Secrets & Lies Awards
Screen Actors Guild
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nominated | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Actress Brenda Blethyn |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actress Brenda Blethyn |
| 1996 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Director Mike Leigh |
| 1996 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Original Screenplay Mike Leigh |
| 1996 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Picture Simon Channing-Williams |
| 1996 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Supporting Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste |
Cannes Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Won | Cannes Film Festival |
Best Actress Brenda Blethyn |
| 1996 | Won | Cannes Film Festival |
Palme d'Or |
Directors Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nominated | Directors Guild of America |
Best Director Mike Leigh |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Won | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Brenda Blethyn |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Actress Brenda Blethyn |
| 1996 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Director Mike Leigh |
| 1996 | Won | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
National Board of Review
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nominated | National Board of Review |
Best Picture |
National Society of Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Actress - Runner-up Brenda Blethyn |
| 1996 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Director (Runner-up) Mike Leigh |
| 1996 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Picture (Runner-up) |
Telluride Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nominated | Telluride Film Festival |
Film Presented |
