Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, and Best Original Score.
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The Woodsman
AWARDS
National Board of Review: Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking
Movieline Awards 2004, Breakthrough of the Year Award to Nicole Kassell
London Film Festival 2004, Satyajit Ray Award
Deauville Film Festival 2004, Jury Special Prize
Cannes Film Festival 2004, GRAS SAVOY Award for Original Score
Cannes Film Festival 2004, CICAE Director's Fortnight
Showeast 2004, Excellence in Producing Award for Lee Daniels, Brook and Dawn Lenfest, Damon Dash and Kevin Bacon
Slamdance Film Festival 2001, Best Script - Nicole Kassell and Steven Fechter
Flanders International Film Festival 2004, Special Mention, for Kevin Bacon (Acting)


NOMINATIONS
IFP Independent Spirit Awards 2004
Best First Feature – Nicole Kassell (Director), Lee Daniels (Producer)
Best Debut Performance – Hannah Pilkes
Best Male Lead – Kevin Bacon

IFP/New York's Gotham Awards 2004
Breakthrough Actor, Mos Def
Breakthrough Director, Nicole Kassell

IPA Satellite™ Awards
Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama - Kevin Bacon
Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama - Kyra Sedgwick




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Monster
ACADEMY AWARDS: Charlize Theron - Best Actress
GOLDEN GLOBES: Charlize Theron- Best Actress in a Drama
IFP SPIRIT AWARDS: Patty Jenkins - Best First Feature
IFP SPIRIT AWARDS: Charlize Theron - Best Lead Actress
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD: Charlize Theron - Best Actress
CRITICS CHOICE: Charlize Theron - Best Actress
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS: Charlize Theron- Best Actress
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW: Charlize Theron - Breakthrough Performance
ONLINE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY: Charlize Theron- Best Actress
CNN RADIO MOVIE AWARDS: Charlize Theron - Best Actress
CNN RADIO MOVIE AWARDS: Christina Ricci - Best Supporting Actress
SEATTLE FILM CRITICS: Charlize Theron - Best Actress
GOLDEN SATELITE AWARD: Charlize Theron - Best Actress
SAN FRANCISCO CRITICS: Charlize Theron - Best Actress
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE: Charlize Theron - Best Actress
SOUTH EASTERN FILM CRITICS: Charlize Theron - Best Actress
LAS VEGAS FILM CRITICS SOCIETY: Charlize Theron - Best Actress
DALLAS/FORT WORTH FILM CRITICS: Charlize Theron - Best Actress


TOP TEN LISTS
Roger Ebert's #1 Film of the Year
One of Richard Roeper's 10 Best
One of Susan Granger's Top 10
One of the Years 10 Best-American Film Institute
One of the Year's 10 Best - Film Comment
One of the Year's 10 Best - WFUV Harlan Jacobsen
One of the Year's 10 Best - Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
One of the Year's 10 Best - Associated Press
Barry Caine Honorable Mention (Oakland Tribune)
Matt Brunson Top 10 Creative Loafing
Bob Mondello's Best of the Rest NPR
Roger Friedman - FOX News
Brian Brooks - Indiewire

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Whale Rider
Top Ten Lists
David Germain Top 10 (Associated Press)
Harper Barnes (St. Louis Dispatch)
Wallace Baine (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Boo Allen (Denton Record Chronicle)
Eric Harrison (Houston Chronicle)
Mark Hinson ( Tallahassee Democrat)
Carrie Rickey (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ruby Rich (SF Bay Guardian)
Mike Prevatt (Las Vegan Mercury News)
James Ward Visalia Times)
Luisa Ribeiro (LA Alternative press)
Carol Cling (Las Vegas Review Journal)
Joanna Connors (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
James Sanford (Kalamazoo Gazette)
Moira MacDonald (Seattle Times)
Joe Morgenstern (Wall Street Journal)
Katherine Monk (Vancouver Sun)
Jay Stone (Vancouver Sun)
Ann Hornady ( Washington Post)
JP Devine (Maine Newspapers)
Steven Truog (NW Indiana Times
Leonard Klady (Movie City News
Joe Williams (St Louis Dispatch)
FX Feeny (LA Weekly)
Ernest Hardy (LA Weekly)
Louis Hobson (Calgary Sun)
Terri Sutton (City Pages)
Bob Cutright (Wichita Eagle)
Lawrence Toppman ( Charlotte Observer)
Susan Granger’s Top Ten List
One of Richard Roeper’s Ten Best Films of the Year
One of Chris Hewitt’s Top Ten (Pioneer Press)
One of Mark Caro’s Top Ten Films of the year (Chicago Tribune)
One of Jeffery Wells’ Top 10 Films (Moviepoopshoot.com)
One of the Years 10 Best Films National Board of Review
Strickler’s 10 best movies (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Chris Hewitt’s Top 10 (Minneapolis Pioneer Press)
Elvis Mitchell’s Top 10
Sandi Davis Top 10 (Daily Oklahoman)
Glen Lovell Top 10 (San Jose Mercury News)
Dennis Harvey Top 10 (San Francisco Bay Guardian)
Arch’s TOP 10


