The 11th Satellite Awards , honoring the best in film and television of 2006 , were given on December 18, 2006.
Special achievement awards
Auteur Award (for his visionary work as a filmmaker) – Robert Altman
Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Martin Landau
Nikola Tesla Award (for creating special effects on the 1978 film Superman that pre-dated contemporary computer-generated images) – Richard Donner
Outstanding Guest Star (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ) – Jerry Lewis
Motion picture winners and nominees
Clint Eastwood , Best Director co-winnerForest Whiatker , Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama winnerHelen Mirren , Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama winnerMeryl Streep , Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical winnerLeonardo DiCaprio , Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture winnerJennifer Hudson , Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture winnerWilliam Monahan , Best Adapted Screenplay winnerPeter Morgan , Best Original Screenplay winnerGustavo Santaolalla , Best Original Score winnerChris Cornell , Best Original Song winner
Best Actor – Drama
Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Joseph Cross – Running with Scissors
Best Actress – Drama
Helen Mirren – The Queen
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)
Best Art Direction and Production Design
Flags of Our Fathers – Henry Bumstead , Richard Goddard, and Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Best Cinematography
Flags of Our Fathers – Tom Stern
Best Costume Design
The Devil Wears Prada – Patricia Field
Best Director
Bill Condon – Dreamgirls (TIE) Clint Eastwood – Flags of Our Fathers (TIE)
Best Documentary Film
Deliver Us from Evil
Best Editing
X-Men: The Last Stand – Mark Helfrich , Mark Goldblatt , and Julia Wong
Best Film – Drama
The Departed
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Dreamgirls
Best Foreign Language Film
To Return (Volver) , Spain
Best Original Score
"Babel " – Gustavo Santaolalla
Best Original Song
"You Know My Name " performed by Chris Cornell – Casino Royale
Best Screenplay – Adapted
The Departed – William Monahan
Best Screenplay – Original
The Queen – Peter Morgan
Best Sound
Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
Best Visual Effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
The Departed
Television winners and nominees
Hugh Laurie , Best Actor in a Drama Series winnerKyra Sedwick , Best Actress in a Drama Series winnerJames Spader , Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series winnerMarcia Cross , Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series winnerBill Nighy , Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film winnerJudy Davis , Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film winnerTony Plana , Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winnerJulie Benz , Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film winner
Best Actor – Drama Series
Hugh Laurie – House, M.D.
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
James Spader – Boston Legal
Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
Bill Nighy – Gideon's Daughter
Best Actress – Drama Series
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives
Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
Judy Davis – A Little Thing Called Murder
Best Miniseries
To the Ends of the Earth
Best Series – Drama
House, M.D.
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
Ugly Betty
Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
Tony Plana – Ugly Betty
Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
Julie Benz – Dexter
Best TV Film
A Little Thing Called Murder
Outstanding Television Ensemble
Grey's Anatomy