The International Press Academy showed tons of love to “Nomadland,” awarding it Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Director, and Best Actress (Drama) at their 25th Satellite Awards. Other films with multiple wins included “Mank,” “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” and “Sound Of Metal.”
MOTION PICTURE
BEST MOTION PICTURE
DRAMA
“Nomadland
NOMINEES
- “The Father”
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- “Minari”
- “Miss Juneteenth”
- “Nomadland”
- “One Night in Miami”
- “Promising Young Woman”
- “Sound of Metal”
- “Tenet”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
BEST MOTION PICTURE
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
“The Forty-Year-Old Version”
NOMINEES
- “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
- “The Forty-Year-Old Version”
- “Hamilton”
- “On the Rocks”
- “Palm Springs”
- “The Personal History of David Copperfield”
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao
“Nomadland”
NOMINEES
- Lee Isaac Chung — “Minari”
- David Fincher — “Mank”
- Darius Marder — “Sound of Metal”
- Aaron Sorkin — “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
- Florian Zeller — “The Father”
- Chloé Zhao — “Nomadland”
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
DRAMA
Frances McDormand
“Nomadland”
NOMINEES
- Viola Davis — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- Vanessa Kirby — “Pieces of a Woman”
- Sophia Loren — “The Life Ahead”
- Frances McDormand — “Nomadland”
- Carey Mulligan — “Promising Young Woman”
- Kate Winslet — “Ammonite”
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
DRAMA
Riz Ahmed
“Sound Of Metal”
NOMINEES
- Riz Ahmed — “Sound of Metal”
- Chadwick Boseman — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- Anthony Hopkins — “The Father”
- Delroy Lindo — “Da 5 Bloods”
- Gary Oldman — “Mank”
- Steven Yeun — “Minari”
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Maria Bakalova
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
NOMINEES
- Maria Bakalova — “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
- Rashida Jones — “On the Rocks”
- Michelle Pfeiffer — “French Exit”
- Margot Robbie — “Birds of Prey”
- Meryl Streep — “The Prom”
- Anya Taylor-Joy — “Emma”
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Sacha Baron Cohen
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
NOMINEES
- Sacha Baron Cohen — “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
- Lin-Manuel Miranda — “Hamilton”
- Leslie Odom Jr. — “Hamilton”
- Dev Patel — “The Personal History of David Copperfield”
- Andy Samberg — “Palm Springs”
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amanda Seyfried
“Mank”
NOMINEES
- Ellen Burstyn — “Pieces of a Woman”
- Olivia Colman — “The Father”
- Nicole Kidman — “The Prom”
- Amanda Seyfried — “Mank”
- Yuh-Jung Youn — “Minari”
- Helena Zengel — “News of the World”
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Chadwick Boseman
“Da 5 Bloods”
NOMINEES
- Kingsley Ben-Adir — “One Night in Miami”
- Chadwick Boseman — “Da 5 Bloods”
- Sacha Baron Cohen — “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
- Brian Dennehy — “Driveways”
- Bill Murray — “On the Rocks”
- David Strathairn — “Nomadland”
BEST MOTION PICTURE
INTERNATIONAL
“La Llorona”
Guatamala
NOMINEES
- “Another Round”
- “Atlantis”
- “I’m No Longer Here”
- “Jallikattu”
- “La Llorona”
- “My Little Sister”
- “A Sun”
- “Tove”
- “Two of Us”
BEST MOTION PICTURE
ANIMATED OR MIXED MEDIA
“Wolfwalkers”
NOMINEES
- “Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus”
- “Demon Slayer-Kimetsu No Yaiba-The Movie: Mugen Train”
- “No. 7 Cherry Lane”
- “Over the Moon”
- “Soul”
- “Wolfwalkers”
BEST MOTION PICTURE
DOCUMENTARY
“Collective”
NOMINEES
- “Acasa, My Home”
- “Circus of Books”
- “Collective”
- “Crip Camp”
- “Coup 53”
- “The Dissident”
- “Gunda”
- “MLK / FBI”
- “A Most Beautiful Thing”
- “The Truffle Hunters”
BEST SCREENPLAY
ORIGINAL
“Promising Young Woman”
Emerald Fennell
NOMINEES
- “Mank” — Jack Fincher
- “Minari” — Lee Isaac Chung
- “Palm Springs” — Andy Siara
- “Promising Young Woman” — Emerald Fennell
- “Soul” — Pete Docter, Mike Jones & Kemp Powers
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Aaron Sorkin
BEST SCREENPLAY
ADAPTED
“The Father”
Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller
NOMINEES
- “The Father” — Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller
- “The Life Ahead” — Edoardo Ponti
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- “News of the World” — Luke Davies & Paul Greengrass
- “Nomadland” — Jessica Bruder & Chloe Zhao
