'The Artist,' 'War Horse' Among Contenders Nominated for Satellite Awards

 As awards season begins to itenisfy, the International Press Academy has unveiled dozens of nominations for its 16th annual Satellite Awards, which will be held on Dec. 18 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Voted by a group of journalists represented both domestic and international mariets, the nominations cover 19 film categories and 12 TV categories.
 Ten films were nominated for best motion picture. They are: The Artist, The Descendants, Drive, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, Shame, Tinker,Tailor, Soldier, Spy and War Horse.
 And here the full list of nominees :

Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
Shame
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
War Horse
Best Director
Tomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
John Michael McDonagh, The Guard
Steve McQueen, Shame
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Steven Spielberg, War Horse
Tate Taylor, The Help
Best Actor
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Tom Hardy, Warrior
Woody Harrelson, Rampart
Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Best Actress
Olivia Colman, Tyrannosaur
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Vera Farmiga, Higher Ground
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Emily Watson, Oranges and Sunshine
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Michelle Yeoh, The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Colin Farrell, Horrible Bosses
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Christoph Waltz, Carnage
Hugo Weaving, Oranges and Sunshine
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, Tree of Life
Elle Fanning, Super 8
Lisa Feret, Mozart’s Sister
Judy Greer, The Descendants
Rachel McAdams, Midnight in Paris
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Carey Mulligan, Shame
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
Kate Winslet, Carnage
Best Foreign Language Film
Faust
The Kid with a Bike
Las Acacias
Le Havre
Miss Bala
Mozart’s Sister
Mysteries of Lisbon
A Separation
13 Assassins
The Turin Horse
Best Animated or Mixed Media Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Muppets
Puss in Boots
Rango
Rio
Best Documentary Feature
American: The Bill Hicks Story
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
The Interrupters
My Perestroika
One Lucky Elephant
Pina
Project Nim
Tabloid
Senna
Under Fire: Journalists in Combat
Best Original Screenplay
Paddy Considine, Tyrannosaur
Rene Feret, Mozart’s Sister
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
John Michael McDonagh, The Guard
Steve McQueen and Abi Morgan, Shame
Best Adapted Screenplay
Steven Moffat, Joe Cornish and Edgar Wright, The Adventures of Tintin
Glenn Close and John Banville, Albert Nobbs
Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
Tate Taylor, The Help,
Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball
Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, War Horse
Best Original Score
Marco Beltrami, Soul Surfer
Alexandre Desplat, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Michael Giacchino, Super 8
Cliff Martinez, Drive
James Newton Howard, Water for Elephants
John Williams, War Horse
Best Original Song
"Bridge of Light" (Alecia Moore and Billy Mann), Happy Feet 2
"Gathering Stories" (Jonsi and Cameron Crowe), We Bought a Zoo
"Hello Hello" (Elton John and Bernie Taupin), Gnomeo & Juliet
"Lay Your Head Down" (Sinead O’Connor, Brian Byrne and Glenn Close), Albert Nobbs
"Life is a Happy Song" (Bret McKenzie), The Muppets
"Man or Muppet" (Bret McKenzie), The Muppets
Best Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel, Faust
Janusz KaminskI, War Horse
Emmanuel Lubezki, Tree of Life
Robert Richardson, Hugo
Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist
Newton Thomas Sigel, Drive
Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Best Film Editing
Chris Gill, The Guard
Mat Newman, Drive
Kevin Tent, The Descendants
Joe Walker, Shame
Michael Kahn, War Horse
John Gilroy, Sean Albertson, Matt Chesse, Aaron Marshall, Warrior
Best Sound
Drive
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Super 8
The Tree of Life
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Best Art Direction 
Stephan O. Gessler and Sebastian T. Krawinkel, Anonymous
Gregory S. Hooper and Laurence Bennett, The Artist
Yelena Zhukova and Jiri Trier, Faust
Dante Ferretti and Francesca lo Schiavo, Hugo
Isabel Branco, Mysteries of Lisbon
Jack Fisk, Water for Elephants
Best Costume Design
Isabel Branco, Mysteries of Lisbon
Mark Bridges, The Artist
Lisy Christl, Anonymous
Lidiya Kryukova, Faust
Michael O’Connor, Jane Eyre
Jacqueline West, Water for Elephants
Best Ensemble
The Help
Best First Feature
Tyrannosaur