Paul Giamatti-starring drama 'John Adams' leads with four, contending the number with Kevin Spacey's 'Recount'.
- Dec 1, 2008
AceShowbiz - Two HBO productions are dominating the nominees list of 13th Annual Satellite Awards which prize-giving ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 14 at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City. "John Adams", a mini-series starring Paul Giamatti, has four chances to take home an award, and so does made-for-TV movie "Recount".
Apart from Giamatti who earns a nomination for Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television, his co-star Laura Linney is also taking the similar nod, only for the Actress part. The movie itself is put under Miniseries category while its other actress Sarah Polley is contending for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
In the mean time, "Recount" that is produced and starred by Kevin Spacey, is competing for Motion Picture Made for Television; Actor in a Motion Picture Made for Television for both Spacey and Tom Wilkinson; as well as Actress in Supporting Role for Laura Dern.
In a rather surprising tone, ABC's "Pushing Daisies" which is near cancellation, is pocketing 3 nominations, namely Television Series, Comedy or Musical; Actress in Supporting Role for Kristin Chenoweth; and Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for Lee Pace. Others taking 3 nods too include NBC's "30 Rock", Showtime's "Dexter" and AMC's "Mad Men".
Beside TV, the awards show also honors icons and works in the big screen world in 22 categories. The partial list of the nominees can be found here.
Miniseries
- John Adams
- Cranford
- The Last Enemy
Motion Picture Made for Television
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter
- Bernard and Doris
- God on Trial
- Recount
- Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
- 24: Redemption
Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TV
- Judi Dench - Cranford
- Laura Linney - John Adams
- Susan Sarandon - Bernard and Doris
- Phylicia Rashad - A Raisin in the Sun
- Julie Walters - Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
- Jacqueline Bisset - An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TV
- Paul Giamatti - John Adams
- Kevin Spacey - Recount
- Tom Wilkinson - Recount
- Ralph Fiennes - Bernard and Doris
- Benedict Cumberbatch - The Last Enemy
- Stellan Skarsgard - God on Trial
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Laura Dern - Recount
- Sarah Polley - John Adams
- Kristin Chenoweth - Pushing Daisies
- Dianne Wiest - In Treatment
- Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy
- Fionnula Flanagan - Brotherhood
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Jimmy Smits - Dexter
- Zeljko Ivanek - Damages
- John Slattery - Mad Men
- John Noble - Fringe
- Nelsan Ellis - True Blood
- Harvey Keitel - Life on Mars
Television Series, Drama
- Brotherhood
- In Treatment
- Mad Men
- Primeval
- Life on Mars
- Dexter
Actress in a Series, Drama
- Anna Paquin - True Blood
- Holly Hunter - Saving Grace
- Glenn Close - Damages
- Kathryn Erbe - Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
- Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
Actor in a Series, Drama
- Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
- Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment
- Michael C. Hall - Dexter
- Jon Hamm - Mad Men
- David Tennant - Doctor Who
- Jason Isaacs - Brotherhood
Television Series, Comedy or Musical
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- 30 Rock
- Pushing Daisies
- State of the Union
- The Colbert Report
- Skins
Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
- Tracey Ullman - State of the Union
- America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
- Tina Fey - 30 Rock
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine
- Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
- Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds
