Southeastern Film Critics Association Selects ‘Parasite’ as the Year’s Best Film
The Southeastern Film Critics Association announced their year-end awards this morning, and the top prize went to Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. The terrific thriller also picked up awards for Best Foreign-Language Film and Best Original Screenplay.
Other winners included Adam Driver for Best Actor for Marriage Story, Renée Zellweger for Best Actress for Judy, Brad Pitt as Best Supporting Actor for Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, and Laura Dern for Best Supporting Actress for Marriage Story.
The full list of winners and runners-up below:
TOP 10 FILMS
Parasite
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Marriage Story
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
The Farewell
Uncut Gems
Ford v Ferrari
BEST ACTOR
- Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Runner-Up: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
BEST ACTRESS
- Renee Zellweger, Judy
- Runner-Up: Lupita Nyong’o, Us
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
- Runner-Up: Joe Pesci, The Irishman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Laura Dern, Marriage Story
- Runner-Up: Florence Pugh, Little Women
BEST ENSEMBLE
- Knives Out
- Runner-Up: The Irishman
BEST DIRECTOR
- Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
- Runner-Up: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Bong Joon-ho and Jin Won Han, Parasite
- Runner-Up: Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
- Runner-Up: Greta Gerwig, Little Women
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- Apollo 11
- Runner-Up: American Factory
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
- Parasite
- Runner-Up: Pain and Glory
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- Toy Story 4
- Runner-Up: I Lost My Body
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Roger Deakins, 1917
- Runner-Up: Robert Richardson, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
THE GENE WYATT AWARD FOR FILM THAT BEST EVOKES THE SPIRIT OF THE SOUTH
- The Peanut Butter Falcon
- Runner-Up: Just Mercy
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