Southeastern Critics Chime in With Their Picks
The 2005 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards announced their annual awards on Monday, Dec. 19, in Atlanta, Ga. Forty-two members in nine states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia) voted in the 14th annual SEFCA poll.
SEFCA TOP TEN
1. "Brokeback Mountain"
2. "Good Night, and Good Luck."
3. "Capote"
4. "Crash"
5. "A History of Violence"
6. "The Constant Gardener"
7. "Syriana"
8. "Cinderella Man"
9. "King Kong"
10. "Walk the Line"
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Winner - "Caché"
Runner-up - "Kung-fu Hustle"
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner - Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"
Runner-up - George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck."
BEST ACTOR
Winner - Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
Runner up - Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"
BEST ACTRESS
Winner - Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
Runner-up - Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner - Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"
Runner-up - George Clooney, "Syriana"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner - Amy Adams, "Junebug"
Runner-up - Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain"
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winners - Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash"
Runners-up - George Clooney and Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck."
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winners - Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"
Runner-up - Dan Futterman, "Capote"
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner - "March of the Penguins"
Runner-up - "Grizzly Man"
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Winner - "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"
Runner-up - "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"
WYATT AWARD
Winner - "Junebug"
Runner-up - "Hustle & Flow"
The Wyatt, given in memory of late SEFCA member Gene Wyatt of The Tennessean, is awarded a film that captures the spirit of the South. This is the first year a recipient has been chosen.
SEFCA TOP TEN
1. "Brokeback Mountain"
2. "Good Night, and Good Luck."
3. "Capote"
4. "Crash"
5. "A History of Violence"
6. "The Constant Gardener"
7. "Syriana"
8. "Cinderella Man"
9. "King Kong"
10. "Walk the Line"
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Winner - "Caché"
Runner-up - "Kung-fu Hustle"
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner - Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"
Runner-up - George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck."
BEST ACTOR
Winner - Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
Runner up - Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"
BEST ACTRESS
Winner - Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
Runner-up - Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner - Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"
Runner-up - George Clooney, "Syriana"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner - Amy Adams, "Junebug"
Runner-up - Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain"
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winners - Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash"
Runners-up - George Clooney and Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck."
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winners - Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"
Runner-up - Dan Futterman, "Capote"
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner - "March of the Penguins"
Runner-up - "Grizzly Man"
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Winner - "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"
Runner-up - "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"
WYATT AWARD
Winner - "Junebug"
Runner-up - "Hustle & Flow"
The Wyatt, given in memory of late SEFCA member Gene Wyatt of The Tennessean, is awarded a film that captures the spirit of the South. This is the first year a recipient has been chosen.
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![]() on Dec 21 2005 12:18 PM Wow, I'm surprised that BBM got some awards from these critics. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 21 2005 01:48 PM I'm just happy that Crash won best original screenplay, and that Giamatti won an award for Cinderella Man. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 22 2005 10:07 PM In reply to this comment (#829177) Well, the group IS made up of legitimate film critics, not rednecks who sit around watching The Dukes of Hazzard all day. :) (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 04 2006 05:34 PM I strongly agree with a lot of these choices. It made me happy (Reply to this) |
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