3rd Golden Satellite Awards
Date	January 17, 1999 (1999-01-17)
Highlights
Best drama film	The Thin Red Line
Best comedy/musical film	Shakespeare in Love
Best television drama	Oz
Best television musical/comedy	Ellen
Best director	Terrence Malick for The Thin Red Line
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The 3rd Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, honored the best in film and television for 1998.

Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Alan J. Pakula

Outstanding New Talent – Eamonn Owens

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

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

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

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

A Bug's Life

• Antz
• Mulan
• The Prince of Egypt
• The Rugrats Movie

The Truman Show – Dennis Gassner

• Beloved
• Elizabeth
• Pleasantville
• Shakespeare in Love

The Thin Red Line – John Toll

• Beloved
• Pleasantville
• Saving Private Ryan
• Shakespeare in Love

Elizabeth – Alexandra Byrne

• Beloved
• Ever After
• Pleasantville
• Shakespeare in Love

Terrence Malick – The Thin Red Line

• John Boorman – The General
• Shekhar Kapur – Elizabeth
• Gary Ross – Pleasantville
• Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan

Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life

• The Cruise
• The Farm: Angola, USA
• Kurt & Courtney
• Public Housing

Saving Private Ryan – Michael Kahn

• Beloved
• Pleasantville
• Shakespeare in Love
• The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

• Elizabeth
• The General
• Gods and Monsters
• Saving Private Ryan

Shakespeare in Love

• Little Voice
• Pleasantville
• Waking Ned
• You've Got Mail

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

"The Thin Red Line" – Hans Zimmer

• "Beloved" – Rachel Portman
• "City of Angels" – Gabriel Yared
• "Pleasantville" – Randy Newman
• "Saving Private Ryan" – John Williams

"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

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

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

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

Bill Murray – Rushmore

• Jeff Daniels – Pleasantville
• John Goodman – The Big Lebowski
• Bill Nighy – Still Crazy
• Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love

Kimberly Elise – Beloved

• Kathy Burke – Dancing at Lughnasa
• Beverly D'Angelo – American History X
• Thandie Newton – Beloved
• Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters

Joan Allen – Pleasantville

• Kathy Bates – Primary Colors
• Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice
• Julianne Moore – The Big Lebowski
• Joan Plowright – Dance with Me

What Dreams May Come – Ellen Somers

• Armageddon
• Babe: Pig in the City
• Saving Private Ryan
• Star Trek: Insurrection

The Thin Red Line

Ernie Hudson – Oz

• George Clooney – ER
• Dylan McDermott – The Practice
• Jimmy Smits – NYPD Blue
• Michael T. Weiss – The Pretender

Drew Carey – The Drew Carey Show

• Michael J. Fox – Spin City
• Kelsey Grammer – Frasier
• John Lithgow – 3rd Rock from the Sun
• Paul Reiser – Mad About You

Delroy Lindo – Glory & Honor

• Cary Elwes – The Pentagon Wars
• Laurence Fishburne – Always Outnumbered
• Kevin Pollak – From the Earth to the Moon
• Patrick Stewart – Moby Dick

Jeri Ryan – Star Trek: Voyager

• Gillian Anderson – The X-Files
• Sharon Lawrence – NYPD Blue
• Rita Moreno – Oz
• Andrea Parker – The Pretender

Ellen DeGeneres – Ellen

• Calista Flockhart – Ally McBeal
• Helen Hunt – Mad About You
• Phylicia Rashad – Cosby
• Brooke Shields – Suddenly Susan

Angelina Jolie – Gia

• Olympia Dukakis – More Tales of the City
• Mia Farrow – Miracle at Midnight
• Barbara Hershey – The Staircase
• Jennifer Jason Leigh – Thanks of a Grateful Nation

From the Earth to the Moon

• A Bright Shining Lie
• Gia
• More Tales of the City
• Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Oz

• ER
• NYPD Blue
• The Pretender
• The X-Files

Ellen

• 3rd Rock from the Sun
• Frasier
• Mad About You
• Suddenly Susan

David Clennon – From the Earth to the Moon

• Brian Dennehy – Thanks of a Grateful Nation
• Lance Henriksen – The Day Lincoln Was Shot
• Martin Short – Merlin
• Daniel Williams – Always Outnumbered

Rita Wilson – From the Earth to the Moon

• Jackie Burroughs – More Tales of the City
• Faye Dunaway – Gia
• Shirley Knight – The Wedding
• Amy Madigan – A Bright Shining Lie

Dilbert's Desktop Games

• Gran Turismo
• Half-Life
• Madden NFL 99
• NBA Live 99

Big Brother

• Baldur's Gate
• Heretic II
• Rainbow Six
• Unreal

Winners:

5 / 7 The Thin Red Line: Best Cinematography / Best Director / Best Film – Drama / Best Original Score & Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble

2 / 3 Waking Ned: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (2x)

2 / 5 Elizabeth: Best Actress – Drama / Best Costume Design

2 / 10 Pleasantville: Best Screenplay – Original / Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy

1 / 1 A Bug's Life: Best Animated or Mixed Media Film

1 / 1 Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life: Best Documentary Film

1 / 1 The Opposite of Sex: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

1 / 1 Rushmore: Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy

1 / 1 The Truman Show: Best Art Direction

1 / 1 What Dreams May Come: Best Visual Effects

1 / 1 Without Limits: Best Supporting Actor – Drama

1 / 2 Armageddon: Best Original Song

1 / 3 American History X: Best Actor – Drama

1 / 3 Central Station (Central do Brasil): Best Foreign Language Film

1 / 4 Gods and Monsters: Best Screenplay – Adapted

1 / 8 Beloved: Best Supporting Actress – Drama

1 / 8 Saving Private Ryan: Best Editing

1 / 8 Shakespeare in Love: Best Film – Musical or Comedy

Losers:

0 / 5 Little Voice

0 / 3 The Big Lebowski, The General, You've Got Mail

0 / 2 Babe: Pig in the City, Hilary and Jackie, The Prince of Egypt

Winners:

3 / 4 From the Earth to the Moon: Best Miniseries or TV Film / Best Supporting Actor & Actress – (Mini)Series or TV Film

2 / 2 Ellen: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series / Best Series – Musical or Comedy

2 / 3 Oz: Best Actor – Drama Series / Best Series – Drama

1 / 1 The Drew Carey Show: Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

1 / 1 Glory & Honor: Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

1 / 1 Star Trek: Voyager: Best Actress – Drama Series

1 / 3 Gia: Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

Losers:

0 / 3 Mad About You, More Tales of the City, NYPD Blue, The Pretender, Thanks of a Grateful Nation

0 / 2 3rd Rock from the Sun, A Bright Shining Lie, Always Outnumbered, ER, Frasier, Suddenly Susan, The X-Files

• International Press Academy website – 1999 3rd Annual SATELLITE Awards (archive link)