The 5th Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, were awarded on January 14, 2001.
Special achievement awards
Career of Outstanding Service in the Entertainment Industry – Thom Mount[1]
Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Francis Ford Coppola
Outstanding New Talent – Rob Brown
Motion picture winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama
Geoffrey Rush – Quills
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Michael Douglas – Wonder Boys
Best Actress – Drama
Ellen Burstyn – Requiem for a Dream
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Renée Zellweger – Nurse Betty
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
Chicken Run
Best Art Direction
The House of Mirth – Don Taylor
Best Cinematography
Gladiator – John Mathieson
Best Costume Design
How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Rita Ryack
Best Director
Steven Soderbergh – Traffic
Best Documentary Film
Reckless Indifference
Best Editing
Thirteen Days – Conrad Buff
Best Film – Drama
Traffic
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Nurse Betty
Best Foreign Language Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long), Taiwan
Best Original Score
"Gladiator" – Hans Zimmer and Lisa Girrard
Best Original Song
"I've Seen It All" performed by Björk and Peter Stormare – Dancer in the Dark
Best Screenplay – Adapted
Quills – Doug Wright
Best Screenplay – Original
You Can Count on Me – Kenneth Lonergan
Best Sound
Dinosaur
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
Bruce Greenwood – Thirteen Days
Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
Willem Dafoe – Shadow of the Vampire
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Jennifer Ehle – Sunshine (TIE)
Rosemary Harris – Sunshine (TIE)
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
Kate Hudson – Almost Famous
Best Visual Effects
Gladiator – John Nelson
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
Traffic
Television winners and nominees
Best Actor – Drama Series
Tim Daly – The Fugitive
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
Frankie Muniz – Malcolm in the Middle
Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
James Woods – Dirty Pictures
Best Actress – Drama Series
Allison Janney – The West Wing
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
Lisa Kudrow – Friends
Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
Jill Hennessy – Nuremberg
Best Miniseries
American Tragedy
Best Series – Drama
The West Wing
Best Series – Musical or Comedy
Sex and the City
Best TV Film
Harlan County War
Outstanding Television Ensemble
The West Wing