On December 3rd, the International Press Academy announced their Satellite award nominations. The organization is not considered a major Oscar player but in recent times has nominated films that eventually make it the Oscar best picture list. This year's Oscar favorite's Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln, Argo, Silver Linings Playbook, Moonrise Kingdom and Life of Pi were nominated for Best film. Skyfall, The Sessions and Beasts of the Southern Wild were also among their other choices for the top award.
This selection of Best Picture favorites does however validate a few films that have been getting tons of awards buzz in this first week of Awards season. Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln, Argo, Silver Linings Playbook, Moonrise Kingdom and Life of Pi have all shown up on other critics awards lists with Zero Dark Thirty already winning the New York Film Critics Awards and Moonrise Kingdom winning the Gotham Award. This nomination continues these films' steam.
As always the committee had some obscure and unexpected choices in their selection. For example Kim-Ki-Duk getting nominated for best director for the film Pieta and Omar Sy getting nominated for best actor for his performance in The Intouchables were among some of the unexpected. In the best actress race Helen Mirren, Naomi Watts and Marion Cotillard were snubbed with Laura Linney, Laura Birn and Emilie Dequenne getting nominated in their place.
The Satellite awards are voted on by a group of entertainment journalists for both domestic and foreign outlets. Films that have previously won include The Social Network, The Hurt Locker, The Departed, The Descendants, Slumdog Millionaire and No Country for Old Men. The awards will be held in January.
Motion Picture
- Argo Warner Bros.
- Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
- Beasts Of The Southern Wild Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Les Misérables Universal
- Skyfall Columbia Pictures
- Moonrise Kingdom Focus Features
- The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Life Of Pi Twentieth Century Fox
- Zero Dark Thirty Columbia Pictures
Director
- David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
- Ben Affleck Argo Warner Bros.
- Kim Ki-Duk Pieta Drafthouse Films
- Ben Lewin The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Steven Spielberg Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Kathryn Bigelow Zero Dark Thirty Columbia Pictures
Actress in a Motion Picture
- Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
- Emilie Dequenne Our Children Versus Production
- Keira Knightley Anna Karenina Focus Features
- Emmanuelle Riva Amour Sony Pictures Classics
- Laura Birn Purge Solar Films
- Laura Linney Hyde Park On Hudson Focus Features
- Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty Columbia Pictures
Actor In A Motionn Picture
- John Hawkes The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Omar Sy The Intouchables The Weinstein Co.
- Hugh Jackman Les Misérables Universal
- Joaquin Phoenix The Master The Weinstein Co.
- Denzel Washington Flight Paramount Pictures
- Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
Actress In A Supporting Role
- Amy Adams The Master The Weinstein Co.
- Helene Florent Café De Flore Adopt Films
- Anne Hathaway Les Misérables Universal
- Helen Hunt The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Judi Dench Skyfall Columbia Pictures
- Samantha Barks Les Miserables Universal
Actor In A Supporting Role
- Philip Seymour Hoffman The Master The Weinstein Co.
- Robert De Niro Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
- John Goodman Flight Paramount Pictures
- Javier Bardem Skyfall Columbia Pictures
- Tommy Lee Jones Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Eddie Redmayne Les Misérables Universal
Motion Picture, International Film
- Amour Sony Pictures Classics Austria
- A Royal Affair Magnolia Pictures Denmark
- The Intouchables The Weinstein Co. France
- Our Children Le Films Du Losange Belgium
- Kon-Tiki The Weinstein Co. Norway
- Pieta Drafthouse Films South Korea
- Beyond The Hills Sundance Selects Romania
- War Witch Tribeca Film Canada
- Caesar Must Die Adopt Film Italy
Motion Picture, Animated Or Mixed Media
- Paranorman Focus Features
- Wreck-It Ralph Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Rise Of The Guardians Dreamworks Animation
- Brave Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Twentieth Century Fox Animation
- Frankenweenie Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Dreamworks Animation
Motion Picture, Documentary
- The Central Park Five Sundance Selects
- The Pruitt-Igoe Myth First Run Features
- The Gatekeepers Sony Pictures Classics
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Sundance Selects
- West Of Memphis Sony Pictures Classics
- Chasing Ice National Geographic
- Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present Music Box Films
- Searching For Sugar Man Sony Pictures Classics
Screenplay, Original
- Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache The Intouchables The Weinstein Co.
- John Gatins Flight Paramount Pictures
- Kim Ki-Duk Pieta Drafthouse Films
- Roman Coppola, Wes Anderson Moonrise Kingdom Focus Features
- Paul Thomas Anderson Times"> The Master The Weinstein Co.
