Golden Satellite Nominations

Apparently they felt like REALLY expanding the categories this year. Seriously, these lineups are insane.

1. Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

a. NICOLE KIDMAN, RABBIT HOLE LIONSGATE FILMS
b. JENNIFER LAWRENCE, WINTER’S BONE ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
c. HELEN MIRREN, THE TEMPEST TOUCHSTONE PICTURES
d. NATALIE PORTMAN, BLACK SWAN, FOX SEARCHLIGHT
e. NOOMI RAPACE, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, MUSIC BOX FILMS
f. TILDA SWINTON, I AM LOVE MAGNOLIA PICTURES
g. NAOMI WATTS, FAIR GAME, SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT

h. MICHELLE WILLIAMS, BLUE VALENTINE THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

Well I guess it had to happen eventually: the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo fanaticism has finally breached awards season. It's also surprising to see Mirren on here. The Tempest hasn't exactly received the greatest reviews. The more I think about it, the more I've come to like Tilda Swinton's work in I am Love, even if I think the film's OMG PRETTY THINGS-style undermines her, so I don't mind seeing her here.

2. Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
a. JAVIER BARDEM, BIUTIFUL FOCUS FEATURES
b. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, INCEPTION WARNER BROS. PICTURES
c. MICHAEL DOUGLAS, SOLITARY MAN ANCHOR BAY FILMS
d. ROBERT DUVALL, GET LOW SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
e. JESSE EISENBERG, THE SOCIAL NETWORK COLUMBIA PICTURES
f. COLIN FIRTH, THE KING’S SPEECH THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
g. JAMES FRANCO, 127 HOURS FOX SEARCHLIGHT
h. RYAN GOSLING, BLUE VALENTINE THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

I don't know why I keep forgetting about Javier Bardem, even when the role seems strong enough and baity enough to attract major awards attention. And even though Michael Douglas may be up here for Solitary Man, I'm still not convinced that he's a legitimate contender. The same goes for DiCaprio in Inception, and I'm surprised that he made it in for this over Shutter Island...sort of. He was bound to show up somewhere in awards season for one of the performances; he's certainly had a veeeery solid year both critically and commercially, no easy feat.

3. Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
a. ANNETTE BENING, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT FOCUS FEATURES
b. ANNE HATHAWAY, LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS 20TH CENTURY FOX
c. SALLY HAWKINS, MADE IN DAGENHAM SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
d. CATHERINE KEENER, PLEASE GIVE SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
e. JULIANNE MOORE, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT FOCUS FEATURES
f. MARY-LOUISE PARKER, RED SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
g. MARISA TOMEI, CYRUS FOX SEARCHLIGHT

Alright, silly rant time: That should be Rebecca Hall up there for Please Give, not Catherine Keener (not that she wasn't good). There's a very tiny chance that this film will make a (tiny) dent in awards season, and I'd hate for one of my favorite performances of the year thus far to go totally unrecognized. As for the rest, pretty predictable outside of Mary Louise-Parker.

4. Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

a. STEVE CARELL, DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS PARAMOUNT PICTURES
b. MICHAEL CERA, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, UNIVERSAL PICTURES
c. ROMAIN DURIS, HEARTBREAKER IFC FILMS
d. ANDY GARCIA, CITY ISLAND ANCHOR BAY FILMS
e. JAKE GYLLENHAAL, LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS 20TH CENTURY FOX
f. JOHN MALKOVICH, RED SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
g. JOHN C. REILLY, CYRUS FOX SEARCHLIGHT

5. Actress in a Supporting Role
a. AMY ADAMS, THE FIGHTER PARAMOUNT PICTURES
b. MARION COTILLARD, INCEPTION WARNER BROS. PICTURES
c. ANNE-MARIE DUFF, NOWHERE BOY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
d. VANESSA REDGRAVE, LETTERS TO JULIET SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
e. ROSAMUND PIKE, BARNEY’S VERSION, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
f. KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS, NOWHERE BOY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
g. JACKI WEAVER, ANIMAL KINGDOM, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
h. DIANNE WIEST, RABBIT HOLE LIONSGATE FILMS

I never really expected to see either of the Inception ladies nominated for anything, so Cotillard's definitely a surprise here, along with Vanessa Redgrave for what was apparently a rather 'blah' rom-com. However, this category does give me one reason to grin: Animal Kingdom's Jacki Weaver. Hopefully this is the start of an increasingly prominent role in the supporting actress race for Weaver.

