2009 Satellite Awards – Nominations
Why should anyone give a damn about the (Golden) Satellite Awards?
Well, how often will you see a small, little-seen indie like The Stoning of Soraya M. (above) listed as one of the best films of the year? Or Hugh Dancy shortlisted for his performance in Adam? Or Mozhan Marno listed as best supporting actress, also for The Stoning of Soraya M.? Or the absence of two of the "top ten films of the year" from the list of the year’s twelve best films (six dramas, six comedies or musicals)?
The two absent (best) films, by the way, are (500) Days of Summer and Inglourious Basterds. Quentin Tarantino was also ignored when it came to the shortlisting the year’s best directors. Three women (Lone Scherfig for An Education, Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker, Jane Campion for Bright Star) were nominated, and so were two openly gay men (Lee Daniels for Precious, Rob Marshall for Nine). The sixth nominee was Neill Blomkamp for the sleeper sci-fi hit District 9.
Most of nominated Golden Satellite performers will probably see their names mentioned later this year and early next year as well, but there were a few surprises (at least to a certain extent), among them the presence of best actress (drama) Shohreh Aghdashloo for The Stoning of Soraya M. and Catalina Saavedra for The Maid (above), the aforementioned Hugh Dancy for Adam and Michael Sheen for The Damned United in the best actor (drama) category, and Bradley Cooper as one of the best actor (comedy or musical) contenders for The Hangover.
Among the surprising absentees were Michelle Pfeiffer for Cheri, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin for It’s Complicated, Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air, Judi Dench for Nine, Gabourey Sidibe for Precious (though she’s getting her own New Talent award), and Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren for The Last Station, plus Peter Jackson’s supernatural crime drama The Lovely Bones, James Cameron’s trillion-dollar Avatar, and Clint Eastwood’s nation-building rugby drama Invictus.
According to a spokesperson for the International Press Academy — initially an offshoot of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — IPA members did watch both The Lovely Bones and Invictus. Avatar, however, wasn’t screened to them in time.
Either way, Nine led the pack with 11 nominations.
Also, honorary Oscar winner Roger Corman will receive this year’s Auteur Award.
The winners of the 2009 Satellite Awards will be announced on Dec. 20.
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