The Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) has announced its award winners and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog has been named as Best Picture. In addition, Campion also won Best Director with other awards going to Benedict Cumberbatch for Best Actor, Kodi Smit-McPhee for Best Supporting Actor, and Kirsten Dunst for Best Supporting Actress. In the Best Actress category, Kristen Stewart won for her performance as Princess Diana in Spencer.

Matt Goldberg, a writer for Collider and President of SEFCA, spoke about the Best Picture decision saying that The Power of the Dog “had a commanding lead in our balloting” and “it’s no surprise since the film is excellent.”

The Power of the Dog recently also was nominated for Best Motion Picture-Drama at the Golden Globes. It is being heavily praised by critics, currently holding a 96% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film held its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 2. It had a limited theatrical release beginning on November 17 before debuting on Netflix on December 1.

Here is the full list of award winners from the SEFCA, shared by Collider:

Top 10 Films

  • The Power of the Dog
  • Licorice Pizza
  • Belfast
  • The Green Knight
  • West Side Story
  • The French Dispatch
  • Tick, Tick…BOOM!
  • Drive My Car
  • Dune
  • Summer of Soul

Best Actor

Winner: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog

Runner-Up: Will Smith, King Richard

Best Actress

Winner: Kristen Stewart, Spencer

Runner-Up: Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza

Best Supporting Actor

Winner: Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Runner-Up: Jeffrey Wright, The French Dispatch

Best Supporting Actress

Winner: Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog

Runner-Up: Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Best Ensemble

Winner: The French Dispatch

Runner-Up: Mass

Best Director

Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Runner-Up: Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

Best Original Screenplay

Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza

Runner-Up: Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch

Best Adapted Screenplay

Runner-Up: Tony Kushner, West Side Story

Best Documentary

Winner: Summer of Soul

Runner-Up: Flee

Best Foreign-Language Film

Winner: Drive My Car

Runner-Up: The Worst Person in the World

Best Animated Film

Winner: The Mitchells vs. The Machines

Best Cinematography

Winner: Greig Fraser, Dune

Runner-Up: Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog

Best Score

Winner: Hans Zimmer, Dune

Runner-Up: Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog