SOUTHEASTERN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES

Best Picture

1.     Argo

2.        Zero Dark Thirty

3.        Lincoln

4.        Moonrise Kingdom

5.        Silver Linings Playbook

6.        Beasts of the Southern Wild

7.        The Master

8.        Les Misérables

9.        Life of Pi

10.     The Dark Knight Rises

Best Director

1.     Ben Affleck (Argo)

2.        Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty)

Best Actor

1.     Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

2.        Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)

Best Actress

1.     Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

2.        Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)

Best Supporting Actor

1.     Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)

2.        Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)

Best Supporting Actress

1.     Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)

2.        Sally Field (Lincoln)

Best Original Screenplay

1.     Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola (Moonrise Kingdom)

2.        Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty)

Best Adapted Screenplay

1.     Chris Terrio (Argo)

2.        Tony Kushner (Lincoln)

Best Cinematography

1.     Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi)

2.        Roger Deakins (Skyfall)

Best Ensemble

1.     Lincoln

2.        Moonrise Kingdom

Best Animated Film

1.     ParaNorman

2.        Frankenweenie

Best Documentary

1.     The Queen of Versailles

2.        Bully

Best Foreign Language Film

1.     The Intouchables

2.        Amour

Gene Wyatt Award for Film that Best Evokes the Spirit of the South

1.     Beasts of the Southern Wild

2.        Bernie

Despite my soft spot for the Southeastern Film Critics Association, I can't get excited about their choices for the best of 2012. Argo and Moonrise Kingdom both do well, and Zero Dark Thirty takes second place in four categories, frustratingly! generally uninspiring picks, though, and they're not going to get away with The Intouchables winning over Amour in Foreign Language Film.