The Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) has announced its award winners and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog has been named as Best Picture. In addition, Campion also won Best Director with other awards going to Benedict Cumberbatch for Best Actor, Kodi Smit-McPhee for Best Supporting Actor, and Kirsten Dunst for Best Supporting Actress. In the Best Actress category, Kristen Stewart won for her performance as Princess Diana in Spencer.
Matt Goldberg, a writer for Collider and President of SEFCA, spoke about the Best Picture decision saying that The Power of the Dog “had a commanding lead in our balloting” and “it’s no surprise since the film is excellent.”
The Power of the Dog recently also was nominated for Best Motion Picture-Drama at the Golden Globes. It is being heavily praised by critics, currently holding a 96% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film held its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 2. It had a limited theatrical release beginning on November 17 before debuting on Netflix on December 1.
Here is the full list of award winners from the SEFCA, shared by Collider:
Top 10 Films
- The Power of the Dog
- Licorice Pizza
- Belfast
- The Green Knight
- West Side Story
- The French Dispatch
- Tick, Tick…BOOM!
- Drive My Car
- Dune
- Summer of Soul
Best Actor
Winner: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Runner-Up: Will Smith, King Richard
Best Actress
Winner: Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Runner-Up: Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Runner-Up: Jeffrey Wright, The French Dispatch
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Runner-Up: Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Best Ensemble
Winner: The French Dispatch
Runner-Up: Mass
Best Director
Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Runner-Up: Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Runner-Up: Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Runner-Up: Tony Kushner, West Side Story
Best Documentary
Winner: Summer of Soul
Runner-Up: Flee
Best Foreign-Language Film
Winner: Drive My Car
Runner-Up: The Worst Person in the World
Best Animated Film
Winner: The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Runner-Up: Flee
Best Cinematography
Winner: Greig Fraser, Dune
Runner-Up: Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Best Score
Winner: Hans Zimmer, Dune
Runner-Up: Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
