Awards season has just begun, which means that it’s time for the International Press Academy to announce their nominees for the 23rd Satellite Awards. If you’ve never heard of the Satellite Awards, they’re like the Golden Globes, just with even less credibility. For instance, the Satellite people are the one who nominated The Wolf of Wall Street for best picture, despite having not seen the film.
That said, the Satellite nominations are good way to gauge which films are currently getting awards buzz. Let’s put it like this: getting a Satellite nomination is not going to automatically translate into Oscar recognition. But it doesn’t hurt.
Below are the film nominations. (In the interest of space, I’m only posting the film nominations. If you want to see which tv shows picked up nominations, click here.)
Film
Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Major, Independent or International
- Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”
- Glenn Close, “The Wife”
- Viola Davis, “Widows”
- Nicole Kidman, “Destroyer”
- Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
- Rosamund Pike, “Private War”
Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Major, Independent or International
- Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
- Ben Foster, “ Leave No Trace”
- Ryan Gosling, “First Man”
- Ethan Hawke, “First Reformed”
- Lucas Hedges, “Boy Erased”
- Robert Redford, “The Old Man & the Gun”
Actress in Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Major, Independent or International
- Emily Blunt, “Mary Poppins Returns”
- Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
- Trine Dyrholm “Nico, 1988″
- Elsie Fisher, “Eighth Grade”
- Lady Gaga, “A Star is Born”
- Constance Wu, “Crazy Rich Asians”
Actor in Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Major, Independent or International
- Bradley Cooper, “A Star is Born”
- Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Mary Poppins Returns”
- Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
- Nick Robinson, “Love, Simon”
- John David Washington, “BlacKkKlansman”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Major, Independent, Comedy & Musical or International
- Claire Foy, “First Man”
- Nicole Kidman, “Boy Erased”
- Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
- Margot Robbie, “Mary Queen of Scots”
- Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
- Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Major, Independent, Comedy & Musical or International
- Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
- Timothée Chalamet, “Beautiful Boy”
- Russell Crowe, “Boy Erased”
- Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
- Sam Elliott, “A Star is Born”
- Richard Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Motion Picture, Drama
Major
- “Black Panther,” Walt Disney
- “First Man,” Universal
- “Hereditary,” A24
- “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Annapurna Pictures
- “Mary Queen of Scots,” Focus Features
- “Widows,” Twentieth Century Fox
Motion Picture, Independent
- “BlacKkKlansman,” Focus Features
- “Eighth Grade,” A24
- “First Reformed,” A24
- “Leave No Trace,” Bleecker Street Media
- “Private Life,” Netflix
- “A Private War,” Aviron Pictures
Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Major, Independent or International
- “Crazy Richard Asians,” Warner Bros.
- “The Favourite,” Fox Searchlight Pictures
- “Green Book,” Universal Pictures
- “Mary Poppins Returns,” Walt Disney
- “Nico, 1988,” Magnolia Pictures
- “A Star is Born,” Warner Bros.
Motion Picture, International Film
- “The Cakemaker,” Israel
- “Cold War,” Poland
- “The Guilty,” Denmark
- “I Am Not A Witch,” United Kingdom
- “Roma,” Mexico
- “Shoplifters,” Japan
Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
- “Incredibles 2,” Walt Disney
- “Isle of Dogs,” Fox Searchlight Pictures
- “Liz and the Blue Bird,” Eleven Arts
- “Mirai,” GKIDS Films
- “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Walt Disney
- “Ruben Brandt, Collector,” Sony Pictures Classics
Motion Picture, Documentary
- “Crime + Punishment,” Hulu
- “Free Solo,” National Geographic
- “Minding the Gap,” Hulu
- “RBG,” Magnolia Pictures
- “Three Identical Strangers,” Focus Features
- “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” Focus Features
Director
- Bradley Cooper, “A Star is Born”
- Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma”
- Peter Farrelly, “Green Book”
- Barry Jenkins, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
- Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
- Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Screenplay, Original
- Bo Burnham, “Eighth Grade”
- Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma”
- Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara, “The Favourite”
- John Krasinski, Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, “A Quiet Place”
- Paul Schrader, “First Reformed”
- Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie & Peter Farrelly, “Green Book”
Screenplay, Adapted
- Bradley Cooper, Eric Roth, “A Star is Born”
- Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, “Leave No Trace”
- Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
- Barry Jenkins, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
- Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, Peter Fellows, “The Death of Stalin”
- Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Wilmott, Charlie Wachtel, “BlacKkKlansman”
Original Score
- Thomas Ades, “Colette”
- Terence Blanchard, “BlacKkKlansman”
- Nicholas Britell, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
- Alexandre Desplat, “The Sisters Brothers”
- Justin Hurwitz, “First Man”
- Hans Zimmer, “Widows”
Original Song
- “All The Stars” from “Black Panther”
- “Can You Imagine That?” from “Mary Poppins Returns”
- “Requiem for a Private War” from “A Private War”
- “Revelation” from “Boy Erased”
- “Shallow” from “A Star is Born”
- “Strawberries & Cigarettes” from “Love, Simon”
Cinematography
- Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma”
- James Laxton, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
- Matthew Libatique, “A Star is Born”
- Robbie Ryan, “The Favourite”
- Rachel Morrison, “Black Panther”
- Lukasz Zal, “Cold War”
Visual Effects
- “Avengers: Infinity War,” Walt Disney
- “Black Panther,” Walt Disney
- “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” Warner Bros.
- “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” Universal
- “Rampage,” Warner Bros.
- “Ready Player One,” Warner Bros.
Film Editing
- Barry Alexander Brown, “BlacKkKlansman”
- Jay Cassidy, “A Star is Born”
- Tom Cross, “First Man”
- Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma”
- Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
- Joe Walker, “Widows”
Sound (Editing and Mixing)
- “Black Panther,” Walt Disney
- “First Man,” Universal
- “Mary Poppins Returns,” Walt Disney
- “A Quiet Place,” Paramount
- “Roma,” Netflix
- “A Star Is Born,” Warner Bros.
Art Direction and Production Design
- “Black Panther,” Walt Disney
- “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” Warner Bros.
- “The Favourite,” Fox Searchlight
- “First Man,” Universal
- “Mary Poppins Returns,” Walt Disney
- “Roma,” Magnolia Pictures
Costume Design
- Colleen Atwood, “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”
- Erin Benach, “A Star is Born”
- Alexandra Byrne, “Mary Queen of Scots”
- Ruth E. Carter, “Black Panther”
- Andrea Flesch, “Colette”
- Sandy Powell, “The Favourite”
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