The nominees of the 5th annual Golden Satellites Awards for the year 2000 were announced by the International Press Academy
on December 18th, 2000. Winners were announced on January 14th

BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA

Traffic - Laura Bickford, Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick

NOMINEES:

Billy Elliot - Greg Brenman & Jonathan Finn
Dancer in the Dark - Vibeke Winddelov
Erin Brockovich - Danny de Vito, Michael Shamberg & Stacy Sher
Gladiator - David Franzoni, Branko Lustig & Douglas Wick
Quills - Julia Chasman, Peter Kaufman & Nick Wechsler

BEST MOTION PICTURE COMEDY / MUSICAL

Nurse Betty - Steve Golin, Gail Mutrux

NOMINEES:

Almost Famous - Ian Bryce & Cameron Crowe
Best in Show - Karen Murphy
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Ethan Coen
State and Main - Sarah Green
Wonder Boys - Curtis Hanson, Scott Rudin

BEST MOTION PICTURE ANIMATION / MEDIA

Chicken Run - Peter Lord, Nick Park & David Sproxton

NOMINEES

Dinosaur - Pam Marsden
The Emperor's New Groove - Randy Fullmer
Rugrats In Paris - Gabor Csupo & Arlene Klasky
Titan A.E. - Don Bluth, Gary Goldberg & David Kirschner

BEST DIRECTOR

Steven Soderbergh - Traffic>

NOMINEES:

Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous
Philip Kaufman - Quills
Ridley Scott - Gladiator
Steven Soderbergh - Erin Brokovich

BEST ACTOR - DRAMA

Geoffrey Rush - Quills

NOMINEES:

Jamie Bell - Billy Elliot
Sean Connery - Finding Forrester
Russell Crowe - Gladiator
Ed Harris - Pollock
Denzen Washington - Remember the Titans

BEST ACTOR - COMEDY/MUSICAL

Michael Douglas - Wonder Boys

NOMINEES:

George Clooney - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Richard Gere - Dr. T and the Women
Christopher Guest - Best in Show
Eddy Murphy - The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Edward Norton - Keeping the Faith

BEST ACTRESS - DRAMA

Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream

NOMINEES:

Joan Allen - The Contender
Gillian Anderson - The House of Mirth
Bjork - Dancer in the Dark
Laura Linney - You Can Count On Me
Julia Roberts - Erin Brokovich

BEST ACTRESS - COMEDY/MUSICAL

Renee Zellwegger - Nurse Betty

NOMINEES:

Blenda Blethyn - Saving Grace
Sandra Bullock - Miss Congeniality
Glenn Close - 102 Dalmatians
Cameron Diaz - Charlie's Angels
Jenna Elfman - Keeping the Faith

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - DRAMA

Bruce Greenwood - Thirteen Days

NOMINEES:

Jeff Bridges - The Contender
Robert De Niro - Men of Honor
Benicio del Toro - Traffic
Albert Finney - Erin Brokovich
Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - COMEDY / MUSICAL

Willem Dafoe - Shadow Of The Vampire

NOMINEES:

Morgan Freeman - Nurse Betty
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Almost Famous
Tim Blake Nelson - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Brad Pitt - Snatch!
Owen Wilson - Shangai Noon

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - DRAMA

Jennifer Ehle - Sunshine
Rosemary Harris - Sunshine

NOMINEES:

Judi Dench - Chocolat
Catherine Deneuve - Dancer in the Dark
Samantha Morton - Jesus' Son
Julie Walters - Billy Elliot
Kate Winslet - Quills

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - COMEDY / MUSICAL

Kate Hudson - Almost Famous

NOMINEES:

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 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Kenneth Lonergan - You Can Count On Me

NOMINEES:

Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous
Lee Hall - Billy Elliot
Susannah Grant - Erin Brockovich
David Mamet - State and Main

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

David Self - Thirteen Days

NOMINEES:

Terence Davies - The House Of Mirth
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Douglas Wright - Quills
Stephen Gaghan - Traffic

BEST SONG

"I've seen it all" - Dancer in the Dark

NOMINEES:

"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 ORIGINAL SCORE

Gladiator - Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard

NOMINEES:

The Legend of Bagger Vance - Rachel Portman
Malena - Ennio Morricone
Proof of Life - Danny Elfman
Traffic - Cliff Martinez

BEST FOREIGN FILM

Crouching Tigger, Hidden Dragon (Taiwan)

NOMINEES:

Goya in Bordeaux (Spain)
His Wife's Dairy (Russia)
Malena (Italy)
Shower (China)
The Terrorist (India)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Gladiator - John Mathieson

NOMINEES:

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Peter Pau
The Legend of Bagger Vance - Michael Ballhaus
Mission: Impossible II - Jeffrey L. Kimball
Traffic - Peter Andrews

BEST EDITING

Thirteen Days - Conrad Buff

NOMINEES:

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tim Squyres
Gladiator - Pietro Scalia
Mission: Impossible II - Steve Kemper, Christian A. Wagner
Traffic - Stephen Mirrione

BEST SOUND

Dinosaur - Frank Eulner

NOMINEES:

Chicken Run - Graham Heabicar, James Mater
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Eugene Gearty
Mission: Impossible II - Mark P. Stoeckinger
The Perfect Storm - Keith A. Wester

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

The House of Mirth - Don Taylor

NOMINEES:

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tim Yip
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - Michael Corenblith
Gladiator - Arthur Max
Traffic - Philip Messina

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - Rita Ryack

NOMINEES:

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tim Yip
Gladiator - Janty Yates
The House Of Mirth - Monica Howe
The Patriot - Deborah L. Scott

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Gladiator - John Nelson

NOMINEES:

Charlie's Angels - Patrick McClung
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - Kevin Mack
Mission: Impossible II - Richard Yuricich
Vertical Limit - Kent Houston

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Reckless Indifference - William Gazecki

NOMINEES:

Captured On Film: The True Story Of Marion Davies - Marc Singer
The Eyes Of Tammy Faye - Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato
Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories Of The Kindertransport - Mark
                                                                                  Jonathan Harris
One Day In September - Kevin MacDonald
 

OUTSTANDING NEW TALENT

Rob Brown - Finding Forrester

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

Traffic

MARY PICKWORD AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

Francis Ford Coppola

OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

Thom Mount
 
 
 
 

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