Satellite Awards 2006
2006 Satellite Awards
2006 International Press Academy’s Satellite Award nominations: November 30, 2006
2006 Satellite Award winners: Imperial Ballroom of le Méridian in Beverly Hills on December 17, 2006
("*" denotes the winner in each category)

Leonardo DiCaprio, Vera Farmiga in The Departed
MOTION PICTURES
Motion Picture, Drama
Half Nelson
* The Departed
Flags of Our Fathers
The Queen
The Last King of Scotland
Babel
Little Children
Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Little Miss Sunshine
Thank You for Smoking
The Devil Wears Prada
Stranger Than Fiction
Venus
* Dreamgirls
Motion Picture, Foreign Language
The Lives of Others, Germany
* Volver, Spain
Changing Times, France
Water, Canada
The Syrian Bride, Israel
Apocalypto, U.S.
Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
Cars
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Happy Feet
Flushed Away
* Pan’s Labyrinth
Motion Picture, Documentary
* Deliver Us from Evil
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
An Inconvenient Truth
The U.S. Vs. John Lennon
Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man
The War Tapes
Best Director (tie)
Martin Scorsese, The Departed
* Clint Eastwood, Flags of Our Fathers
Pedro Almodóvar, Volver
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Babel
* Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Derek Luke, Catch a Fire
Joshua Jackson, Aurora Borealis
* Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Patrick Wilson, Little Children
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Penélope Cruz, Volver
* Helen Mirren, The Queen
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Gretchen Mol, The Notorious Bettie Page
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sherrybaby
Kate Winslet, Little Children
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
* Joseph Cross, Running with Scissors
Aaron Eckhart, Thank You for Smoking
Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Peter O’Toole, Venus
Will Ferrell, Stranger Than Fiction
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Julie Walters, Driving Lessons
Annette Bening, Running with Scissors
* Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Toni Collette, Little Miss Sunshine
Jodie Whitaker, Venus
Beyoncé Knowles, Dreamgirls
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Donald Sutherland, Aurora Borealis
Adam Beach, Flags of Our Fathers
* Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Brad Pitt, Babel
Jack Nicholson, The Departed
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Lily Tomlin, A Prairie Home Companion
Blythe Danner, The Last Kiss
Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
* Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Screenplay, Original
André Téchiné, Laurent Guyot, and Pascal Bonitzer, Changing Times
Elena Soarez, Luiz Carlos Barreto, and Andrucha Waddington, House of Sand
Guillermo Arriaga, Babel
Pedro Almodóvar, Volver
* Peter Morgan, The Queen
Paul Laverty, The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Best Screenplay, Adapted
William Broyles Jr., Paul Haggis, Flags of Our Fathers
Jason Reitman, Thank You for Smoking
* William Monahan, The Departed
Todd Field, Tom Perrotta, Little Children
Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion
Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
Best Cinematography
Ricardo Della Rosa, House of Sand
* Tom Stern, Flags of Our Fathers
Vilmos Zsigmond, The Black Dahlia
Philippe Le Sourd, A Good Year
Dante Spinotti, X-Men: The Last Stand
Matthew Libatique, The Fountain
Zhao Xiaoding, Curse of the Golden Flower
Best Film Editing
* Mark Helfrich, Mark Goldblatt, Julia Wong, X-Men: The Last Stand
Joel Cox, Flags of Our Fathers
Stephen Mirrione, Douglas Crise, Babel
William Goldenberg, Miami Vice
Virginia Katz, Dreamgirls
Best Original Score
Gabriel Yared, The Lives of Others
Clint Eastwood, Flags of Our Fathers
Philip Glass, Notes on a Scandal
Nathan Johnson, Brick
Hans Zimmer, The Da Vinci Code
* Gustavo Santaolalla, Babel
Best Art Direction & Production Design
K.K. Barrett, Marie Antoinette
* Henry Bumstead, Jack G. Taylor Jr., Richard C. Goddard, Flags of Our Fathers
John Myhre, Tomas Voth, Nancy Haigh, Dreamgirls
Eugenio Caballero, Pan’s Labyrinth
Owen Paterson, Marco Bittner Rosser, Sarah Horton, Sebastian T. Krawinkel, Stephan O. Gessler, V for Vendetta
Best Costume Design
Milena Canonero, Marie Antoinette
Jenny Beavan, The Black Dahlia
Chung Man Yee, Curse of the Golden Flower
Sharen Davis, Dreamgirls
* Patricia Field, The Devil Wears Prada
Best Original Song
"Upside Down" – Jack Johnson, Curious George
* "You Know My Name" – Chris Cornell, Casino Royale
"Never Let Go" – Bryan Adams, Trevor Rabin, Eliot Kennedy, The Guardian
"Till the End of Time" – Nick Urata, Devotchka, Little Miss Sunshine
"Love You I Do" – Henry Krieger, Siedah Garrett, Dreamgirls
"Listen" – Henry Krieger, Anne Previn, Scott Cutler, Beyoncé Knowles, Dreamgirls
Best Visual Effects
Michael Owens, Matthew E. Butler, Bryan Grill, Steve Riley, Flags of Our Fathers
* John Knoll, Hal Hickey, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
John Bruno, X-Men: The Last Stand
