The International Press Academy announced the winners of this year’s Satellite Awards, and the top prizes went to some worthy contenders. Oppenheimer and The Holdovers led the way with four wins each, including best motion picture in drama and comedy categories.
Oppenheimer came into the night with 13 nominations and managed to take four awards home. In addition to winning the trophy for best motion picture: drama, it also collected awards for best director (Christopher Nolan), best ensemble in a motion picture, and best actor in a motion picture: drama (Cillian Murphy).
As for The Holdovers, Alexander Payne’s latest film was named the best motion picture – comedy or musical. It also won an award for best editing, while its stars Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph collected trophies in their respective acting categories.
The list of major winners also included Bradley Cooper’s Maestro with three wins, plus American Fiction, Barbie, and Poor Things with two.
Yellowjackets was the only winner with multiple awards on the TV side with two, including best genre series and best supporting actress (Christina Ricci). Despite leading the list of nominations with six nods, Succession only won the award for the best television ensemble and lost the coveted best drama series trophy to The Last of Us.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 SATELLITE AWARDS:
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Mary Pickford Award: Jon Landau
Tesla Award: Neil Corbould
Auteur Award: Yorgos Lanthimos
Honorary Satellite Award: Brooklyn Sudano
Stunt Performance Award: Kimberly Shannon Murphy
Humanitarian Award: Dennis Quaid
Make-Up Award: Donald Mowat
MOTION PICTURE
ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Lily Gladstone Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount Pictures)
ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Cillian Murphy Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Emma Stone Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Paul Giamatti The Holdovers (Focus Features)
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Da’Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers (Focus Features)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mark Ruffalo Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
The Holdovers (Focus Features)
MOTION PICTURE, INTERNATIONAL
The Zone of Interest UK
MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED OR MIXED MEDIA
The Boy and the Heron (GKIDS)
MOTION PICTURE, DOCUMENTARY
Bad Press (Context Move)
DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL
Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer Maestro (Netflix)
SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED
Cord Jefferson (screenplay) Percival Everett (novel) American Fiction (MGM)
ORIGINAL SCORE
Laura Karpman American Fiction (MGM)
ORIGINAL SONG
“What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish and Finneas Barbie (Warner Bros)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Matthew Libatique Maestro (Netflix)
FILM EDITING
Kevin Tent The Holdovers (Focus Features)
SOUND (EDITING AND MIXING)
Maestro (Netflix) Richard King, Steven A. Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, and Dean A. Zupancic
VISUAL EFFECTS
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Simone Coco, Neil Corbould, Jeff Sutherland, and Alex Wuttke(Paramount Pictures)
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer (Set Decorator) Barbie (Warner Bros)
COSTUME DESIGN
David Crossman, Janty Yates Napoleon (Columbia Pictures)
ENSEMBLE MOTION PICTURE
Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
TELEVISION
MINISERIES & LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Fargo FX Network
ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES, LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Rachel Weisz Dead Ringers Amazon Prime Video
ACTOR IN A MINISERIES, LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Guy Pearce A Spy Among Friends MGM+
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES & LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Christina Ricci Yellowjackets Showtime
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES & LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jonathan Bailey Fellow Travelers Showtime
TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
The Last of Us HBO Max
TELEVISION SERIES, GENRE
Yellowjackets Showtime
ACTRESS IN A SERIES, DRAMA OR GENRE
Helen Mirren 1923 Paramount+
ACTOR IN A SERIES, DRAMA OR GENRE
Gary Oldman Slow Horses Apple TV+
TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Only Murders in the Building Disney+
ACTRESS IN A SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jennifer Coolidge The White Lotus HBO
ACTOR IN A SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL’
Jeremy Allen White The Bear Hulu
ENSEMBLE TELEVISION
Succession HBO