'The Descendants,' 'Drive' Take Top Satellite Award Honors

Fox Searchlight's "The Descendants" was named best picture of the season in the Worldwide Press Academy's 16th annual Satellite Honours, that have been held Sunday evening in the Beverly Hillsides Hotel.However the neon-lit thriller "Drive," from FilmDistrict, required home probably the most movie trophies, with best pointing, honors likely to Nicolas Winding Refn best actor and supporting actor, likely to Ryan Gosling and Albert Brooks and finest seem editing.Additionally to the best picture win, "Descendants" gained a trophy for the best modified script, which visited Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.Viola Davis was named best actress for "The Assistance,Inch while Jessica Chastain was designated as well as supporting actress on her performance in "The Tree of Existence," that also gained best original script honors for Terrence Malick.Raoul Ruiz's "Mysteries of Lisbon" was honored as well as foreign film "The Adventures of Tintin," best animated movie and "Senna," best documentary.Other film those who win incorporated: score, "Soul Surfer" song, "Lay Lower Your Mind," "Albert Nobbs" cinematography, "War Equine" visual effects, "Hugo" film editing, "The Guard" art & production design, "The Artist" and costume design, "Water for Tigers."The experts group also passed out ten television honours and nine honours in new media. Justified was named best TV drama series and "It Certainly Is Sunny in Philadelphia" was named best TV comedy series.Mitzi Gaynor, Douglas Trumbull, Peter Bogdanovich, Carl Reiner and also the late Tim Hetherington counseled me recognized with special honours. The Hollywood Reporter