TV

The International Press Academy expanded the number of nominees within the major categories beyond the perennial five in recognition of wider artistic excellencies.

• Dec 2, 2010

AceShowbiz - "Glee" has the biggest chance to take home a trophy at the upcoming 15th Annual Satellite Awards for it has been nominated in 5 categories. The FOX series is taking nods in Actress and Actor in a Series, Supporting Actress and Actor in a Series as well as the coveted TV Series, Comedy.

As many as 12 television categories of 38 programs from 15 diverse networks were announced as this year's contenders. If "Glee" is the biggest nominee in the comedy field, it is "The Good Wife" which shows a domination in the drama field. The CBS series is also taking 5 nods followed by AMC's "Mad Men" and HBO's TV movie "Temple Grandin" with four.

Network-wise, it is HBO which comes first place in terms of total nods. The cable channel receives nominations mostly from "Grandin", "You Don't Know Jack" and its acclaimed series like "True Blood" and "Hung". Taking 17 nods, HBO towers above runner-up Showtime which is pocketing 10 nods.

The red carpet gala luncheon commences on Sunday, December 19 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, California.

2010 Satellite Awards TV Nominees:

Miniseries

• "Carlos"
• "Emma"
• "The Pacific"
• "The Pillars of the Earth"
• "Sherlock"
• "Small Island"

• "The Diary of Anne Frank"
• "The Special Relationship"
• "Temple Grandin"
• "When Love is Not Enough"
• "You Don't Know Jack"

• Claire Danes - "Temple Grandin"
• Hope Davis - "The Special Relationship"
• Judi Dench - "Return to Cranford"
• Naomie Harris - "Small Island"
• Ellie Kendrick - "The Diary of Anne Frank"
• Winona Ryder - "When Love is Not Enough"
• Ruth Wilson - "Luther"

• Benedict Cumberbatch - "Sherlock"
• Idris Elba - "Luther"
• Ian McShane - "The Pillars of the Earth"
• Al Pacino - "You Don't Know Jack"
• Barry Pepper - "When Love is Not Enough"
• Dennis Quaid - "The Special Relationship"
• David Suchet - "Agatha Christie Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express"

• Julie Bowen - "Modern Family"
• Rose Byrne - "Damages"
• Sharon Gless - "Burn Notice"
• Jane Lynch - "Glee"
• Catherine O'Hara - "Temple Grandin"
• Elisabeth Moss - "Mad Men"
• Archie Panjabi - "The Good Wife"
• Brenda Vaccaro - "You Don't Know Jack"

• Ty Burrell - "Modern Family"
• Bruce Campbell - "Burn Notice"
• Chris Colfer - "Glee"
• Alan Cumming - "The Good Wife"
• Neil Patrick Harris - "How I Met Your Mother"
• Aaron Paul - "Breaking Bad"
• Martin Short - "Damages"
• David Strathairn - "Temple Grandin"

• "Boardwalk Empire"
• "Breaking Bad"
• "Dexter"
• "Friday Night Lights"
• "The Good Wife"
• "Mad Men"
• "The Tudors"

• Connie Britton - "Friday Night Lights"
• January Jones - "Mad Men"
• Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"
• Anna Paquin - "True Blood"
• Mary-Louise Parker - "Weeds"
• Katey Sagal - "Sons of Anarchy"

• Kyle Chandler - "Friday Night Lights"
• Josh Charles - "The Good Wife"
• Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad"
• Michael C. Hall - "Dexter"
• Jon Hamm - "Mad Men"
• Stephen Moyer - "True Blood"

• "30 Rock"
• "The Big C"
• "Glee"
• "Modern Family"
• "Nurse Jackie"
• "Raising Hope"
• "United States of Tara"

• Jane Adams - "Hung"
• Toni Collette - "United States of Tara"
• Edie Falco - "Nurse Jackie"
• Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
• Laura Linney - "The Big C"
• Lea Michele - "Glee"

• Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
• Steve Carell - "The Office"
• Thomas Jane - "Hung"
• Danny McBride - "Eastbound & Down"
• Matthew Morrison - "Glee"
• Jim Parsons - "The Big Bang Theory"