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Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

1998 | Nominee: Palme d'Or

Cannes Film Festival

1998 | Winner: Best Director

Independent Spirit Awards

1999 | Nominee: Best Foreign Film

Toronto International Film Festival

1998 | Official Selection

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

1998 | Official Selection

New York Film Festival

1998 | Official Selection

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1998 | Nominee: NYFCC Award - Best Actor

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1998 | Nominee: LAFCA Award - Best Cinematography

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1998 | Nominee: LAFCA Award - Best Director

Chicago International Film Festival

1998 | Official Selection

London Critics Circle Film Awards

1999 | Winner: ALFS Award - British Actor of the Year

London Critics Circle Film Awards

1999 | Winner: ALFS Award - British Director of the Year

National Society of Film Critics Awards

1999 | Nominee: NSFC Award - Best Actor

National Society of Film Critics Awards

1999 | Nominee: NSFC Award - Best Cinematography

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

1999 | Nominee: CFCA Award - Best Director

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

1998 | Winner: BSFC Award - Best Director

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

1998 | Winner: BSFC Award - Best Actor

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

1998 | Nominee: BSFC Award - Best Film

Busan International Film Festival

1998 | Official Selection

Irish Film and Television Awards

1999 | Nominee: Best Screenplay

Irish Film and Television Awards

1999 | Nominee: Best Craft Contribution

Irish Film and Television Awards

1999 | Winner: Best Feature Film

Irish Film and Television Awards

1999 | Winner: Best Actor in a Male Role

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

2001 | Official Selection

Reykjavík Art & Film Festival

1999 | Official Selection