The not-yet-released musical film leads the pack with eleven nods, including Best Ensemble and Best Motion Picture in Comedy or Musical.
- Nov 30, 2009
AceShowbiz - The nominations for 2009 Satellite Awards have been announced by International Press Academy on Sunday, November 29. Based on the list, "Nine" has the possibility to become a big winner as it grabbed 11 nods, including Best Motion Picture in Comedy or Musical.
The movie also aided Marion Cotillard, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Penelope Cruz to be among the nominees for Best Comedy or Musical Actress, Best Comedy or Musical Actor, and Best Supporting Actress respectively. Moreover, the star-studded film has won the award for Best Ensemble.
Following the drama musical film with seven nominations was "Red Cliff", a John Woo-directed film starring Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro. The action drama movie received nods for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound (Mixing and Editing), and Foreign Language Film among many others.
Meanwhile, Johnny Depp through his performance in "Public Enemies" was among the contenders to receive Best Drama Actor award. He was going up against Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart", Hugh Dancy in "Adam", Colin Firth in "A Single Man", Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker", and Michael Sheen in "The Damned United".
The winners of the 14th annual Satellite Awards will be announced on December 20 at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles Century City. Beside honoring movies in 22 categories, the event will also present awards for 12 TV categories, seven DVD categories, and five video game cries.
Partial list of nominations at 2009 Satellite Awards in movie:
Best Motion Picture (Drama)
- "Bright Star"
- "An Education"
- "The Hurt Locker"
- "The Messenger"
- "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire"
- "The Stoning of Soraya M."
- Jane Campion, "Bright Star"
- Neill Blomkamp, "District 9"
- Lone Scherfig, "An Education"
- Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"
- Rob Marshall, "Nine"
- Lee Daniels, "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire"
- Shohreh Aghdashloo, "The Stoning of Soraya M."
- Emily Blunt, "The Young Victoria"
- Abbie Cornish, "Bright Star"
- Penelope Cruz, "Broken Embraces"
- Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
- Catalina Saavedra, "The Maid"
- Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
- Hugh Dancy, "Adam"
- Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
- Johnny Depp, "Public Enemies"
- Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
- Michael Sheen, "The Damned United"
- Sandra Bullock, "The Proposal"
- Marion Cotillard, "Nine"
- Zooey Deschanel, "500 Days of Summer"
- Katherine Heigl, "The Ugly Truth"
- Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"
- George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
- Bradley Cooper, "The Hangover"
- Matt Damon, "The Informant!"
- Daniel Day-Lewis, "Nine"
- Michael Stuhlbarg, "A Serious Man"
- Emily Blunt, "Sunshine Cleaning"
- Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
- Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
- Mozhan Marno, "The Stoning of Soraya M."
- Mo'nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire"
- Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"
- James McAvoy, "The Last Station"
- Alfred Molina, "An Education"
- Timothy Spall, "The Damned United"
- Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"
- "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"
- "The Fantastic Mr. Fox"
- "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
- "The Princess and the Frog"
- "Up"
- "Where the Wild Things Are"
- "Broken Embraces"
- "I Killed My Mother"
- "The Maid"
- "Red Cliff"
- "The White Ribbon"
- "Winter in Wartime"
- "District 9"
- "The Fantastic Mr. Fox"
- "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
- "Red Cliff"
- "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
- "2012 (2009)"