ROMA takes SEFCA's top prize

By: Kyle Pinion Tuesday, December 18, 2018 0 comments

As it's that time of the year, it's time to share another regional critics prize list: this go-round, it's the larger critical body of which I'm a member, the Southeastern Film Critics Association, made up of regional critics from Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas and other Southeastern states. It's quite a crew!

This year, SEFCA awarded the Alfonso Cuaron film ROMA as Best Film, with THE FAVOURITE garnering runner-up status. You'll recall, the latter film won the top prize with the Atlanta Film Critics circle, which announced its winners just a few weeks ago.

Take a look below at the full-list, which is made up of some pretty formidable choices. Ethan Hawke and Olivia Colman both continue to come on especially strong, and it's starting to look like Cuaron's Best Director win may be a forgone conclusion. More to come!

BEST FILM

ROMA

Runner-Up: The Favourite

TOP 10

1) ROMA

2) The Favourite

3) A Star Is Born

4) BlacKkKlansman

5) Vice

6) If Beale Street Could Talk

7) Green Book

8) First Reformed

9) Eighth Grade

10) Leave No Trace

BEST ACTOR

Ethan Hawke, First Reformed

Runner-Up: Christian Bale, Vice

BEST ACTRESS

Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Runner-Up: Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Runner-Up: Mahershala Ali, Green Book

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Winner: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk

Runner-Up: Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

BEST ENSEMBLE

Winner: The Favourite

Runners-Up (TIE): Vice / Black Panther

BEST DIRECTOR

Winner: Alfonso Cuaron, ROMA

Runner-Up: Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Winner: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite 

Runner-Up: Paul Schrader, First Reformed 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman

Runner-Up: Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me? 

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Runner-Up: RBG

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM

ROMA

Runner-Up: Shoplifters

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Isle of Dogs

Runner-Up: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Alfonso Cuaron, ROMA

Runner-Up: Robbie Ryan, The Favourite

THE GENE WYATT AWARD FOR FILM THAT BEST EVOKES THE SPIRIT OF THE SOUTH

Green Book

Runner-Up: Blaze