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Yet another prestigious prize-giving event announces its nominees for its latest edition. On Monday, December 3, the International Press Academy reveals the nominations for the 17th annual Satellite Awards in both movie and TV categories. In film field, "Argo", "Les Miserables", "Skyfall", "Silver Linings Playbook", "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)", "The Master" and "Life of Pi" are among the acclaimed titles racing for the coveted Best Motion Picture award.

Vying for Best Actress title are the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Emilie Dequenne,Keira Knightley, Emmanuelle Riva, Laura Birn, Laura Linney and Jessica Chastain. In the Best Actor category, meanwhile, John Hawkes, Omar Sy, Hugh Jackman, Joaquin Phoenix, Denzel Washington, Daniel Day-Lewis and Bradley Cooper are set to compete against one another.

This year's Satellite Awards cover a total of 31 film and TV categories. Winners of the awards will be announced during a gala on this coming December 16 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City. Aside from film and TV, the International Press Academy plans to announce further nominees for DVD and video games.

The upcoming event will also hand out some special awards. Terence Stamp will receive the Mary Pickford Award for outstanding artistic contribution to the entertainment industry, Walter Murch will be honored with the Nikola Tesla Award for visionary achievement in filmmaking technology, Paul Williams will be granted the Auteur Award, Bruce Davison will be given the Honorary Satellite Award, while "Beasts of the Southern Wild" star Quvenzhane Wallis will receive the Newcomer Award.

2012 Satellite Awards Nominations in Movie: Motion Picture:

• "Argo"
• "Silver Linings Playbook"
• "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
• "Les Miserables"
• "Skyfall"
• "Moonrise Kingdom"
• "The Sessions"
• "Lincoln"
• "Life of Pi"
• "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)"

• Jennifer Lawrence - "Silver Linings Playbook"
• Emilie Dequenne - "Our Children"
• Keira Knightley - "Anna Karenina"
• Emmanuelle Riva - "Amour"
• Laura Birn - "Purge"
• Laura Linney - "Hyde Park on Hudson"
• Jessica Chastain - "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)"

• John Hawkes - "The Sessions"
• Omar Sy - "The Intouchables"
• Hugh Jackman - "Les Miserables"
• Joaquin Phoenix - "The Master"
• Denzel Washington - "Flight"
• Daniel Day-Lewis - "Lincoln"
• Bradley Cooper - "Silver Linings Playbook"

• Amy Adams - "The Master"
• Helene Florent - "Cafe De Flore"
• Anne Hathaway - "Les Miserables"
• Helen Hunt - "The Sessions"
• Judi Dench - "Skyfall"
• Samantha Barks - "Les Miserables"

• Philip Seymour Hoffman - "The Master"
• Robert De Niro - "Silver Linings Playbook"
• John Goodman - "Flight"
• Javier Bardem - "Skyfall"
• Tommy Lee Jones - "Lincoln"
• Eddie Redmayne - "Les Miserables"

• "Amour"
• "A Royal Affair"
• "The Intouchables"
• "Our Children"
• "Kon-Tiki"
• "Pieta"
• "Beyond the Hills"
• "War Witch"
• "Caesar Must Die"

• "ParaNorman"
• "Wreck-It Ralph"
• "Rise of the Guardians"
• "Brave"
• "Ice Age: Continental Drift"
• "Frankenweenie"
• "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted"

• "The Central Park Five"
• "The Pruitt-Igoe"
• "The Gatekeepers"
• "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"
• "West of Memphis"
• "Chasing Ice"
• "Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present"
• "Searching for Sugar Man"

• Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache - "The Intouchables"
• John Gatins - "Flight"
• Kim Ki-Duk - "Pieta"
• Roman Coppola, Wes Anderson - "Moonrise Kingdom"
• Paul Thomas Anderson - "The Master"
• Mark Boal - "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)"

• Ben Lewin - "The Sessions"
• Tony Kushner, John Logan, Paul Webb - "Lincoln"
• Chris Terrio - "Argo"
• Tom Stoppard - "Anna Karenina"
• David O. Russell - "Silver Linings Playbook"
• David Magee - "Life of Pi"

• Alexandre Desplat - "Argo"
• Dario Marianelli - "Anna Karenina"
• Jonny Greenwood - "The Master"
• John Williams - "Lincoln"
• Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin - "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

• "Learn Me Right" - Mumford and Sons, "Brave"
• "Still Alive" - Paul Williams, "Still Alive"
• "Skyfall" - Adele, "Skyfall"
• "Suddenly" - Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"
• "Fire in the Blood/Snake Song", Emmylou Harris, "Lawless (2012)"
• "Love Always Comes as a Surprise", Peter Asher, "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted"

• Ben Richardson - "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
• Mihai Malaimare Jr. - "The Master"
• Janusz Kaminski - "Lincoln"
• Roger Deakins - "Skyfall"
• Seamus McGarvey - "Anna Karenina"
• Claudio Miranda - "Life of Pi"

• Steve Begg, Arundi Asregadoo, Andrew Whitehurst - "Skyfall"
• Richard Stammers, Charley Henley, Martin Hill - "Prometheus"
• Bill Westenhofer - "Life of Pi"
• Michael Lantieri, Kevin Baillie, Ryan Tudhope, Jim Gibbs - "Flight"
• Dan Glass, Geoffrey Hancock, Stephane Ceretti - "Cloud Atlas"
• Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin - "The Dark Knight Rises"

• Lisa Bromwell - "The Sessions"
• Jeremiah O'Driscoll - "Flight"
• Dylan Tichenor - "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)"
• Alexander Berner - "Cloud Atlas"
• Jay Cassidy - "Silver Linings Playbook"
• Chris Dickens - "Les Miserables"

• Dennis Leonard, Randy Thom - "Flight"
• John Warhurst, Lee Walpole, Simon Hayes - "Les Miserables"
• Craig Henighan, Chris Munro - "Snow White and The Huntsman"
• Baard H. Ingebretsen, Tormod Ringes - "Kon-Tiki"
• Drew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton - "Life of Pi"
• Victor Ray Ennis, Ann Scibelli, John Cucci, Mark P. Stoeckinger - "Prometheus"

• Rick Carter, Curt Beech, David Crank, Leslie McDonald - "Lincoln"
• Nathan Crowley, Kevin Kavanaugh, James Hambidge, Naaman Marshall - "The Dark Knight Rises"
• Niels Sejer - "A Royal Affair"
• David Crank, Jack Fisk - "The Master"
• Sarah Greenwood, Niall Moroney, Thomas Brown, Nick Gottschalk, Tom Still - "Anna Karenina"
• Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson - "Les Miserables"

• Colleen Atwood - "Snow White and The Huntsman"
• Manon Rasmussen - "A Royal Affair"
• Christian Gasc, Valerie Ranchoux, Farewell - "My Queen"
• Jacqueline Durran - "Anna Karenina"
• Kym Barrett, Pierre-Yves Gayraud - "Cloud Atlas"
• Paco Delgado - "Les Miserables"