16th Satellite Awards


The 16th Satellite Awards is an award ceremony honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, home videos and interactive media, presented by the International Press Academy at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Los Angeles.
The nominations were announced on December 1, 2011. The winners were announced on December 18, 2011.
The categories for motion picture were pared down from 22 to 19 classifications; the change reflected the merger of comedy and drama under a general Best Picture heading.

Special achievement awards

Auteur Award – Peter Bogdanovich
Humanitarian Award – Tim Hetherington
Mary Pickford Award – Mitzi Gaynor
Nikola Tesla Award – Douglas Trumbull
Best First Feature – Paddy Considine
Best Educational Motion Picture – The First Grader
Career of Outstanding Service in the Entertainment Industry – Brian Edwards
Outstanding Performance in a TV Series – Jessica Lange

Motion picture winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Best FilmBest Director

The Descendants
  • The Artist
  • Drive
  • The Help
  • Hugo
  • Midnight in Paris
  • Moneyball
  • Shame
  • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
  • War Horse
Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
  • Tomas Alfredson – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
  • Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
  • Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
  • Steve McQueen – Shame
  • John Michael McDonagh – The Guard
  • Alexander Payne – The Descendants
  • Martin Scorsese – Hugo
  • Steven Spielberg – War Horse
  • Tate Taylor – The Help
Best ActorBest Actress
Ryan Gosling – Drive
  • George Clooney – The Descendants
  • Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
  • Michael Fassbender – Shame
  • Brendan Gleeson – The Guard
  • Tom Hardy – Warrior
  • Woody Harrelson – Rampart
  • Gary Oldman – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
  • Brad Pitt – Moneyball
  • Michael Shannon – Take Shelter
Viola Davis – The Help
  • Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
  • Olivia Colman – Tyrannosaur
  • Vera Farmiga – Higher Ground
  • Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
  • Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
  • Charlize Theron – Young Adult
  • Emily Watson – Oranges and Sunshine
  • Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
  • Michelle Yeoh – The Lady
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
Albert Brooks – Drive
  • Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
  • Colin Farrell – Horrible Bosses
  • Jonah Hill – Moneyball
  • Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method
  • Nick Nolte – Warrior
  • Christopher Plummer – Beginners
  • Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • Christoph Waltz – Carnage
  • Hugo Weaving – Oranges and Sunshine
Jessica Chastain – The Tree of Life
  • Elle Fanning – Super 8
  • Lisa Féret – Mozart's Sister
  • Judy Greer – The Descendants
  • Rachel McAdams – Midnight in Paris
  • Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
  • Carey Mulligan – Shame
  • Vanessa Redgrave – Coriolanus
  • Octavia Spencer – The Help
  • Kate Winslet – Carnage
Best Original ScreenplayBest Adapted Screenplay
The Tree of Life – Terrence Malick
The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash
Best Animated or Mixed Media FilmBest Foreign Language Film
  • The Adventures of Tintin
  • Kung Fu Panda 2
  • The Muppets
  • Puss in Boots
  • Rango
  • Rio
    		• Mysteries of Lisbon
    • 13 Assassins
    • Faust
    • The Kid with a Bike
    • Las Acacias
    • Le Havre
    • Miss Bala
    • Mozart's Sister
    • A Separation
    • The Turin Horse
    Best Documentary FilmBest Cinematography
    Senna
    • '
    • Cave of Forgotten Dreams
    • The Interrupters
    • My Perestroika
    • One Lucky Elephant
    • Pina
    • Project Nim
    • Tabloid
    • Under Fire: Journalists in Combat
    		War Horse – Janusz Kamiński
    Best Original ScoreBest Original Song
    Soul Surfer – Marco Beltrami
    		"Lay Your Head Down" – Albert Nobbs
    • "Bridge of Light" – Happy Feet Two
    • "Gathering Stories" – We Bought a Zoo
    • "Hello Hello" – Gnomeo & Juliet
    • "Life's a Happy Song" – The Muppets
    • "Man or Muppet" – The Muppets
    Best Visual EffectsBest Art Direction and Production Design
    Hugo
    • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
    • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    • Super 8
    • '
    • War Horse
    		The Artist
    • Anonymous
    • Faust
    • Hugo
    • Mysteries of Lisbon
    • Water for Elephants
    Best Film EditingBest Sound
    The Guard
    • The Descendants
    • Drive
    • Shame
    • War Horse
    • Warrior
    		Drive
    • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
    • Super 8
    • '
    • The Tree of Life
    • War Horse
    Best Costume DesignBest Ensemble – Motion Picture
    Water for Elephants
    • Anonymous
    • The Artist
    • Faust
    • Jane Eyre
    • Mysteries of Lisbon
    		The Help
    • Anna Camp
    • Jessica Chastain
    • Viola Davis
    • Nelsan Ellis
    • Bryce Dallas Howard
    • Dana Ivey
    • Allison Janney
    • Leslie Jordan
    • Brian Kerwin
    • Chris Lowell
    • Ahna O'Reilly
    • David Oyelowo
    • Sissy Spacek
    • Octavia Spencer
    • Mary Steenburgen
    • Emma Stone
    • Cicely Tyson
    • Mike Vogel

