1st Golden Satellite Awards
US awards ceremony for film, television, and media
The 1st Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, were awarded on January 15, 1997. The ceremony was hosted by Stacy Keach.
Special achievement awards
Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Rod Steiger
Outstanding Contribution to New Media – Bill Gates
Outstanding New Talent – Arie Verveen
Motion picture winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama
Geoffrey Rush – Shine as David Helfgott (TIE) James Woods – Killer: A Journal of Murder as Carl Panzram (TIE)
Christopher Eccleston – Jude as Jude Fawley
Ralph Fiennes – The English Patient as László Almásy
William H. Macy – Fargo as Jerry Lundergaard
Billy Bob Thornton – Sling Blade as Karl Childers
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Tom Cruise – Jerry Maguire as Jerry Maguire
Nathan Lane – The Birdcage as Albert Goldman
Eddie Murphy – The Nutty Professor as Sherman Klump
Jack Nicholson – Mars Attacks! as President James Dale
Stanley Tucci – Big Night as Secondo
Best Actress – Drama
Frances McDormand – Fargo as Marge Gunderson
Brenda Blethyn – Secrets & Lies as Cynthia Purley
Kristin Scott Thomas – The English Patient as Katharine Clifton
Emily Watson – Breaking the Waves as Bess McNeill
Robin Wright Penn – Moll Flanders as Moll Flanders
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Gwyneth Paltrow – Emma as Emma Woodhouse
Glenn Close – 101 Dalmatians as Cruella de Vil
Shirley MacLaine – Mrs. Winterbourne as Grace Winterbourne
Heather Matarazzo – Welcome to the Dollhouse as Dawn Wiener
Bette Midler – The First Wives Club as Brenda Morelli-Cushman
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
James and the Giant Peach
Mars Attacks!
Muppet Treasure Island
Space Jam
Best Art Direction
Romeo + Juliet – Catherine Martin
The English Patient
Evita
Hamlet
The Portrait of a Lady
Best Cinematography
The English Patient – John Seale
Breaking the Waves
Evita
Hamlet
Romeo + Juliet
Best Costume Design
Evita – Penny Rose
Hamlet
Moll Flanders
The Portrait of a Lady
Ridicule
Best Director
Joel Coen – Fargo
Scott Hicks – Shine
Mike Leigh – Secrets & Lies
Anthony Minghella – The English Patient
Lars von Trier – Breaking the Waves
Best Editing
Independence Day – David Brenner
The English Patient
Fargo
Mission: Impossible
Romeo + Juliet
Best Film – Drama
Fargo
The English Patient
Lone Star
Secrets & Lies
Shine
Trainspotting
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Evita
Cold Comfort Farm
Everyone Says I Love You
Flirting with Disaster
Swingers
Best Foreign Language Film
Breaking the Waves, Denmark
Bitter Sugar (Azúcar amarga), Cuba
A Judgement in Stone (Le cérémonie), France
Kolya (Kolja), Czech Republic
Prisoner of the Mountains (Kavkazskiy plennik), Russia
Ridicule, France
Best Original Score
"The English Patient" – Gabriel Yared
"Hamlet" – Patrick Doyle
"Mars Attacks!" – Danny Elfman
"Michael Collins" – Elliot Goldenthal
"Sling Blade" – Daniel Lanois
Best Original Song
"You Must Love Me" performed by Madonna – Evita
"God Give Me Strength" performed by Kristen Vigard – Grace of My Heart
"Kissing You" performed by Des'ree – Romeo + Juliet
"That Thing You Do" performed by The Wonders – That Thing You Do!
"Walls" performed by Tom Petty – She's the One
Best Screenplay – Adapted
The English Patient – Anthony Minghella
The Crucible – Arthur Miller
Jude – Hossein Amini
The Portrait of a Lady – Laura Jones
Trainspotting – John Hodge
Best Screenplay – Original
Lone Star – John Sayles (TIE) The People vs. Larry Flynt – Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (TIE)
Fargo – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Shine – Jan Sardi
Sling Blade – Billy Bob Thornton
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
Armin Mueller-Stahl – Shine as Peter
Steve Buscemi – Fargo as Carl Showalter
Robert Carlyle – Trainspotting as Francis "Franco" Begbie
Jeremy Irons – Stealing Beauty as Alex Parrish
John Lynch – Moll Flanders as Jonathan
Paul Scofield – The Crucible as Thomas Danforth
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
Cuba Gooding Jr. – Jerry Maguire as Rod Tidwell
Woody Allen – Everyone Says I Love You as Joe Berlin
Danny DeVito – Matilda as Harry Wormwood
Gene Hackman – The Birdcage as Senator Kevin Keeley
Ian McKellen – Cold Comfort Farm as Amos Starkader
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Courtney Love – The People vs. Larry Flynt as Althea Flynt
Joan Allen – The Crucible as Elizabeth Proctor
Stockard Channing – Moll Flanders as Mrs.
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