Awards
The film won the 2005 Golden Globe award for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Rush was awarded the Globe's Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Primetime Emmy Awards
- 2005 – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Geoffrey Rush for playing "Peter Sellers" (Won)
- 2005 – Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special - Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (Won)
- 2005 – Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special - Stephen Hopkins (Won)
- 2005 – Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Wesley Wofford and Davy Jones (Won)
- 2005 – Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Veronica McAleer, Enzo Angileri and Ashley Johnson (Won)
- 2005 – Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie - Peter Levy (Won)
- 2005 – Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie - John Smith (Won)
- 2005 – Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Tim Hands, Geoffrey G. Rubay, James Mather, Victoria Brazier, Zack Davis, Laura Lovejoy, Anna MacKenzie, Richard Ford, Felicity Cottrell and Ruth Sullivan (Won)
- 2005 – Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Joe Pavlo, Barrie Hemsley, Paul Tuersley, Andrew MacLeod, Andy Fowler, Camille Cellucci, Mark Intravartolo, Robin Huffer and Neil Culley (Won)
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