    Television winners and nominees

    Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
    Best Drama SeriesBest Comedy or Musical Series

    Justified – FX
    		It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – FX
    • The Big C – Showtime
    • Community – NBC
    • Episodes – Showtime
    • Louie – FX
    • Modern Family – ABC
    Best Miniseries or TV FilmBest Genre Series
    Mildred Pierce – HBO
    • Cinema Verite – HBO
    • Downton Abbey – PBS
    • Page Eight – PBS
    • Thurgood – HBO
    • Too Big to Fail – HBO
    		American Horror Story – FX
    • Game of Thrones – HBO
    • Once Upon a Time – ABC
    • Torchwood – BBC
    • True Blood – HBO
    • The Walking Dead – AMC
    Best Actor in a Drama SeriesBest Actress in a Drama Series
    Timothy Olyphant – Justified
    • Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
    • Kyle Chandler – Friday Night Lights
    • Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
    • William H. Macy – Shameless
    • Wendell Pierce – Treme
    		Claire Danes – Homeland
    • Connie Britton – Friday Night Lights
    • Mireille Enos – The Killing
    • Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
    • Katey Sagal – Sons of Anarchy
    • Eve Myles – Torchwood
    Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV FilmBest Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film
    Jason Isaacs – Case Histories
    • Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey
    • Idris Elba – Luther
    • Laurence Fishburne – Thurgood
    • William Hurt – Too Big to Fail
    • Bill Nighy – Page Eight
    		Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce
    • Taraji P. Henson – '
    • Diane Lane – Cinema Verite
    • Jean Marsh – Upstairs, Downstairs
    • Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey
    • Rachel Weisz – Page Eight
    Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy SeriesBest Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series
    Louis C.K. – Louie
    • Martin Clunes – Doc Martin
    • Charlie Day – It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
    • Matt LeBlanc – Episodes
    • Joel McHale – Community
    • Elijah Wood – Wilfred
    		Martha Plimpton – Raising Hope
    • Zooey Deschanel – New Girl
    • Felicity Huffman – Desperate Housewives
    • Laura Linney – The Big C
    • Melissa McCarthy – Mike & Molly
    • Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
    Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or TV FilmBest Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Film
    Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
    Ryan Hurst – Sons of Anarchy
    • Ty Burrell – Modern Family
    • Donald Glover – Community
    • Walton Goggins – Justified
    • Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother
    • Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce
    • James Woods – Too Big to Fail
    		Vanessa Williams – Desperate Housewives'
    • Michelle Forbes – The Killing
    • Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire
    • Margo Martindale – Justified
    • Maya Rudolph – Up All Night
    • Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
    • Sofía Vergara – Modern Family
    • Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce''

    New Media winners and nominees

    Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
    Best Classic DVDBest DVD Extras

    West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition
    		Star Wars: The Complete Saga
    • Blue Velvet
    • Das Boot: 2-Disc Collector's Set
    • Planet Earth: Limited Edition
    • Super 8: 2-Disc Edition
    Outstanding Action/Adventure GameOutstanding Mobile Game

    • '
    • Limbo
    • Portal 2
    		Infinity Blade II
    Outstanding Role Playing GameOutstanding Sports/Racing Game

    • Bastion
    • Dark Souls
    • '
    		Forza Motorsport 4
    • FIFA 12
    • NBA 2K12
    Outstanding Youth DVD
    The Lion King: Diamond Edition
    • Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection
    • The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition
    • Rocky and His Friends: Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends Edition
    • Secretariat

    Awards breakdown

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    Television

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