- “One Night in Miami” — Kemp Powers
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Midnight Sky”
Alexandre Desplat
NOMINEES
- “Mank” — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
- “The Midnight Sky” — Alexandre Desplat
- “Minari” — Emile Mosseri
- “News of the World” — James Newton Howard
- “One Night in Miami” — Terence Blanchard
- “Tenet” — Ludwig Goransson
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Io Si (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead”
Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi
NOMINEES
- “Io Si” from “The Life Ahead”
- “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami”
- “Everybody Cries” from “The Outpost”
- “Rocket to the Moon” from “Over the Moon”
- “Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
- “The Other Side” from “Trolls World Tour”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Mank”
Erik Messerschmidt
NOMINEES
- “Mank” — Eric Messerschmidt
- “The Midnight Sky” — Martin Ruhe
- “News of the World” — Dariusz Wolski
- “Nomadland” — Joshua James Richards
- “One Night in Miami” — Tami Reiker
- “Tenet” — Hoyte Van Hoytema
BEST FILM EDITING
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Alan Baumgarten
NOMINEES
- “The Father” — Yorgos Lamprinos
- “Mank” — Kirk Baxter
- “Minari” — Harry Yoon
- “Nomadland” — Chloé Zhao
- “One Night in Miami” — Tariq Anwar
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Alan Baumgarten
BEST SOUND
(EDITING AND MIXING)
“Sound Of Metal”
Phillip Bladh, Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés & Carolina Santana
NOMINEES
- “Mank”
- “The Midnight Sky”
- “Nomadland”
- “The Prom”
- “Sound of Metal”
- “Tenet”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Tenet”
Andrew Jackson & Scott R. Fisher
NOMINEES
- “Birds of Prey”
- “Greyhound”
- “Mank”
- “The Midnight Sky”
- “Mulan”
- “Tenet”
BEST ART DIRECTION AND PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Mank”
Donald Graham Burt, Chris Craine, Dan Webster & Jan Pascale
NOMINEES
- “Mank”
- “The Midnight Sky”
- “Mulan”
- “One Night in Miami”
- “The Personal History of David Copperfield”
- “The Prom”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Personal History of David Copperfield”
Suzie Harman & Robert Worley
NOMINEES
- “Emma” — Alexandra Byrne
- “Mank” — Trish Summerville
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Ann Roth
- “Mulan” — Bina Daigeler
- “One Night in Miami” — Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
- “The Personal History of David Copperfield” — Suzie Harman & Robert Worley
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Mary Pickford Award
Tilda Swinton
TESLA AWARD
Dick Pope
AUTEUR AWARD
Emerald Fennell
“Promising Young Woman”
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Channing Godfrey Peoples
“Miss Juneteenth”
Stunt Performance Award
Gaëlle Cohen
Humanitarian Award
Mark Wahlberg
ENSEMBLE
MOTION PICTURE
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
ENSEMBLE
TELEVISION
“The Good Lord Bird”
TELEVISION
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
DRAMA
“Better Call Saul”
(AMC)
NOMINEES
- “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
- “Billions” (Showtime)
- “The Crown” (Netflix)
- “Killing Eve” (BBC America)
- “Ozark” (Netflix)
- “P-Valley” (Starz!)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
GENRE
“The Haunting of Bly Manor“
(Netflix)
NOMINEES
- “Evil” (CBS)
- “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (Netflix)
- “His Dark Materials” (HBO)
- “The Mandalorian” (Disney)
- “The Outsider” (HBO)
- “Pennyworth” (Epix)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
“Schitt’s Creek“
(Pop TV)
NOMINEES
- “The Boys” (Amazon)
- “Dead to Me” (Netflix)
- “Insecure” (HBO)
- “Ramy” (Hulu)
- “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)
- “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
BEST MINISERIES & LIMITED SERIES
“The Good Lord Bird“
(Showtime)
NOMINEES
- “The Good Lord Bird” (Showtime)
- “Mrs. America” (FX)
- “Normal People” (Hulu)
- “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix)
- “Small Axe” (Amazon)
- “The Undoing” (HBO)
- “Unorthodox” (Netflix)
BEST MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
“The Clark Sisters: First Ladies Of Gospel“
(Lifetime)
NOMINEES
- “Bad Education” (HBO)
- “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies Of Gospel” (Lifetime)
- “Sylvie’s Love” (Amazon Studios)
- “Uncle Frank” (Amazon Studios)
BEST Actress in a SERIES
DRAMA/GENRE
Olivia Colman
“The Crown”
(Netflix)
NOMINEES
- Caitriona Balfe — “Outlander” (Starz!)