6. Actor in a Supporting Role
a. CHRISTIAN BALE, THE FIGHTER, PARAMOUNT PICTURES
b. PIERCE BROSNAN THE GHOST WRITER, SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT

c. ANDREW GARFIELD, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, COLUMBIA PICTURES

d. TOMMY LEE JONES, THE COMPANY MEN, THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY e. BILL MURRAY, GET LOW, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
f. SEAN PENN, FAIR GAME, SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
g. JEREMY RENNER, THE TOWN WARNER BROS. PICTURES
h. GEOFFREY RUSH, THE KING’S SPEECH THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

7. Motion Picture, Drama
a. 127 HOURS, FOX SEARCHLIGHT
b. ANIMAL KINGDOM, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
c. BLUE VALENTINE, THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
d. GET LOW, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
e. THE GHOST WRITER, SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
f. INCEPTION WARNER BROS. PICTURES
g. THE KING’S SPEECH THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
h. THE SOCIAL NETWORK COLUMBIA PICTURES
i. THE TOWN WARNER BROS. PICTURES
j. WINTER’S BONE, ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

A BIG yay for Animal Kingdom (and a smaller yay for The Ghost Writer). I'm surprised that something like True Grit (which is earning fantastic early reviews) or Black Swan didn't make it in over the likes of The Town, though. Come to think of it, True Grit isn't anywhere on here. Maybe screeners weren't sent to the right people soon enough?

8. Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
a. CYRUS, FOX SEARCHLIGHT
b. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, FOCUS FEATURES
c. MADE IN DAGENHAM, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
d. THE OTHER GUYS COLUMBIA PICTURES
e. PLEASE GIVE SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
f. RED, SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
g. SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, UNIVERSAL PICTURES

The Scott Pilgrim and Please Give nominations are great, but the nomination for The Other Guys pisses me off to no end. With the exception of one or two scenes, it was a terrible misfire, and I don't understand why it received the reviews it did, or why it's viewed as a comedic comeback for Will Farrell.

9. Motion Picture, Foreign Language Film
a. BIUTIFUL (MEXICO)
b. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, (SWEDEN)
c. I AM LOVE, (ITALY)
d. MOTHER (KOREA)
e. OUTSIDE THE LAW, (ALGERIA)
f. SOUL KITCHEN, (GERMANY)
g. WHITE MATERIAL, (FRANCE)

10. Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
a. ALICE IN WONDERLAND, WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
b. DESPICABLE ME, UNIVERSAL PICTURES
c. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, PARAMOUNT PICTURES
d. THE ILLUSIONIST SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
e. LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE, WARNER BROS. PICTURES
f. TOY STORY 3 WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

11. Motion Picture, Documentary
a. BEHIND THE BURLY Q FIRST RUN FEATURES
b. CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER MAGNOLIA PICTURES
c. COUNTDOWN TO ZERO MAGNOLIA PICTURES
d. A FILM UNFINISHED OSCILLOSCOPE PICTURES
e. INSIDE JOB SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
f. JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK IFC FILMS
g. RESTREPO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENTERTAINMENT
h. SEQUESTRO PARADIGM PICTURES
i. THE TILLMAN STORY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
j. WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’ PARAMOUNT VANTAGE

12. Director
a. BEN AFFLECK, THE TOWN WARNER BROS. PICTURES
b. DARREN ARONOFSKY, BLACK SWAN, FOX SEARCHLIGHT
c. DANNY BOYLE, 127 HOURS FOX SEARCHLIGHT
d. LISA CHOLODENKO, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT FOCUS FEATURES
e. DAVID FINCHER, THE SOCIAL NETWORK COLUMBIA PICTURES
f. TOM HOOPER, THE KING’S SPEECH THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
g. DAVID MICHOD, ANIMAL KINGDOM, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
h. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, INCEPTION WARNER BROS. PICTURES
i. ROMAN POLANSKI, THE GHOST WRITER SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
j. DEBRA GRANIK, WINTER’S BONE ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

