Academy Awards, USA 2004

Nominee Oscar	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 Actor

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 Movies for Grownups Award	Best Screenwriter Jim Sheridan
Nominee Movies for Grownups Award	Best Director Jim Sheridan
	Best Intergenerational Film

AFI Awards, USA 2004

Winner AFI Award

Movie of the Year IN AMERICA is a spellbinding fable that captures the modern day immigrant experience and retells it... More IN AMERICA is a spellbinding fable that captures the modern day immigrant experience and retells it through the eyes of a child. Jim Sheridan's heartfelt tale struggles between the thrill of a new life and the longing to escape the ghosts that follow us there. Real-life sisters Sarah and Emma Bolger bring a sense of wonder and excitement to a film that overflows with joy for the adventure of tomorrow.

AFI Fest 2003

Winner Audience Award

Best Feature Film Jim Sheridan

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) 2003

Nominee AAFCA Award

Best Picture 3rd place

Awards Circuit Community Awards 2003

Nominee ACCA	Best Original Screenplay Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan
Nominee Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)	Honorable Mentions

Bangkok International Film Festival 2004

Winner Golden Kinnaree Award	Best Director Jim Sheridan
Nominee Golden Kinnaree Award	Best Film Jim Sheridan

Black Reel Awards 2004

Winner Black Reel

Film: Best Supporting Actor Djimon Hounsou

British Independent Film Awards 2003

Nominee British Independent Film Award	Best Actor Paddy Considine
	Best Actress Samantha Morton
	Best Director Jim Sheridan

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Winner Critics Choice Award	Best Writer Jim Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan Naomi Sheridan
Nominee Critics Choice Award	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 For the song "Time Enough for Tears".

Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2004

Nominee COFCA Award	Best Screenplay, Original Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan
	Best Supporting Actor Djimon Hounsou

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Nominee CFCA Award	Most Promising Performer Emma Bolger
	Most Promising Performer Sarah Bolger

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Nominee DFWFCA Award

Best Picture

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards 2009

Nominee DFCC

Best Irish Film of the Decade 6th place

Film Independent Spirit Awards 2004

Winner Independent Spirit Award	Best Supporting Male Djimon Hounsou
	Best Cinematography Declan Quinn
Nominee Independent Spirit Award	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 German Dubbing Award	Outstanding Newcomer Performance To Saskia Schikora for dubbing Sarah Bolger as Christy.
	Outstanding Screenplay for a Synchronization For 21 Grams To Marianne Groß.

Ghent International Film Festival 2003

Winner Grand Prix

Jim Sheridan

Gold Derby Awards 2004

Nominee Gold Derby Film Award	Original Screenplay Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan
	Breakthrough Performance Emma Bolger As Ariel
	Breakthrough Performance Sarah Bolger As Christy

Golden Globes, USA 2004

Nominee Golden Globe	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan
	Best Original Song - Motion Picture Bono Gavin Friday Maurice Seezer Song: "Time Enough for Tears"

Golden Trailer Awards 2004

Nominee Golden Trailer

Best Drama

High Falls Film Festival 2003

Winner Audience Award

Best Feature Jim Sheridan

Humanitas Prize 2003

Nominee Humanitas Prize

Sundance Film Category Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan

Image Awards (NAACP) 2004

Nominee Image Award

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Djimon Hounsou

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) 2004

Nominee INOCA	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 Song: "Time Enough for Tears"

Iowa Film Critics Awards 2004

Winner IFC Award

Best Supporting Actress Sarah Bolger Emma Bolger

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2004

Nominee Sierra Award	Best Screenplay Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan
	Youth in Film Sarah Bolger Emma Bolger

London Critics Circle Film Awards 2004

Nominee ALFS Award

British Actor of the Year Paddy Considine

National Board of Review, USA 2003

Winner NBR Award	Best Original Screenplay Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan
	Top Ten Films

New York Film Critics, Online 2003

Winner NYFCO Award	Best Screenplay Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan
	Top Films of the Year

Online Film & Television Association 2004

Nominee OFTA Film Award	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) For the song "Time Enough for Tears".
	Best Music, Adapted Song Don Henley (music and lyrics by) Glenn Frey (music and lyrics by) Sarah Bolger (performed by) For the song "Desperado".

Online Film Critics Society Awards 2004

Nominee OFCS Award

Best Original Screenplay Jim Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan Naomi Sheridan

PGA Awards 2004

Winner Stanley Kramer Award

Jim Sheridan Arthur Lappin

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2004

Winner PFCS Award	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 For the song "Time Enough for Tears".
Nominee PFCS Award	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 SDFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor Djimon Hounsou

Satellite Awards 2004

Winner Golden Satellite Award	Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama Djimon Hounsou
	Best Motion Picture, Drama
	Best Director Jim Sheridan
Nominee Golden Satellite Award	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 SEFCA Award	Best Original Screenplay Jim Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan Naomi Sheridan
	Best Picture 10th place

Village Voice Film Poll 2003

Nominee VVFP Award

Best Screenplay Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan 3rd place. Tied with City of God (2002) and Lost in Translation (2003).

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003

Nominee WAFCA Award

Best Supporting Actress Sarah Bolger

Writers Guild of America, USA 2004

Nominee WGA Award (Screen)

Best Original Screenplay Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan

Young Artist Awards 2004

Winner Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger Emma Bolger
Nominee Young Artist Award	Best Family Feature Film - Drama