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3rd Golden Satellite Awards
2026-11-15 19:56:27 · Cedar Herald Index
The 3rd Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, honored the best in film and television for 1998.
Special achievement awards
Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Alan J. Pakula

Outstanding New Talent – Eamonn Owens
Motion picture winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama
Edward Norton – American History X
Stephen Fry – Wilde
Brendan Gleeson – The General
Derek Jacobi – Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Nick Nolte – Affliction
Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Ian Bannen – Waking Ned (TIE) David Kelly – Waking Ned (TIE) Warren Beatty – Bulworth Jeff Bridges – The Big Lebowski Michael Caine – Little Voice Robin Williams – Patch Adams

Best Actress – Drama
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth
Helena Bonham Carter – The Theory of Flight
Fernanda Montenegro – Central Station (Central do Brasil) Susan Sarandon – Stepmom Meryl Streep – One True Thing Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Christina Ricci – The Opposite of Sex
Jane Horrocks – Little Voice
Holly Hunter – Living Out Loud
Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love
Meg Ryan – You've Got Mail
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
A Bug's Life
Antz
Mulan
The Prince of Egypt
The Rugrats Movie
Best Art Direction
The Truman Show – Dennis Gassner
Beloved
Elizabeth
Pleasantville
Shakespeare in Love
Best Cinematography
The Thin Red Line – John Toll
Beloved
Pleasantville
Saving Private Ryan
Shakespeare in Love
Best Costume Design
Elizabeth – Alexandra Byrne
Beloved
Ever After
Pleasantville
Shakespeare in Love
Best Director
Terrence Malick – The Thin Red Line
John Boorman – The General
Shekhar Kapur – Elizabeth
Gary Ross – Pleasantville
Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan
Best Documentary Film
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life
The Cruise
The Farm: Angola, USA
Kurt & Courtney
Public Housing
Best Editing
Saving Private Ryan – Michael Kahn
Beloved
Pleasantville
Shakespeare in Love
The Thin Red Line
Best Film – Drama
The Thin Red Line
Elizabeth
The General
Gods and Monsters
Saving Private Ryan
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Shakespeare in Love
Little Voice
Pleasantville
Waking Ned
You've Got Mail
Best Foreign Language Film
Central Station (Central do Brasil), Brazil
The Celebration (Festen), Denmark
Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella), Italy
Only Clouds Move the Stars (Bare skyer beveger stjernene), Norway
The Separation (La Séparation), France
Best Original Score
"The Thin Red Line" – Hans Zimmer
"Beloved" – Rachel Portman
"City of Angels" – Gabriel Yared
"Pleasantville" – Randy Newman
"Saving Private Ryan" – John Williams
Best Original Song
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" performed by Aerosmith – Armageddon
"Anyone at All" – You've Got Mail
"The Flame Still Burns" – Still Crazy
"That'll Do" – Babe: Pig in the City
"When You Believe" – The Prince of Egypt
Best Screenplay – Adapted
Gods and Monsters – Bill Condon
Beloved – Adam Brooks, Akosua Busia and Richard LaGravenese
Hilary and Jackie – Frank Cottrell Boyce
Little Voice – Mark Herman
The Thin Red Line – Terrence Malick
Best Screenplay – Original
Pleasantville – Gary Ross
American History X – David McKenna
Central Station (Central do Brasil) – Marcos Bernstein and João Emanuel Carneiro
Saving Private Ryan – Robert Rodat
Shakespeare in Love – Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
Donald Sutherland – Without Limits
Robert Duvall – A Civil Action
Jason Patric – Your Friends & Neighbors
Tom Sizemore – Saving Private Ryan
Billy Bob Thornton – A Simple Plan
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
Bill Murray – Rushmore
Jeff Daniels – Pleasantville
John Goodman – The Big Lebowski
Bill Nighy – Still Crazy
Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Kimberly Elise – Beloved