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The awards season has been kicked off as International Press Academy announces its nominees for the 13th Annual Satellite Awards on Sunday, November 30. Through the 22 categories for feature film, it is revealed that "Frost/Nixon", "Milk", "The Dark Knight", "Slumdog Millionaire", "Revolutionary Road", "Australia" and "Quantum of Solace" are among the strong contenders for the coveted awards since each of them receives multiple nods.

Competing for the Best Drama Film category are The Reader", "Slumdog Millionaire", "Revolutionary Road", "Frost/Nixon", "Milk" and "Frozen River". Meanwhile, "Happy-Go-Lucky", "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", "Tropic Thunder", "In Bruges" and "Choke" are listed as the contenders for Best Comedy or Musical Film.

The nominations also see actresses, like Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Kat Dennings and Debra Messing, and actors, such as Mickey Rourke, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Ricky Gervais, Michael Cera and Mark Ruffalo, in the performers categories. Additionally, directors, Thomas McCarthy, Ron Howard, Gus Van Sant, Christopher Nolan, Danny Boyle and Stephen Daldry are up for the Best Director title.

Apart from the 22 movie categories, the 13th Annual Satellite Awards also chose nominees in 12 TV categories, six DVD categories and five DVD categories. The winners will be announced at awards gala held on December 14 at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City. While the complete list of the nominees can be seen via International Press Academy's official site, partial list for the movie nominees can be read below.

Partial Nominees List of the 13th Annual Satellite Awards:

Director:

• Thomas McCarthy, "The Visitor"
• Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
• Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
• Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight"
• Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
• Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"

Motion Picture - Drama:

• "The Reader"
• "Slumdog Millionaire"
• "Revolutionary Road"
• "Frost/Nixon"
• "Milk"
• "Frozen River"

Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:

• Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
• Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
• Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
• Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
• Kristin Scott Thomas, "I've Loved You So Long"
• Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:

• Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
• Mark Ruffalo, "What Doesn't Kill You"
• Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
• Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
• Leonardo DiCaprio, "Revolutionary Road"
• Sean Penn, "Milk"

Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:

• "Happy-Go-Lucky"
• "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
• "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
• "Tropic Thunder"
• "In Bruges"
• "Choke"

Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:

• Sally Hawkins, "Happy-Go-Lucky"
• Meryl Streep, "Mamma Mia!"
• Lisa Kudrow, "Kabluey"
• Kat Dennings, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
• Catherine Deneuve, "A Christmas Tale"
• Debra Messing, "Nothing Like the Holidays"

Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:

• Ricky Gervais, "Ghost Town"
• Sam Rockwell, "Choke"
• Josh Brolin, "W"
• Michael Cera, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
• Brendan Gleeson, "In Bruges"
• Mark Ruffalo, "The Brothers Bloom"

Actress in a Supporting Role:

• Rosemarie DeWitt, "Rachel Getting Married"
• Penelope Cruz, "Elegy"
• Anjelica Huston, "Choke"
• Sophie Okonedo, "The Secret Life of Bees"
• Emma Thompson, "Brideshead Revisited"
• Viola Davis, "Doubt"
• Beyonce Knowles, "Cadillac Records"

Actor in a Supporting Role:

• Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"
• Robert Downey, Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
• Rade Sherbedgia, "Fugitive Pieces"
• James Franco, "Milk"
• Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"

Motion Picture - Foreign Language Film:

• Sweden: "Let the Right One In"
• France: "The Class"
• Argentina: "Sangre de mi Sangre"
• Norway: "Reprise"
• Italy: "Gomorrah"
• Lebanon / France: "Caramel"

Motion Picture - Animated or Mixed Media:

• "The Tale of Despereaux"
• "Horton Hears a Who!"
• "Wall-E"
• "Bolt"
• "Waltz With Bashir"
• "The Sky Crawlers"

Original Score:

• David Arnold, "Quantum of Solace"
• Thomas Newman, "Wall-E"
• John Powell, "Horton Hears a Who!"
• A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"
• David Hirschfelder, "Australia"
• Danny Elfman, "Milk"

Original Song

• "Another Way to Die" by Jack White, "Quantum of Solace"
• "If the World" by Guns N' Roses, "Body of Lies"
• "Down to Earth" by Peter Gabriel, "Wall-E"
• "By the Boab Tree" byAngela Little et al., "Australia"
• "Jaiho" by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar, "Slumdog Millionaire"
• "The Wrestler" by Bruce Springsteen, "The Wrestler"