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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