The 13th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2008, were given on December 14, 2008.

13th Satellite Awards
DateDecember 14, 2008 (2008-12-14)
Highlights
Best drama filmSlumdog Millionaire
Best comedy/musical filmHappy-Go-Lucky
Best television dramaDexter
Best television musical/comedyTracey Ullman's State of the Union
Best directorDanny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

Special achievement awards

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Auteur Award (for his signature scope and style of filmmaking)Baz Luhrmann

Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry)Louis Gossett Jr.

Nikola Tesla Award (for his innovative make-up, prosthetics, and creature effects in films)Rick Baker

Outstanding New TalentBrandon Walters

Motion picture winners and nominees

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Danny Boyle, Best Director winner
 
Richard Jenkins, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama winner
 
Angelina Jolie, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama winner
 
Ricky Gervais, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical winner
 
Sally Hawkins, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical winner
 
Michael Shannon, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture winner
 
Rosemarie DeWitt, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture winner
 
Peter Morgan, Best Adapted Screenplay winner
 
Tom McCarthy, Best Original Screenplay winner
 
A. R. Rahman, Best Original Score winner
 
Jack White, Best Original Song winner

Best Actor – Drama

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Richard JenkinsThe Visitor

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy

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Ricky GervaisGhost Town

Best Actress – Drama

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Angelina JolieChangeling

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

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Sally HawkinsHappy-Go-Lucky

Best Animated or Mixed Media Film

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WALL-E

Best Art Direction and Production Design

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Australia

Best Cinematography

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Australia

Best Costume Design

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The Duchess

Best Director

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Danny BoyleSlumdog Millionaire

Best Documentary Film

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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (TIE)
Man on Wire (TIE)

Best Editing

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Iron Man

Best Film – Drama

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Slumdog Millionaire

Best Film – Musical or Comedy

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Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Foreign Language Film

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Gomorrah (Gomorra)Italy

Best Original Score

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Slumdog MillionaireA. R. Rahman

Best Original Song

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"Another Way to Die" – Quantum of Solace

Best Screenplay – Adapted

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Frost/NixonPeter Morgan

Best Screenplay – Original

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The VisitorTom McCarthy

Best Sound

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The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actor

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Michael ShannonRevolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress

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Rosemarie DeWittRachel Getting Married

Best Visual Effects

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Australia

Television winners and nominees

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Bryan Cranston, Best Actor in a Drama Series winner
 
Anna Paquin, Best Actress in a Drama Series winner
 
Justin Kirk, Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series winner
 
Tracey Ullman, Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series winner
 
Paul Giamatti, Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film winner
 
Judi Dench, Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film winner
 
Nelsan Ellis, Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winner
 
Fionnula Flanagan, Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winner

Best Actor – Drama Series

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Bryan CranstonBreaking Bad

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

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Justin KirkWeeds

Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

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Paul GiamattiJohn Adams

Best Actress – Drama Series

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Anna PaquinTrue Blood

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series

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Tracey UllmanTracey Ullman's State of the Union

Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

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Judi DenchCranford

Best Miniseries

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Cranford

Best Series – Drama

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Dexter

Best Series – Musical or Comedy

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Tracey Ullman's State of the Union

Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

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Nelsan EllisTrue Blood

Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

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Fionnula FlanaganBrotherhood

Best TV Film

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Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

New Media winners and nominees

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Best Classic DVD

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The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part III (The Godfather Collection – The Coppola Restoration)

Best DVD Extras

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Iron Man (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Best DVD Release of a TV Show

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Outstanding Action/Adventure Game

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Outstanding Music/Rhythm Game

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Rock Band 2

Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray

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Sleeping Beauty (Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition Blu-Ray and DVD)

Outstanding Overall DVD

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No Country for Old Men

Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game

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World of Goo

Outstanding Sports/Racing Game

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NHL 09

Outstanding Youth DVD

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WarGames (25th Anniversary Edition)

Awards breakdown

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Film

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Winners:

3 / 6 Slumdog Millionaire: Best Director / Best Film – Drama / Best Original Score
3 / 9 Australia: Best Art Direction and Production Design / Best Cinematography / Best Visual Effects
2 / 2 Happy-Go-Lucky: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy / Best Film – Musical or Comedy
2 / 3 The Visitor: Best Actor – Drama / Best Screenplay – Original
1 / 1 Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer: Best Documentary Film
1 / 1 Ghost Town: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
1 / 1 Gomorrah (Gomorra): Best Foreign Language Film
1 / 1 Man on Wire: Best Documentary Film
1 / 2 Changeling: Best Actress – Drama
1 / 2 Rachel Getting Married: Best Supporting Actress
1 / 3 The Duchess: Best Costume Design
1 / 3 Iron Man: Best Editing
1 / 4 WALL-E: Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
1 / 5 The Dark Knight: Best Sound
1 / 5 Frost/Nixon: Best Screenplay – Adapted
1 / 5 Quantum of Solace: Best Original Song
1 / 5 Revolutionary Road: Best Supporting Actor

Losers:

0 / 6 Milk
0 / 4 Brideshead Revisited, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Reader
0 / 3 Choke, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
0 / 2 City of Ember, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Doubt, Elegy, Horton Hears a Who!, In Bruges, Frozen River, Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir), The Wrestler

Television

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Winners:

2 / 2 Cranford: Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film / Best Miniseries
2 / 2 Tracey Ullman's State of the Union: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series / Best Series – Musical or Comedy
2 / 2 True Blood: Best Actress – Drama Series / Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
1 / 1 Breaking Bad: Best Actor – Drama Series
1 / 2 Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story: Best TV Film
1 / 2 Weeds: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
1 / 3 Brotherhood: Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
1 / 3 Dexter: Best Series – Drama
1 / 4 John Adams: Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

Losers:

0 / 4 Recount
0 / 3 30 Rock, Bernard and Doris, In Treatment, Mad Men, Pushing Daisies
0 / 2 Damages, God on Trial, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Last Enemy, Life on Mars
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