Awards season is already upon us, and at this point we’re having an idea as to who could possibly receive the most critical acclaim from the films released this year.  For one, the nominees for the 13th Satellite Awards have been released.  The International Press Academy will be honoring this year’s best performances in film and television on ceremonies in December 14.

Among the forerunners are the films Slumdog Millionaire and Milk, which each earned six nominations, including Best Drama Picture.  Meryl Streep grabbed two acting nominations: one for Mamma Mia! and another for Doubt.  Other notable nominees are Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, which snagged three; and the late Heath Ledger, who took his first posthumous acting nomination for his take on The Dark Knight.  After the jump, (most, at least, of) the nominees for this year’s Satellites.

Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You For So Long
Meryl Streep, Doubt
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

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 Denevue, 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
Beyoncé 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, Drama
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Revolutionary Road
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Frozen River

Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Happy-Go-Lucky
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Tropic Thunder
In Bruges
Choke

Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
The Tale of Despereaux
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!
WALL-E
Bolt
Waltz with Bashir
The Sky Crawlers


-Henrik Batallones, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Variety
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