- Olivia Colman — “The Crown” (Netflix)
- Phoebe Dynevor — “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
- Laura Linney — “Ozark” (Netflix)
- Sandra Oh — “Killing Eve” (BBC America)
- Maggie Siff — “Billions” (Showtime)
BEST Actor in a SERIES
DRAMA/GENRE
Bob Odenkirk
“Better Call Saul”
(AMC)
NOMINEES
- Jason Bateman — “Ozark” (Netflix)
- Damian Lewis — “Billions” (Showtime)
- Tobias Menzies — “The Crown” (Netflix)
- Bob Odenkirk — “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
- Regé-Jean Page — “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
- Matthew Rhys — “Perry Mason” (HBO)
BEST Actress in a SERIES
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Elle Fanning
“The Great”
(Hulu)
NOMINEES
- Christina Applegate — “Dead to Me” (Netflix)
- Linda Cardellini — “Dead to Me” (Netflix)
- Elle Fanning — “The Great” (Hulu)
- Zoe Kravitz — “High Fidelity” (Hulu)
- Catherine O’Hara — “Schitt’s Creek” (Netflix)
- Issa Rae — “Insecure” (HBO)
BEST Actor in a SERIES
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Eugene Levy
“Schitt’s Creek”
(Pop TV)
NOMINEES
- Dave Burd — “Dave” (FX)
- Ricky Gervais — “After Life (Netflix)
- Nicholas Hoult — “The Great” (Hulu)
- Eugene Levy — “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)
- Jason Sudeikis — “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
- Ramy Youssef — “Ramy (Hulu)
BEST Actress in a Miniseries & Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Cate Blanchett
“Mrs. America”
(FX on Hulu)
NOMINEES
- Cate Blanchett — “Mrs. America” (FX on Hulu)
- Shira Haas — “Unorthodox” (Netflix)
- Nicole Kidman — “The Undoing” (HBO)
- Anya Taylor-Joy — “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix)
- Letitia Wright — “Small Axe” (Amazon)
- Zendaya — “Euphoria” (HBO)
BEST Actor in a Miniseries & Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Ethan Hawke
“The Good Lord Bird”
(Showtime)
NOMINEES
- John Boyega — “Small Axe” (Amazon)
- Bryan Cranston — “Your Honor” (Showtime)
- Hugh Grant — “The Undoing” (HBO)
- Ethan Hawke — “The Good Lord Bird” (Showtime)
- Hugh Jackman — “Bad Education” (HBO)
- Chris Rock — “Fargo” (FX)
- Mark Ruffalo — “I Know This Much Is True” (HBO)
BEST Actress in a Supporting Role in a SERIES, Miniseries & Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Tracey Ullman
“Mrs. America”
(FX on Hulu)
NOMINEES
- Gillian Anderson — “The Crown” (Netflix)
- Jessie Buckley — “Fargo” (FX)
- Emma Corrin — “The Crown” (Netflix)
- Hope Davis — “Your Honor” (Showtime)
- Noma Dumezweni — “The Undoing” (HBO)
- Tracey Ullman — “Mrs. America” (FX on Hulu)
BEST Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Jeff Wilbusch
“Unorthodox”
(Netflix)
NOMINEES
- Joshua Caleb Johnson — “The Good Lord Bird” (Showtime)
- Josh O’Connor — “The Crown” (Netflix)
- Tom Pelphrey — “Ozark” (Netflix)
- Donald Sutherland — “The Undoing” (HBO)
- Ben Whishaw — “Fargo” (FX)
- Jeff Wilbusch — “Unorthodox” (Netflix)
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ACADEMY
The International Press Academy (IPA) is an entertainment media association with voting members worldwide who represent domestic and foreign markets via print, television, radio, blogs, and other content platforms for virtually every notable outlet.
Each year the IPA honors artistic excellence in the areas of Motion Pictures, Television, Radio, and New Media via the Satellite® Awards.
During the ceremony, the IPA presents Satellite Awards to the best of the entertainment industry, in comprehensive categories for film and Television. In addition. we present special achievement awards. These include the Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to the Entertainment Industry, the Tesla Award for Visionary Achievements in Visual Technology, the Auteur Award, and the Ensemble Awards in Film and Television.
IPA member journalists from around the world vote in designated categories on their ballot.
Members include working freelance and staff writers, bloggers, broadcasters, and photographers from more than 20 different countries as well as the US and territories.
Since 1996, when the Satellite® Awards* were established, the award categories have honored not only achievement in motion pictures and television, but also the interactive and digital arts.
*Originally known as The Golden Satellite Awards, the name was changed in 2003.
