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AFI Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won AFI Film Award AFI Cinematographer of the Year
Roger Deakins

Nominated AFI Film Award AFI Actor of the Year - Male - Movies
Billy Bob Thornton

AFI Featured Actor of the Year - Male - Movies
Tony Shalhoub

AFI Movie of the Year
Ethan Coen

 
Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Oscar Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Saturn Award Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film

Best Actor
Billy Bob Thornton

Best Supporting Actress
Frances McDormand

 
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won ASC Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
Roger Deakins

 
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Nominated Silver Condor Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
USA.
 
Art Directors Guild
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Excellence in Production Design Award Feature Film - Period or Fantasy Films
Dennis Gassner (production designer)
Chris Gorak (art director)
Lance Hammer (assistant art director)

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Nominated Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
Joel Coen

 
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won BSFC Award Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

 
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Picture

Best Screenplay
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen

 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won Best Director
Joel Coen
Tied with David Lynch for Mulholland Dr. (2001).
Nominated Golden Palm
Joel Coen

 
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated CFCA Award Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

Best Supporting Actor
Tony Shalhoub

 
Chlotrudis Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Audience Award Best Actor
Billy Bob Thornton

Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Joel Coen

 
DVD Exclusive Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Nominated DVD Premiere Award Best Audio Commentary, New Release
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Billy Bob Thornton

 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won David Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Joel Coen

 
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Edgar Best Motion Picture
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen

 
Empire Awards, UK
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Empire Award Best Actor
Billy Bob Thornton

 
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won FFCC Award Best Actor
Billy Bob Thornton
Also for Bandits (2001) and Monster's Ball (2001).
Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Billy Bob Thornton

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen

 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won ALFS Award Actor of the Year
Billy Bob Thornton

Screenwriter of the Year
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen

 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won LAFCA Award Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won NBR Award Best Actor
Billy Bob Thornton
Also for Monster's Ball (2001) and Bandits (2001).
 
Online Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won OFCS Award Best Actor
Billy Bob Thornton

Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

Nominated OFCS Award Best Director
Joel Coen

Best Screenplay, Original
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen

Best Supporting Actor
Tony Shalhoub

 
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated PFCS Award Best Actor in a Leading Role
Billy Bob Thornton

Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

Best Picture

Best Production Design
Dennis Gassner

Best Screenplay - Original
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen

 
Robert Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Nominated Robert Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film)
Joel Coen (director)
Ethan Coen (director)

 
Russian Guild of Film Critics
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Golden Aries Best Foreign Actor
Billy Bob Thornton

 
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won SDFCS Award Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins

 
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won SEFCA Award Best Actor
Billy Bob Thornton

 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen

 

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