The International Press Academy has announced the nominees of its 26th annual Satellite Awards for film and television work from 2021, which will be presented during a ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2022. In the motion picture categories, the leading contenders are Belfast and The Power of the Dog, which both received 13 nominations, including best drama. The television nominees are led by the limited series Mare of Easttown, with five nods, and the drama series Succession, which earned a special achievement award for its ensemble plus four competitive nominations.
The leader among comedy and musical films is Tick, Tick … Boom!, which includes a special achievement award for Lin-Manuel Miranda plus nods for motion picture, director (Miranda), actor (Andrew Garfield), supporting actor (Robin de Jesús), cinematography (Alice Brooks), editing, and sound.
Three other musicals earned three nods each. Cyrano is up for motion picture, actor (Peter Dinklage), and costume design (Massimo Cantini Parrini); In the Heights for motion picture, actor (Anthony Ramos), and actress (Melissa Barrera); and Respect for motion picture, actress (Jennifer Hudson), and song (“Here I Am” by Jamie Alexander Hartman, Jennifer Hudson, and Carole King).
The other contenders for original song are “Be Alive” (Beyoncé, Dixson) from King Richard, “Beyond the Shore” (Nicholai Baxter, Matt Dahan, Siân Heder, Marius de Vries) from CODA, “Colombia, Mi Encanto” (Lin-Manuel Miranda) from Encanto, “Down to Joy” (Van Morrison) from Belfast, and “No Time to Die” (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell) from No Time to Die.
Encanto is also among the nominees for animated film, as is the muscial Vivo. Vying for best documentary are the musical films Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road, Summer of Soul, and The Velvet Underground.
The original score nominees include Dune (Hans Zimmer), The French Dispatch (Alexandre Desplat), The Harder They Fall (Jeymes Samuel), The Last Duel (Harry Gregson-Williams), The Power of the Dog (Jonny Greenwood), Parallel Mothers (Alberto Iglesias), and Spencer (Jonny Greenwood).
Finally, the musical shows among the the television nominations include Mahalia, competing for made-for-TV film and actress (Danielle Brooks), and Genius: Aretha, competing for actress (Cynthia Erivo).