The 12th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2007, were given on December 16, 2007.
Special achievement awards Auteur Award (for his work on the film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) – Julian Schnabel
Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Kathy Bates
Nikola Tesla Award (for his visual effects in films, especially with computer digital rendering and compositing) – Dennis Muren
Motion picture winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises Christian Bale – Rescue Dawn Josh Brolin – No Country for Old Men Tommy Lee Jones – In the Valley of Elah Frank Langella – Starting Out in the Evening Denzel Washington – American Gangster
Best Actor – Comedy or Musical Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl Don Cheadle – Talk to Me Richard Gere – The Hoax Ben Kingsley – You Kill Me Clive Owen – Shoot 'Em Up Seth Rogen – Knocked Up
Best Actress – Drama Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose (La môme) Julie Christie – Away from Her Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart Keira Knightley – Atonement Laura Linney – The Savages Tilda Swinton – Stephanie Daley
Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Elliot Page – Juno Amy Adams – Enchanted Cate Blanchett – I'm Not There Katherine Heigl – Knocked Up Nicole Kidman – Margot at the Wedding Emily Mortimer – Lars and the Real Girl
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film Ratatouille 300 Beowulf The Golden Compass Persepolis The Simpsons Movie
Best Art Direction and Production Design Elizabeth: The Golden Age Across the Universe Amazing Grace The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Hairspray Sunshine
Best Cinematography The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) – Janusz Kamiński Across the Universe – Bruno Delbonnel The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – Roger Deakins The Golden Compass – Henry Braham There Will Be Blood – Robert Elswit Zodiac – Harris Savides
Best Costume DesignElizabeth: The Golden Age Amazing Grace Atonement Goya's Ghosts Hairspray La Vie en Rose (La môme)
Best Director Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men David Cronenberg – Eastern Promises Olivier Dahan – La Vie en Rose (La môme) Ang Lee – Lust, Caution (Se, jie) Sidney Lumet – Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Sarah Polley – Away from Her
Best Documentary Film Sicko The 11th Hour Darfur Now The King of Kong Lake of Fire No End in Sight
Best Film – Comedy or Musical Juno Hairspray Knocked Up Lars and the Real Girl Margot at the Wedding Shoot 'Em Up
Best Film – Drama No Country for Old Men 3:10 to Yuma Away from Her Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Eastern Promises The Lookout
Best Film Editing American Gangster The Bourne Ultimatum Eastern Promises La Vie en Rose (La môme) The Lookout
Best Foreign Language Film Lust, Caution (Se, jie) • Taiwan 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile) • Romania La Vie en Rose (La môme) • France Offside • Iran The Orphanage (El orfanato) • Spain Ten Canoes • Australia
Best Original Score"The Kite Runner" – Alberto Iglesias "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" – Nick Cave "Atonement" – Dario Marianelli "Eastern Promises" – Howard Shore "The Lookout" – James Newton Howard "Ratatouille" – Michael Giacchino
Best Original Song"Grace Is Gone" (written by Clint Eastwood and Carole Bayer Sager) – Grace Is Gone "Come So Far" (written by Marc Shaiman) – Hairspray "Do You Feel Me" (written by Diane Warren) – American Gangster "If You Want Me" (written by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) – Once "Lyra" (written by Kate Bush) – The Golden Compass "Rise" (written by Eddie Vedder) – Into the Wild
Best Screenplay – Adapted Atonement – Christopher Hampton Away from Her – Sarah Polley The Kite Runner – David Benioff Lust, Caution (Se, jie) – Hui-Ling Wang and James Schamus No Country for Old Men – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Zodiac – James Vanderbilt
Best Screenplay – OriginalJuno – Diablo Cody Before the Devil Knows You're Dead – Kelly Masterson Eastern Promises – Steven Knight Lars and the Real Girl – Nancy Oliver The Lookout – Scott Frank Michael Clayton – Tony Gilroy
Best SoundThe Bourne Ultimatum 300 The Golden Compass I Am Legend La Vie en Rose (La môme) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Best Supporting Actor Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (TIE) Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton (TIE) Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men Brian Cox – Zodiac Jeff Daniels – The Lookout Ben Foster – 3:10 to Yuma
Best Supporting Actress Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone Ruby Dee – American Gangster Taraji P. Henson – Talk to Me Saoirse Ronan – Atonement Emmanuelle Seigner – La Vie en Rose (La môme) Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
Best Visual Effects 300 Beowulf The Bourne Ultimatum Enchanted The Golden Compass Transformers
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Television winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama Series Michael C. Hall – Dexter Eddie Izzard – The Riches Hugh Laurie – House Denis Leary – Rescue Me Bill Paxton – Big Love James Woods – Shark
Best Actor – Comedy or Musical Series Stephen Colbert – The Colbert Report Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock Steve Carell – The Office Ricky Gervais – Extras Zachary Levi – Chuck Lee Pace – Pushing Daisies
Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television David Oyelowo – Five Days Jim Broadbent – Longford Robert Lindsay – The Trial of Tony Blair Aidan Quinn – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Tom Selleck – Jesse Stone: Sea Change Toby Stephens – Jane Eyre
Best Actress – Drama Series Ellen Pompeo – Grey's Anatomy Glenn Close – Damages Minnie Driver – The Riches Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer Jeanne Tripplehorn – Big Love
Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Series America Ferrera – Ugly Betty Tina Fey – 30 Rock Anna Friel – Pushing Daisies Patricia Heaton – Back to You Felicity Huffman – Desperate Housewives Julia Louis-Dreyfus – The New Adventures of Old Christine
Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Samantha Morton – Longford Ellen Burstyn – Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day Queen Latifah – Life Support Debra Messing – The Starter Wife Sharon Small – The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Ruth Wilson – Jane Eyre
Best Miniseries The Amazing Mrs Pritchard The Company Five Days Jane Eyre The Starter Wife
Best Motion Picture Made for Television Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Life Support Longford The Trial of Tony Blair The Wind in the Willows
Best Series – Comedy or Musical Pushing Daisies Chuck Extras Flight of the Conchords Ugly Betty Weeds
Best Series – Drama Dexter Brothers & Sisters Friday Night Lights Grey's Anatomy Mad Men The Riches
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television David Zayas – Dexter Michael Emerson – Lost Justin Kirk – Weeds T. R. Knight – Grey's Anatomy Masi Oka – Heroes Andy Serkis – Longford Harry Dean Stanton – Big Love
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television Vanessa Williams – Ugly Betty Polly Bergen – Desperate Housewives Judy Davis – The Starter Wife Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters Jaime Pressly – My Name Is Earl Chandra Wilson – Grey's Anatomy
Outstanding Television Ensemble Mad Men
New Media winners and nominees
Best Classic DVD The Graduate (40th Anniversary Edition) Ace in the Hole (The Criterion Collection) Cruising (Deluxe Edition) The Full Monty (Fully Exposed Edition) Funny Face (50th Anniversary Edition) Ghost (Special Collector's Edition) House of Games (The Criterion Collection) The Pirate RoboCop (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition) Stranger Than Paradise (The Criterion Collection)
Best Documentary DVD The War Addiction Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq American Experience (Episode: "The Mormons: Part I") Crazy Love Jesus Camp No End in Sight Shut Up and Sing Sicko An Unreasonable Man
Best DVD Extras Borat (TIE) Masters of Horror (Season 1) (TIE) Fiddler on the Roof (2-Disc Collector's Edition) Flashdance (Special Collector's Edition) The Graduate (40th Anniversary Edition) RoboCop (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition) The Sergio Leone Anthology The Silence of the Lambs (Collector's Edition) Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection / Volver Wall Street (20th Anniversary Edition)
Best DVD Release of a TV Show Dexter (Season 1) Daniel Deronda The House of Eliott (The Complete Collection) Lost (The Complete Third Season) The Muppet Show (Season 2) Nip/Tuck (Season 4) The Office (Season 3) Rome (Season 2) Twin Peaks (Season 2) Ugly Betty (Season 1)
Best Overall DVD The Prestige Blood Diamond Children of Men The Flying Scotsman Little Children The Lives of Others Notes on a Scandal Pan's Labyrinth Rescue Dawn Romeo + Juliet (The Music Edition)
Best Youth DVD Ratatouille Care Bears (25th Anniversary Edition) Cars Charlotte's Web Gracie The Jungle Book (40th Anniversary Platinum Edition) Little Robots (Episode: "Reach for the Sky") The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh The Pebble and the Penguin Peter Pan (2-Disc Platinum Edition) Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Outstanding Action/Adventure Game God of War II BioShock Gears of War The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game Medieval II: Total War Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords World in Conflict
Outstanding Role Playing Game Super Paper Mario The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Persona 3 The Witcher World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Outstanding Sports/Rhythm/Music Game Guitar Hero II Elite Beat Agents Forza Motorsport 2 Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 Wii Sports
Awards breakdown
Film Winners: 3 / 3 Juno: Best Actress & Film – Comedy or Musical / Best Screenplay – Original 2 / 2 Elizabeth: The Golden Age: Best Art Direction and Production Design / Best Costume Design 2 / 6 No Country for Old Men: Best Director / Best Film – Drama 1 / 1 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon): Best Cinematography 1 / 1 Gone Baby Gone: Best Supporting Actress 1 / 1 Grace Is Gone: Best Original Song 1 / 1 Sicko: Best Documentary Film 1 / 2 The Kite Runner: Best Original Score 1 / 2 Ratatouille: Best Animated or Mixed Media Film 1 / 3 300: Best Visual Effects 1 / 3 The Bourne Ultimatum: Best Sound 1 / 3 Lust, Caution (Se, jie): Best Foreign Language Film 1 / 3 Michael Clayton: Best Supporting Actor 1 / 4 American Gangster: Best Film Editing 1 / 4 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: Best Supporting Actor 1 / 4 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead: Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble 1 / 4 Lars and the Real Girl: Best Actor – Comedy or Musical 1 / 5 Atonement: Best Screenplay – Adapted 1 / 6 Eastern Promises: Best Actor – Drama 1 / 7 La Vie en Rose (La môme): Best Actress – Drama
Losers: 0 / 5 The Golden Compass, The Lookout 0 / 4 Away from Her, Hairspray 0 / 3 Knocked Up, Zodiac 0 / 2 3:10 to Yuma, Across the Universe, Amazing Grace, Beowulf, Enchanted, Margot at the Wedding, Shoot 'Em Up, Talk to Me
Television Winners: 3 / 3 Dexter: Best Actor – Drama Series / Best Series – Drama / Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television 2 / 3 Ugly Betty: Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Series / Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television 1 / 1 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard: Best Miniseries 1 / 1 The Colbert Report: Best Actor – Comedy or Musical Series 1 / 2 Five Days: Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television