Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Uncategorized Southeastern Film Critics take off for Up in the Air
Posted by Curt Holman @Curt_Holman on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 2:29 PM
The Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA), whose members include former Creative Loafing critic Felicia Feaster (and, uh, me) has named Up in the Air as the Best Picture of 2009, as well as Best Actor (George Clooney) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Reitman and Sheldon Turner, adapting Walter Kirn’s novel). Other major winners included Meryl Streep as Best Actress for Julie & Julia and Kathryn Bigelow as Best Director for The Hurt Locker.
In addition to naming its Best Picture, SEFCA also releases its Top 10 for the year. The complete list follows, as well as the winners and runners-up in the other categories.
BEST PICTURE
3. Up
7. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
10. District 9
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney – Up in the Air
* Runner-up: Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
BEST ACTRESS
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
* Runner-up: Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
* Runner-up: Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
* Runner-up: Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
* Runner-up: Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber - (500) Days of Summer
* Runner-up: Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner – Up in the Air
* Runner-up: Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach – Fantastic Mr. Fox
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Summer Hours (France)
* Runner-up: The White Ribbon (Germany)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
* Runner-up: The Cove
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
* Runner-up: Fantastic Mr. Fox
In its fifth year, the Wyatt Award went to writer-director Scott Teems’ That Evening Sun, a drama starring Hal Holbrook as an elderly Tennessee farmer trying to reclaim his home. Named after the late SEFCA member Gene Wyatt, the prize seeks to honor one film each year that best embodies the essence of the South.
The Southeastern Film Critics Association is comprised of journalists from nine states representing the Southeastern section of the United States. This year, 44 members participated in the voting.
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