16th Annual Golden Satellite Nominations:
Motion Picture
- The Artist
- The Descendants
- Drive
- The Help
- Hugo
- Midnight in Paris
- Moneyball
- Shame
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- War Horse
Director
- Tomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
- Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
- John Michael McDonagh, The Guard
- Steve McQueen, Shame
- Alexander Payne, The Descendants
- Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
- Martin Scorsese, Hugo
- Steven Spielberg, War Horse
- Tate Taylor, The Help
Best Actress in a Motion Picture
- Olivia Colman, Tyrannosaur
- Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
- Viola Davis, The Help
- 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 Actor in a Motion Picture
- George Clooney, The Descendants
- Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
- Michael Fassbender, Shame
- Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
- Ryan Gosling, Drive
- Tom Hardy, Warrior
- Woody Harrelson, Rampart
- Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- Brad Pitt, Moneyball
- Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Jessica Chastain, Tree of Life
- Elle Fanning, Super 8
- Lisa Feret, Mozart’s Sister
- Judy Greer, The Descendants
- Rachel McAdams, Midnight in Paris
- Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
- Carey Mulligan, Shame
- Octavia Spencer, The Help
- Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
- Kate Winslet, Carnage
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
- Albert Brooks, Drive
- 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
Motion Picture, Foreign Film
- Faust
- Kid with a Bike
- Las Acacias
- Le Havre
- Miss Bala
- Mozart’s Sister
- Mysteries of Lisbon
- A Separation
- 13 Assassins
- The Turin Horse
Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
- The Adventures of TinTin
- Kung Fu Panda 2
- The Muppets
- Puss in Boots
- Rango
- Rio
Motion Picture, Documentary
- American: The Bill Hicks Story
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams
- The Interrupters
- My Perestroika
- One Lucky Elephant
- Pina
- Project Nim
- Tabloid
- Senna
- Under Fire: Journalists in Combat
Screenplay, Original
- Tyrannosaur, Paddy Considine
- Mozart’s Sister, Rene Feret
- The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius
- The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick
- The Guard, John Michael McDonagh
- Shame, Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan
Screenplay, Adapted
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Lost Unicorn, Steven Moffat, Joe Cornish & Edgar Wright
- Albert Nobbs, Glenn Close, John Banville
- The Descendants, Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
- The Help, Tate Taylor
- Moneyball, Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin story by Stan Chervin
- War Horse, Lee Hall and Richard Curtis
Original Score
- Marco Beltrami, Soul Surfer
- Alexandre Desplat, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- Michael Giacchino, Super 8
- Cliff Martinez, Drive
- James Newton Howard, Water for Elephants
- John Williams, War Horse
Original Song
- Bridge of Light, Pink, Alecia Moore & Billy Mann, Happy Feet 2
- Gathering Stories, Jonsi, Jonsi & Cameron Crowe, We Bought a Zoo
- Hello Hello, Elton John, Elton John & Bernie Taupin, Gnomeo & Juliet
- Lay Your Head Down, Sinead O’Connor, Brian Byrne & Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
- Life is a Happy Song, Jason Segel & Amy Adams & Muppets, Bret McKenzie, The Muppets
- Man or Muppet, Jason Segel & Walter, Bret McKenzie, The Muppets
Cinematography
- Bruno Delbonnel, Faust
- Janusz KaminskI, War Horse
- Emmanuel Lubezki, Tree of Life
- Robert Richardson, Hugo
- Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist
- Newton Thomas Sigel, Drive
Visual Effects
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Tim burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery
- Hugo – Robert Legato
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Joe Letteri, Jeff Capogreco, R. Christopher White
- Super 8 – Dennis Muren, Kim Libreri, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh
- Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon – Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler, John Frazier
- War Horse – Ben Morris
Film Editing
- Chris Gill, The Guard
- Michael Kahn, War Horse
- Mat Newman, Drive
- Kevin Tent, The Descendants
- Joe Walker, Shame
- John Gilroy, Sean Albertson, Matt Chesse, Aaron Marshall, Warrior
Sound (Editing and Mixing)
- Drive – Lon Bender, Victor Ray Ennis, Robert Fernandez, Dave Patterson
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener, James Mather
- Super 8 – Mark Ulano, Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson,Tom Johnson, Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
- The Tree of Life – Craig Berkey, Christopher Scarabosio, Jeremy Peirson, Erik Aadahl, John Pritchett, Kirk Francis
- Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon – Peter J. Devlin, Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Ethan Van Der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
- War Horse – Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom johnson, Richard Hymns
Art Direction & Production Design
- Anonymous, Stephan O. Gessler, Sebastian T. Krawinkel
- The Artist, Gregory S. Hooper, Laurence Bennett
- Faust, Yelena Zhukova, Jiri Trier
- Hugo, Dante Ferretti, Francesca lo Schiavo
- Mysteries of Lisbon, Isabel Branco
- Water for Elephants, Jack Fisk
Costume Design
- Isabel Branco, Mysteries of Lisbon
- Mark Bridges, The Artist
- Lisy Christl, Anonymous
- Lidiya Kryukova, Faust
- Michael O’Connor, Jane Eyre
- Jacqueline West, Water for Elephants
Best Ensemble, Motion Picture
- The Help
Best First Feature
- Tyrannosaur, Paddy Considine
