1st Golden Satellite Awards
The 1st Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, were awarded on January 15, 1997.
The ceremony was hosted by Stacy Keach.
Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Rod Steiger Outstanding Contribution to New Media – Bill Gates Outstanding New Talent – Arie Verveen Geoffrey Rush – Shine as David Helfgott (TIE) James Woods – Killer: A Journal of Murder as Carl Panzram (TIE) Tom Cruise – Jerry Maguire as Jerry Maguire Frances McDormand – Fargo as Marge Gunderson Gwyneth Paltrow – Emma as Emma Woodhouse The Hunchback of Notre Dame Romeo + Juliet – Catherine Martin The English Patient – John Seale Evita – Penny Rose Joel Coen – Fargo Independence Day – David Brenner Fargo Evita Breaking the Waves, Denmark "The English Patient" – Gabriel Yared "You Must Love Me" performed by Madonna – Evita The English Patient – Anthony Minghella Lone Star – John Sayles (TIE) The People vs. Larry Flynt – Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (TIE) Armin Mueller-Stahl – Shine as Peter Cuba Gooding Jr. – Jerry Maguire as Rod Tidwell Courtney Love – The People vs. Larry Flynt as Althea Flynt Debbie Reynolds – Mother as Beatrice Henderson Independence Day – Volker Engel and Douglas Smith David Duchovny – The X-Files as Fox Mulder John Lithgow – 3rd Rock from the Sun as Dick Solomon Alan Rickman – Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny as Grigori Rasputin Christine Lahti – Chicago Hope as Kate Austin Jane Curtin – 3rd Rock from the Sun as Mary Albright Helen Mirren – Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment Gulliver's Travels The X-Files The Larry Sanders Show Stanley Tucci – Murder One Kathy Bates – The Late Shift Super Mario 64 101 Dalmatians Storybook Cinemania 97 Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail Winners: Losers: Winners: Losers:
