Awards and Nominations
- Won
- Danish Film Critics Association (Bodil Award)
- Hollywood Legacy Awards
- Writer of the Year (Josh Olson)
- 12th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
- 40th Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
- Best Supporting Actress (Maria Bello)
- 31st Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Supporting Actor (William Hurt)
- 40th National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Best Director (David Cronenberg)
- Best Supporting Actor (Ed Harris)
- 71st New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- Best Supporting Actor (William Hurt)
- Best Supporting Actress (Maria Bello)
- 9th Online Film Critics Society Awards
- Best Director (David Cronenberg)
- Best Picture
- Best Supporting Actress (Maria Bello)
- 10th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
- Best Editing (Ronald Sanders)
- 9th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Director (David Cronenberg)
- Best Picture
- Village Voice Film Poll
- Best Picture
- Best Director (David Cronenberg)
- 7th Best Lead Performance (Viggo Mortensen)
- Best Supporting Performance (Maria Bello)
- 5th Best Supporting Performance (William Hurt)
- 7th Best Supporting Performance (Ed Harris)
- 3rd Best Screenplay (Josh Olson)
- Nominations
- 78th Academy Awards
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Josh Olson)
- Best Supporting Actor (William Hurt) – while his role was acclaimed, Hurt was only in the film for eight minutes.
- 59th British Academy Film Awards
- Adapted Screenplay (Josh Olson)
- Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics
- Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards
- Best Motion Picture Screen Play (Josh Olson)
- USC Scripter Awards
- John Wagner and Vince Locke (authors) and Josh Olson (screenwriter)
- 2005 Cannes Film Festival
- Golden Palm (David Cronenberg)
- 63rd Golden Globe Awards
- Best Picture – Drama
- Best Actress – Drama (Maria Bello)
- Gotham Awards
- Best Film (David Cronenberg)
- 31st Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Picture
- Best Director (David Cronenberg)
- 9th Online Film Critics Society Awards
- Best Editing (Ronald Sanders)
- Best Screenplay – Adapted (Josh Olson)
- Best Supporting Actor (William Hurt)
- 10th Satellite Awards
- Best Picture – Drama
- Best Actor – Drama (Viggo Mortensen)
- Best Supporting Actress – Drama (Maria Bello)
- 58th Writers Guild of America Awards
- Best Screenplay – Adapted (Josh Olson)
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The film was also nominated for AFI's Top 10 Gangster Films list.