Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture explained

Satellite Award for Best Actor
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Awarded For:Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture
Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Motion Picture
Presenter:International Press Academy
Country:United States
Year:1996
Holder:Drama: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer (2023)
Comedy or Musical: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers (2023)

The Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture is an annual award given by the International Press Academy as one of its Satellite Awards. The category has gone through several changes since its inception.

Since 2018, the two categories based on genre are presented replacing the Best Actor in a Motion Picture category for the Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and Best Actor – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical categories previously presented.

Winners and nominees

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (1996–2010, 2018–present)

YearActorFilmRole
1996
[1] 		Geoffrey Rush Shine David Helfgott
Fargo Jerry Lundegaard
Jude Jude Fawley
The English Patient
Sling Blade Karl Childers
Killer: A Journal of Murder Carl Panzram
1997
[2] 		Robert Duvall The Apostle Euliss "Sonny" Dewey / The Apostle E.F.
L.A. Confidential Officer Wendell "Bud" White
Boogie Nights Eddie Adams ("Dirk Diggler")
Amistad Sengbe Pieh / Joseph Cinqué
Titanic Jack Dawson
Good Will Hunting Will Hunting
1998
[3] 		Edward NortonAmerican History X Derek Vinyard
Wilde Oscar Wilde
The General Martin Cahill
Francis Bacon
Gods and Monsters
Affliction Wade Whitehouse
1999
[4] 		Terence Stamp The Limey Wilson
American Beauty Lester Burnham
The Insider
The Straight Story
The Insider Lowell Bergman
The Hurricane
2000
[5] 		Geoffrey Rush Quills Marquis de Sade
Billy Elliot Billy Elliot
Finding Forrester William Forrester
Gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius
Pollock
Remember the Titans Herman Boone
2001
[6] [7] 		Brian Cox L.I.E. Big John Harrigan
A Beautiful Mind
Memento Leonard Shelby
I Am Sam Sam Dawson
Monster's Ball Hank Grotowski
Training Day
2002
[8] 		Michael Caine The Quiet American Thomas Fowler
Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
Road to Perdition Michael Sullivan
About Schmidt Warren Schmidt
25th Hour Monty Brogan
One Hour Photo Seymour Parrish
2003
[9] 		Sean Penn 21 Grams Paul Rivers
Mystic River Jimmy Markum
In America Johnny Sullivan
Shattered Glass Stephen Glass
The Last Samurai Cpt. Nathan Algren
Cold Mountain W. P. Inman
The Cooler Bernie Lootz
2004
[10] 		Don Cheadle Hotel Rwanda Paul Rusesabagina
The Woodsman Walter
The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) Ramón Sampedro
Finding Neverland
The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Kinsey Dr. Alfred Kinsey
2005
[11] 		Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote Truman Capote
Jarhead LCpl./PFC. Anthony Swofford
Brokeback Mountain
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Pete Perkins
A History of Violence Tom Stall / Joey Cusack
Good Night, and Good Luck
2006
[12] [13] 		Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland Idi Amin
Blood Diamond Danny Archer
Half Nelson Dan Dunne
Aurora Borealis Duncan Shorter
Catch a Fire Patrick Chamusso
Little Children Brad Adamson
2007
[14] [15] 		Viggo Mortensen Eastern Promises Nikolai Luzhin
No Country for Old Men Llewelyn Moss
Rescue Dawn Dieter Dengler
In the Valley of Elah Hank Deerfield
Starting Out in the Evening Leonard Schiller
American Gangster Frank Lucas
2008
[16] 		Richard Jenkins The Visitor Walter Vale
Frost/Nixon
Revolutionary Road Frank Wheeler
Milk
The Wrestler Robin Ramzinski / Randy "The Ram" Robinson
What Doesn't Kill You Brian Reilly
2009
[17] [18] 		Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker SFC. William James
Crazy Heart Otis "Bad" Blake
Adam Adam Raki
Public Enemies John Dillinger
A Single Man George Falconer
The Damned United Brian Clough
2010
[19] 		Colin Firth The King's Speech King George VI
Biutiful Uxbal
Inception Dominic "Dom" Cobb
Solitary Man Ben Kalmen
Get Low Felix Bush
The Social Network
127 Hours
Blue Valentine Dean Pereira
2018
[20] 		Willem Dafoe At Eternity's Gate Vincent van Gogh
Leave No Trace Will
First Man Neil Armstrong
First Reformed Ernst Toller
Boy Erased Jared Eamons
The Old Man & the Gun Forrest Tucker
2019
[21] 		Christian Bale Ford v FerrariKen Miles
Marriage Story Charlie Barber
Pain and Glory Salvador Mallo
1917 Lance Corporal William Schofield
Joker Arthur Fleck / Joker
Dark Waters Robert Bilott
2020
[22] [23] 		Riz Ahmed Sound of Metal Ruben Stone
Chadwick Boseman (posthumous) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Levee Green
The Father Anthony
Da 5 Bloods Paul
Mank Herman J. Mankiewicz
Minari Jacob Yi
2021
[24] 		Benedict Cumberbatch The Power of the Dog Phil Burbank
The Tragedy of Macbeth Lord Macbeth
Jockey Jackson Silva
C'mon C'mon Johnny
East of the Mountains Ben Givens
King Richard Richard Williams
2022Brendan Fraser The Whale Charlie
Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
The Son Peter Miller
The Fabelmans Samuel "Sammy" Fabelman
Living Mr. Williams
Father Stu Father Stuart "Stu" Long
2023
[25] [26] 		Cillian Murphy Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer
Maestro Leonard Bernstein
Killers of the Flower Moon Ernest Burkhart
Rustin Bayard Rustin
Passages Tomas Freiburg
All of Us Strangers Adam

Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1996–2010, 2018–present)

YearActorFilmRole
Tom Cruise Jerry Maguire Jerry Maguire
The Birdcage Albert Goldman
The Nutty Professor Sherman Klump / Various Characters
Mars Attacks! James Dale
Big Night Secondo
Jack Nicholson As Good as It Gets Melvin Udall
The Full Monty Gary "Gaz" Schofield
Wag the Dog Stanley Motss
Men in Black Kevin Brown / Agent K
In & Out Howard Brackett
Private Parts Himself
Ian Bannen Waking Ned Jackie O'Shea
David Kelly Michael O'Sullivan
Bulworth Senator Jay Billington Bulworth
The Big Lebowski Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski
Little Voice Ray Say
Patch Adams Hunter "Patch" Adams
Philip Seymour Hoffman Flawless Rusty
Man on the Moon Andy Kaufman
Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Crane
An Ideal Husband Arthur Goring
Sweet and Lowdown Emmet Ray
Happy, Texas Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. (a.k.a. David)
Michael Douglas Wonder Boys Grady Tripp
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Ulysses Everett McGill
Dr. T & the Women Dr. Sullivan Travis (Dr. T)
Best in Show Harlan Pepper
Sherman Klump / Various Characters
Keeping the Faith Brian Finn
Ewan McGregor Moulin Rouge! Christian
Bridget Jones's Diary Mark Darcy
The Royal Tenenbaums Royal Tenenbaum
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hansel Schmidt / Hedwig Robinson
Zoolander Derek Zoolander
Rush Hour 2 James Carter
Kieran Culkin Igby Goes Down Jason "Igby" Slocumb Jr.
Adaptation. Charlie and Donald Kaufman
About a Boy Will Freeman
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Chuck Barris
Punch-Drunk Love Barry Egan
Tadpole Oscar Grubman
Bill Murray Lost in Translation Bob Harris
School of Rock Dewey Finn
The Singing Detective Dan Dark
American Splendor Harvey Pekar
Bad Santa Willie T. Stokes
Jamie Foxx Ray Ray Charles
The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Joel Barish
Sideways Miles Raymond
De-Lovely Cole Porter
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Steve Zissou
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow DJay
The Upside of Anger Denny Davies
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Harry Lockhart
Breakfast on Pluto Patrick "Kitten" Braden
Broken Flowers Don Johnston
Walk the Line
Joseph Cross Running with Scissors Augusten Burroughs
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Borat Sagdiyev
Thank You for Smoking Nick Naylor
Stranger than Fiction Harold Crick
Venus Maurice Russell
Ryan Gosling Lars and the Real Girl Lars Lindstrom
Talk to Me Ralph Greene Jr.
The Hoax Clifford Irving
You Kill Me Frank Falenczyk
Shoot 'Em Up Mr. Smith
Knocked Up Ben Stone
Ricky Gervais Ghost Town Bertram Pincus
W. George W. Bush
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Nick O'Leary
In Bruges Ken Daley
Choke Victor Mancini
The Brothers Bloom Stephen
Michael Stuhlbarg A Serious Man Larry Gopnik
Up in the Air Ryan Bingham
The Hangover Phil Wenneck
The Informant! Mark Whitacre
Nine Guido Contini
Michael Cera Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Scott Pilgrim
Dinner for Schmucks Barry Speck
Heartbreaker Alex Lippi
City Island Vince Rizzo
Love & Other Drugs Jamie Randall
Red Marvin Boggs
Cyrus John Kilpatrick
Rami Malek Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury
A Star Is Born Jackson Maine
Mary Poppins Returns Jack
Green Book Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga
Love, Simon Simon Spier
BlacKkKlansman Detective Ron Stallworth
Taron EgertonRocketman Elton John
Knives Out Detective Benoit Blanc
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Rick Dalton
Dolemite Is My Name Rudy Ray Moore
Uncut Gems Howard Ratner
Jojo Rabbit Adolf Hitler
Sacha Baron Cohen Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Borat Sagdiyev
Hamilton Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
The Personal History of David Copperfield David Copperfield
Palm Springs Nyles
Andrew Garfield tick, tick... BOOM! Jonathan Larson
Cyrano Cyrano de Bergerac
In the Heights Usnavi de la Vega
2022Austin Butler Elvis Elvis Presley
Babylon Manny Torres
Detective Benoit Blanc
The Banshees of Inisherin Pádraic Súilleabháin
The Menu Julian Slowik
Hustle Stanley Sugerman
2023
Paul Giamatti The Holdovers Paul Hunham
Dream Scenario Paul Matthews
Saltburn Oliver Quick
Beau Is Afraid Beau Wassermann
American Fiction Thelonious "Monk" Ellison

