| Academy Award Nominations: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: George Clooney |
| Best Actor: David Strathairn |
| Best Original Screenplay: George Clooney & Grant Heslov |
| Best Cinematography: Robert Elswit |
| Best Art Direction: James D. Bissell; Jan Pascale |
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| Golden Globe Nominations: |
| Best Picture (Drama) |
| Best Director: George Clooney |
| Best Actor (Drama): David Strathairn |
| Best Screenplay: George Clooney & Grant Heslov |
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| Other Awards: |
| Venice Film Festival: Best Actor (Strathairn); Best Screenplay; FIPRESCI Prize |
| Producers Guild of America: Stanley Kramer Award |
| Independent Spirit Awards: Best Cinematography |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Cinematography |
| Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Cinematography |
| National Board of Review: Best Picture |
| European Film Awards: Screen International Award |
| Satellite Awards: Best Original Screenplay; Best Art Direction; Special Achievement Award (Clooney) |