- Mark Boal Zero Dark Thirty Columbia Pictures
Screenplay,Adapted
- Ben Lewin The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures (Based On Documentary "Breathing Lessons: The Life And Work Of Mark O'brien" Directed By Jessica Yu)
- Tony Kushner, John Logan, Paul Webb Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone (Based On "Team Of Rivals: The Political Genius Of Abraham Lincoln" By Doris Kearns Goodwin)
- Chris TerrioArgo Warner Bros. (Based On "Escape From Tehran" By Joshuah Bearman)
- Tom StoppardAnna Karenina Focus Features (Based On The Novel By Leo Tolstoy)
- David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co. (Based On Novel By Matthew Quick)
- David Magee Life Of Pi Twentieth Century FoxBased On The Novel By Yann Martel)
Original Score Composer Title of Film
- Alexandre Desplat Argo Warner Bros.
- Dario Marianelli Anna Karenina Focus Features
- Thomas Newman Skyfall Columbia Pictures
- Jonny Greenwood The Master The Weinstein Co.
- John Williams Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin Beasts Of The Southern Wild /Fox Searchlight Pictures
Original Song (Title Of Song Performer Writer(S) Title Of Film)
- Learn Me Right Birdy Birdy & Mumford And Sons Brave
- Still Alive Paul Williams Paul Williams Paul Williams: Still Alive
- Skyfall Adele Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth Skyfall
- Suddenly Hugh Jackman Alain Boubil, Herbert Kretzmer Les Misérables
- Fire In The Blood/Snake Song Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis Lawless
- Love Always Comes As A Surprise Peter Asher Peter Asher & Dave Stewart Madagascar 3
Cinematography
- Ben Richardson Beasts Of The Southern Wild/Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Mihai Malaimare Jr The Master/The Weinstein Co.
- Janusz Kaminski Lincoln/Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Roger Deakins Skyfall/Columbia Pictures
- Seamus Mcgarvey Anna Karenina/Focus Features
- Claudio Miranda Life Of Pi/Twentieth Century Fox
Visual Effects
- Steve Begg, Arundi Asregadoo, Andrew Whitehurst Skyfall Columbia Pictures
- Richard Stammers, Charley Henley, Martin Hill Prometheus Twentieth Century Fox
- Bill Westenhofer Life Of Pi Twentieth Century Fox
- Michael Lantieri, Kevin Baillie, Ryan Tudhope, Jim Gibbs Flight Paramount Pictures
- Dan Glass, Geoffrey Hancock, Stephane Ceretti Cloud Atlas Warner Bros.
- Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin The Dark Knight Rises Warner Bros.
Film Editing
- Lisa Bromwell The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Jeremiah O'driscoll Flight Paramount Pictures
- Dylan Tichenor Zero Dark Thirty Columbia Pictures
- Alexander Berner Cloud Atlas Warner Bros
- Jay Cassidy Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
- Chris Dickens Les Misérables Universal
Sound (Editing and Mixing)
- Dennis Leonard Flight Paramount Pictures
- John Warhurst, Lee Walpole, Simon Hayes Les Misérables Universal
- Craig Henighan, Chris Munro Snow White And The Huntsman Universal
- Baard H. Ingebretsen, Tormod Ringes Kon-Tiki The Weinstein Co.
- Drew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton Life Of Pi Twentieth Century Fox
- Victor Ray Ennis, Ann Scibelli, John Cucci, Mark P. Stoeckinger Prometheus Twentieth Century Fox
Art Direction & Production Design
- Rick Carter, Curt Beech, David Crank, Leslie Mcdonald Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Nathan Crowley, Kevin Kavanaugh, James Hambidge, Naaman Marshall The Dark Knight Rises Warner Bros.
- Niels Sejer A Royal Affair Magnolia Pictures
- David Crank, Jack Fisk The Master the Weinstein Co.
- Sarah Greenwood, Niall Moroney, Thomas Brown, Nick Gottschalk, Tom Still Anna Karenina Focus Features
- Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson Les Misérables Universal
Costume Design
- Colleen Atwood Snow White And The Huntsman Universal
- Manon Rasmussen A Royal Affair Magnolia Pictures
- Christian Gasc, Valerie Ranchoux Farewell, My Queen Cohen Media Group
- Jacqueline Durran Anna Karenina Focus Features
- Kym Barrett, Pierre-Yves Gayraud Cloud Atlas Warner Bros
- Paco Delgado Les Misérables Universal
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