Best Actor – Motion Picture (2011–2017)

YearActorFilmRole
2011
[27] [28] 		Ryan Gosling Drive The Driver
The Descendants Matthew "Matt" King
J. Edgar J. Edgar Hoover
Shame Brandon Sullivan
The Guard Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Warrior Tommy Riordan Conlon
Rampart Officer David "Dave" Brown
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Moneyball
Take Shelter Curtis LaForche
2012
[29] [30] 		Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook Patrizio "Pat" Solitano Jr.
Lincoln
The Sessions Mark O'Brien
Les Misérables
The Master Freddie Quell
The Intouchables Bakary "Driss" Bassri
Flight Captain William "Whip" Whitaker Sr.
2013
[31] [32] 		Matthew McConaughey Dallas Buyers Club Ron Woodroof
American Hustle
Nebraska Woodrow "Woody" Grant
The Wolf of Wall Street
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips Captain Richard Phillips
All Is Lost Our Man
The Butler Cecil Gaines
2014
[33] [34] 		Michael Keaton Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Riggan Thomson / Birdman
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler Louis "Lou" Bloom
Selma Martin Luther King Jr.
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash Andrew Neiman
2015
[35] 		Leonardo DiCaprio The Revenant Hugh Glass
The Martian Mark Watney
Black Mass James "Whitey" Bulger
Steve Jobs
Legend Ronald "Ronnie" and Reginald "Reggie" Kray
The Danish Girl Lili Elbe / Einar Wegener
Concussion Dr. Bennet Omalu
2016
[36] 		Andrew Garfield Hacksaw Ridge Desmond T. Doss
Viggo Mortensen Captain FantasticBen Cash
Manchester by the Sea Lee Chandler
Loving Richard Loving
SnowdenEdward Snowden
La La Land Sebastian Wilder
SullyCaptain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger
FencesTroy Maxson
2017
[37] [38] 		Gary Oldman Darkest Hour Winston Churchill
Harry Dean Stanton LuckyLucky
Phantom Thread Reynolds Woodcock
The Disaster Artist Tommy Wiseau
Stronger Jeff Bauman
Good Time Constantine "Connie" Nikas
Wind River Cory Lambert

