Emily Blunt and Penelope Cruz Nab Double Satellite Awards Nominations

Mon, 30 November 2009 02:49:55 ET

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Emily Blunt and Penelope Cruz will be competing against each other for 2009 Satellite Awards. On Sunday, November 29, the International Press Academy announced the nominees for its 14th annual awards, unraveling that the two Hollywood big names are nominated in two same categories.

Blunt and Cruz are up for Best Actress in Drama and Best Supporting Actress. Blunt received the Best Actress nod for her performance as Queen Victoria in "The Young Victoria", and Cruz got the nom for "Broken Embraces". As for the supporting actress category, Blunt nailed it through her "Sunshine Cleaning" performance, and Cruz nabbed it due to her role in "Nine".

Cruz's upcoming musical "Nine", in the meantime, lands 11 nominations. It is on the run for Best Picture in Comedy or Musical, Best Director and Best Cinematography among others. Already winning the award for Best Ensemble from the Academy, the Rob Marshall-directed movie also includes two of its leading actors, Daniel Day-Lewis and Marion Cotillard, in Best Actor and Actress in Comedy or Musical.

In the TV category, Lea Michele of "Glee", Tina Fey of "30 Rock" and Toni Collette of "United States of Tara" are among the contenders of Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series. Alec Baldwin is up for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series, while Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" is listed among the contenders for Best Actor in a Drama Series.

Along with the announcement of 2009 nominees, the International Press Academy also unveiled its 10 best films of 2009. Among the movies listed are "Nine", "Inglourious Basterds", "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire", "An Education", "The Hurt Locker" and "Up in the Air".

The nominations of 14th Satellite Awards contain in 22 film categories, 12 TV categories, seven DVD categories and five video-game categories. The awards will be presented at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles on December 20. The complete list of nominations can be seen at International Press Academy.

Partial list of 2009 Satellite Awards nominees:
Best Motion Picture (Drama)

• "Bright Star"
• "An Education"
• "The Hurt Locker"
• "The Messenger"
• "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire"
• "The Stoning of Soraya M."

Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)

• "The Informant!"
• "It's Complicated"
• "Julie & Julia"
• "Nine"
• "A Serious Man"
• "Up in the Air"

Best Actress (Drama)

• Shohreh Aghdashloo, "The Stoning of Soraya M."
• Emily Blunt, "The Young Victoria"
• Abbie Cornish, "Bright Star"
• Penelope Cruz, "Broken Embraces"
• Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
• Catalina Saavedra, "The Maid"

Best Actor (Drama)

• Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
• Hugh Dancy, "Adam"
• Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
• Johnny Depp, "Public Enemies"
• Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
• Michael Sheen, "The Damned United"

Best Actress (Comedy Or Musical)

• Sandra Bullock, "The Proposal"
• Marion Cotillard, "Nine"
• Zooey Deschanel, "500 Days of Summer"
• Katherine Heigl, "The Ugly Truth"
• Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"

Best Actor (Comedy Or Musical)

• George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
• Bradley Cooper, "The Hangover"
• Matt Damon, "The Informant!"
• Daniel Day-Lewis, "Nine"
• Michael Stuhlbarg, "A Serious Man"

Best Supporting Actress

• Emily Blunt, "Sunshine Cleaning"
• Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
• Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
• Mozhan Marno, "The Stoning of Soraya M."
• Mo'nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire"

Best Supporting Actor

• Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"
• James McAvoy, "The Last Station"
• Alfred Molina, "An Education"
• Timothy Spall, "The Damned United"
• Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Television Series (Drama)

• "In Treatment"
• "Damages"
• "Mad Men"
• "Big Love"
• "The Good Wife"
• "Breaking Bad"

Best Actress in a Series (Drama)

• Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"
• Jill Scott - "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"
• Glenn Close - "Damages"
• Stana Katic - "Castle"
• Elisabeth Moss - "Mad Men"
• Edie Falco - "Nurse Jackie"

Best Actor in a Series (Drama)

• Bill Paxton - "Big Love"
• Gabriel Byrne - "In Treatment"
• Jon Hamm - "Mad Men"
• Lucian Msamati - "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"
• Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad"
• Nathan Fillion - "Castle"

Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical)

• "Glee"
• "30 Rock"
• "Weeds"
• "The Big Bang Theory"
• "How I Met Your Mother"
• "Flight of the Conchords"

Best Actress in a Series (Comedy or Musical)

• Lea Michele - "Glee"
• Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
• Toni Collette - "United States of Tara"
• Mary-Louise Parker - "Weeds"
• Brooke Elliott - "Drop Dead Diva"
• Julie Bowen - "Modern Family"

Best Actor in a Series (Comedy or Musical)

• Matthew Morrison - "Glee"
• Jemaine Clement - "Flight of the Conchords"
• Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
• Stephen Colbert - "The Colbert Report"
• Danny McBride - "Eastbound & Down"
• Jim Parsons - "The Big Bang Theory"

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