Southeastern Film Critics

[Penelope]

My fantasy list of winners from any group, just to put the idea out there:

Picture: Assassination of Jesse James...

Director: Paul Verhoeven (Black Book)

Actor: Steve Carrell (Dan in Real Life)

Actress: Keri Russell (Waitress)

Supporting Actor: Ed Harris (Gone Baby Gone)

Supporting Actress: Kelly MacDonald (No Country For Old Men)

[dws1982]

(As for Christie, well, I'm okay with lack of imagination in that category.)

I want one to go for Ashley Judd in Bug.

And Tommy Lee Jones for No Country rather than Bardem.

[flipp525]

Charlotte Gainsbourg!

Yes! Will some organization please propel her to a surprise nomination for I'm Not There?

[The Original BJ]

Is there ONE of these organizations that could have some imagination? I like No Country for Old Men, the Coens, Bardem, and Ryan just fine...but I don't think any of them tower over their competition the way these critics groups have sort of made it seem. (As for Christie, well, I'm okay with lack of imagination in that category.)

I want to start seeing some ballsy choices. Zodaic for Best Picture! Todd Haynes for Director! Acting prizes to Gordon Pinsent, Tang Wei, Tommy Lee Jones, Charlotte Gainsbourg! (Sad acknowledgment: those aren't really that ballsy at all.)

And I would like ONE critics group that still values its self-worth to recognize that Casey Affleck is a freakin' sound editor!



Edited By The Original BJ on 1197928542

[Zahveed]

it's clear that these small critics groups especially are more interested in predicting the Oscars than anything else.

Who knows... maybe Juno is only that high up because she decided not to get an abortion. It is the south after all.

[dws1982]

Per Oscar-Watch or whateverthehell it's called now. More than ever, it's clear that these small critics groups especially are more interested in predicting the Oscars than anything else.

BEST PICTURE
1. No Country for Old Men
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Atonement
4. Juno
5. Michael Clayton
6. Zodiac
7. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
8. Gone Baby Gone
9. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
10. Into the Wild

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
* Runner-up: George Clooney - Michael Clayton

BEST ACTRESS
Julie Christie - Away from Her
* Runner-up: Ellen Page - Juno

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
* Runner-up: Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward
Robert Ford

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
* Runner-up: Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There

BEST DIRECTOR
Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
* Runner-up: Joe Wright - Atonement

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody - Juno
* Runner-up: Tamara Jenkins - The Savages

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
* Runner-up: Christopher Hampton - Atonement

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France)
* Runner-up: La vie en rose (France)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
No End in Sight
* Runner-up: Sicko

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Ratatouille
* Runner-up: The Simpsons Movie

WYATT AWARD
Waitress
* Runner-up: Black Snake Moan