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Satellite Awards The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards. The award ceremonies take place ...

is an award ceremony honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, home videos and interactive media, presented by the

International Press Academy The International Press Academy (IPA) is an American association of professional entertainment journalists, representing both domestic and foreign markets in print, television, radio, cable and new media outlets. Its members have annually been g ...

. The nominations were announced on November 28, 2016. The winners were announced on December 19, 2016. The ceremony took place on February 19, 2017. The following day after the nominations were announced, the nominations for ''

Master of None ''Master of None'' is an American comedy drama television series, which was released for streaming on November 6, 2015, on Netflix. The series was created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, with the first two seasons starring Ansari in the lead rol ...

'' ( Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy) and

Laurie Metcalf Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress and comedian. Known for her complex and versatile roles across the stage and screen, she has received various accolades throughout a career spanning more than four d ...

( Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series for '' Getting On'') were rescinded for being ineligible in 2016.

Special achievement awards

* Auteur Award (for singular vision and unique artistic control over the elements of production) –

Tom Ford Thomas Carlyle Ford (born August 27, 1961) is an American fashion designer and filmmaker. He launched Tom Ford (brand), his eponymous brand in 2005, having previously been the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent (brand), Yves Sai ...

Humanitarian Award Humanitarianism is an ideology centered on the value of human life, whereby humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans to reduce suffering and improve the conditions of humanity for moral, altruistic, and emotiona ...

(for making a difference in the lives of those in the artistic community and beyond) –

Patrick Stewart Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor. With a career spanning over seven decades of Patrick Stewart on stage and screen, stage and screen, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Patrick Stewart, variou ...

Mary Pickford Award The Mary Pickford Award is an honorary Satellite Award bestowed by the International Press Academy. It is "IPA's most prestigious honor" and as an award "for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to the Entertainment Industry" it reflects a lifetime of ...

(for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) –

Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective List of Blade Runner (franchise) characters#Gaff, Gaff in ''Blade Runner'' (1982) and its sequel ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017), Lieuten ...

* Nikola Tesla Award (for visionary achievement in filmmaking technology) –

John Toll John Toll, (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer and television producer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Awa ...

* Best First Feature –

Rusudan Glurjidze Rusudan Glurjidze ( ka, რუსუდან გლურჯიძე, ; born 21 July 1972, Tbilisi) is a Georgian film director, screenwriter, and producer. Biography Rusudan Glurjidze was born on 21 July 1972, in Tbilisi, Georgia. She gra ...

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House of Others ''House of Others'' ( ka, სხვისი სახლი) is a 2016 Georgian drama film directed by Rusudan Glurjidze. It was selected as the Georgian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at ...

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