The Golden Satellite Nominees Are Here!

THE GOLDEN SATELLITE NOMINEES

Motion Picture, Drama
The Hurt Locker
Bright Star
An Education
The Messenger
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
The Stoning of Soraya M.

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Only Seen The Hurt Locker

Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Julie and Julia
The Informant!
A Serious Man
It's Complicated
Up in the Air
Nine

I THINK SHOULD WIN: I've only seen Informant, but I think Up in the Air looks real nice.

10 BEST FILMS OF 2009
(500) Days of Summer
A Serious Man
An Education
Bright Star
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
The Hurt Locker
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Up in the Air

I THINK SHOULD WIN: I have seen Basterds and Hurt Locker. Id choose Hurt Locker.

Best Actress, Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Abbie Cornish, Bright Star
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Shohreh Aghdashloo, The Stoning of Soraya M.
Catalina Saavedra, The Maid
Penelope Cruz, Broken Embraces

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Havent seen any. Mulligans got good buzz though.

Best Actor, Drama
Johnny Depp, Public Enemies
Hugh Dancy, Adam
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Michael Sheen, The Damned United
Colin Firth, A Single Man

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Renner is the best ive seen. Ive heard good things about Firth though.

Best Actress, Comedy/Musical
Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Zooey Deschanel, (500) Days of Summer
Katherine Heigl, The Ugly Truth
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine

I THINK SHOULD WIN: I can see Cotillard taking it. But ive only seen Proposal, and Ugly Truth.

Best Actor Comedy/Musical
Daniel Day Lewis, Nine
Bradley Cooper, The Hangover
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man
George Clooney, Up in the Air

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Matt Damon was pretty good. Clooney will probably get it though.

Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, Sunshine Cleaning
Mozhan Marno, The Stoning of Soraya M.
Mo' nique, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Anna Kendrick, Up in te Air
Penelope Cruz, Nine

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Only seen Sunshine Cleaning, but Mo'niques got this.

Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Alfred Molina, An Education
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
James McAvoy, The Last Station
Timothy Spall, The Damned United

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Christoph Waltz is perfect in Basterds.

Foreign Film
Red Cliff
The Maid
The White Ribbon
Broken Embraces
I Killed My Mother
Winter in Wartime

I THINK SHOULD WIN: White Ribbon

Animated or Mixed Media
Up
Where the Wild Things Are
Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince
The Princess and the Frog
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Up

Documentary
Every Litte Step
The Cove
It Might Get Loud
The September Issue
The Beachers of Agnes
Valentino: The Last Emperor

I THINK SHOULD WIN: The Coves reviews are great.

Director
Neill Blomkamp, District 9
Rob Marshall, Nine
Kathyrn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lee Daniels, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Jane Campion, Bright Star
Lone Scherfig, An Education

I THNK SHOULD WIN: Bigelow, her style is amazing.

Original Screenplay
Bright Star
The Hurt Locker
Up
(500) Days of Summer
A Serious Man

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Up or The Hurt Locker Close.

Adapted Screenplay
Julie and Julia
An Education
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
District 9
Up in the Air

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Up in the Air or Precious

Original Score
Public Enemies
Up in the Air
Up
Where the Wild Things Are
The Informant!
Amelia

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Ups score is fantastic. but Wild Things score is original.

Original Song
"Almost There" Randy Newman, The Princess and the Frog
"I Can See in Color" Mary J. Blige, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
"Down In New Orleans" Randy Newman, The Princess and the Frog
"Cinema Italiano" Maury Yeston, Nine
"The Weary Kind" Ryan Binghamand T Bone Burnett, Crazy Heart
"We are the Children of the World" Terry Gilliam, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

I THINK SHOULD WIN: No Opinon

Cinematography
Nine
Public Enemies
It Might Get Loud
Red Cliff
A Serious Man
Inglourious Basterds

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Close between Public Enemies and Inglourious Basterds

Visual Effects
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Red Cliff
Imginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Fantastic Mr. Fox
District 9
2012

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Original effects go to Mr Fox but 2012 was amazing.

Film Editing
It Might Get Loud
Red Cliff
District 9
2012
The Hurt Locker
Nine

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Close between District 9 and Hurt Locker

Sound Mixing and Editing
Terminator Salvation
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
It Might Get Loud
Red Cliff
2012
Nine

I THINK SHOULD WIN: 2012 probably

Art Direction and Production Design
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Public Enemies
Red Cliff
The Road
2012
A Single Man

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Doctor Parnassus looks like art

Costume Design
Red Cliff
Cheri
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Young Victoria
Nine

I THINK SHOULD WIN: Nine or Cheri