Ben Affleck's "Argo" Wins Big at Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

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Ben Affleck's "Argo" was the big winner at the annual Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards. The movie also won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

In the acting categories, Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for "Lincoln" while Jennifer Lawrence took home the Best Actress Award for "Silver Linings Playbook." Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Supporting Actor for "The Master" while Anne Hathaway added more awards to her name by winning the Best Supporting Actress award for "Les Miserables."

Here's the complete list of winners and runners-up for the Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards. For winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies,click here:

--TOP TEN FILMS
"Argo"
"Zero Dark Thirty" (opens Jan. 11 in Memphis)
"Lincoln"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"The Master"
"Les Misérables" (opens Christmas Day in Memphis)
"Life of Pi"
"The Dark Knight Rises"

--BEST ACTOR
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
Runner-up: Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"

--BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Runner-up: Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"

--BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
Runner-up: Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

--BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Anne Hathaway, "Les Misérables"
Runner-up: Sally Field, "Lincoln"

--BEST ENSEMBLE
Winner: "Lincoln"
Runner-up: "Moonrise Kingdom"

--BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Ben Affleck, "Argo"
Runner-up: Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty"

--BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, "Moonrise Kingdom"
Runner-up: Mark Boal, "Zero Dark Thirty"

--BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winner: Chris Terrio, "Argo"
Runner-up: Tony Kushner, "Lincoln"

--BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: "The Queen of Versailles"
Runner-up: "Bully"

--BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: "The Intouchables"
Runner-up: "Amour" (no Memphis opening set yet)

--BEST ANIMATED FILM
Winner: "ParaNorman"
Runner-up: "Frankenweenie"

--BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Claudio Mirando, "Life of Pi"
Runner-up: Roger Deakins, "Skyfall"

--THE GENE WYATT AWARD
Winner: "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Runner-up: "Bernie"



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Manny the Movie Guy is a multi-Emmy award-winning film critic who has always had a passion for movies. His love of film criticism started while working for his school newspaper at Purdue University. Upon graduation, Manny was offered a full-scholarship to complete his Post-Baccalaureate degree in Film at the School…

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