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Breaking the Waves
Awards & Festivals
Cannes Film Festival
1996 | Winner: Jury Prize
Cannes Film Festival
1996 | Nominee: Palme d'Or
Academy Awards
1997 | Nominee: Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role
Independent Spirit Awards
1997 | Nominee: Best Foreign Film
Toronto International Film Festival
2010
Toronto International Film Festival
1996 | 2nd place: Metro Media Award
Toronto International Film Festival
2011
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2007
Telluride Film Festival
1996
Village Voice Film Poll
1999 | Nominee: VVFP Award - Best Film of the Decade
São Paulo International Film Festival
2018
National Board of Review
1996 | Winner: NBR Award - Top Ten Films
BAFTA Awards
1997 | Nominee: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
New York Film Festival
1996
César Awards
1997 | Winner: César - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes (USA)
1997 | Nominee: Best Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globes (USA)
1997 | Nominee: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1996 | Nominee: Best Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1996 | Winner: Best Director
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1996 | Winner: Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1996 | Winner: Best Cinematographer
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1996 | Winner: New Generation Award
European Film Awards
1996 | Winner: European Film of the Year
European Film Awards
1996 | Winner: European Actress of the Year
European Film Awards
1996 | Winner: FIPRESCI Prize
AFI Fest
1996
Edinburgh International Film Festival
1996
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
1996
Vancouver International Film Festival
1996 | Winner: Most Popular Film
Chicago International Film Festival
1996
Chicago International Film Festival
2014
Stockholm International Film Festival
1996 | Winner: FIPRESCI Prize - Northern Lights Section
London Critics Circle Film Awards
1997 | Winner: ALFS Award - British Newcomer of the Year
London Critics Circle Film Awards
1997 | Nominee: ALFS Award - British Actress of the Year
Moscow International Film Festival
2017
Göteborg Film Festival
1997
Göteborg Film Festival
2020
Göteborg Film Festival
2012
Montréal World Film Festival
1996
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1997 | Winner: Best Cinematography
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1997 | Winner: Best Film
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1997 | Winner: Best Actress
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1997 | Winner: Best Director
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1997 | Nominee: Best Director
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1997 | Nominee: Best Actress
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1997 | Nominee: Most Promising Actress
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1996 | Nominee: BSFC Award - Best Cinematography
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1996 | Nominee: BSFC Award - Best Actress
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1996 | Nominee: BSFC Award - Best Director
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
1997 | Nominee: European Silver Ribbon
Bodil Awards
1997 | Winner: Bodil - Best Film
Bodil Awards
1997 | Winner: Bodil - Best Actress
Bodil Awards
1997 | Winner: Bodil - Best Supporting Actress
Busan International Film Festival
1996
Goya Awards
1997 | Nominee: Goya - Best European Film
Amanda Awards (Norway)
1996 | Winner: Amanda - Best Nordic Feature Film
Valladolid International Film Festival
1996
Havana Film Festival
1996
Sarajevo Film Festival
1996 | Winner: Heart of Sarajevo
Viennale
1996
Camerimage
1996
AACTA International Awards
1997 | Nominee: Best Foreign Film Award
Warsaw International Film Festival
1998
Cairo International Film Festival
2000
Cairo International Film Festival
1996
Singapore International Film Festival
1997