13. Screenplay, Original
a. ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU, ARMANDO BO, NICOLAS GIACOBONE, BIUTIFUL, FOCUS FEATURES
b. CONOR MCPHERSON, BILLY ROCHE, THE ECLIPSE MAGNOLIA PICTURES
c. CHRIS PROVENZANO, C. GABY MITCHELL, GET LOW SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
d. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, INCEPTION WARNER BROS. PICTURES
e. LISA CHOLODENKO, STUART BLUMBERG, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT FOCUS FEATURES
f. DAVID SEIDLER, THE KING’S SPEECH THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
g. MICHAEL ARNDT, ANDREW STANTON, LEE UNKRICH, JOHN LASSETER, TOY STORY 3 WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

14. Screenplay, Adapted
a. DANNY BOYLE, SIMON BEAUFOY, 127 HOURS, FOX SEARCHLIGHT
b. JEZ BUTTERWORTH, JOHN-HENRY BUTTERWORTH, FAIR GAME, SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
c. ROBERT HARRIS, ROMAN POLANSKI, THE GHOST WRITER, SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
d. NIKOLAJ ARCEL, RASMUS HEISTERBERG, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, MUSIC BOX FILMS
e. MICHAEL BACALL, EDGAR WRIGHT, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, UNIVERSAL PICTURES
f. AARON SORKIN, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, COLUMBIA PICTURES
g. PETER CRAIG, BEN AFFLECK, AARON STOCKARD, THE TOWN WARNER BROS. PICTURES
h. DEBRA GRANIK, WINTER’S BONE ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

15. Original Score
a. A.R. RAHMAN, 127 HOURS FOX SEARCHLIGHT
b. CLINT MANSELL, BLACK SWAN, FOX SEARCHLIGHT
c. FIONNUALA NI CHIOSAIN, THE ECLIPSE, MAGNOLIA PICTURES
d. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1
WARNER BROS. PICTURES
e. HANS ZIMMER, INCEPTION WARNER BROS. PICTURES
f. JAMES NEWTON HOWARD, SALT, COLUMBIA PICTURES
g. TRENT REZNOR AND ATTICUS ROSS, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, COLUMBIA PICTURES
h. HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS, UNSTOPPABLE, 20th CENTURY FOX

I love seeing that three of my favorite scores of the year are up here (Rahman, Desplat, and Zimmer). At the same time, I'm not sure how the score from Unstoppable made it. It was routine and, at least in the theater I saw it in, it sounded dingy.

16. Original Song
a. “IF I RISE”, DIDO & A.R. RAHMAN, DIDO, ROLLO ARMSTRONG, A.R. RAHMAN, 127 HOURS FOX SEARCHLIGHT
b. “ALICE”, AVRIL LAVIGNE, AVRIL LAVIGNE, ALICE IN WONDERLAND WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
c. “YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME”, CHER, DIANE WARREN, BURLESQUE, SCREEN GEMS
d.”COUNTRY STRONG”, GWYNETH PALTROW, JENNIFER HANSON, TONY MARTIN, MARK NESLER, COUNTRY STRONG SCREEN GEMS
e. WHAT PART OF FOREVER”, CEE-LO GREEN, CEE-LO GREEN, OH HUSH, ROB KLEINER, TWILIGHT SAGA ECLIPSE
SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
f. “ECLIPSE (ALL YOURS),” METRIC, HOWARD SHORE, EMILY HAINES, JIMMY SHAW, TWILIGHT SAGA ECLIPSE SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT

17. Cinematography
a. ENRIQUE CHEDIAK, ANTHONY DOD MANTLE, 127 HOURS FOX SEARCHLIGHT
b. EDUARDO SERRA, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 WARNER BROS. PICTURES
c. YORICK GUADAGNINO, I AM LOVE, MAGNOLIA PICTURES
c. WALLY PFISTER, INCEPTION WARNER BROS. PICTURES
d. ROBERT ELSWIT, SALT, COLUMBIA PICTURES
e. DEAN SEMLER, SECRETARIAT, WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
f. ROBERT RICHARDSON, SHUTTER ISLAND, PARAMOUNT PICTURES
g. BEN SERESIN, UNSTOPPABLE, 20TH CENTURY FOX

