AWARDS NEWS: SouthEast Film Critics are “Up In The Air” with their winners

The Southeastern Film Critics Association have announced their list of winners and runners-up for 2009. The SFCA is a group of 40+ film critics from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

The Winners:

BEST PICTURE
1. Up in the Air
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Up
4. Inglourious Basterds
5. A Serious Man
6. (500) Days of Summer
7. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
8. The Messenger
9. Fantastic Mr. Fox
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
Food, Inc.
Runner-up: The Cove

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Up
Runner-up: Fantastic Mr. Fox

WYATT AWARD
That Evening Sun
Runner-up: Goodbye Solo

More awards coming later today, and the Golden Globe noms will be announced tomorrow – keep it right here on PNR for the latest info as awards season swings into high gear!