Southeastern Film Critics’ picks

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The Southeastern Film Critics Association recently issued its ranking of 2004’s best films. The association polled its 43 members (our own Ken Hanke among them) to compile this list of 2004’s top 10.

1) Sideways

2) Million Dollar Baby

3) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

4) Kinsey

5) The Incredibles

6) Finding Neverland

7) Ray

8) The Aviator

9) Hotel Rwanda

10) Before Sunset

SEFCA’s other honors for 2004 films include the following:

Best Foreign-Language Film

Winner: Maria Full of Grace

Runner-up: A Very Long Engagement

Best Director

Winner: Alexander Payne, Sideways

Runner-up: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby

Best Actor

Winner: Jamie Foxx, Ray

Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, Sideways

Best Actress

Winner: Annette Bening, Being Julia

Runner-up: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake

Best Supporting Actor

Winner: Thomas Haden Church, Sideways

Runner-up: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby

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