18. Visual Effects
a. JAMES WINNIFRITH, ADAM GASCOYNE, TIM CAPLAN, 127 HOURS FOX SEARCHLIGHT
b. KEN RALSTON, DAVE SCHAUB, CAREY VILLEGAS, SEAN PHILLIPS, ALICE IN WONDERLAND WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
c. PAUL J. FRANKLIN, CHRIS CORBOULD, ANDREW LOCKLEY, PETER BEBB, INCEPTION, WARNER BROS. PICTURES
d. JANEK SIRRS, BEN SNOW, GED WRIGHT, IRON MAN 2, PARAMOUNT PICTURES
e. GRANT FRECKELTON, CHRIS BONE, CRAIG WELSH, LEGENDS OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE WARNER BROS. PICTURES
f. NATHAN MCGUINNESS, PAUL O‟SHEA, UNSTOPPABLE 20TH CENTURY FOX

19. Film Editing
a. LEE SMITH, INCEPTION WARNER BROS. PICTURES
b. ROBERT FRAZEN, PLEASE GIVE SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
c. THELMA SCHOONMAKER, SHUTTER ISLAND PARAMOUNT PICTURES
d. KIRK BAXTER, ANGUS WALL, SOCIAL NETWORK COLUMBIA PICTURES
e. DYLAN TICHENOR, THE TOWN WARNER BROS. PICTURES
f. ROBERT DUFFY, CHRIS LEBENZON, UNSTOPPABLE 20TH CENTURY FOX

Weirdly enough, I actually love the editing nomination for Please Give. I remember watching that film and thinking that it was extremely well paced, and that by the time it was over, I wanted it to keep going because of how caught up I was (the same goes for The Social Network). It's not the sort of film that would usually get nominated for editing, and I'm thrilled that International Press Academy recognized it.

20. Sound (Editing and Mixing)
a. GLENN FREEMANTLE, STEVEN C. LANERI, DOUGLAS CAMERON, IAN TAPP, RICHARD PRYKE, 127 HOURS FOX SEARCHLIGHT
b. RICHARD KING, ED NOVICK, LORA HIRSCHBERG, GARY RIZZO, INCEPTION WARNER BROS. PICTURES
c. FRANK EULNER, CHRISTOPHER BOYES, LORA HIRSCHBERG, IRON MAN 2 PARAMOUNT PICTURES
d. MARTIN TREVIS, JOHN MIDGLEY, SIMON CHASE, PAUL COTTERELL, NOWHERE BOY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
e. KAMI ASGAR, SEAN MCCORMACK, DAVID DANIEL, KEVIN O‟CONNELL, BEAU BORDERS, SECRETARIAT
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS f. PHILIP STOCKTON, EUGENE GEARTY, TOM FLEISCHMAN, PETUR HLIDDAL, SHUTTER ISLAND PARAMOUNT PICTURES
g. MARK P. STOECKINGER, KEVIN O‟CONNELL, BEAU BORDERS, WILLIAM B. KAPLAN, UNSTOPPABLE 20th CENTURY FOX

21. Art Direction & Production Design
a. ROBERT STROMBERG, STEFAN DECHANT, ALICE IN WONDERLAND WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
b. DAVID STEIN, THERESE DEPREZ, BLACK SWAN FOX SEARCHLIGHT
c. PHILLIPPE CORD’HOMME, KATHY LEBRUN, MARIE-HELENE SULMONI, COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
d. FRANCESCA DI MOTTOLA, I AM LOVE MAGNOLIA PICTURES
e. GUY HENDRIX DYAS, LUKE FREEBORN, BRAD RICKER, DEAN WOLCOTT, INCEPTION WARNER BROS. PICTURES
f. NIGEL CHURCHER, MARCUS ROWLAND, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD UNIVERSAL PICTURES
g. DANTE FERRETTI, MAX BISCOE, ROBERT GUERRA, CHRISTINA WILSON, SHUTTER ISLAND PARAMOUNT PICTURES

22. Costume Design
a. COLLEEN ATWOOD, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
b. JENNY BEAVAN, THE KING’S SPEECH THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
c. MICHAEL DENNISON, EAT PRAY LOVE, COLUMBIA PICTURES
d. AMY WESTCOTT, BLACK SWAN, FOX SEARCHLIGHT
e. JANTY YATES, ROBIN HOOD, UNIVERSAL PICTURES