Satellite Award for Best Television Film

Awarded for| Best Television Film
Country| United States
Presented by| International Press Academy
First award| 1999
Currently held by| Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

The Satellite Award for Best Film Made for Television was one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy. In 2016, the IPA merged the TV miniseries and film categories.[1]

## Winners and nominees

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### 1990s

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Year  | Winners and nominees  | Director  | Network(s)

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1999 | Strange Justice | Ernest R. Dickerson | Showtime
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Martha Coolidge | HBO
A Lesson Before Dying | Joseph Sargent | HBO
RKO 281 | Benjamin Ross | HBO
A Slight Case of Murder | Steven Schachter | TNT

### 2000s

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Year  | Winners and nominees  | Director  | Network(s)

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2000 | Harlan County War | Tony Bill | Showtime
Cheaters | John McCalmont | Syndication
Dirty Pictures | Frank Pierson | Showtime
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Joseph Sargent | HBO
Nuremberg | Yves Simoneau | TNT
2001 | The Day Reagan Was Shot | Cyrus Nowrasteh | Showtime
Conspiracy | Frank Pierson | HBO
Midwives | Glenn Jordan | Lifetime
Varian's War | Lionel Chetwynd | Showtime
Wild Iris | Daniel Petrie | Showtime
Wit | Mike Nichols | HBO
2002 | Door to Door | Steven Schachter | TNT
The Gathering Storm | Richard Loncraine | HBO
Keep the Faith, Baby | Doug McHenry | Showtime
The Laramie Project | Moisés Kaufman | HBO
Path to War | John Frankenheimer | HBO
2003 | Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story | Robert Dornhelm | USA Network
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Bruce Beresford | HBO
My House in Umbria | Richard Loncraine | HBO
Normal | Jane Anderson | HBO
Our Town | James Naughton | PBS
Soldier's Girl | Frank Pierson | Showtime
2004 | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Vondie Curtis-Hall | FX
Helter Skelter | John Gray | CBS
Iron Jawed Angels | Katja von Garnier | HBO
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Stephen Hopkins | HBO
Something the Lord Made | Joseph Sargent | HBO
2005 | Reefer Madness | Andy Fickman | Showtime
Kidnapped | Brendan Maher | BBC
Lackawanna Blues | George C. Wolfe | HBO
The Magic of Ordinary Days | Brent Shields | CBS
Our Fathers | Dan Curtis | Showtime
Sometimes in April | Raoul Peck | HBO
Warm Springs | Joseph Sargent | HBO
2006 | A Little Thing Called Murder | Richard Benjamin | Lifetime
Gideon's Daughter | Stephen Poliakoff | BBC America
High School Musical | Kenny Ortega | Disney Channel
In from the Night | Peter Levin | CBS
Mrs. Harris | Phyllis Nagy | HBO
2007 | Mitch Albom's For One More Day | Lloyd Kramer | ABC
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee | Yves Simoneau | HBO
Life Support | Nelson George | HBO
Longford | Tom Hooper | HBO
The Trial of Tony Blair | Simon Cellan Jones | Channel 4
The Wind in the Willows | Rachel Talalay | PBS
2008 | Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story | Andy DeEmmony | BBC
24: Redemption | Jon Cassar | Fox
Bernard and Doris | Bob Balaban | HBO
God on Trial | Andy DeEmmony | PBS
The Memory Keeper's Daughter | Mick Jackson | Lifetime
Recount | Jay Roach | HBO
2009 | Grey Gardens | Michael Sucsy | HBO
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler | John Kent Harrison | CBS
Endgame | Pete Travis | PBS
Into the Storm | Thaddeus O'Sullivan | HBO
Loving Leah | Jeff Bleckner | CBS
Taking Chance | Ross Katz | HBO Films

### 2010s

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Year  | Winners and nominees  | Director  | Network(s)

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2010 | Temple Grandin | Mick Jackson | HBO
The Diary of Anne Frank | Jon Jones | BBC One
The Special Relationship | Richard Loncraine | HBO, BBC Two
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story | John Kent Harrison | CBS
You Don't Know Jack | Barry Levinson | HBO
2014 | Return to Zero | Sean Hanish | Lifetime
The Gabby Douglas Story | Gregg Champion | Lifetime
The Normal Heart | Ryan Murphy | HBO
The Trip to Bountiful | Peter Masterson | Lifetime
Turks & Caicos | David Hare | BBC, PBS
2015 | Stockholm, Pennsylvania | Nikole Beckwith | Lifetime
Killing Jesus | Christopher Menaul | National Geographic Channel
Nightingale | Elliott Lester | HBO
Bessie | Dee Rees | HBO
2017 | The Wizard of Lies | Barry Levinson | HBO
King Charles III | Rupert Goold | BBC, PBS
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | George C. Wolfe | HBO
To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters | Sally Wainwright | Netflix
War Machine | David Michôd | HBO
2018 | The Tale | Jennifer Fox | HBO
Cargo | Ben Howling
Yolanda Ramke | Netflix
Her Only Choice | Christel Gibson | BET
King Lear | Richard Eyre | Amazon Studios
BBC
2019 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Vince Gilligan | Netflix
Brexit: The Uncivil War  | Toby Haynes | HBO
Deadwood: The Movie  | Daniel Minahan | HBO
The Highwaymen | John Lee Hancock | Netflix

