Satellites go for Gervais

Ricky Gervais didn't win the plum Oscar hosting gig -- it would've cramped his style anyway, he said -- but he did get a slap on the back for his little seen and completely underrated performance in "Ghost Town."

The Satellite Awards, handed out Sunday, have given us a few names we will likely see again this awards season in mainstream and indie circuits, like Michael Shannon as best supporting actor for "Revolutionary Road," and Richard Jenkins for best actor in "The Visitor."

Top Satellite picks: "Slumdog Millionaire," its director Danny Boyle, and Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky," along with perpetually chipper star Sally Hawkins.

It's also given us a few we don't think we'll see again, namely Gervais and, even though she's nominated for a Golden Globe, we're not sure Angelina Jolie, Satellite's best actress in a drama, will make the Oscar cut for "Changeling."

Other winners include "WALL-E" for best animated flick, "Gomorra" for best foreign-language picture and "Man on Wire" (with "Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer") as best doc.

The Satellites picked some interesting TV performers, including Fionnula Flanagan for her mob-mom-from-hell in "Brotherhood," Anna Paquin from "True Blood" and Bryan Cranston from "Breaking Bad."

Full list here.