Dan Glass, V for Vendetta
Jeremy Dawson, Dan Schrecker, The Fountain
Everett Burrell, Edward Irastorza, Pan’s Labyrinth
Kevin Ahern, The Da Vinci Code
Best Sound (Editing & Mixing)
Steve Maslow, Doug Hemphill, John A. Larsen, Rick Kline, X-Men: The Last Stand
Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman, Walt Martin, John T. Reitz, David E. Campbell, Gregg Rudloff, Flags of Our Fathers
José Antonio García, Jon Taylor, Christian P. Minkler, Martín Hernández, Babel
* Willie D. Burton, Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Richard E. Yawn, Dreamgirls
Anthony J. Ciccolini III, Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, The Da Vinci Code
Best Ensemble
The Departed
Mary Pickford Award: ("for outstanding artistic contribution to the entertainment industry")
Martin Landau
Nikola Tesla Award: ("in recognition for visionary achievements in filmaking technology")
Richard Donner
Auteur Award: ("In Memoriam")
Robert Altman (1925-2006)
TELEVISION
Best Mini-series
* To the Ends of the Earth
Elizabeth I
Bleak House
Thief
Casanova
Best Motion Picture Made for Television
* A Little Thing Called Murder
High School Musical
In from the Night
Mrs. Harris
Gideon’s Daughter
Best Television series – Drama
24
* House
The Wire
Rescue Me
Dexter
Heroes
Best Television series – Comedy or Musical
The Office
The Colbert Report
Everybody Hates Chris
Entourage
* Ugly Betty
Best Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
André Braugher, Thief
Ben Kingsley, Mrs. Harris
Hugh Dancy, Elizabeth I
Charles Dance, Bleak House
* Bill Nighy, Gideon’s Daughter
Best Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
* Judy Davis, A Little Thing Called Murder
Helen Mirren, Elizabeth I
Gillian Anderson, Bleak House
Annette Bening, Mrs. Harris
Miranda Richardson, Gideon’s Daughter
Best Actor in a Television series – Drama
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
Bradley Whitford, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Bill Paxton, Big Love
* Hugh Laurie, House
Matthew Perry, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Best Actress in a Television series – Drama
Sarah Paulson, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
* Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars
Emily Deschanel, Bones
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Big Love
Amanda Peet, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Best Actor in a Television series – Comedy or Musical
Steve Carrell, The Office
* James Spader, Boston Legal
Ted Danson, Help Me Help You
Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report
Jason Lee, My Name Is Earl
James Roday, Psych USA
Best Actress in a Television series – Comedy or Musical
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
* Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
Laura Kightlinger, Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a series, Mini-series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Robert Knepper, Prison Break
Forest Whitaker, The Shield
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Michael Emerson, Lost
* Tony Plana, Ugly Betty
Philip Baker Hall, The Loop
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a series, Mini-series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Jean Smart, 24
Fionnula Flanagan, Brotherhood
* Julie Denz, Dexter
Laurie Metcalf, Desperate Housewives
Best Ensemble
Grey’s Anatomy
Outstanding Guest Star
Jerry Lewis, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
DVDS
Best Overall DVD
* Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition
Die Büchse der Pandora / Pandora’s Box
Capote
Good Night and Good Luck.
A History of Violence
Jarhead
Shichinin no samurai / Seven Samurai
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2
Les Temps qui changent / Changing Times
V for Vendetta
Best DVD Extras
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.
* Mission: Impossible III
The New World
The Omen
The Poseidon Adventure
The Towering Inferno
Best Youth DVD
Akeelah and the Bee
Cars
Eight Below
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Lady and the Tramp
* The Little Mermaid
Nanny McPhee
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Documentary DVD
Thinking XXX
* An Inconvenient Truth
Wordplay
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
The Aristocrats
Marie Antoinette
49 Up
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Pornography: A Secret History of Civilisation
Best Classic DVD
Sam Peckinpah’s Legendary Westerns Collection
Grease
The Rogers and Hammerstein Box Set Collection
Wicker Man
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Anniversay edition
Valley of the Dolls
* The Conformist
1900 / Novecento
Astaire & Rogers Ultimate Collector’s Edition
Cabin in the Sky
Best DVD Release of a TV Show
Alias – The complete fifth season
Desperate Housewives – The complete second season
Slings and Arrows – season two
Six Feet Under The complete series gift set
Police Squad! The complete series
* The Simpsons – The complete eighth season
Liza with a "Z" – A concert for television (collector’s edition)
Mission: Impossible The Complete first season
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