5th Golden Satellite Awards

The 5th Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, were awarded on January 14, 2001.

Special achievement awards
Career of Outstanding Service in the Entertainment Industry – Thom Mount

Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Francis Ford Coppola

Outstanding New Talent – Rob Brown

Motion picture winners and nominees




Best Actor – Drama
 Geoffrey Rush – Quills
 * Jamie Bell – Billy Elliot
 * Sean Connery – Finding Forrester
 * Russell Crowe – Gladiator
 * Ed Harris – Pollock
 * Denzel Washington – Remember the Titans

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
 Michael Douglas – Wonder Boys
 * George Clooney – O Brother, Where Art Thou?
 * Richard Gere – Dr. T & the Women
 * Christopher Guest – Best in Show
 * Eddie Murphy – Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
 * Edward Norton – Keeping the Faith

Best Actress – Drama
 Ellen Burstyn – Requiem for a Dream
 * Björk – Dancer in the Dark
 * Joan Allen – The Contender
 * Gillian Anderson – The House of Mirth
 * Laura Linney – You Can Count on Me
 * Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
 Renée Zellweger – Nurse Betty
 * Brenda Blethyn – Saving Grace
 * Sandra Bullock – Miss Congeniality
 * Glenn Close – 102 Dalmatians
 * Cameron Diaz – Charlie's Angels
 * Jenna Elfman – Keeping the Faith

Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
 Chicken Run
 * Dinosaur
 * The Emperor's New Groove
 * Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
 * Titan A.E.

Best Art Direction
 The House of Mirth – Don Taylor
 * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
 * Gladiator
 * How the Grinch Stole Christmas
 * Traffic

Best Cinematography
 Gladiator – John Mathieson
 * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
 * The Legend of Bagger Vance
 * Mission: Impossible 2
 * Traffic

Best Costume Design
 How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Rita Ryack
 * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
 * Gladiator
 * The House of Mirth
 * The Patriot

Best Director
 Steven Soderbergh – Traffic
 * Cameron Crowe – Almost Famous
 * Philip Kaufman – Quills
 * Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
 * Ridley Scott – Gladiator
 * Steven Soderbergh – Erin Brockovich

Best Documentary Film
 Reckless Indifference
 * Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
 * Dark Days
 * The Eyes of Tammy Faye
 * Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
 * One Day in September

Best Editing
 Thirteen Days – Conrad Buff
 * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
 * Gladiator
 * Mission: Impossible 2
 * Traffic

Best Film – Drama
 Traffic
 * Billy Elliot
 * Dancer in the Dark
 * Erin Brockovich
 * Gladiator
 * Quills

Best Film – Musical or Comedy
 Nurse Betty
 * Almost Famous
 * Best in Show
 * O Brother, Where Art Thou?
 * State and Main
 * Wonder Boys

Best Foreign Language Film
 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long), Taiwan
 * Goya in Bordeaux (Goya en Burdeos), Spain
 * His Wife's Diary (Dnevnik ego zheny), Russia
 * Malèna, Italy
 * Malli, India
 * Shower (Xǐ zǎo), China

Best Original Score
 "Gladiator" – Hans Zimmer and Lisa Girrard
 * "The Legend of Bagger Vance" – Rachel Portman
 * "Malèna" – Ennio Morricone
 * "Proof of Life" – Danny Elfman
 * "Traffic" – Cliff Martinez

Best Original Song
 "I've Seen It All" performed by Björk and Peter Stormare – Dancer in the Dark
 * "A Fool in Love" – Meet the Parents
 * "My Funny Friend and Me" – The Emperor's New Groove
 * "Things Have Changed" – Wonder Boys
 * "Yours Forever" – The Perfect Storm

Best Screenplay – Adapted
 Quills – Doug Wright
 * The House of Mirth – Terence Davies
 * O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Ethan and Joel Coen
 * Thirteen Days – David Self
 * Traffic – Stephen Gaghan

Best Screenplay – Original
 You Can Count on Me – Kenneth Lonergan
 * Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe
 * Billy Elliot – Lee Hall
 * Erin Brockovich – Susannah Grant
 * State and Main – David Mamet

Best Sound
 Dinosaur
 * Chicken Run
 * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
 * Mission: Impossible 2
 * The Perfect Storm

Best Supporting Actor – Drama
 Bruce Greenwood – Thirteen Days
 * Jeff Bridges – The Contender
 * Benicio del Toro – Traffic
 * Robert De Niro – Men of Honor
 * Albert Finney – Erin Brockovich
 * Joaquin Phoenix – Gladiator

Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
 Willem Dafoe – Shadow of the Vampire
 * Morgan Freeman – Nurse Betty
 * Philip Seymour Hoffman – Almost Famous
 * Tim Blake Nelson – O Brother, Where Art Thou?
 * Brad Pitt – Snatch.
 * Owen Wilson – Shanghai Noon

Best Supporting Actress – Drama
 Jennifer Ehle – Sunshine (TIE)

 Rosemary Harris – Sunshine (TIE)
 * Judi Dench – Chocolat
 * Catherine Deneuve – Dancer in the Dark
 * Samantha Morton – Jesus' Son
 * Julie Walters – Billy Elliot
 * Kate Winslet – Quills

Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
 Kate Hudson – Almost Famous
 * Holly Hunter – O Brother, Where Art Thou?
 * Frances McDormand – Almost Famous
 * Catherine O'Hara – Best in Show
 * Rebecca Pidgeon – State and Main
 * Marisa Tomei – What Women Want

Best Visual Effects
 Gladiator – John Nelson
 * Charlie's Angels
 * How the Grinch Stole Christmas
 * Mission: Impossible 2
 * Vertical Limit

Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
Traffic

Best Actor – Drama Series
 Tim Daly – The Fugitive
 * James Gandolfini – The Sopranos
 * Dennis Haysbert – Now and Again
 * Nicky Katt – Boston Public
 * Martin Sheen – The West Wing

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
 Frankie Muniz – Malcolm in the Middle
 * Robert Guillaume – Sports Night
 * Sean Hayes – Will & Grace
 * Stacy Keach – Titus
 * John Mahoney – Frasier

Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
 James Woods – Dirty Pictures
 * Andy García – For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
 * Louis Gossett Jr. – The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
 * Bob Hoskins – Noriega: God's Favorite
 * Matthew Modine – Flowers for Algernon

Best Actress – Drama Series
 Allison Janney – The West Wing
 * Gillian Anderson – The X-Files
 * Tyne Daly – Judging Amy
 * Edie Falco – The Sopranos
 * Sela Ward – Once and Again

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
 Lisa Kudrow – Friends
 * Jenna Elfman – Dharma & Greg
 * Jane Krakowski – Ally McBeal
 * Wendie Malick – Just Shoot Me!
 * Laura San Giacomo – Just Shoot Me!

Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
 Jill Hennessy – Nuremberg
 * Jennifer Beals – A House Divided
 * Holly Hunter – Harlan County War
 * Gena Rowlands – The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
 * Vanessa Redgrave – If These Walls Could Talk 2

Best Miniseries
 American Tragedy
 * The Corner
 * The Beach Boys: An American Family
 * Jason and the Argonauts
 * Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Best Series – Drama
 The West Wing
 * The Fugitive
 * Once and Again
 * The Practice
 * The Sopranos

Best Series – Musical or Comedy
 Sex and the City
 * Frasier
 * Friends
 * Just Shoot Me!
 * The Simpsons

Best TV Film
 Harlan County War
 * Cheaters
 * Dirty Pictures
 * For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
 * Nuremberg

Outstanding Television Ensemble
The West Wing

Best Internet Site
Inside.com
 * AtomFilms.com (Atom Films)
 * Beatnik.com (Beatnik)
 * Launch.com (Launch Media)
 * RealGuide.com (Real Networks)

Computer Educational
Family Tree Maker 8.0 Deluxe
 * Acid DJ 2.0
 * Barbie Magic Genie Bottle
 * Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion

Computer Software
Adobe Photoshop 6.0
 * Giants: Citizen Kabuto
 * Mechanical Warrior IV
 * The Sims
 * Tomb Raider: Chronicles

Video Game
Perfect Dark
 * 007: The World Is Not Enough
 * FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer
 * Final Fantasy IX
 * Quake II

Film
Winners:
 * 3 / 9 Traffic: Best Director / Best Film – Drama / Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
 * 3 / 10 Gladiator: Best Cinematography / Best Original Score / Best Visual Effects
 * 2 / 2 Sunshine: Best Supporting Actress – Drama (2x)
 * 2 / 3 Nurse Betty: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy / Best Film – Musical or Comedy
 * 2 / 3 Thirteen Days: Best Editing / Best Supporting Actor – Drama
 * 2 / 5 Quills: Best Actor – Drama / Best Screenplay – Adapted
 * 1 / 1 Reckless Indifference: Best Documentary Film
 * 1 / 1 Requiem for a Dream: Best Actress – Drama
 * 1 / 1 Shadow of the Vampire: Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
 * 1 / 2 Chicken Run: Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
 * 1 / 2 Dinosaur: Best Sound
 * 1 / 2 You Can Count on Me: Best Screenplay – Original
 * 1 / 3 How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Best Costume Design
 * 1 / 3 Wonder Boys: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
 * 1 / 4 Dancer in the Dark: Best Original Song
 * 1 / 4 The House of Mirth: Best Art Direction
 * 1 / 6 Almost Famous: Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
 * 1 / 7 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long): Best Foreign Language Film

Losers:
 * 0 / 5 Erin Brockovich, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
 * 0 / 4 Billy Elliot, Mission: Impossible 2
 * 0 / 3 Best in Show, State and Main
 * 0 / 2 Charlie's Angels, The Contender, The Emperor's New Groove, Keeping the Faith, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Malèna, The Perfect Storm

Television
Winners:
 * 3 / 4 The West Wing: Best Actress – Drama Series / Best Series – Drama / Outstanding Television Ensemble
 * 1 / 1 American Tragedy: Best Miniseries
 * 1 / 1 Malcolm in the Middle: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
 * 1 / 1 Sex and the City: Best Series – Musical or Comedy
 * 1 / 2 Dirty Pictures: Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
 * 1 / 2 Friends: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
 * 1 / 2 The Fugitive: Best Actor – Drama Series
 * 1 / 2 Harlan County War: Best TV Film
 * 1 / 2 Nuremberg: Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

Losers:
 * 0 / 3 Just Shoot Me!, The Sopranos
 * 0 / 2 The Color of Love: Jacey's Story, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, Frasier, Once and Again