“Bong’s scathing satire was also selected for Best Foreign-Language Film and Best Original Screenplay”
ATLANTA, DECEMBER 9, 2019 – The Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) have announced their accolades for 2019 and chosen Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite as the Best Picture of the Year. The newest film from the acclaimed South Korean director of Memories of Murder, The Host, and Snowpiercer follows a street-smart family that ingratiates themselves into the lives of a far wealthier family. In addition to winning Best Picture, SEFCA also recognized Parasite as the Best Foreign-Language Film as well as Bong and co-writer Jin Won Han for Best Original Screenplay.
“I’m incredibly proud of SEFCA’s decision to select Parasite as the year’s best film,” said SEFCA President Matt Goldberg. “Bong Joon-ho is one of our finest filmmakers and he has crafted a damning rebuke of capitalism with style and passion. I firmly believe that Parasite is not only the best film of 2019, but that it will also be recognized as one of the best and most essential films of the 2010s.”
SEFCA voters also recognized Adam Driver as Best Actor for his heartbreaking turn in Marriage Story, Renee Zellweger as Best Actress for disappearing into the iconic Judy Garland in Judy, Brad Pitt as Best Supporting Actor for giving one of the best performances of his long career in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, and Laura Dern as Best Supporting Actress for her acerbic and unforgettable work in Marriage Story.
Award winners below:
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
Founded over a quarter century ago, the Southeastern Film Critics Association is comprised of over 60 film critics spread across Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Our mission is to represent–as an impartial, organized working unit–the profession of film criticism, and to recognize the highest creative achievements in the field of motion pictures, and thereby to uphold the integrity and significance of film criticism.
Writer, critic, film editor John Delia, Sr. has been on all sides of the movie business from publications to film making. He has worked as a film critic with ACED Magazine for more than 20 years and other publications for a total of 40 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Florida. John is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and Critics Association of Central Florida Send John a message at jdelia@acedmagazine.com
