Awards
The film received 17 nominations at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, earning more nominations than any other nominee. It won six Emmy Awards:
- Won: Outstanding Made for Television Movie
- Won: Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
- Won: Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (tie)
- Won: Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Non-prosthetic)
- Won: Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
- Won: Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie
- Nominated: Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie
- Nominated: Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
- Nominated: Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
- Nominated: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special, Yves Simoneau
- Nominated: Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
- Nominated: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score), George S. Clinton
- Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
- Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, Aidan Quinn
- Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, August Schellenberg
- Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, Anna Paquin
- Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special, Daniel Giat
It also received three nominations at the 65th Golden Globe Awards:
- Nominated: Best Miniseries or Television Film
- Nominated: Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, Adam Beach
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress – Miniseries, Series or Television Film, Anna Paquin
It also won the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best Picture Made for Television.
Satellite Awards
- Nominated: Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, Aidan Quinn
- Nominated: Best Television Film
Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film, Anna Paquin
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