28th International Press Academy Satellite Awards: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Holdovers,’ ‘Poor Things,’ ‘Maestro’ All Earn Wins

The International Press Academy has announced the winners of its annual Satellite Awards, choosing to spread the wealth over several films with no single motion picture making a large sweep.

Oppenheimer won Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Actor -Drama but the technical awards, which so far this season have largely gone to the story of the father of the atomic bomb, went to Maestro (Sound, Cinematography), American Fiction (Score) and The Holdovers (Film Editing).

The Holdovers also picked up wins for Best Actor – Comedy or Musical (Paul Giamatti) and Best Supporting Actress. Poor Things won Best Actress – Comedy or Musical for Emma Stone and Supporting Actor for Mark Ruffalo. Lily Gladstone was the single winner for Killers of the Flower Moon, in Best Actress – Drama.

In television, the winners included The Last of Us, Yellowjackets, The White Lotus and Fargo.

Special honorees this year were:

Jon Landau – Mary Pickford Award

Neil Corbould – Tesla Award

Yorgos Lanthimos – Auteur Award

Brooklyn Sudano – Honorary Satellite Award

Kimberly Shannon Murphy – Stunt Performance Award

Dennis Quaid – Humanitarian Award

Donald Mowat – Make-Up Award

Here is the complete list of winners of the 28th International Press Academy Satellite Awards.

Film

Best Motion Picture – Drama: Oppenheimer
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: The Holdovers

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Ensemble in a Motion Picture: Oppenheimer

Best Original Screenplay: Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, Maestro
Best Adapted Screenplay: Cord Jefferson, American Fiction

Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media: The Boy and the Heron
Best Motion Picture – Documentary: Bad Press
Best Motion Picture – International: The Zone of Interest

Best Cinematography: Matthew Libatique, Maestro
Best Film Editing: Kevin Tent, The Holdovers
Best Production Design: Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, Barbie
Best Costume Design: David Crossman and Janty Yates, Napoleon
Best Original Score: Laura Karpman, American Fiction
Best Original Song: “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie (Billie Eilish and Finneas)
Best Sound (Editing and Mixing): Maestro
Beat Visual Effects: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Television

Best Drama Series: The Last of Us
Best Genre Series: Yellowjackets
Best Actor in a Drama / Genre Series: Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Best Actress in a Drama / Genre Series: Helen Mirren, 1923

Ensemble in a Television Series: Succession

Best Comedy or Musical Series: Only Murders in the Building
Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

Best Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Fargo
Best Actor in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Guy Pearce, A Spy Among Friends
Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets

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