| Number: | 1 |
| Award: | Golden Satellite Awards |
| Best Film Drama: | Fargo |
| Best Film Musical Or Comedy: | Evita |
| Best Direction: | Joel Coen for Fargo |
| Best Drama Series: | The X-Files |
| Best Musical Or Comedy Series: | The Larry Sanders Show |
| Next: | 2nd |
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
Independence Day – David Brenner
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 – 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
The X-Files
The Larry Sanders Show
Kathy Bates – The Late Shift
Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail
Winners:
3 / 5 Evita: Best Costume Design / Best Film – Musical or Comedy / Best Original Song
3 / 7 Fargo: Best Director / Best Actress & Film – Drama
3 / 9 The English Patient: Best Adapted Screenplay / Best Cinematography / Best Original Score
2 / 2 Independence Day: Best Editing / Best Visual Effects
2 / 2 The People vs. Larry Flynt: Best Screenplay – Original / Best Supporting Actress – Drama
2 / 3 Jerry Maguire: Best Actor & Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
2 / 5 Shine: Best Actor & Supporting Actor – Drama
1 / 1 Emma: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
1 / 1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
1 / 1 Killer: A Journal of Murder: Best Actor – Drama
1 / 1 Mother: Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
1 / 2 Lone Star: Best Screenplay – Original
1 / 4 Breaking the Waves: Best Foreign Language Film
1 / 4 Romeo + Juliet: Best Art Direction
Losers:
0 / 5 Hamlet
0 / 4 Mars Attacks!, Moll Flanders
0 / 3 The Crucible, Everyone Says I Love You, The Portrait of a Lady, Sling Blade, Secrets & Lies, Trainspotting
0 / 2 The Birdcage, Cold Comfort Farm, The First Wives Club, Jude, Ridicule
Winners:
2 / 3 3rd Rock from the Sun: Best Actor & Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
2 / 3 The X-Files: Best Actor – Drama Series / Best Series – Drama
1 / 1 Murder One: Best Supporting Actor – (Mini)Series or TV Film
1 / 1 Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment: Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film
1 / 2 The Late Shift: Best Supporting Actress – (Mini)Series or TV Film
1 / 3 Chicago Hope: Best Actress – Drama Series
1 / 3 Gulliver's Travels: Best Miniseries or TV Film
1 / 3 The Larry Sanders Show: Best Series – Musical or Comedy
1 / 3 : Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film
Losers:
0 / 4 NYPD Blue
0 / 3 ER
0 / 2 Cybill, Hidden in America, , If These Walls Could Talk, Seinfeld, The Siege at Ruby Ridge, Spin City, The Summer of Ben Tyler