
South Korean, director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” was also a hit with the Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) receiving the top honor of Best Film of 2019, in addition to Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay.
The award for Best Documentary went to “Apollo 11,” and the annual “Gene Wyatt Award for film that best evokes the spirit of the South” went to the indie film “Peanut Butter Falcon.”
2019 Southeastern Film Critics Association Winners
TOP 10 FILMS
1. Parasite
2. The Irishman
3. Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
4. Marriage Story
5. 1917
6. Jojo Rabbit
7. Little Women
8. The Farewell
9. Uncut Gems
10. 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