The 8th Golden Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2003, were presented by the International Press Academy on February 21, 2004.
Special achievement awards Mary Pickford Award (55 industry) – Arnon Milchan
Nikola Tesla Award (for his stand-out effects and 3D lens innovations) – James Cameron
Special Achievement Award (for outstanding talent) – Peter Dinklage
Motion picture winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama Sean Penn – 21 Grams and Mystic River Hayden Christensen – Shattered Glass Paddy Considine – In America Tom Cruise – The Last Samurai Jude Law – Cold Mountain William H. Macy – The Cooler
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Bill Murray – Lost in Translation Jack Black – School of Rock Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Robert Downey Jr. – The Singing Detective Paul Giamatti – American Splendor Billy Bob Thornton – Bad Santa
Best Actress – Drama Charlize Theron – Monster Jennifer Connelly – House of Sand and Fog Toni Collette – Japanese Story Samantha Morton – In America Nikki Reed – Thirteen Naomi Watts – 21 Grams Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give Jamie Lee Curtis – Freaky Friday Hope Davis – American Splendor Katie Holmes – Pieces of April Diane Lane – Under the Tuscan Sun Helen Mirren – Calendar Girls
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) Brother Bear Finding Nemo Looney Tunes: Back in Action Millennium Actress (Sennen joyû) Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Best Art Direction and Production Design The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Kill Bill: Volume 1 The Last Samurai Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Seabiscuit Whale Rider
Best Cinematography The Last Samurai – John Toll Girl with a Pearl Earring The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Seabiscuit
Best Costume Design The Last Samurai – Ngila Dickson The Company The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Seabiscuit
Best Director Jim Sheridan – In America Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – American Splendor Niki Caro – Whale Rider Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood – Mystic River Catherine Hardwicke – Thirteen
Best Documentary Film Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony Capturing the Friedmans The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara Lost in La Mancha My Flesh and Blood Stevie
Best Editing The Last Samurai – Victor Du Bois and Steven Rosenblum House of Sand and Fog The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Seabiscuit
Best Film – Drama In America The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Thirteen Whale Rider
Best Film – Musical or Comedy Lost in Translation American Splendor Bad Santa Bend It Like Beckham A Mighty Wind Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Best Foreign Language Film City of God (Cidade de Deus), Brazil The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares), Canada Gloomy Sunday (Gloomy Sunday – Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod), Germany Monsieur Ibrahim (Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran), France Osama, Afghanistan/Iran Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom), Korea
Best Original Score "The Last Samurai" – Hans Zimmer "Camp" – Stephen Trask "Cold Mountain" – Gabriel Yared "Finding Nemo" – Thomas Newman "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" – Howard Shore "The Missing" – James Horner "Seabiscuit" – Randy Newman
Best Original Song "Siente mi amor" – Once Upon a Time in Mexico "Cross the Green Mountain" – Gods and Generals "Great Spirits" – Brother Bear "The Heart of Every Girl" – Mona Lisa Smile "How Shall I See You Through My Tears" – Camp "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" – A Mighty Wind
Best Screenplay – Adapted Mystic River – Brian Helgeland American Splendor – Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini Cold Mountain – Anthony Minghella Seabiscuit – Gary Ross Shattered Glass – Billy Ray Whale Rider – Niki Caro
Best Screenplay – Original Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola 21 Grams – Guillermo Arriaga The Cooler – Frank Hannah and Wayne Kramer Kill Bill: Volume 1 – Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman The Station Agent – Tom McCarthy Thirteen – Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed
Best Sound Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Kill Bill: Volume 1 The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Mystic River Seabiscuit
Best Supporting Actor – Drama Djimon Hounsou – In America Alec Baldwin – The Cooler Jeff Bridges – Seabiscuit Benicio del Toro – 21 Grams Omar Sharif – Monsieur Ibrahim (Monsieur Ibrahim el les fleurs du Coran) Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy Eugene Levy – A Mighty Wind Johnny Depp – Once Upon a Time in Mexico Bill Nighy – Love Actually Sam Rockwell – Matchstick Men Geoffrey Rush – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Thomas Sangster – Love Actually
Best Supporting Actress – Drama Maria Bello – The Cooler Emma Bolger – In America Annette Bening – Open Range Patricia Clarkson – The Station Agent Marcia Gay Harden – Mystic River Holly Hunter – Thirteen
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April Shaheen Khan – Bend It Like Beckham Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation Catherine O'Hara – A Mighty Wind Emma Thompson – Love Actually Julie Walters – Calendar Girls
Best Visual Effects Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Kill Bill: Volume 1 The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Television winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama Series Michael Chiklis – The Shield David Boreanaz – Angel Anthony LaPaglia – Without a Trace Julian McMahon – Nip/Tuck David Paymer – Line of Fire Nick Stahl – Carnivàle
