performed by Chris Cornell – Casino Royale "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 The Departed – William Monahan 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 The Queen – Peter Morgan Babel – Guillermo Arriaga and Alejandro González Iñárritu Changing Times (Les temps qui changent) – Pascal Bonitzer, Laurent Guyot, and André Téchiné The House of Sand (Casa de Areia) – Luiz Carlos Barreto, Elena Soarez, and Andrucha Waddington To Return (Volver) – Pedro Almodóvar The Wind That Shakes the Barley – Paul Laverty
Best Sound Dreamgirls Babel The Da Vinci Code Flags of Our Fathers X-Men: The Last Stand
Best Supporting Actor Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed 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 Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls 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 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest The Da Vinci Code Flags of Our Fathers The Fountain Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) V for Vendetta X-Men: The Last Stand
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble The Departed
Television 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 James Spader – Boston Legal 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 Bill Nighy – Gideon's Daughter Andre Braugher – Thief Charles Dance – Bleak House Hugh Dancy – Elizabeth I Ben Kingsley – Mrs. Harris
Best Actress – Drama Series Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer 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 Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives 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 Judy Davis – A Little Thing Called Murder Gillian Anderson – Bleak House Annette Bening – Mrs. Harris Helen Mirren – Elizabeth I Miranda Richardson – Gideon's Daughter
Best Miniseries To the Ends of the Earth Bleak House Casanova Elizabeth I Thief
Best Series – Drama House, M.D. 24 Dexter Heroes Rescue Me The Wire
Best Series – Musical or Comedy Ugly Betty The Colbert Report Entourage Everybody Hates Chris The Office
Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film Tony Plana – Ugly Betty 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 Julie Benz – Dexter Fionnula Flanagan – Brotherhood Laurie Metcalf – Desperate Housewives Elizabeth Perkins – Weeds Jean Smart – 24 Vanessa Williams – Ugly Betty
Best TV Film A Little Thing Called Murder Gideon's Daughter High School Musical In from the Night Mrs. Harris
Outstanding Television Ensemble Grey's Anatomy
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 An Inconvenient Truth 49 Up Andy Warhol: A Documentary The Aristocrats Dave Chappelle's Block Party Independent Lens For episode "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (#8.22)". Marie Antoinette Pornography: A Secret History of Civilisation Thinking XXX Wordplay
Best DVD Extras Mission: Impossible III 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". The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 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 The Simpsons For "The Complete Eighth Season". Alias For "The Complete Fifth Season". Desperate Housewives For "The Complete Second Season". Mission: Impossible 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 New Super Mario Bros. F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Metroid Prime Hunters Ōkami
Outstanding Game Based on a Previous Medium Kingdom Hearts II Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II Scarface: The World Is Yours Star Wars: Empire at War
Outstanding Overall DVD Superman, Superman II, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Superman Returns For the "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition". 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 Company of Heroes Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Mercury Meltdown Tetris DS
Outstanding Role Playing Game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Final Fantasy XII Kingdom Hearts II Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Neverwinter Nights 2
Outstanding Sports Game FIFA 07 MLB '06: The Show NCAA Football 2007 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
Outstanding Youth DVD The Little Mermaid Akeelah and the Bee Cars Eight Below The Greatest Game Ever Played Ice Age: The Meltdown Lady and the Tramp Nanny McPhee Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Awards breakdown
Film Winners: 4 / 6 The Departed: Best Film – Drama / Best Screenplay – Adapted / Best Supporting Actor / Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble 4 / 11 Dreamgirls: Best Film – Musical or Comedy / Best Director & Sound / Best Supporting Actress 3 / 10 Flags of Our Fathers: Best Art Direction and Production Design / Best Cinematography & Director 2 / 3 The Devil Wears Prada: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy / Best Costume Design 2 / 4 The Queen: Best Actress – Drama / Best Screenplay – Original 1 / 1 Casino Royale: Best Original Song 1 / 1 Deliver Us from Evil: Best Documentary Film 1 / 1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: Best Visual Effects 1 / 2 The Last King of Scotland: Best Actor – Drama 1 / 2 Running with Scissors: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy 1 / 3 Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno): Best Animated or Mixed Media Film 1 / 4 To Return (Volver): Best Foreign Language Film 1 / 4 X-Men: The Last Stand: Best Editing 1 / 8 Babel: Best Original Score
Losers: 0 / 5 Little Miss Sunshine 0 / 4 Little Children 0 / 3 The Da Vinci Code, Notes on a Scandal, Thank You for Smoking, Venus 0 / 2 Aurora Borealis, The Black Dahlia, Changing Times (Les temps qui changent), Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia), The Fountain, Half Nelson, The House of Sand (Casa de Areia), The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), Marie Antoinette, A Prairie Home Companion, Stranger than Fiction, V for Vendetta
Television