Academy Awards, USA 2004

Nominee Oscar	Best Director Fernando Meirelles
	Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Bráulio Mantovani
	Best Cinematography César Charlone
	Best Film Editing Daniel Rezende

BAFTA Awards 2003

Winner BAFTA Film Award	Best Editing Daniel Rezende
Nominee BAFTA Film Award	Best Film not in the English Language Andrea Barata Ribeiro Mauricio Andrade Ramos Fernando Meirelles

ABC Cinematography Award 2003

Winner ABC Trophy	Feature Film - Best Cinematography (Melhor Fotografia de Longa-metragem) César Charlone
	Feature Film - Best Art Direction (Melhor Direção de Arte) Tulé Peak
	Feature Film - Best Sound (Melhor Som) Guilherme Ayrosa Paulo Ricardo Nunes Martín Hernández Alessandro Laroca Rudy Pi Adam Sawelson

AFI Fest 2002

Winner Audience Award

Best International Feature Film Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) 2003

Nominee AAFCA Award

Best Picture 9th place

Awards Circuit Community Awards 2003

Winner ACCA	Best Foreign Language Film
Nominee ACCA	Best Director Fernando Meirelles Runner-Up
	Best Adapted Screenplay Bráulio Mantovani Runner-Up
	Best Cinematography César Charlone Runner-Up
	Best Film Editing Daniel Rezende Runner-Up
Nominee Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)	Honorable Mentions

BBC Four World Cinema Awards 2004

Nominee BBC Four World Cinema Award

Black Reel Awards 2004

Winner Black Reel

Special Achievement - Foreign Film Miramax

Bodil Awards 2004

Nominee Bodil

Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film) Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund

British Independent Film Awards 2003

Winner British Independent Film Award

Best Foreign Independent Film

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Nominee Critics Choice Award

Best Foreign-Language Film

Camerimage 2003

Winner Golden Frog

César Charlone

Cartagena Film Festival 2003

Winner Golden India Catalina	Best Film (Mejor Película) Fernando Meirelles
	Best Director (Mejor Director) Fernando Meirelles

Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2004

Winner COFCA Award	Best Foreign Language Film
Nominee COFCA Award	Best Director Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund
	Best Screenplay, Adapted Bráulio Mantovani

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Winner CFCA Award

Best Foreign Language Film Brazil.

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003

Winner Cinema Brazil Grand Prize	Best Picture (Melhor Filme)
	Best Director (Melhor Diretor) Fernando Meirelles
	Best Screenplay, Adapted (Melhor Roteiro Adaptado) Bráulio Mantovani
	Best Cinematography (Melhor Fotografia) César Charlone
	Best Editing (Melhor Montagem) Daniel Rezende
	Best Sound (Melhor Som) Guilherme Ayrosa Paulo Ricardo Nunes Alessandro Laroca Alejandro Quevedo Carlos Honc Roland N. Thai Rudy Pi Adam Sawelson
Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize	Best Actor (Melhor Ator) Leandro Firmino
	Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) Roberta Rodrigues
	Best Supporting Actor (Melhor Ator Coadjuvante) Jonathan Haagensen
	Best Supporting Actor (Melhor Ator Coadjuvante) Douglas Silva
	Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante) Alice Braga
	Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante) Graziella Moretto
	Best Art Direction (Melhor Direção de Arte) Tulé Peak
	Best Costume Design (Melhor Figurino) Bia Salgado Inês Salgado
	Best Make-Up (Melhor Maquiagem) Anna Van Steen
	Best Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora) Antonio Pinto Ed Côrtes

Cinemanila International Film Festival 2003

Winner Grand Jury Prize

Fernando Meirelles Tied with Blessing Bell (2002).

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Winner DFWFCA Award

Best Foreign Language Film

Danish Film Awards (Robert) 2004

Nominee Robert

Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) Kátia Lund (director) Fernando Meirelles (director)

Directors Guild of Great Britain 2004

Nominee DGGB Award

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Foreign Language Film Fernando Meirelles

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards 2009

Nominee DFCC

Best Film of the Decade 8th place

European Film Awards 2002

Nominee Screen International Award

Fernando Meirelles Brazil

Film Independent Spirit Awards 2004

Nominee Independent Spirit Award

Best Foreign Film Fernando Meirelles - Brazil.

Gold Derby Awards 2003

Nominee Gold Derby Film Award

Foreign Language Film

Golden Globes, USA 2003

Nominee Golden Globe

Best Foreign Language Film Brazil

Golden Trailer Awards 2004

Winner Golden Trailer

Best Foreign Independent Miramax

Guadalajara International Film Festival 2003

Winner Audience Award

Ibero-American Competition Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund

Havana Film Festival 2002

Winner Award of the Havana University	Fernando Meirelles
Winner Best Actor	Matheus Nachtergaele Seu Jorge Alexandre Rodrigues Leandro Firmino Phellipe Haagensen Jonathan Haagensen Douglas Silva To the male acting ensemble.
Winner Best Cinematography	César Charlone
Winner Best Editing	Daniel Rezende
Winner Cuban Press Association Award	Fernando Meirelles
Winner FIPRESCI Prize	Fernando Meirelles For approaching the explosive theme of social exclusion, using an ambitious, complex and involving ... More For approaching the explosive theme of social exclusion, using an ambitious, complex and involving style of narration, without moralising or condoning violence.
Winner Glauber Rocha Award	Fernando Meirelles
Winner Grand Coral - First Prize	Fernando Meirelles Tied with Suddenly (2002).
Winner OCIC Award	Fernando Meirelles

International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers 2003

Winner Silver Camera 300	César Charlone
Winner Student Jury Award	César Charlone

International Cinephile Society Awards 2004

Winner ICS Award

Best Film Not in the English Language

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) 2003

Nominee INOCA

Best Non-English Language Film Fernando Meirelles Brazil

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2004

Nominee Silver Ribbon

Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) Fernando Meirelles

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) 2004

Nominee IOMA

Best Editing (Miglior montaggio) Daniel Rezende

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2004

Winner Sierra Award

Best Foreign Film

Lima Latin American Film Festival 2003

Winner Elcine First Prize

Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Nominee LAFCA Award

Best Foreign Film Fernando Meirelles

Marrakech International Film Festival 2002

Winner Best Director	Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund
Nominee Golden Star	Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 2004

Winner Golden Reel Award	Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features Martín Hernández (supervising sound editor) Roland N. Thai (supervising sound editor) Alessandro Laroca (supervising dialogue editor)
	Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature Carlos Honc (sound effects editor)

National Board of Review, USA 2002

Winner NBR Award

Top Foreign Films

New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2003

Winner NYFCC Award

Best Foreign Language Film Brazil.

Online Film & Television Association 2004

Winner OFTA Film Award

Best Foreign Language Film Brazil

Online Film Critics Society Awards 2004

Winner OFCS Award	Best Foreign Language Film
Nominee OFCS Award	Best Picture
	Best Breakthrough Filmmaker Fernando Meirelles

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2004

Winner PFCS Award

Best Foreign Language Film

Prism Awards 2004

Winner Prism Award

Theatrical Feature Film

Prêmio Guarani 2003

Winner Audience Award	Best Picture
Winner Premio Guarani	Best Picture
	Best Director Fernando Meirelles
	Best Adapted Screenplay Bráulio Mantovani
	Best Film Editing Daniel Rezende
	Best Art Direction Tulé Peak
	Best Sound Guilherme Ayrosa Carlos Honc Alessandro Laroca Paulo Ricardo Nunes Alejandro Quevedo Adam Sawelson
	Best Music Ed Côrtes Antonio Pinto
	Best Visual Effects Renato Batata
Nominee Premio Guarani	Best Actor Leandro Firmino
	Best Cinematography César Charlone
	Best Makeup and Hairstyling Donna Meirelles
	Best Newcomer Douglas Silva

Prêmio Qualidade, Brazil 2002

Winner Prêmio Qualidade	Best Actor (Melhor Ator - Rio de Janeiro) Leandro Firmino Tied with Paulo Miklos for O Invasor (2002).
	Best Director (Melhor Diretor - Rio de Janeiro) Fernando Meirelles
	Best Director (Melhor Diretor - São Paulo) Fernando Meirelles
	Best Film (Melhor Filme - Rio de Janeiro)
	Best Film (Melhor Filme - São Paulo)
	Best Supporting Actor (Melhor Ator Coadjuvante - Rio de Janeiro) Matheus Nachtergaele

Satellite Awards 2004

Winner Golden Satellite Award

Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language Brazil

SESC Film Festival, Brazil 2003

Winner Audience Award	Best Film (Melhor Filme) Fernando Meirelles
	Best Director (Melhor Diretor) Fernando Meirelles
Winner Critics Award	Best Film (Melhor Filme) Fernando Meirelles
	Best Director (Melhor Diretor) Fernando Meirelles

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2003

Winner SEFCA Award

Best Foreign Language Film Brazil/France/USA.

São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards 2003

Winner Grand Prize of the Critics

Cinema (Cinema) For the cast.

Tokyo International Film Festival 2002

Nominee Tokyo Grand Prix

Fernando Meirelles

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2003

Winner TFCA Award

Best Foreign-Language Film

Toronto International Film Festival 2002

Winner Visions Award - Special Citation

Fernando Meirelles

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards 2004

Nominee SIYAD Award

Best Foreign Film 5th Place

Uruguay International Film Festival 2003

Winner Special Jury Award

Fernando Meirelles

Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2003

Winner UFCA Award

Best Non-English Language Film Chile.

Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2004

Winner VFCC Award

Best Foreign Language Film Brazil.

Village Voice Film Poll 2003

Nominee VVFP Award

Best Screenplay Bráulio Mantovani 3rd place. Tied with In America (2002) and Lost in Translation (2003).

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003

Nominee WAFCA Award	Best Director Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund
	Best Film
	Best Screenplay, Adapted Bráulio Mantovani

World Soundtrack Awards 2003

Winner World Soundtrack Award

Discovery of the Year Antonio Pinto