Satellite Awards / Film / Best Director
With the Satellite Award for Best Director are film directors honored the outstanding achievements in film-artistic realization of a film have shown.
Awards are always given to the directors from the previous year.
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| Most frequently honored director | Ethan and Joel Coen (two wins) |
| Most nominated director | Steven Spielberg (five nominations) |
| Most nominated director without a win | Steven Spielberg (five nominations) |
Nominations and winners
Late 1990s
| year | Award winners | for the movie | Nominations |
| 1996 | Ethan and Joel Coen | Fargo |
Scott Hicks for Shine Mike Leigh for Lies and Secrets Anthony Minghella for The English Patient Lars von Trier for Breaking the Waves |
| 1997 | James Cameron | Titanic |
Paul Thomas Anderson for Boogie Nights Curtis Hanson for LA Confidential Steven Spielberg for Amistad Gus Van Sant for Good Will Hunting |
| 1998 | Terrence Malick | The fine line |
John Boorman for General Shekhar Kapur for Elizabeth Gary Ross for Pleasantville - Too Good to Be True Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan |
| 1999 | Michael Mann | insider |
Paul Thomas Anderson for Magnolia Scott Hicks for Snow That Falls on Cedars Sam Mendes for American Beauty Anthony Minghella for The Talented Mr. Ripley Kimberly Peirce for Boys Don't Cry |