Nominations
ACADEMY AWARDS: Keisha Castle-Hughes: Best Actress in a Leading Role
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS: Keisha Castle-Hughes: Best Supporting Actress
CHICAGO FILM CRITICS: Keisha Castle-Hughes: Best Actress
CHICAGO FILM CRITICS: Niki Caro: Most Promising Filmmaker
NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: Keisha Castle-Hughes: Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: Whale Rider: Outstanding Motion Picture
AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE: Whale Rider: Best Foreign Film Award
BROADCAST FILM CRITICS: Whale Rider – Best Family Feature, Live Action
GOLDEN SATELITE AWARD: Whale Rider – Best Picture
GOLDEN SATELITE AWARD: Niki Caro – Best Director
GOLDEN SATELITE AWARD: Niki Caro – Best Adapted Screenplay
GOLDEN SATELITE AWARD: Whale Rider – Best Art Direction
MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS: Whale Rider: Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features
ONLINE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY: Keisha Castle-Hughes – Breakthrough Performance
2003 NEW ZEALAND FILM AWARDS:
Best Cinematography
Best Design
Best Editing
Best Makeup


Awards
IFP SPIRIT AWARDS: Whale Rider- Best Foreign Film
BAFTA AWARDS: Childrens' Award:Whale Rider: Best Feature Film
CHICAGO FILM CRITICS: Keisha Castle Hughes: Most Promising Performer
CRITICS CHOICE AWARD: Keisha Castle-Hughes – Best Young Actress
CRITICS CHOICE AWARD: Whale Rider – Best Family Film
CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Niki Caro: Special Jury Prize
ONLINE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY: Niki Caro: Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
WASHINGTON DC AREA FILM CRITICS: Keisha Castle-Hughes – Best Actress
SOUTH EASTERN FILM CRITICS: Keisha Castle-Hughes – Breakthrough Performance
BROADCAST FILM CRITICS: Keisha Castle-Hughes – Best Young Actress
HUMANITAS PRIZE: Niki Caro: Sundance Film Category
2003 NEW ZEALAND FILM AWARDS:
Best Feature
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Juvenile Performer
Best Screenplay
Best Original Music
Best Costume Design
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA AWARDS: Best Feature Film
BRITISH ACADEMY CHILDREN”S FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS: Best Feature
APRA-AGSC SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS: Best Original Song
HUMANITAS AWARD: Sundance Feature Film Category
SAN PAULO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Jury Prize
LAKE PLACID FILM FESTIVAL: Audience Award
MAUI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Audience Award-Best Dramatic Feature
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Golden Space Needle – Best Film
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Golden Space Needle – Best Director
SAN FRANCISCO FILM FESTIVAL: VirginMega Audience Award: Best Narrative Feature
ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Canal Audience Award
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: Audience Award- World Cinema
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: AGF People’s Choice Award
EPIC AWARD

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Lilya 4-ever
TOP 10 LISTS
Kevin Thomas (LA Times)
Ruby Rich (SF Bay Guardian)
Ella Taylor (LA Weekly)
Ray Pride (MovieCityNews)
James Berardinelli (ReelReview.net)
Owen Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly)
VA Musetto (NY Post)
Ernest Hardy (LA Weekly)
John Hartl (MSNBC)
Andre Sarris (NY Observer)
Kevin Lally (Film Journal International)


NOMINATIONS
IFP SPIRIT AWARDS-Lilya 4-Ever: Best Foreign Film


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Open Hearts
Toronto International Film Festival: International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) - Special Mention (2002)
Robert Festival: Audience Award, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress (2003)
Lübeck Nordic Film Days: Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic Feature Film (2002)
Bodil Awards: Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress (2003)


NOMINATIONS
San Sebastián International Film Festival: Golden Seashell (2002)
Robert Festival: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Song, Best Supporting Actress (2003)
Nordic Council: Nordic Council's Film Prize (2002)
Bodil Awards: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress (2003)


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Real Women Have Curves
Humanitas Prize: Sundance Film Category (2002)
Imagen Foundation Awards: Best Supporting Actress – Film (2003)
Independent Spirit Awards: Producers Award (2003)
San Sebastián International Film Festival: Youth Jury Award (2002)
Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award (Dramatic), Special Jury Prize (Dramatic) (2002)


NOMINATIONS
Independent Spirit Awards: Best Debut Performance (2003)
Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) (2002)
Young Artist Awards: Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress (2003)



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Downfall
Nominated as Germany's entry for the "Best Foreign Language" Oscar, Academy Awards 2005
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