‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Tops 2012 Satellite Awards

I thought the International Press Academy was handing out the 2012 Satellite Awards in January, but I was obviously proven wrong as last night the org handed out their annual awards and was the first group to pay Silver Linings Playbook much attention and believe me when I say they paid it some attention.

The film ended up taking Best Picture, Director (David O. Russell), Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence) and Film Editing. Interestingly enough, Robert De Niro didn’t win Best Supporting Actor, instead that went to Javier Bardem (Skyfall) and David Magee‘s screenplay for Life of Pi won Adapted Screenplay.

Pi also took Best Cinematography, but didn’t win Best Visual Effects, which went to the very-deserving Flight.

I’ve listed all of the winners below and the win for Silver Linings Playbook has been registered at the Oscar Overture where three different films have now been awarded by four different organizations, which is even further proof to me that the solid, yet easy to swallow Lincoln is still your Best Picture front-runner at the Oscars. How many awards did it win last night… only one for Art Direction. What a race eh?

Best Picture

• Silver Linings Playbook

Best Director

• David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)

Best Actor

• Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook)

Best Actress

• Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

Best Supporting Actor

• Javier Bardem (Skyfall)

Best Supporting Actress

• Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)

Best Original Screenplay

• Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• David Magee (Life of Pi)

Best Foreign Language Film (tie)

• The Intouchables and Pieta

Best Documentary

• Chasing Ice

Best Animated or Mixed-Media Film

• Rise of the Guardians

Best Cinematography

• Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi)

Best Art Direction

• Rick Carter (Lincoln)

Best Costume Design

• Manon Rasmussen (A Royal Affair)

Best Film Editing

• Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers (Silver Linings Playbook)

Best Original Score

• Alexandre Desplat (Argo)

Best Original Song

• Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boubil and Herbert Kretzmer – “Suddenly” from Les Misérables

Best Sound

• Les Misérables

Best Visual Effects

• Flight