Full awards and nominations of The Sweet Hereafter
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A lawyer, pursued by the demons of losing a daughter to drugs, comes to a Canadian town where 20 children have died in a school bus accident. He wants the parents to sue, to determine who was at fault, and to focus their anger on making those at fault pay. Told partly in flashbacks to the days leading up to the accident, we also follow the attorney from family to family, coaxing them to join the suit. One young teen survives, crippled. ... [+]
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70th Academy Awards (1998) - Movies from 1997
- nom. Best Director (Atom Egoyan)
- nom. Best Adapted Screenplay (Atom Egoyan)
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Cannes Film Festival 1997
- nom. Golden Palm: Best Picture
- winner Grand Prix
- winner FIPRESCI
- winner Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
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Toronto Film Festival 1997
- winner Best Canadian Feature Film
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13 Independent Spirit Awards
- winner Best Foreign Film
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42th Valladolid International Film Festival - Seminci 1997
- winner Best Picture - Golden Spike
- winner Best Cinematographer (Paul Sarossy)
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2nd Satellite Awards8
- nom. Screenplay, Adapted (Atom Egoyan)
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New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1997 - http://nyfcc.com
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Atom Egoyan)
- nom. Best Actor (Ian Holm)
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National Society of Film Critics 1997
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Atom Egoyan)
- nom. Best Actor (Ian Holm)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Sarah Polley)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Atom Egoyan)
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1997
- nom. Top Ten Films
- winner Best Ensemble Cast
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Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 1997
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Atom Egoyan)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Paul Sarossy)
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18th Genie Awards 1998
- winner Best Picture
- winner Best Direction (Atom Egoyan)
- nom. Best Leading Actor (Bruce Greenwood)
- winner Best Leading Actor (Ian Holm)
- nom. Best Leading Actress (Gabrielle Rose)
- nom. Best Leading Actress (Sarah Polley)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (Tom McCamus)
- nom. Best Original Screenplay (Atom Egoyan)
- nom. Best Production Design / Art Direction (Phillip Barker, Patricia Cuccia)
- winner Best Cinematography (Paul Sarossy)
- winner Best Original Score (Mychael Danna)
- nom. Best Original Song (Mychael Danna, Sarah Polley (The Sweet Hereafter))
- nom. Best Costume Design (Beth Pasternak)
- nom. Best Editing (Susan Shipton)
- winner Best Sound (Overall) (Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly, Ross Redfern)
- winner Best Sound Editing (Steve Munro, Sue Conley, GorĂ´ Koyama, Andy Malcolm, David Drainie Taylor)
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Chicago Film Critics Awards 1997
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Atom Egoyan)
- nom. Best Actor (Ian Holm)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Sarah Polley)
- nom. Most Promising Actress (Sarah Polley)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Atom Egoyan)
- nom. Best Score (Mychael Danna)
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Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1997
- nom. Best Film
- nom. Best Direction (Atom Egoyan)
- winner Best Supporting Actress (Sarah Polley)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Paul Sarossy)