Awards
The film did extraordinarily well in the Village Voice's Film Critics' Poll of 2002, where Far from Heaven won for best picture, Julianne Moore for best lead performance and Todd Haynes for best director and best original screenplay. Edward Lachman's work in Far from Heaven also won best cinematography by a wide margin while Dennis Quaid, Patricia Clarkson and Dennis Haysbert were all recognized for their supporting performances in Far from Heaven, placing second, fourth and ninth, respectively.
Far from Heaven was nominated for four Academy Awards. The film was nominated for over 100 other awards and won approximately 30 of them.
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