House of Sand and Fog Awards
Screen Actors Guild
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Actor Ben Kingsley |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor Ben Kingsley |
| 2003 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Score James Horner |
| 2003 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Supporting Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Actor Ben Kingsley |
| 2003 | Nominated | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Most Promising Filmmaker Vadim Perelman |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Ben Kingsley |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Actor Ben Kingsley |
| 2003 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best First Feature Vadim Perelman |
| 2003 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Supporting Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Supporting Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo |
National Board of Review
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nominated | National Board of Review |
Best Picture |
| 2003 | Won | National Board of Review |
Best Directorial Debut Vadim Perelman |
National Society of Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up) Shohreh Aghdashloo |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Supporting Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo |
