Getting a jump on their usual announcement schedule, the Southeastern Film Critics pushed their awards out a week early. The results show Spotlight once again taking a Best Picture prize without a Best Director win. George Miller continues to rack up such trophies. Bryan Cranston earns his first actual award of the season.

Award Tallies

(3) Spotlight
(2) Mad Max: Fury Road

The Awards

Best Film

1. Spotlight
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. Room
4. Brooklyn
5. Carol
6. The Big Short
7. The Martian
8. Inside Out
9. Bridge of Spies
10. Trumbo

Best Animated Film

Inside Out (RU: Anomalisa)

Best Director

George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road (RU: Tom McCarthy – Spotlight)

Best Actor

Bryan Cranston – Trumbo (RU: Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs)

Best Actress

Brie Larson – Room (RU: Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn)

Best Supporting Actor

Sylvester Stallone – Creed (RU: Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies

Best Supporting Actress

Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina (RU: Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs)

Best Original Screenplay

Spotlight (RU: Inside Out)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Room (RU: The Big Short)

Best Cinematography

Mad Max: Fury Road (RU: Youth)

Best Foreign Language Film

Son of Saul (RU: The Assassin)

Best Documentary

Amy (RU: Best of Enemies)

Best Ensemble

Spotlight (RU: The Big Short)

Southeastern Film Critics Association Data

Year Founded: 1992
First Awards: 1992 (24)