The17thSatellite Awards is an award ceremony honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, home videos and interactive media, presented by theInternational Press Academy at theHyatt Regency Century Plaza inCentury City,Los Angeles.

The nominations were announced on December 3, 2012.^[1] The winners were announced on December 16, 2012.^[2][3]

The filmSilver Linings Playbook won the most film awards with five, includingBest Film andBest Director (David O. Russell). On the television side,The Big Bang Theory andHomeland won the most awards, with each winning three.

• Auteur Award(for singular vision and unique artistic control over the elements of production) –Paul Williams
• Humanitarian Award(for making a difference in the lives of those in the artistic community and beyond) –Benh Zeitlin(Beasts of the Southern Wild)
• Mary Pickford Award(for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) –Terence Stamp
• Nikola Tesla Award(for visionary achievement in filmmaking technology) –Walter Murch
• Honorary Satellite Award –Bruce Davison and Brian Edwards^[4][5][6]
• Newcomer Award –Quvenzhané Wallis(Beasts of the Southern Wild)

Winners are listed first and highlighted inbold.

Winners are listed first and highlighted inbold.

Winners:

5 / 7Silver Linings Playbook: Best Actor / Best Actress / Best Director / Best Film / Best Film Editing

4 / 11Les Miserábles: Best Ensemble – Motion Picture / Best Original Song / Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) / Best Supporting Actress

2 / 5Life of Pi: Best Adapted Screenplay / Best Cinematography

1 / 1Chasing Ice: Best Documentary Film

1 / 1Rise of the Guardians: Best Animated or Mixed Media Film

1 / 3The Intouchables: Best Foreign Language Film

1 / 3Pietà: Best Foreign Language Film

1 / 3A Royal Affair: Best Costume Design

1 / 4Argo: Best Original Score

1 / 5Zero Dark Thirty: Best Original Screenplay

1 / 6Flight: Best Visual Effects

1 / 7Skyfall: Best Supporting Actor

1 / 8Lincoln: Best Art Direction and Production Design

Losers:

0 / 7The Master

0 / 6Anna Karenina,The Sessions

0 / 3Beasts of the Southern Wild,Cloud Atlas

0 / 2Amour,Brave,The Dark Knight Rises,Kon-Tiki,Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted,Moonrise Kingdom,Our Children,Prometheus,Snow White and the Huntsman

Winners:

3 / 3Homeland: Best Actor & Actress in a Drama Series / Best Drama Series

3 / 5The Big Bang Theory: Best Actor & Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series / Best Comedy or Musical Series

2 / 2The Walking Dead: Best Ensemble – Television / Best Genre Series

1 / 2Sherlock: Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film

1 / 3Hatfields & McCoys: Best Miniseries or Television Film

1 / 3Justified: Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film

1 / 4Downton Abbey: Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film

1 / 4Game Change: Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film

Losers:

0 / 4Nashville,Up All Night

0 / 3Breaking Bad,Hemingway & Gellhorn

0 / 2American Horror Story: Asylum,Community,The Crimson Petal and the White,Game of Thrones,Girls,The Good Wife,Luther,Mad Men,The Newsroom,Parks and Recreation,Wallander

• International Press Academy website

• Satellite Awards ceremonies
• 2012 film awards
• 2012 television awards
• 2012 video game awards
• 2012 awards in the United States

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