| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
| Adult Video News Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | AVN Award |
Best Alternative Adult Film for: Exotica (1994) |
| Atlantic Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Canadian Award |
Best Canadian Film or Video over 60 Minutes for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Also for The Hanging Garden (1997). |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Interfilm Award - Honorable Mention |
Forum of New Cinema for: Family Viewing (1987) |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Bodil |
Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film) for: Felicia's Journey (1999) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Adoration (2008) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Where the Truth Lies (2005) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Felicia's Journey (1999) |
| 1997 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
| Grand Prize of the Jury |
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
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| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury |
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
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| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
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| 1994 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for: Exotica (1994) |
| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Exotica (1994) |
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| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Director for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
| Directors Guild of Canada | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | DGC Craft Award |
Outstanding Direction - Feature Film for: Where the Truth Lies (2005) |
| 2003 | Nominated | DGC Craft Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Feature Film for: Ararat (2002) |
| DGC Team Award |
Outstanding Achievement in a Feature Film for: Ararat (2002) |
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| Durban International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Best Direction |
for: Ararat (2002) |
| Best Film |
for: Ararat (2002) |
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| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Critics Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Exotica (1994) Canada. |
| Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Jury Award |
Best Film for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Tied with Ma vie en rose (1997). |
| Gemini Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 (fall) | Nominated | Gemini |
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for: "Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach" (1997) For episode "Sarabande". |
| 1989 | Nominated | Gemini |
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for: Looking for Nothing (1988) (TV) |
| Genie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Genie |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Where the Truth Lies (2005) |
| 2003 | Won | Genie |
Best Motion Picture for: Ararat (2002) Shared with: Robert Lantos |
| Nominated | Genie |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Ararat (2002) |
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| 2000 | Won | Genie |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Felicia's Journey (1999) |
| Nominated | Genie |
Best Achievement in Direction for: Felicia's Journey (1999) |
|
| 1997 | Won | Genie |
Best Achievement in Direction for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
Best Motion Picture for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Shared with: Camelia Frieberg |
| Nominated | Genie |
Best Screenplay for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
|
| 1994 | Won | Genie |
Best Achievement in Direction for: Exotica (1994) |
Best Motion Picture for: Exotica (1994) Shared with: Camelia Frieberg |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Exotica (1994) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Genie |
Best Achievement in Direction for: Calendar (1993) |
Best Screenplay for: Calendar (1993) |
| 1991 | Nominated | Genie |
Best Achievement in Direction for: The Adjuster (1991) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Genie |
Best Achievement in Direction for: Speaking Parts (1989) |
Best Motion Picture for: Speaking Parts (1989) |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Speaking Parts (1989) |
| 1988 | Nominated | Genie |
Best Achievement in Direction for: Family Viewing (1987) |
Best Achievement in Film Editing for: Family Viewing (1987) Shared with: Bruce MacDonald |
Best Motion Picture for: Family Viewing (1987) |
Best Screenplay for: Family Viewing (1987) |
| 1985 | Nominated | Genie |
Best Achievement in Direction for: Next of Kin (1984) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Foreign Film for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Canada. |
| 1996 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Exotica (1994) Canada. |
| Locarno International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury |
for: Family Viewing (1987) |
| Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | Interfilm Award - Honorable Mention |
for: Next of Kin (1984) |
| Moscow International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Special Jury Prize |
for: The Adjuster (1991) |
| Nominated | Golden St. George |
for: The Adjuster (1991) |
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| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Felicia's Journey (1999) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Adaption for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
| Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | STFC Award |
Best Director for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
| Sudbury Cinéfest | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | Best Canadian Film |
for: Exotica (1994) |
| 1991 | Won | Best Canadian Film |
for: The Adjuster (1991) |
| Best Ontario Feature |
for: The Adjuster (1991) |
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| São Paulo International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Special Jury Award |
for: "Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach" (1997) Shared with: Patricia Rozema Niv Fichman Barbara Willis Sweete François Girard Kevin McMahon |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | TFCA Award |
Best Director for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
| Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Best Canadian Feature Film |
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Tied with The Hanging Garden (1997). |
| 1994 | Won | Best Canadian Feature Film |
for: Exotica (1994) |
| 1991 | Won | Best Canadian Feature Film |
for: The Adjuster (1991) |
| 1987 | Won | Best Canadian Feature Film |
for: Family Viewing (1987) |
| USC Scripter Award | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | USC Scripter Award |
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Shared with: Russell Banks (author) |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Spike |
for: Ararat (2002) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Spike |
for: Felicia's Journey (1999) |
| 1997 | Won | Golden Spike |
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
| Youth Jury Award |
Competition for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
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| 1991 | Won | Golden Spike |
for: The Adjuster (1991) Tied with Thelma & Louise (1991). |
| Vancouver International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Best Canadian Screenplay |
for: Speaking Parts (1989) |
| Writers Guild of Canada | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | WGC Award |
for: Ararat (2002) |
| 1998 | Won | WGC Award |
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) |
| Yerevan International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Grand Prix - Golden Apricot |
Best Film for: Ararat (2002) |