Academy Awards, USA
2004
Nominee
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Samantha Morton ,
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Djimon Hounsou ,
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2004
Nominee
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Emma Bolger ,
Sarah Bolger ,
Paddy Considine ,
Djimon Hounsou ,
Samantha Morton ,
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2004
Winner
Best Screenwriter
Jim Sheridan ,
2004
Nominee
Best Director
Jim Sheridan ,
Best Intergenerational Film
AFI Awards, USA
2004
Winner
Movie of the Year
AFI Fest
2003
Winner
Best Feature Film
Jim Sheridan ,
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2003
Nominee
Best Picture
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2003
Nominee
Honorable Mentions
Bangkok International Film Festival
2004
Winner
Best Director
Jim Sheridan ,
2004
Nominee
Black Reel Awards
2004
Winner
Film: Best Supporting Actor
Djimon Hounsou ,
British Independent Film Awards
2003
Nominee
Best Actor
Paddy Considine ,
Best Actress
Samantha Morton ,
Best Director
Jim Sheridan ,
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2004
Winner
Best Writer
Jim Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
2004
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Actress
Samantha Morton ,
Best Young Actor/Actress
Emma Bolger ,
Best Young Actor/Actress
Sarah Bolger ,
Best Director
Jim Sheridan ,
Best Song
Bono ,
Gavin Friday ,
Maurice Seezer ,
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2004
Nominee
Best Screenplay, Original
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Best Supporting Actor
Djimon Hounsou ,
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2004
Nominee
Most Promising Performer
Emma Bolger ,
Most Promising Performer
Sarah Bolger ,
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2004
Nominee
Best Picture
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2009
Nominee
Best Irish Film of the Decade
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2004
Winner
Best Supporting Male
Djimon Hounsou ,
Best Cinematography
Declan Quinn ,
2004
Nominee
Best Feature
Jim Sheridan ,
Arthur Lappin ,
Best Director
Jim Sheridan ,
Best Female Lead
Samantha Morton ,
Best Supporting Female
Sarah Bolger ,
German Dubbing Awards
2004
Winner
Outstanding Newcomer Performance
Outstanding Screenplay for a Synchronization
Ghent International Film Festival
2003
Winner
Jim Sheridan
Gold Derby Awards
2004
Nominee
Original Screenplay
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Breakthrough Performance
Emma Bolger ,
Breakthrough Performance
Sarah Bolger ,
Golden Globes, USA
2004
Nominee
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Bono ,
Gavin Friday ,
Maurice Seezer ,
Golden Trailer Awards
2004
Nominee
Best Drama
High Falls Film Festival
2003
Winner
Best Feature
Jim Sheridan ,
Humanitas Prize
2003
Nominee
Sundance Film Category
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Image Awards (NAACP)
2004
Nominee
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Djimon Hounsou ,
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2004
Nominee
Best Actor
Paddy Considine ,
Best Original Screenplay
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Best Breakthrough
Sarah Bolger ,
Best Breakthrough
Emma Bolger ,
Best Original Song
Bono ,
Gavin Friday ,
Maurice Seezer ,
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2004
Winner
Best Supporting Actress
Sarah Bolger ,
Emma Bolger ,
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2004
Nominee
Best Screenplay
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Youth in Film
Sarah Bolger ,
Emma Bolger ,
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2004
Nominee
British Actor of the Year
Paddy Considine ,
National Board of Review, USA
2003
Winner
Best Original Screenplay
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Top Ten Films
New York Film Critics, Online
2003
Winner
Best Screenplay
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Top Films of the Year
Online Film & Television Association
2004
Nominee
Best Picture
Arthur Lappin ,
Jim Sheridan ,
Best Actor
Paddy Considine ,
Best Youth Performance
Sarah Bolger ,
Best Breakthrough Performance: Female
Sarah Bolger ,
Best Casting
Joyce Gallie ,
Avy Kaufman ,
Frank Moiselle ,
Sally Osoba ,
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kristin Sheridan ,
Best Music, Original Song
Bono (music and lyrics by) ,
Gavin Friday (music and lyrics by) ,
Maurice Seezer (music and lyrics by) ,
Andrea Corr (performed by) ,
Best Music, Adapted Song
Don Henley (music and lyrics by) ,
Glenn Frey (music and lyrics by) ,
Sarah Bolger (performed by) ,
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2004
Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Jim Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
PGA Awards
2004
Winner
Jim Sheridan
Arthur Lappin ,
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2004
Winner
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female
Sarah Bolger ,
Best Screenplay, Original
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Best Original Song
2004
Nominee
Best Picture
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female
Emma Bolger ,
Best Director
Jim Sheridan ,
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2003
Winner
Best Supporting Actor
Djimon Hounsou ,
Satellite Awards
2004
Winner
Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama
Djimon Hounsou ,
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Best Director
Jim Sheridan ,
2004
Nominee
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Samantha Morton ,
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Paddy Considine ,
Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama
Sarah Bolger ,
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2003
Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Jim Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Best Picture
Village Voice Film Poll
2003
Nominee
Best Screenplay
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2003
Nominee
Best Supporting Actress
Sarah Bolger ,
Writers Guild of America, USA
2004
Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Jim Sheridan ,
Naomi Sheridan ,
Kirsten Sheridan ,
Young Artist Awards
2004
Winner
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger
Emma Bolger ,
2004
Nominee
Best Family Feature Film - Drama
