TV Article 'Drive,' The Help,' 'Tintin' win 2011 Satellite Awards By Lanford Beard Published on December 19, 2011 The International Press Academy handed out its 16th annual Satellite Awards last night. While The Descendants may have won the Best Motion Picture and Adapted Screenplay, it was Drive that was the biggest winner of all. The ambient indie took home four awards, including the Best Actor trophy for Ryan Gosling and Best Director for Nicolas Winding Refn. Elsewhere, awards-season frontrunner The Artist turned in a relatively modest performance with only one award for Best Art Direction & Production Design. See the full list below. Best Motion Picture The Descendants Best Actress in a Motion Picture Viola Davis, The Help Best Actor in a Motion Picture Ryan Gosling, Drive Best Actress in a Supporting Role Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life Best Actor in a Supporting Role Albert Brooks, Drive Best Director Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive Best Original Screenplay The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick Best Adapted Screenplay The Descendants, Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, Nax Faxon Best Foreign Film Mysteries of Lisbon Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media The Adventures of Tintin Best Documentary Senna Best Original Score Soul Surfer, Marco Beltrani Best Original Song “Lay Down Your Head” from Albert Nobbs, Brian Byrne and Glenn Close Best Cinematography War Horse, Janusz Kaminski Best Visual Effects Hugo, Robert Legato Best Film Editing The Guard, Chris Gill Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) Drive, Dave Patterson, Lon Bender, Robert Fernandez, Victor Ray Ennis Best Art Direction & Production Design The Artist, Gregory S. Hooper, Laurence Bennett Best Costume Design Water for Elephants, Jacqueline West Read more: Golden Globes: Sure things and surprises Golden Globes nominations: ‘The Artist,’ ‘The Descendants’ lead pack of nominees Oscar predictions: Can ‘Hugo’ beat ‘The Artist’? Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit