The 10th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2005, were given on December 17, 2005.
Special achievement awards
Auteur Award (for his work on the film Good Night, and Good Luck and his promising filmmaking future) – George Clooney[1]
Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Gena Rowlands
Nikola Tesla Award (for his special effects contributions to cinema) – Stan Winston
Outstanding New Talent – Rupert Friend
Motion picture winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Best Actress – Drama
Felicity Huffman – Transamerica
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Best Art Direction and Production Design
Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Cinematography
The Constant Gardener – César Charlone
Best Costume Design
Pride & Prejudice
Best Director
Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
Best Documentary Film
Mad Hot Ballroom
Best Editing
Brokeback Mountain
Best Film – Drama
Brokeback Mountain
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Walk the Line
Best Foreign Language Film
Äideistä parhain (Mother of Mine), Finland/Sweden
Best Original Score
"Kingdom of Heaven" – Harry Gregson-Williams
Best Original Song
"A Love That Will Never Grow Old" performed by Emmylou Harris – Brokeback Mountain
Best Screenplay – Adapted
Memoirs of a Geisha – Robin Swicord
Best Screenplay – Original
Good Night, and Good Luck – George Clooney and Grant Heslov
Best Sound
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
Danny Huston – The Constant Gardener
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
Val Kilmer – Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Laura Linney – The Squid and the Whale
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
Rosario Dawson – Rent
Best Visual Effects
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
Crash
Television winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama Series
Hugh Laurie – House, M.D.
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
Jason Bateman – Arrested Development
Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – Elvis
Best Actress – Drama Series
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman – Desperate Housewives (TIE)
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (TIE)
Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
Kristen Bell – Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Best Miniseries
Elvis
Best Series – Drama
House, M.D.
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
Randy Quaid – Elvis
Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
Lisa Edelstein – House, M.D.
Best TV Film
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Outstanding Television Ensemble
Rescue Me