8th Golden Satellite Awards
The 8th Golden Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2003, were presented by the International Press Academy on January 23, 2004.
Special achievement awards
Mary Pickford Award – Arnon MilchanNikola Tesla Award – James Cameron
Special Achievement Award – 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
- Jack Black – School of Rock
- Johnny Depp –
- Robert Downey Jr. – The Singing Detective
- Paul Giamatti – American Splendor
- Billy Bob Thornton – Bad Santa
Best Actress – Drama
- 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
- 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
- Brother Bear
- Finding Nemo
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- Millennium Actress
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Best Art Direction and Production Design
Best Cinematography
- Girl with a Pearl Earring
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- Mystic River
- Seabiscuit
Best Costume Design
- The Company
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- Seabiscuit
Best Director
- 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
- 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
- House of Sand and Fog
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- Mystic River
- Seabiscuit
Best Film – Drama
- The Last Samurai
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- Mystic River
- Thirteen
- Whale Rider
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
- American Splendor
- Bad Santa
- Bend It Like Beckham
- A Mighty Wind
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Best Foreign Language Film
- The Barbarian Invasions , Canada
- Gloomy Sunday , Germany
- Monsieur Ibrahim , France
- Osama, Afghanistan/Iran
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring , Korea
Best Original Score
- "Camp" – Stephen Trask
- "Cold Mountain" – Gabriel Yared
- "Finding Nemo" – Thomas Newman
- "" – Howard Shore
- "The Missing" – James Horner
- "Seabiscuit" – Randy Newman
Best Original Song
- "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
- 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
- 21 Grams – Guillermo Arriaga
- The Cooler – Frank Hannah and Wayne Kramer
- – Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman
- The Station Agent – Tom McCarthy
- Thirteen – Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed
Best Sound
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
- Alec Baldwin – The Cooler
- Jeff Bridges – Seabiscuit
- Benicio del Toro – 21 Grams
- Omar Sharif – Monsieur Ibrahim
- Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
- Johnny Depp – Once Upon a Time in Mexico
- Bill Nighy – Love Actually
- Sam Rockwell – Matchstick Men
- Geoffrey Rush –
- Thomas Sangster – Love Actually
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
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Best Actress – Drama Series
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Children of Dune
- Out of Order
- Doctor Zhivago
- Helen of Troy
- Hornblower: Loyalty
Best Series – Drama
- Boomtown
- Carnivàle
- Nip/Tuck
- Six Feet Under
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
- Da Ali G Show
- The Bernie Mac Show
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Kid Notorious
- Sex and the City
Best Supporting Actor – Drama Series
- Andy Hallett – Angel
- Hill Harper – The Handler
- Anthony Heald – Boston Public
- Michael Rosenbaum – Smallville
- Gregory Smith – Everwood
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
- 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
- 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
- Amy Acker – Angel
- Adrienne Barbeau – Carnivàle
- Loretta Devine – Boston Public
- Lena Olin – Alias
- Gina Torres – Angel
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Modern Times, The Gold Rush, The Great Dictator, Limelight
- Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Scarface
Best Documentary DVD
- The Blue Planet
- Gigantic
- Saturday Night Live – 25 Years of Music
- Trembling Before G-d
Best DVD Extras
- Firefly
- Alien, Aliens, Alien3, and Alien Resurrection
- Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Willard
Best DVD Release of TV Shows
- 24
- Dawson's Creek
- Family Guy
- Mr. Show with Bob and David
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Most Innovative Story Design
- PlanetSide
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Outstanding Art Direction
- Battlefield 1942
- Final Fantasy XI
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Outstanding Character
- Def Jam Vendetta For "Def Jam Crew".
- For "Unknown".
- XIII For the XIII Voice.
Outstanding Execution of a Gaming Concept
- Call of Duty
- Enter the Matrix
- Socom II: U.S. Navy Seals
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Outstanding Overall DVD
- Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection
- Looney Tunes: The Golden Collection
- Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Outstanding Youth DVD
- Barbie of Swan Lake
- Finding Nemo
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
- Itty Bitty Heartbeats
- Hooves of Fire, and Legend of the Lost Tribe
Awards breakdown
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Television
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