The 9th Golden Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2004, were presented by the International Press Academy on January 23, 2005.

Special achievement awards

Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Susan Sarandon Nikola Tesla Award (for introducing video-assist and video playback techniques, which have become industry standards) – Jerry Lewis Outstanding New Talent – Freddie Highmore

Motion picture winners and nominees

Best Actor – Drama

Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy

Jamie Foxx – Ray

Best Actress – Drama

Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

Annette Bening – Being Julia

Best Animated or Mixed Media Film

The Incredibles

Best Art Direction and Production Design

De-Lovely

Best Cinematography

House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) – Zhao Xiaoding

Best Costume Design

Vanity Fair – Beatrix Aruna Pasztor

Best Director

Mel Gibson – The Passion of the Christ

Best Documentary Film

Super Size Me

Best Editing

Collateral – Jim Miller and Paul Rubell

Best Film – Drama

Hotel Rwanda

Best Film – Musical or Comedy

Sideways

Best Foreign Language Film

The Sea Inside (Mar adentro), Spain

Best Original Score

** "Napoleon Dynamite" – John Swihart**

Best Original Song

"Million Voices" written by Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, and Wyclef Jean – Hotel Rwanda

Best Screenplay – Adapted

Million Dollar Baby – Paul Haggis

Best Screenplay – Original

Ray – James L. White

Best Sound

Collateral

Best Supporting Actor – Drama

Christopher Walken – Around the Bend

Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy

Thomas Haden Church – Sideways

Best Supporting Actress – Drama

Gena Rowlands – The Notebook

Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy

Regina King – Ray

Best Visual Effects

The Aviator (TIE) House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (TIE)

Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble

Sideways

Television winners and nominees

Best Actor – Drama Series

Matthew Fox – Lost

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series

Jason Bateman – Arrested Development

Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

Jamie Foxx – Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Best Actress – Drama Series

Laurel Holloman – The L Word

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series

Portia de Rossi – Arrested Development

Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

Dianne Wiest – The Blackwater Lightship

Best Miniseries

The Lost Prince

Best Series – Drama

Nip/Tuck

Best Series – Musical or Comedy

Desperate Housewives

Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film

Bill Nighy – The Lost Prince

Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries or TV Film

Anjelica Huston – Iron Jawed Angels

Best TV Film

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

New Media winners and nominees

For the game categories, only nominees are listed; winners are unknown:

Best Classic DVD

La Dolce Vita

Best Documentary DVD

Broadway: The American Musical

Best DVD Extras

Maria Full of Grace (for the documentary)

Best DVD Release of TV Shows

Seinfeld

Outstanding Game Based on a Previous Medium

Outstanding Overall DVD

Spider-Man 2

Outstanding Platform Action/Adventure Game

Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game

Outstanding Sports Game

Outstanding Youth DVD

The Iron Giant

Awards breakdown

Film

Winners: Losers:

Television

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