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Whale Rider

Awards & Festivals

Academy Awards
2004 | Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sundance Film Festival
2003 | Winner: Audience Award (World Cinema)
Independent Spirit Awards
2004 | Winner: Best Foreign Film
Toronto International Film Festival
2002 | Winner: People's Choice Award
International Film Festival Rotterdam
2003 | Winner: Audience Award
São Paulo International Film Festival
2002 | Winner: International Jury Award
São Paulo International Film Festival
2003 | Winner: Best Feature Film (International Jury Award)
National Board of Review
2003 | Winner: Special Recognition
San Francisco International Film Festival
2003 | Winner: Best Narrative Feature (Audience Award)
San Francisco International Film Festival
2003 | Winner: Audience Award
BAFTA Awards
2003 | Winner: Best Feature Film (Children's Award)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2004 | Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2004 | Winner: Most Promising Performer
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2004 | Nominee: Best Actress
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2004 | Nominee: Most Promising Filmmaker
British Independent Film Awards
2003 | Nominee: Best Foreign Independent Film
Seattle International Film Festival
2003 | Winner: Best Director
Seattle International Film Festival
2003 | Winner: Best Film
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2003 | Nominee: Best Foreign Film - English Language
Cinemanila International Film Festival
2003 | Winner: Special Jury Prize
AACTA International Awards
2003 | Nominee: Best Foreign Film Award