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series Bernie Mac – The Bernie Mac Show Sacha Baron Cohen – Da Ali G Show Bryan Cranston – Malcolm in the Middle Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm Eric McCormack – Will & Grace Tony Shalhoub – Monk
Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film James Woods – Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story Robert Carlyle – Hitler: The Rise of Evil Troy Garity – Soldier's Girl Lee Pace – Soldier's Girl Al Pacino – Angels in America Tom Wilkinson – Normal
Best Actress – Drama Series CCH Pounder – The Shield Jennifer Garner – Alias Amy Madigan – Carnivàle Ellen Muth – Dead Like Me Joely Richardson – Nip/Tuck Amber Tamblyn – Joan of Arcadia
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Jane Kaczmarek – Malcolm in the Middle Lauren Graham – Gilmore Girls Bonnie Hunt – Life with Bonnie Debra Messing – Will & Grace Alicia Silverstone – Miss Match Wanda Sykes – Wanda at Large
Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film Meryl Streep – Angels in America Felicity Huffman – Out of Order Jessica Lange – Normal Helen Mirren – The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Mary Tyler Moore – Blessings Maggie Smith – My House in Umbria
Best Miniseries Angels in America Children of Dune Out of Order Doctor Zhivago Helen of Troy Hornblower: Loyalty
Best Series – Drama The Shield Boomtown Carnivàle Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nip/Tuck Six Feet Under
Best Series – Musical or Comedy Arrested Development Da Ali G Show The Bernie Mac Show Curb Your Enthusiasm Kid Notorious Sex and the City
Best Supporting Actor – Drama Series Neal McDonough – Boomtown Andy Hallett – Angel Hill Harper – The Handler Anthony Heald – Boston Public Michael Rosenbaum – Smallville Gregory Smith – Everwood
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy Series Jeffrey Tambor – Arrested Development David Cross – Arrested Development David Alan Grier – Life with Bonnie Sean Hayes – Will & Grace Matt LeBlanc – Friends David Hyde Pierce – Frasier
Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film Justin Kirk – Angels in America Eion Bailey – And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Chris Cooper – My House in Umbria Shawn Hatosy – Soldier's Girl Patrick Wilson – Angels in America Jeffrey Wright – Angels in America
Best Supporting Actress – Drama Series Mary Steenburgen – Joan of Arcadia Amy Acker – Angel Adrienne Barbeau – Carnivàle Loretta Devine – Boston Public Lena Olin – Alias Gina Torres – Angel
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Jessica Walter – Arrested Development Kelly Bishop – Gilmore Girls Kim Cattrall – Sex and the City Jane Leeves – Frasier Christa Miller – Scrubs Portia de Rossi – Arrested Development
Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film Justine Bateman – Out of Order Jayne Atkinson – Our Town Anne Bancroft – The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Jane Curtin – Our Town Mary-Louise Parker – Angels in America Emma Thompson – Angels in America
Best TV Film Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself My House in Umbria Normal Our Town Soldier's Girl
New Media winners and nominees
Best Classic DVD Looney Tunes The Ace of Hearts, The Unknown, Laugh, Clown, Laugh, and Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (For "The Lon Chaney Collection".) From Russia with Love, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, The Living Daylights, The World Is Not Enough, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Live and Let Die, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, and Die Another Day (For "The James Bond DVD Collection", volumes 2 & 3.) Modern Times, The Gold Rush, The Great Dictator, Limelight (For "The Charlie Chaplin Collection" (Warner).) Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (For "The Adventures of Indiana Jones" set.) Scarface
Best Documentary DVD Lost in La Mancha The Blue Planet Canada: A People's History Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Saturday Night Live – 25 Years of Music Trembling Before G-d
Best DVD Extras Finding Nemo Firefly Alien, Aliens, Alien3, and Alien Resurrection (For "The Alien Quadrilogy".) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (For the Special Extended Edition.) Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (For "The Adventures of Indiana Jones" set.) Willard
Best DVD Release of TV Shows Alias (For The Complete Second Season.) 24 (For The Complete Second Season.) Dawson's Creek (For The Complete Second Season.) Family Guy (For Volume 2.) Mr. Show with Bob and David (For The Complete Third Season.) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (For Season 7.)
Most Innovative Story Design XIII PlanetSide Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic The Sims: Superstar True Crime: Streets of LA
Outstanding Art Direction The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Battlefield 1942 (For the add-on "The Road to Rome".) Final Fantasy XI Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs
Outstanding Character Grand Theft Auto: Vice City For "Tommy Vercetti" (Ray Liotta). Def Jam Vendetta For "Def Jam Crew" ('DMX'/Ludacris/Method Man/Redman). True Crime: Streets of LA For "Unknown" (Snoop Dogg). XIII For the XIII Voice (David Duchovny).
Outstanding Execution of a Gaming Concept Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Call of Duty Enter the Matrix Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Outstanding Overall DVD The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (For the Special Extended Edition.) Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection (For "The Alien Quadrilogy".) Jackass: The Movie