### 2020s

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Year  | Winners and nominees  | Director  | Network(s)

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2020
[2][3] | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | Christine Swanson | Lifetime
Bad Education | Cory Finley | HBO
Sylvie's Love | Eugene Ashe | Amazon Prime Video
Uncle Frank | Alan Ball | Amazon Prime Video
2021 | Oslo | Bartlett Sher | HBO
Help | Marc Munden | Channel 4
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia | Kenny Leon | Lifetime
2022
[4] | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Eric Appel | The Roku Channel
Fresh | Mimi Cave | Hulu
Operation Mincemeat | John Madden | Netflix
Rescued by Ruby | Katt Shea
The Survivor | Barry Levinson | HBO

## References

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1. ^ 2016 Satellite Winners, May 2017.
2. ^ "'One Night in Miami' and 'Nomadland' Lead Nominations for 25th Satellite Awards". Vimooz. February 1, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
3. ^ Anderson, Erik (February 15, 2021). "Satellite Awards winners: 'Nomadland,' 'Forty-Year Old Version' top film prizes; 'Schitt's Creek,' 'Better Call Saul' take TV". Awards Watch. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
4. ^ "The International Press Academy Announces Winners for the 27th Annual Satellite™ Awards". International Press Academy. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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Satellite Award for Best Television Film

1999–2010|

* Strange Justice (1999)
* Harlan County War (2000)
* The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
* Door to Door (2002)
* Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003)
* Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
* Reefer Madness (2005)
* A Little Thing Called Murder (2006)
* Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007)
* Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (2008)
* Grey Gardens (2009)
* Temple Grandin (2010)

2014–2015|

* Return to Zero (2014)
* Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015)

2017–2022|

* The Wizard of Lies (2017)
* The Tale (2018)
* El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
* The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020)
* Oslo (2021)
* Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

Between 1996–1998, 2011–2013, 2016 and 2023–present, the category was merged with Best Miniseries and Limited Series or Television Film.

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Satellite Awards

Current Awards
(Film)|

* Best Film
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Supporting Actor
* Supporting Actress
* Animated or Mixed Media Film
* Art Direction and Production Design
* Cinematography
* Costume Design
* Director
* Documentary Film
* Editing
* Foreign Language Film
* Original Score
* Original Song
* Screenplay – Adapted
* Screenplay – Original
* Sound
* Visual Effects
* Cast

Current Awards
(Television)|

* TV Series: Drama
* TV Series: Musical or Comedy
* TV Series: Genre
* Miniseries & Limited Series or TV Film
* Actor: Drama Series
* Actor: Musical or Comedy Series
* Actor: Miniseries or TV Film
* Actress: Drama Series
* Actress: Musical or Comedy Series
* Actress: Miniseries or TV Film
* Supporting Actor
* Supporting Actress
* Cast

Retired Awards
(Film)|

* Film: Musical or Comedy
* Actor: Musical or Comedy
* Actress: Musical or Comedy
* Supporting Actor: Drama
* Supporting Actor: Musical or Comedy
* Supporting Actress: Drama
* Supporting Actress: Musical or Comedy

Retired Awards
(Television)|

* Miniseries & Limited Series
* TV Film
* Supporting Actor: Drama Series
* Supporting Actor: Musical or Comedy Series
* Supporting Actress: Drama Series
* Supporting Actress: Musical or Comedy Series

Retired Awards
(New Media)|

* Best Classic DVD
* Best DVD Extras
* Best DVD Release of TV Shows
* Interactive Media
* Outstanding Mobile Game
* Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray/DVD
* Outstanding Platform Action/Adventure Game
* Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game
* Outstanding Role Playing Game
* Outstanding Sports Game
* Outstanding Youth Blu-Ray/DVD

Honorary Awards|

* Auteur Award
* Humanitarian Award
* Mary Pickford Award
* Nikola Tesla Award
* Outstanding New Talent

Ceremonies|

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* 2003
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* 2010
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* 2020
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* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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