16th Satellite Awards | |
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Date | December 18, 2011 |
Highlights | |
Best film | The Descendants |
Best director | Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive |
Best television drama | Justified |
Best television comedy | It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
The 16th Satellite Awards, honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, DVDs, and interactive media, were presented by the International Press Academy at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Sunday, December 18, 2011. Nominations were announced on December 1. Satellite nominations in the motion picture categories have been pared down from 22 to 19 classifications; the change reflects the merger of drama and comedy under a general Best Picture heading.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Jessica Chastain – The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life – Terrence Malick
The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon
Mysteries of Lisbon – Mistérios de Lisboa (Portugal)