5th Golden Satellite Awards

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

5th Golden Satellite Awards
Date	January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14)
Highlights
Best drama film	Traffic
Best comedy/musical film	Nurse Betty
Best television drama	The West Wing
Best television musical/comedy	Sex and the City
Best director	Steven Soderbergh for Traffic

Special achievement awards

Career of Outstanding Service in the Entertainment Industry – Thom Mount[1]

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

Outstanding New Talent – Rob Brown

Motion picture winners and nominees

Geoffrey Rush – Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Michael Douglas – Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Ellen Burstyn – Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Renee Zellweger – Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Steven Soderbergh – Best Director

Peter Stormare – Best Original Song: "Dancer in the Dark"

Kenneth Lonergan – Best Original Screenplay

Bruce Greenwood – Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

Willem Dafoe – Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Jennifer Ehle – Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Rosemary Harris – Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

Kate Hudson – Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

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

Television winners and nominees

Tim Daly – Best Actor in a Series, Drama

Frankie Muniz – Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical

James Woods – Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film

Allison Janney – Best Actress in a Series, Drama

Lisa Kudrow – Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical

Jill Hennessy – Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film

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

New Media winners and nominees

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

Awards breakdown

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

References

1. "Satellite Awards for 2001". Internet Movie Database. IMDb. May 17, 2017. imdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2017.