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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival
2001 | Winner: Golden Camera
Independent Spirit Awards
2003 | Nominee: Best Foreign Film
Toronto International Film Festival
2001 | Winner: Best Canadian Feature Film
Village Voice Film Poll
2002 | Winner: Best First Feature
Village Voice Film Poll
2002 | Nominee: Best Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2002 | 3rd place: Best First Film
Edinburgh International Film Festival
2001 | Winner: New Directors Award
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2002 | Winner: Best Canadian Film
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2002 | Winner: Best First Feature
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2003 | Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2003 | Nominee: Most Promising Director
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2002 | 2nd place: Best New Filmmaker
Ghent Film Festival
2001 | Special Mention: FIPRESCI Prize
Ghent Film Festival
2001 | Winner: Grand Prix
Cinemanila International Film Festival
2002 | Winner: Lino Brocka Award
Genie Awards
2002 | Winner: Best Achievement in Music - Original Score
Genie Awards
2002 | Winner: Best Screenplay
Genie Awards
2002 | Winner: Claude Jutra Award
Genie Awards
2002 | Nominee: Best Achievement in Costume Design
Genie Awards
2002 | Winner: Best Motion Picture
Genie Awards
2002 | Nominee: Best Achievement in Overall Sound
Genie Awards
2002 | Winner: Best Achievement in Direction
Genie Awards
2002 | Winner: Best Achievement in Editing
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2002 | 2nd place: Best Foreign-Language Film