Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2009

The 18th Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards, honouring the best in film for 2009, were given in December 2009.

Top 10 films

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
8. The Messenger
9. Fantastic Mr. Fox
10. ''District 9

Winners

Best Actor

• • George Clooney - Up in the Air as Ryan Bingham

Runner-up: Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker as SFC. William James

Best Actress

• • Meryl Streep - Julie and Julia as Julia Child

Runner-up: Gabourey Sidibe - Precious as Clarice "Precious" Jones

Best Animated Film

• • Up

Runner-up: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Best Director

• • Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker

Runner-up: Jason Reitman - Up in the Air

Best Documentary Film

• • Food, Inc

Runner-up: The Cove

Best Film

• • Up in the Air

Runner-up: The Hurt Locker

Best Foreign Language Film

• • Summer Hours • France

Runner-up: The White Ribbon • Germany

Best Screenplay - Adapted

• • Up in the Air - Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner

Runner-up: Fantastic Mr. Fox - Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach

Best Screenplay - Original

• • (500) Days of Summer - Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber

Runner-up: The Hurt Locker - Mark Boal

Best Supporting Actor

• • Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa

Runner-up: Woody Harrelson - The Messenger as Cpt. Tony Stone

Best Supporting Actress

• • Mo'Nique - Precious as Mary

Runner-up: Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air as Natalie Keener