Multiple nominations

9 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Multiple wins

2 wins

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Satellite Awards 1998. IMDb. October 13, 2021.
  3. Web site: 1999 3rd Annual SATELLITE™ Awards. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml. February 1, 2008.
  4. Web site: ‘Hollow’ nabs quartet of Golden Satellites. Variety. Jill. Feiwell. January 16, 2000. October 13, 2021.
  5. Web site: 2001 5th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20110626174346/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2001.shtml. June 26, 2011.
  6. Web site: ‘Moulin Rouge’ in orbit, topping Satellite noms. Variety. Geoff. Berkshire. December 17, 2001. October 13, 2021.
  7. Web site: 2002 6th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20110626174353/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2002.shtml. June 26, 2011.
  8. Web site: 2003 7th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20110626174413/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2003.shtml. June 26, 2011.
  9. Web site: 2004 8th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20110626174413/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2004.shtml. June 26, 2011.
  10. Web site: 2005-A 9th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards - January 2005. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112923/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml. July 15, 2011.
  11. Web site: 2005-B 10th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards - December 2005. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112933/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005b.shtml. July 15, 2011.
  12. Web site: Satellite Awards nominate seven dramas. The Hollywood Reporter. Gregg. Kilday. December 1, 2006. October 13, 2021.
  13. Web site: ‘Departed,’ ‘Dreamgirls’ win at Satellite Awards. Variety. Jeff. Sneider. December 18, 2006. October 13, 2021.
  14. Web site: 2007 12th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718091834/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2007.shtml. July 18, 2011.
  15. Web site: Satellite Award winners announced. Variety. Erin. Maxwell. December 17, 2007. October 13, 2021.
  16. Web site: 2008 13th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718092650/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml. July 18, 2011.
  17. Web site: ‘Nine,’ ‘Red Cliff’ Lead Satellite Nominations. TheWrap. Steve. Pond. November 30, 2009. October 13, 2021.
  18. Web site: ‘Hurt Locker,’ ‘Nine’ top Satellite Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. Gregg. Kilday. December 21, 2009. October 13, 2021.
  19. Web site: Satellite Awards: Complete Winners List. TheWrap. Steve. Pond. February 16, 2015. October 13, 2021.
  20. Web site: Satellite Awards 2018. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021.
  21. Web site: Satellite Awards 2019. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021.
  22. Web site: ‘One Night in Miami’ and ‘Nomadland’ Lead Nominations for 25th Satellite Awards. Vimooz. February 1, 2021. October 13, 2021.
  23. Web site: Satellite Awards winners: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Forty-Year Old Version’ top film prizes; ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Better Call Saul’ take TV. Awards Watch. Erik. Anderson. February 15, 2021. October 13, 2021.
  24. Web site: Satellite Awards 2021. International Press Academy. December 1, 2021.
  25. Web site: IPA Reveals Nominations for the 28th Satellite Awards . . December 18, 2023 . March 26, 2024.
  26. Web site: The International Press Academy Announces Winners for the 28th Annual SATELLITE Awards . International Press Academy . March 26, 2024 . March 3, 2024.
  27. Web site: Satellite Awards 2011. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021.
  28. Web site: ‘The Descendants’ Takes Top Prize from Satellite Awards. TheWrap. Steve. Pond. December 18, 2011. October 13, 2021.
  29. Web site: Satellite Awards Nominates 10 Films for Best Motion Picture. The Hollywood Reporter. Gregg. Kilday. December 3, 2012. October 13, 2021.
  30. Web site: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Wins Five Satellite Awards, Including Best Picture. The Hollywood Reporter. Gregg. Kilday. December 16, 2012. October 13, 2021.
  31. Web site: ’12 Years a Slave’ Tops Satellite Award Nominations. TheWrap. Steve. Pond. December 2, 2013. October 13, 2021.
  32. Web site: Satellite Awards: ’12 Years a Slave’ Wins Best Motion Picture. The Hollywood Reporter. Gregg. Kilday. February 23, 2014. October 13, 2021.
  33. Web site: ‘Birdman’ Leads Satellite Awards Nominations. TheWrap. Steve. Pond. December 1, 2014. October 13, 2021.
  34. Web site: Satellite Awards: Complete Winners List. TheWrap. Steve. Pond. February 16, 2015. October 13, 2021.
  35. Web site: Satellite Awards (2015). International Press Academy. pressacademy.com. IPA. December 2, 2015. December 2, 2015.
  36. Web site: Satellite Awards 2016. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021.
  37. Web site: ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘The Shape of Water’ Lead Satellite Award Nominations. TheWrap. December 1, 2017. November 30, 2017.
  38. Web site: Satellite Awards 2017. International Press Academy. October 13, 2021.

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