1996 - The 1st Annual Golden Satellite Awards


Picture - Drama
The English Patient, Produced by Saul Zaentz
Fargo, Produced by Ethan Coen
Lone Star, Produced by R. Paul Miller, Maggie Renzi
Secrets & Lies, Produced by Simon Channing-Williams
Shine, Produced by Jane Scott
Trainspotting, Produced by Andrew Macdonald


Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Cold Comfort Farm, Produced by Alison Gilby, Joanna Guertiz, Anthony Root
Everyone Says I Love You, Produced by Robert Greenhut
Evita, Produced by Alan Parker, Robert Stigwood, Andrew G. Vajna
Flirting With Disaster, Produced by Dean Silvers
Swingers, Produced by Victor Simpkins


Picture - Animated Or Mixed Media
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Produced by Roy Conli, Don Hahn
James And The Giant Peach, Produced by Tim Burton, Denise Dinovi
Mars Attacks!, Produced by Tim Burton, Larry J. Franco
Muppet Treasure Island, Produced by Martin G. Baker, Brian Henson
Space Jam, Produced by Daniel Goldberg, Joe Medjuck, Ivan Reitman


Actor - Drama
Christopher Eccleston in Jude
Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient
William H. Macy in Fargo
Geoffrey Rush in Shine
Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade
James Woods in Killer: A Journal Of Murder


Actor - Musical Or Comedy
Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire
Nathan Lane in The Birdcage
Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor
Jack Nicholson in Mars Attacks!
Stanley Tucci in Big Night


Actress - Drama
Brenda Blethyn in Secrets & Lies
Frances Mcdormand in Fargo
Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient
Emily Watson in Breaking The Waves
Robin Wright Penn in Moll Flanders


Actress - Musical Or Comedy
Glenn Close in 101 Dalmatians
Shirley Maclaine in Mrs. Winterbourne
Heather Matarazzo in Welcome To The Dollhouse
Bette Midler in The First Wives Club
Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma


Supporting Actor - Drama
Steve Buscemi in Fargo
Robert Carlyle in Trainspotting
Jeremy Irons in Stealing Beauty
John Lynch in Moll Flanders
Armin Mueller-Stahl in Shine
Paul Scofield in The Crucible


Supporting Actor - Musical Or Comedy
Woody Allen in Everyone Says I Love You
Danny Devito in Matilda
Cuba Gooding, Jr. in Jerry Maguire
Gene Hackman in The Birdcage
Ian Mckellen in Cold Comfort Farm



Supporting Actress - Drama
Joan Allen in The Crucible
Stockard Channing in Moll Flanders
Courtney Love in The People Vs. Larry Flynt
Miranda Richardson in The Evening Star
Kate Winslet in Hamlet


Supporting Actress - Musical Or Comedy
Lauren Bacall in The Mirror Has Two Faces
Goldie Hawn in Everyone Says I Love You
Sarah Jessica Parker in The First Wives Club
Debbie Reynolds in Mother
Renée Zellweger in Jerry Maguire


Director
Joel Coen for Fargo
Scott Hicks for Shine
Mike Leigh for Secrets & Lies
Anthony Minghella for The English Patient
Lars Von Trier for Breaking The Waves


Original Screenplay
Fargo, Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Lone Star, Written by John Sayles
The People Vs. Larry Flynt, Written by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Shine, Written by Jan Sardi
Sling Blade, Written by Billy Bob Thornton


Adapted Screenplay
The Crucible, Adapted by Arthur Miller
The English Patient, Adapted by Anthony Minghella
Jude, Adapted by Hossein Amini
The Portrait Of A Lady, Adapted by Laura Jones
Trainspotting, Adapted by John Hodge


Cinematography
Breaking The Waves, Photographed by Robby Müller
The English Patient, Photographed by John Seale
Evita, Photographed by Darius Khondji
Hamlet, Photographed by Alex Thomson
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Photographed by Donald Mcalpine


Production Design
The English Patient, Designed by Stuart Craig
Evita, Designed by Brian Morris
Hamlet, Designed by Tim Harvey
The Portrait Of A Lady, Designed by Janet Patterson
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Designed by Catherine Martin


Costume Design
Evita, Designed by Penny Rose
Hamlet, Designed by Alexandra Byrne
Moll Flanders, Designed by Consolata Boyle
The Portrait Of A Lady, Designed by Janet Patterson
Ridicule, Designed by Christian Gasc


Film Editing
The English Patient, Edited by Walter Murch
Fargo, Edited by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Independence Day, Edited by David Brenner
Mission: Impossible, Edited by Paul Hirsch
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Edited by Jill Bilcock


Original Score
The English Patient, Composed by Gabriel Yared
Hamlet, Composed by Patrick Doyle
Mars Attacks!, Composed by Danny Elfman
Michael Collins, Composed by Elliot Goldenthal
Sling Blade, Composed by Daniel Lanois


Original Song
"God Give Me Strength"
From Grace Of My Heart
Music And Lyric by Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello
"Kissing You"
From William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Music And Lyric by Tim Atack, Des'ree
"That Thing You Do!"
From That Thing You Do!
Music And Lyric by Adam Schlesinger
"Walls"
From She's The One
Music And Lyric by Tom Petty
"You Must Love Me"
From Evita
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyric by Tim Rice


Foreign Film
Bitter Sugar, From Cuba
Breaking The Waves, From Denmark
La Cérémonie, From France
Kolya, From The Czech Republic
Prisoner Of The Mountains, From Russia
Ridicule, From France


Visual Effects
Dragonheart, Designed by Industrial Light & Magic, Scott Squires
Independence Day, Designed by Volker Engel, Douglas Smith
Mars Attacks!, Designed by David Andrews, Michael Fink, James Mitchell
Star Trek: First Contact, Designed by John Knoll
Twister, Designed by Stefen Fangmeier


Outstanding New Talent: Arie Verveen in Caught