| Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Outcome |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Won | |
| British Independent Film Awards 2009 | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated | ||
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Nominated | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Won | |
| Deauville American Film Festival | Jury Prize (tied) | Won | |
| EDA Award | Best Non-English-Language Film | Nominated | |
| 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival | Skillset New Directors Award | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Won |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Award | Best Foreign Language Film | Won | |
| Spirit Awards | |||
| Best Feature | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Adriano Goldman | Nominated | |
| 2009 Sundance Film Festival Awards (U.S. Dramatic Competition) | |||
| Directing Award | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Won | |
| Excellence in Cinematography | Adriano Goldman | Won | |
| 2009 Stockholm International Film Festival Awards | |||
| Best First Feature | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Edgar Flores | Won | |
| FIPRESCI International Film Critics Prize for Best Film | Won | ||
| St. Louis Film Critics Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated | |
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