1st Golden Satellite Awards
The 1st Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, were awarded on January 15, 1997. The ceremony was hosted by Stacy Keach. Special achievement awards. Mary Pickford Award – Rod Steiger Outstanding Contribution to New Media – Bill Gates Outstanding New Talent – Arie Verveen Motion picture winners and nominees. Best Actor – Drama. Geoffrey Rush – "Shine" as David Helfgott (TIE) James Woods – "" as Carl Panzram (TIE) Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. Tom Cruise – "Jerry Maguire" as Jerry Maguire Best Actress – Drama. Frances McDormand – "Fargo" as Marge Gunderson Best Actress – Musical or Comedy. Gwyneth Paltrow – "Emma" as Emma  Woodhouse Best Animated or Mixed Media Film. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Best Art Direction. "Romeo + Juliet" – Catherine Martin Best Cinematography. "The English Patient" – John Seale Best Costume Design. "Evita" – Penny Rose Best Director. Joel Coen – "Fargo" Best Editing. "Independence Day" – David Brenner Best Film – Drama. "Fargo" Best Film – Musical or Comedy. "Evita" Best Foreign Language Film. "Breaking the Waves", Denmark Best Original Score. "The English Patient" – Gabriel Yared Best Original Song. "You Must Love Me" performed by Madonna – "Evita" Best Screenplay – Adapted. "The English Patient" – Anthony Minghella Best Screenplay – Original. "Lone Star" – John Sayles (TIE) "The People vs.  Larry Flynt" – Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (TIE) Best Supporting Actor – Drama. Armin Mueller-Stahl – "Shine" as Peter Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy. Cuba Gooding Jr. – "Jerry Maguire" as Rod Tidwell Best Supporting Actress – Drama. Courtney Love – "The People vs. Larry Flynt" as Althea Flynt Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy. Debbie Reynolds – "Mother" as Beatrice Henderson Best Visual Effects. "Independence Day" – Volker Engel and Douglas Smith Television winners and nominees. Best Actor – Drama Series. David Duchovny – "The X-Files" as Fox Mulder Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series. John Lithgow – "3rd Rock from the Sun" as Dick Solomon  Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film. Alan Rickman – "" as Grigori Rasputin Best Actress – Drama Series. Christine Lahti – "Chicago Hope" as Kate Austin Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series. Jane Curtin – "3rd Rock from the Sun" as Mary Albright Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film. Helen Mirren – "Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment" Best Miniseries or TV Film. "Gulliver's Travels" Best Series – Drama. "The X-Files" Best Series – Musical or Comedy. "The Larry Sanders Show" Best Supporting Actor – (Mini)Series or TV Film. Stanley Tucci – "Murder One" Best Supporting Actress – (Mini)Series or TV Film. Kathy Bates – "The Late Shift" New Media  winners and nominees. Best Home Entertainment Product/Game. Super Mario 64 CD-ROM Educational – Children. 101 Dalmatians Storybook CD-ROM Entertainment. Cinemania 97 CD-ROM Game. Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail Awards breakdown. Film. Winners: Losers: Television. Winners: Losers: