Before Night Falls Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor Javier Bardem |
American Film Institute
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Won | American Film Institute |
AFI's Top 10 Films of the Year |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Javier Bardem |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Cinematography Xavier Pérez Grobet Guillermo Rosas |
| 2000 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Director Julian Schnabel |
| 2000 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Picture |
| 2000 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Actor Javier Bardem |
National Board of Review
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nominated | National Board of Review |
Best Picture |
| 2000 | Won | National Board of Review |
Best Actor Javier Bardem |
| 2000 | Won | National Board of Review |
Special Recognition for Freedom of Expression |
National Society of Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Actor Javier Bardem |
Venice International Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Won | Venice International Film Festival |
Grand Prize of the Jury Julian Schnabel |
| 2000 | Won | Venice International Film Festival |
Volpi Cup for Best Actor Javier Bardem |
